Health risk assessment of occupational exposure to heavy metals in a steel casting unit of a steelmaking plant using Monte-Carlo simulation technique
| Autor: | Fariborz Omidi, Reza Ali Fallahzadeh, Bahman Pourhassan, Fatemeh Dehghani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Air Pollutants Occupational 010501 environmental sciences Toxicology 01 natural sciences Risk Assessment Occupational safety and health Unit (housing) Steel mill Environmental health Metals Heavy Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Humans 0101 mathematics Steel casting 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Manganese Health risk assessment business.industry 010102 general mathematics Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Heavy metals Middle Aged Steelmaking United States Lead Steel Metallurgy Carcinogens Environmental science Female Occupational exposure business Monte Carlo Method Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Toxicology and industrial health. 37(7) |
| ISSN: | 1477-0393 |
| Popis: | The present work aimed to evaluate the health risks of occupational exposure to heavy metals in a steel casting unit of a steel plant. To determine occupational exposure to heavy metals, personal air samples were taken from the workers’ breathing zones using the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health method. Noncancer and cancer risks due to the measured metals were calculated according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency procedures. The results indicated that the noncancer risks owing to occupational exposure to lead (Pb) and manganese were higher than the recommended value in most of the workstations. The estimated cancer risk of Pb was also higher than the allowable value. Moreover, the results of sensitivity analysis indicated that the concentration, inhalation rate, and exposure duration were the most influencing variables contributing to the calculated risks. It was thus concluded that the present control measures were not adequate and further improvements were required for reducing the exposure levels. |
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