Human health cost of hydrogen sulfide air pollution from an oil and gas Field
Introduction and objective The Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field (KOGCF), one of the largest in the world, located in the Republic of Kazakhstan (RoK) in Central Asia, is surrounded by 10 settlements with a total population of 9,000 people. Approximately73% of this population constantly ment...
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| author | Dinara Kenessary Almas Kenessary Ussen Ismailovich Kenessariyev Konrad Juszkiewicz Meiram Kazievich Amrin Aya Eralovna Erzhanova |
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| description | Introduction and objective
The Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field (KOGCF), one of the largest in the world, located in the Republic of Kazakhstan (RoK) in Central Asia, is surrounded by 10 settlements with a total population of 9,000 people. Approximately73% of this population constantly mention a specific odour of rotten eggs in the air, typical for hydrogen sulfide (H<sub>2</sub>S) emissions, and the occurrence of low-level concentrations of hydrogen sulfide around certain industrial installations (esp. oil refineries) is a well known fact. Therefore, this study aimed at determining the impact on human health and the economic damage to the country due to H<sub>2</sub>S emissions.
Material and Methods
Dose-response dependency between H<sub>2</sub>S concentrations in the air and cardiovascular morbidity using multiple regression analysis was applied. Economic damage from morbidity was derived with a newly-developed method, with Kazakhstani peculiarities taken into account.
Results
Hydrogen sulfide air pollution due to the KOGCF activity costs the state almost $60,000 per year. Moreover, this is the reason for a more than 40% rise incardiovascular morbidity in the region.
Conclusions
The reduction of hydrogen sulfide emissions into the air is recommended, as well as successive constant ambient air monitoring in future. Economic damage evaluation should be made mandatory, on a legal basis, whenever an industrial facility operation results in associated air pollution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f61f6d7d324340efba8d6a6c555a3b382022-12-21T19:31:26ZengInstitute of Rural HealthAnnals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine1232-19661898-22632017-06-0124221321610.26444/aaem/7456274562Human health cost of hydrogen sulfide air pollution from an oil and gas FieldDinara Kenessary0Almas Kenessary1Ussen Ismailovich Kenessariyev2Konrad Juszkiewicz3Meiram Kazievich Amrin4Aya Eralovna Erzhanova5Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Republic of KazakhstanKazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Republic of KazakhstanKazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Republic of KazakhstanKazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Republic of KazakhstanKazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Republic of KazakhstanKazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Republic of KazakhstanIntroduction and objective The Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field (KOGCF), one of the largest in the world, located in the Republic of Kazakhstan (RoK) in Central Asia, is surrounded by 10 settlements with a total population of 9,000 people. Approximately73% of this population constantly mention a specific odour of rotten eggs in the air, typical for hydrogen sulfide (H<sub>2</sub>S) emissions, and the occurrence of low-level concentrations of hydrogen sulfide around certain industrial installations (esp. oil refineries) is a well known fact. Therefore, this study aimed at determining the impact on human health and the economic damage to the country due to H<sub>2</sub>S emissions. Material and Methods Dose-response dependency between H<sub>2</sub>S concentrations in the air and cardiovascular morbidity using multiple regression analysis was applied. Economic damage from morbidity was derived with a newly-developed method, with Kazakhstani peculiarities taken into account. Results Hydrogen sulfide air pollution due to the KOGCF activity costs the state almost $60,000 per year. Moreover, this is the reason for a more than 40% rise incardiovascular morbidity in the region. Conclusions The reduction of hydrogen sulfide emissions into the air is recommended, as well as successive constant ambient air monitoring in future. Economic damage evaluation should be made mandatory, on a legal basis, whenever an industrial facility operation results in associated air pollution.http://www.journalssystem.com/aaem/Human-health-cost-of-hydrogen-sulfide-air-pollution-from-an-oil-and-gas-Field,74562,0,2.htmlhydrogen sulfidehuman healtheconomic damageair pollutionoil fieldKazakhstan |
| spellingShingle | Dinara Kenessary Almas Kenessary Ussen Ismailovich Kenessariyev Konrad Juszkiewicz Meiram Kazievich Amrin Aya Eralovna Erzhanova Human health cost of hydrogen sulfide air pollution from an oil and gas Field Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine hydrogen sulfide human health economic damage air pollution oil field Kazakhstan |
| title | Human health cost of hydrogen sulfide air pollution from an oil and gas Field |
| title_full | Human health cost of hydrogen sulfide air pollution from an oil and gas Field |
| title_fullStr | Human health cost of hydrogen sulfide air pollution from an oil and gas Field |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human health cost of hydrogen sulfide air pollution from an oil and gas Field |
| title_short | Human health cost of hydrogen sulfide air pollution from an oil and gas Field |
| title_sort | human health cost of hydrogen sulfide air pollution from an oil and gas field |
| topic | hydrogen sulfide human health economic damage air pollution oil field Kazakhstan |
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