Probabilistic health risk assessment and monetization based on benzene series exposure in newly renovated teaching buildings
To meet the needs of the rapid development of education, there have been growing investments in the issue of university infrastructures. However, few studies have paid attention to the assessment and monetization of health risks in newly renovated teaching buildings. In this study, concentrations of...
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| description | To meet the needs of the rapid development of education, there have been growing investments in the issue of university infrastructures. However, few studies have paid attention to the assessment and monetization of health risks in newly renovated teaching buildings. In this study, concentrations of the benzene series (BTEX) group were measured in five areas of three newly renovated teaching buildings. A total of 135 BTEX samples were collected using passive diffusion monitors and analyzed by GC–FID. Human health risk assessments were conducted by using probabilistic methods for four types of population exposure to BTEX. The results showed that the cancer risk of benzene accounted for most of the total in each group. There was over 90% probability of excess cancer risks in the areas within the tested buildings; and the non-cancer risks were all within the acceptable level. The health risks of men were greater than those of women, and those of teachers were higher than those of students. The model calculation results of Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) and Willingness to Pay (WTP) indicated that the average price that society was willing to pay to offset the health damage caused in these newly renovated teaching buildings was 381.35 yuan/year. For the first time, this study highlights the health risks of newly built teaching buildings in universities, points out the urgent need to improve the control of BTEX sources in this type of indoor environment; moreover, it provides theoretical support for the society and occupational protection departments to compensate for the health damage to professionals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a87485f5291241008b22b9febddb9d3c2022-12-22T01:46:55ZengElsevierEnvironment International0160-41202022-05-01163107194Probabilistic health risk assessment and monetization based on benzene series exposure in newly renovated teaching buildingsLuping Jiang0Yanan Li1Ying Cai2Kangli Liu3Chaoyang Liu4Jingdong Zhang5School of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China; Research Center for Environment and Health, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, ChinaSchool of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China; Research Center for Environment and Health, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, ChinaSchool of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China; Research Center for Environment and Health, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, ChinaResearch Center for Environment and Health, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, ChinaResearch Center for Environment and Health, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China; Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430073, China; Corresponding authors at: Research Center for Environment and Health, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China.Research Center for Environment and Health, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China; Corresponding authors at: Research Center for Environment and Health, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China.To meet the needs of the rapid development of education, there have been growing investments in the issue of university infrastructures. However, few studies have paid attention to the assessment and monetization of health risks in newly renovated teaching buildings. In this study, concentrations of the benzene series (BTEX) group were measured in five areas of three newly renovated teaching buildings. A total of 135 BTEX samples were collected using passive diffusion monitors and analyzed by GC–FID. Human health risk assessments were conducted by using probabilistic methods for four types of population exposure to BTEX. The results showed that the cancer risk of benzene accounted for most of the total in each group. There was over 90% probability of excess cancer risks in the areas within the tested buildings; and the non-cancer risks were all within the acceptable level. The health risks of men were greater than those of women, and those of teachers were higher than those of students. The model calculation results of Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) and Willingness to Pay (WTP) indicated that the average price that society was willing to pay to offset the health damage caused in these newly renovated teaching buildings was 381.35 yuan/year. For the first time, this study highlights the health risks of newly built teaching buildings in universities, points out the urgent need to improve the control of BTEX sources in this type of indoor environment; moreover, it provides theoretical support for the society and occupational protection departments to compensate for the health damage to professionals.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412022001209Newly Renovated Teaching BuildingsBenzene SeriesProbabilistic Health Risk AssessmentDisability-Adjusted Life YearWillingness to Pay |
| spellingShingle | Luping Jiang Yanan Li Ying Cai Kangli Liu Chaoyang Liu Jingdong Zhang Probabilistic health risk assessment and monetization based on benzene series exposure in newly renovated teaching buildings Environment International Newly Renovated Teaching Buildings Benzene Series Probabilistic Health Risk Assessment Disability-Adjusted Life Year Willingness to Pay |
| title | Probabilistic health risk assessment and monetization based on benzene series exposure in newly renovated teaching buildings |
| title_full | Probabilistic health risk assessment and monetization based on benzene series exposure in newly renovated teaching buildings |
| title_fullStr | Probabilistic health risk assessment and monetization based on benzene series exposure in newly renovated teaching buildings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Probabilistic health risk assessment and monetization based on benzene series exposure in newly renovated teaching buildings |
| title_short | Probabilistic health risk assessment and monetization based on benzene series exposure in newly renovated teaching buildings |
| title_sort | probabilistic health risk assessment and monetization based on benzene series exposure in newly renovated teaching buildings |
| topic | Newly Renovated Teaching Buildings Benzene Series Probabilistic Health Risk Assessment Disability-Adjusted Life Year Willingness to Pay |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412022001209 |
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