Health risk assessment of exposure to ambient concentrations of benzene, toluene and xylene in Pretoria West, South Africa
| Autor: | Oyewale Mayowa Morakinyo, Murembiwa Stanley Mukhola, Jacobus Christoffel Engelbrecht, Matlou Ingrid Mokgobu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Health risk assessment Computer Networks and Communications Xylene 010501 environmental sciences Development complex mixtures 01 natural sciences Toluene Hazard quotient Computer Science Applications Ambient air Toxicology chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Environmental science Benzene Risk assessment 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Civil and Structural Engineering |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development. 9:489-496 |
| ISSN: | 2042-1346 2042-1338 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/20421338.2017.1352123 |
| Popis: | Benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX) are part of the volatile organic group of pollutants and are seen as international environmental priority air pollutants that can constitute a threat to public health. This study assessed the non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks of exposure to BTX in an industrial area located in Pretoria West, South Africa. The study comprised two parts, namely ambient air monitoring and the application of a Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) model. The study included sampling data for the 2014 calendar year (January – December). Sampling frequency were hourly samples of ambient concentrations of BTX. Estimate of the possible non-carcinogenic risk of BTX and carcinogenic risk of benzene were determined using the hazard quotient (HQ) and lifetime cancer risk (LCR) respectively. Annual average concentration (µg/m3) of BTX was 0.9 ± 0.9, 2.2 ± 2.5 and 0.8 ± 0.6, respectively, with higher concentrations during winter months. The HQ indicated no likelihood of adverse health effects on chi... |
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