Model for assessing health damage from air pollution in quarrying area – Case study at Tan Uyen quarry, Ho Chi Minh megapolis, Vietnam
Vietnam has a great demand for stone exploitation for the development of the country's infrastructure, reaching 181 million m3 in 2020. Mining activities are always accompanied by environmental pollution, negatively affecting public health. To accurately assess the level of pollution, as well a...
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| description | Vietnam has a great demand for stone exploitation for the development of the country's infrastructure, reaching 181 million m3 in 2020. Mining activities are always accompanied by environmental pollution, negatively affecting public health. To accurately assess the level of pollution, as well as quantify the effect of air pollution on human health, a number of structures, methods, and models provide tools to assess the benefits of this control for public health and related economic values. However, there has been no research in Vietnam applied specifically to this type of stone exploitation. This study offers a model to evaluate the economic damage caused by dust exposure from activities related to quarrying, overcoming the lack of continuous monitoring data. The area selected for research is Binh Duong province, in the Ho Chi Minh megapolis, Vietnam, which has two construction quarries, Thuong Tan and Tan My, with a current annual production of approximately 4–5 million m3. The calculation results show that the damage to human health is estimated at approximately 9,643 billion dong a year, equivalent to 15.03 million USD. In addition, if the standard criteria are tightened, damage will continue to increase. This study also analyses some of the difficulties and limitations in the modelling process. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f233720a738475a9597116ddfecdf932022-12-21T20:32:42ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402020-09-0169e05045Model for assessing health damage from air pollution in quarrying area – Case study at Tan Uyen quarry, Ho Chi Minh megapolis, VietnamLong Ta Bui0Phong Hoang Nguyen1Duyen Chau My Nguyen2Laboratory for Environmental Modelling, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Corresponding author.Laboratory for Environmental Modelling, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet NamLaboratory for Environmental Modelling, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet NamVietnam has a great demand for stone exploitation for the development of the country's infrastructure, reaching 181 million m3 in 2020. Mining activities are always accompanied by environmental pollution, negatively affecting public health. To accurately assess the level of pollution, as well as quantify the effect of air pollution on human health, a number of structures, methods, and models provide tools to assess the benefits of this control for public health and related economic values. However, there has been no research in Vietnam applied specifically to this type of stone exploitation. This study offers a model to evaluate the economic damage caused by dust exposure from activities related to quarrying, overcoming the lack of continuous monitoring data. The area selected for research is Binh Duong province, in the Ho Chi Minh megapolis, Vietnam, which has two construction quarries, Thuong Tan and Tan My, with a current annual production of approximately 4–5 million m3. The calculation results show that the damage to human health is estimated at approximately 9,643 billion dong a year, equivalent to 15.03 million USD. In addition, if the standard criteria are tightened, damage will continue to increase. This study also analyses some of the difficulties and limitations in the modelling process.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020318880Environmental sciencesHealth impact assessmentEnvironmental assessmentAir pollutionQuarryEconomic damage |
| spellingShingle | Long Ta Bui Phong Hoang Nguyen Duyen Chau My Nguyen Model for assessing health damage from air pollution in quarrying area – Case study at Tan Uyen quarry, Ho Chi Minh megapolis, Vietnam Heliyon Environmental sciences Health impact assessment Environmental assessment Air pollution Quarry Economic damage |
| title | Model for assessing health damage from air pollution in quarrying area – Case study at Tan Uyen quarry, Ho Chi Minh megapolis, Vietnam |
| title_full | Model for assessing health damage from air pollution in quarrying area – Case study at Tan Uyen quarry, Ho Chi Minh megapolis, Vietnam |
| title_fullStr | Model for assessing health damage from air pollution in quarrying area – Case study at Tan Uyen quarry, Ho Chi Minh megapolis, Vietnam |
| title_full_unstemmed | Model for assessing health damage from air pollution in quarrying area – Case study at Tan Uyen quarry, Ho Chi Minh megapolis, Vietnam |
| title_short | Model for assessing health damage from air pollution in quarrying area – Case study at Tan Uyen quarry, Ho Chi Minh megapolis, Vietnam |
| title_sort | model for assessing health damage from air pollution in quarrying area case study at tan uyen quarry ho chi minh megapolis vietnam |
| topic | Environmental sciences Health impact assessment Environmental assessment Air pollution Quarry Economic damage |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020318880 |
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