Author, as appears in the article.: Rovira, Joaquim; Nadal, Marti; Schuhmacher, Marta; Domingo, Jose L
Department: Enginyeria Química
URV's Author/s: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Nadal Lomas, Martí / Rovira Solano, Joaquim / Schuhmacher Ansuategui, Marta
Keywords: Volatile organics Volatile organic-compounds Volatile organic compounds Vegetation Vanadium Urban Tarragonum county (catalonia, spain) Tarragona [catalonia] Tarragona county (catalonia, spain) Tarragona county (catalonia Sulfur dioxide Spain) Spain Soils Soil Risk assessment Review Population research Polycyclic aromatics Polycyclic aromatic-hydrocarbons Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Polychlorinated naphthalene Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins Polychlorinated dibenzodioxin Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofuran Polychlorinated biphenyl Pollutant Petrochemical industry Petrochemical industries Petrochemical complex Particulate matter 2.5 Particulate matter 10 Pahs Ozone Organic pollutants Nitrogen dioxide Nitric oxide Monte carlo method Mercury Manganese Lockdown Lead Hydrogen sulfide Humans Human health risks Human Health risks Health hazard Health Geographic information system Europe Environmental pollutants Environmental monitoring Environmental impact assessment Environment Disease burden Disability-adjusted life year Dibenzofurans, polychlorinated Dibenzofurans Dibenzofuran derivative Dibenzofuran County Coronavirus disease 2019 Concentration (parameter) Chromium Chemical/petrochemical industry Chemical/petrochemical industries Chemical/petrochemical Chemical industry Chemical Catalonia Case-studies Case study Carbon monoxide Cadmium Bioaccumulation Benzo[a]pyrene Benzene Arsenic Area Air quality Air pollution Air pollutants Air pollutant
Abstract: Chemical industries and oil refineries are known emission sources of environmental contaminants, such as metals/metalloids, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), among others. Based on the toxicological potential of these pollutants, harmful health effects can be expected for the population living near these facilities. One of the largest chemical/petrochemical complexes in Europe is located in Tarragona County (Catalonia, Spain). In the last two decades, a number of investigations aimed at assessing the environmental impact of air pollutants potentially emitted by this industrial complex have been carried out. The present paper is a review of the available scientific information on the levels of air pollutants related with the activities of this chemical/ petrochemical complex. Although there are currently some data on the environmental burdens of metals/ metalloids, PAHs, VOCs and PCDD/Fs, there is an evident lack of specific biological monitoring studies on human health. Taking into account the amount of chemicals released to air and their toxicity, it is essential to perform an in-depth analysis of the current health status of the population living in Tarragona County.(c) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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/
Author's mail: joaquim.rovira@urv.cat joseluis.domingo@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat marta.schuhmacher@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-4399-6138 0000-0001-6647-9470 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0003-4381-2490
Record's date: 2024-10-12
Journal volume: 787
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Science Of The Total Environment. 787 147550-
APA: Rovira, Joaquim; Nadal, Marti; Schuhmacher, Marta; Domingo, Jose L (2021). Environmental impact and human health risks of air pollutants near a large chemical/petrochemical complex: Case study in Tarragona, Spain. Science Of The Total Environment, 787(), 147550-. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147550
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2021
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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