Ecotoxicological effects, human and animal health risks of pollution and exposure to waste engine oils: a review.

Autor: Ossai IC; Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ossainonso@yahoo.com.; Centre for Research in Waste Management, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ossainonso@yahoo.com.; Tetragram Bioresources Limited, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria. ossainonso@yahoo.com., Hamid FS; Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.; Centre for Research in Waste Management, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Aboudi-Mana SC; Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.; Centre for Research in Waste Management, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Hassan A; Centre for Research Excellence and Incubation Management, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abdidin, 21300, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia.; Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abdidin, 21300, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia.; Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Federal University Kashere, Kashere, Gombe State, Nigeria.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental geochemistry and health [Environ Geochem Health] 2024 Sep 06; Vol. 46 (10), pp. 416. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 06.
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-024-02198-7
Abstrakt: Waste engine oils are hazardous waste oils originating from the transportation sector and industrial heavy-duty machinery operations. Improper handling, disposal, and miscellaneous misuses cause significant air, soil, sediments, surface water, and groundwater pollution. Occupational exposure by prolonged and repeated contact poses direct or indirect health risks, resulting in short-term (acute) or long-term (chronic) toxicities. Soil pollution causes geotoxicity by disrupting the biocenosis and physicochemical properties of the soil, and phytotoxicity by impairing plant growth, physiology and metabolism. Surface water pollution impacts aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity. Air pollution from incineration causes the release of greenhouse gases creating global warming, noxious gases and particulate matter eliciting pulmonary disorders. The toxicity of waste engine oil is due to the total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) composition, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene (BTEX), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) congeners, organometallic compounds, and toxic chemical additives. The paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the ecotoxicological effects, human and animal health toxicology and exposure to waste engine oils. It highlights the properties and functions of engine oil and describes waste engine oil generation, disposal and recycling. It provides intensive evaluations and descriptions of the toxicokinetics, metabolism, routes of exposure and toxicosis in human and animal studies based on toxicological, epidemiological and experimental studies. It emphasises the preventive measures in occupational exposure and recommends risk-based remediation techniques to mitigate environmental pollution. The review will assist in understanding the potential risks of waste engine oil with significant consideration of the public health benefits and importance.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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