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Environmental impact and human health risks of air pollutants near a large chemical/petrochemical complex: Case study in Tarragona, Spain - imarina:9220613

URV's Author/s:Domingo Roig, José Luis / Nadal Lomas, Martí / Rovira Solano, Joaquim / Schuhmacher Ansuategui, Marta
Author, as appears in the article.:Rovira, Joaquim; Nadal, Marti; Schuhmacher, Marta; Domingo, Jose L
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
Journal publication year:2021
Publication Type:Journal Publications
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
Papper original source:Science Of The Total Environment. 787 147550-
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/).
Article's DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147550
Link to the original source:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721026218?via%3Dihub
Papper version:info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
licence for use:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Department:Enginyeria Química
Licence document URL:https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
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
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
Entity:Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Record's date:2024-10-12
Journal volume:787
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