Monte Carlo-based probabilistic risk assessment for cement workers exposed to heavy metals in cement dust

Jafari, Abbas; Asadyari, Somayeh; Moutab Sahihazar, Zahra; Hajaghazadeh, Mohammad

doi:10.1007/s10653-023-01611-x

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“…Workers working in workshops are exposed to dust generated from the recycling process, mainly in three ways of ingestion, inhalation and dermal contact. 28,40,[42][43][44][45] Workers in different processing zones will be subjected to varying degrees of harm due to their different exposure to dust. In this study, based on the assumption that the particle size distribution of dust in workshops is similar to soil particle size distribution, the risk assessment method was adopted.…”

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“…13 Compared to TRs in different zones of the workshop, the values in the FdZ and CrZ were relatively higher than the storage zone, indicating that there was a health risk associated with long-term exposure to FdZ and CrZ. To reduce workers' exposure to heavy metals, a mask with lter dust and a ventilation system should be combined, 28 and daily work hours reduction could be a concern. Meanwhile, less manual operation and more mechanized replacement are trends for development, which are signicant for promotion of the efficiency and occupational health and protection.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to published results, long incubation periods and hard to degrade heavy metals, adhered to small particles and entering the environment and body, will cause pollution of the ecological environment and health risks to workers. 13,22,[26][27][28] In recent years, many studies put emphasis on the pollutants release in WPCBs recycling process, especially for the various heavy metal contaminations. WPCBs with electronic components were collected as materials from WEEE recycling enterprises in previous studies, 29,30 and mostly the whole workshop was taken as a research object.…”

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Monte Carlo-based probabilistic risk assessment for cement workers exposed to heavy metals in cement dust

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References 58 publications

Characteristics and health risk assessment of heavy metals in dust of a waste printed circuit board recycling workshop, China

Characteristics and health risk assessment of heavy metals in dust of a waste printed circuit board recycling workshop, China

Analyses of industrial air pollution and long-term health risk using different dispersion models and WRF physics parameters

Health risks of potentially toxic metals in cereal-based breakfast meals in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

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