Author, as appears in the article.: Marques, Montse; Domingo, Jose L; Nadal, Marti; Schuhmacher, Marta
Department: Enginyeria Química Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Marquès Bueno, Montserrat / Nadal Lomas, Martí / Schuhmacher Ansuategui, Marta
Keywords: Volatile organic-compounds Respiratory symptoms Respiratory problems Reproductive outcomes Primary-school children Preterm delivery Pregnancy outcomes Polycyclic aromatic-hydrocarbon Petrochemical industries Low-birth-weight Human exposure Fine particulate matter Chemical/petrochemical area Ambient air-pollution Air pollutants reproductive outcomes petrochemical industries human exposure air pollutants
Abstract: The present literature review was aimed at assessing whether living in the vicinity of petrochemical industries complexes - including oil refineries - is associated with a higher incidence of adverse health effects other than cancer. The available scientific literature on this potential association was reviewed by means of PubMed and Scopus databases. It is known that air pollutants such as sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and dioxide, volatile organic compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and various metals are commonly detected in the surroundings of these complexes. Most of the reviewed studies report increases in the prevalence of asthma and other respiratory problems for children and adults living in the surroundings of the petrochemical complexes, as well as reproductive outcomes in pregnant women. Based on this, as well as on similar conclusions also found for cancer incidence and mortality, we do recommend to conduct all the necessary studies for each specific complex in order -if necessary- to take the appropriate measurements to significantly reduce the levels of air pollutants can be achieved. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Waste management and disposal Saúde coletiva Química Pollution Odontología Nutrição Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Interdisciplinar Historia Geografía Geociências Farmacia Environmental sciences Environmental engineering Environmental chemistry Ensino Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Direito Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 00489697
Author's mail: joseluis.domingo@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat marta.schuhmacher@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0001-6647-9470 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0003-4381-2490
Record's date: 2024-10-12
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969720326395
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Science Of The Total Environment. 730 (139122): 139122-
APA: Marques, Montse; Domingo, Jose L; Nadal, Marti; Schuhmacher, Marta (2020). Health risks for the population living near petrochemical industrial complexes. 2. Adverse health outcomes other than cancer. Science Of The Total Environment, 730(139122), 139122-. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139122
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139122
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2020
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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