Ambient volatile organic compounds in tropical environments: Potential sources, composition and impacts – A review
| Autor: | Haris Hafizal Abd Hamid, Royston Uning, Mohd Talib Latif, Murnira Othman, Fatimah Ahamad, Nor Syamimi Sufiera Limi Hawari, Norfazrin Mohd Hanif, Mazrura Sahani, Muhammad Ikram A. Wahab, Maggie Chel Gee Ooi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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China
Environmental Engineering Ozone Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Dibromochloromethane BTEX Dibromomethane chemistry.chemical_compound Humans Environmental Chemistry Isoprene Air Pollutants Volatile Organic Compounds Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Tropics General Medicine General Chemistry Pollution Ozone depletion chemistry Environmental chemistry Environmental science Dimethyl sulfide Environmental Monitoring Toluene |
| Zdroj: | Chemosphere. 285:131355 |
| ISSN: | 0045-6535 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131355 |
| Popis: | Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are widely recognized to affect the environment and human health. This review provides a comprehensive presentation of the types and levels of VOCs, their sources and potential effects on human health and the environment based on past and current observations made at tropical sites. Isoprene was found to be the dominant biogenic VOC in the tropics. Tropical broad leaf evergreen trees are the main emitters of isoprene, making up more than 70% of the total emissions. The VOCs found in the tropical remote marine atmosphere included isoprene (>100 ppt), dimethyl sulfide (≤100 ppt) and halocarbons, i.e. bromoform (≤8.4 ppt), dibromomethane (≤2.7 ppt) and dibromochloromethane (≤1.6 ppt). VOCs such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) are the most monitored anthropogenic VOCs and are present mainly due to motor vehicles emissions. Additionally, biomass burning contributes to anthropogenic VOCs, especially high molecular weight VOCs, e.g. methanol and acetonitrile. The relative contributions of VOC species to ozone are determined through the level of the Ozone Formation Potential (OFP) of different species. Emissions of VOCs (e.g. very short-lived halogenated gases) in the tropics are capable of contributing to stratospheric ozone depletion. BTEX has been identified as the main types of VOCs that are associated with the cancer risk in urban areas in tropical regions. Finally, future studies related to VOCs in the tropics and their associated health risks are needed to address these concerns. |
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