Occupational exposure to PCDD/PCDF from industrial boilers at a whisky factory and vegetable oil factory in Samutsakorn Province, Thailand

Abstract

It is well known that polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) are carcinogens and mutagens, which are mainly released from industrial sectors. Fossil fuel fired utilities and industrial boilers are considered as two main sources responsible for the emissions of dioxins. As a consequence, the regional project "Demonstration of BAT and BEP in the Fossil Fuel-fired Utilities and Industrial Boilers in response to the Stockholm Convention on POPs", officially approved for full implementation by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) in April 2010 in order to investigate the emissions of dioxins from various types of industrial sectors in ESEA (East and South East Asia) countries. This study aims to quantify the emissions of dioxins from industrial boilers at a whisky factory and vegetable oil factory in Samutsakorn Province, Thailand.