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Environmental impact and human health risks of air pollutants near a large chemical/petrochemical complex: Case study in Tarragona, Spain

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    Identifier: imarina:9220613
    Authors:
    Rovira, JoaquimNadal, MartiSchuhmacher, MartaDomingo, Jose L
    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/).
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    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
    Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721026218?via%3Dihub
    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
    Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147550
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2021
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Environmental Chemistry,Environmental Engineering,Environmental Sciences,Pollution,Waste Management and Disposal
    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
    Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros
    Waste management and disposal
    Saúde coletiva
    Química
    Pollution
    Odontología
    Nutrição
    Medicina veterinaria
    Medicina iii
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Materiais
    Matemática / probabilidade
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