Population Health Risks Assessment from Air Pollution Exposure in an Industrialized Residential Area in Greece
Industrial activities nearby residential areas lead to poor local air quality. Therefore, short-term exposure to an aggravated environment and the subsequent health effects should be the subject of further research. The purpose of this study is to estimate the health risks resulting from such exposu...
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| author | Michail Pachoulis Thomas Maggos Panagiotis Panagopoulos Maria Dasopoulou Dimitra Balla Asimina Stamatelopoulou Manousos Ioannis Manousakas Konstantinos Eleftheriadis Dikaia Saraga |
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| description | Industrial activities nearby residential areas lead to poor local air quality. Therefore, short-term exposure to an aggravated environment and the subsequent health effects should be the subject of further research. The purpose of this study is to estimate the health risks resulting from such exposure in population groups living in an industrialized area. The risk estimation was performed using different approaches suggested in relative literature. Monitoring of the air quality in an industrial zone of Attica was carried out including 24-h measurements of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and analysis of their chemical composition for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As, Ni, Hg, Cu, Zn). Samples of Volatile Organic Compounds were also collected. Health effects on different population subgroups were estimated for the targeted pollutants through different mathematical approaches provided by the literature, taking into consideration different parameters (e.g., age, gender, exposure duration). Inhalation rate and body weight were important parameters to estimate the exposure dose of people, and they can vary greatly depending on the age, gender, and daily activity of the person under consideration. The results indicated that the risk for potential carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic effects varies depending on the applied methodology. In any case, the acceptable limits for cancer risk provided by the OEHHA, EPA, and WHO were not exceeded. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fbc99812054c4ee88e6cb66425ad689a2023-12-01T00:47:31ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332022-04-0113461510.3390/atmos13040615Population Health Risks Assessment from Air Pollution Exposure in an Industrialized Residential Area in GreeceMichail Pachoulis0Thomas Maggos1Panagiotis Panagopoulos2Maria Dasopoulou3Dimitra Balla4Asimina Stamatelopoulou5Manousos Ioannis Manousakas6Konstantinos Eleftheriadis7Dikaia Saraga8Atmospheric Chemistry & Innovative Technologies Laboratory, NCSR Demokritos, INRASTES, Aghia Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, GreeceAtmospheric Chemistry & Innovative Technologies Laboratory, NCSR Demokritos, INRASTES, Aghia Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, GreeceAtmospheric Chemistry & Innovative Technologies Laboratory, NCSR Demokritos, INRASTES, Aghia Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, GreeceAtmospheric Chemistry & Innovative Technologies Laboratory, NCSR Demokritos, INRASTES, Aghia Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, GreeceAtmospheric Chemistry & Innovative Technologies Laboratory, NCSR Demokritos, INRASTES, Aghia Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, GreeceAtmospheric Chemistry & Innovative Technologies Laboratory, NCSR Demokritos, INRASTES, Aghia Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, GreeceEnvironmental Radioactivity Laboratory, NCSR Demokritos, INRASTES, Aghia Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, GreeceEnvironmental Radioactivity Laboratory, NCSR Demokritos, INRASTES, Aghia Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, GreeceAtmospheric Chemistry & Innovative Technologies Laboratory, NCSR Demokritos, INRASTES, Aghia Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, GreeceIndustrial activities nearby residential areas lead to poor local air quality. Therefore, short-term exposure to an aggravated environment and the subsequent health effects should be the subject of further research. The purpose of this study is to estimate the health risks resulting from such exposure in population groups living in an industrialized area. The risk estimation was performed using different approaches suggested in relative literature. Monitoring of the air quality in an industrial zone of Attica was carried out including 24-h measurements of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and analysis of their chemical composition for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As, Ni, Hg, Cu, Zn). Samples of Volatile Organic Compounds were also collected. Health effects on different population subgroups were estimated for the targeted pollutants through different mathematical approaches provided by the literature, taking into consideration different parameters (e.g., age, gender, exposure duration). Inhalation rate and body weight were important parameters to estimate the exposure dose of people, and they can vary greatly depending on the age, gender, and daily activity of the person under consideration. The results indicated that the risk for potential carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic effects varies depending on the applied methodology. In any case, the acceptable limits for cancer risk provided by the OEHHA, EPA, and WHO were not exceeded.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/4/615atmospheric pollutantsrisk assessmenthuman healthexposure dosecarcinogenesis |
| spellingShingle | Michail Pachoulis Thomas Maggos Panagiotis Panagopoulos Maria Dasopoulou Dimitra Balla Asimina Stamatelopoulou Manousos Ioannis Manousakas Konstantinos Eleftheriadis Dikaia Saraga Population Health Risks Assessment from Air Pollution Exposure in an Industrialized Residential Area in Greece Atmosphere atmospheric pollutants risk assessment human health exposure dose carcinogenesis |
| title | Population Health Risks Assessment from Air Pollution Exposure in an Industrialized Residential Area in Greece |
| title_full | Population Health Risks Assessment from Air Pollution Exposure in an Industrialized Residential Area in Greece |
| title_fullStr | Population Health Risks Assessment from Air Pollution Exposure in an Industrialized Residential Area in Greece |
| title_full_unstemmed | Population Health Risks Assessment from Air Pollution Exposure in an Industrialized Residential Area in Greece |
| title_short | Population Health Risks Assessment from Air Pollution Exposure in an Industrialized Residential Area in Greece |
| title_sort | population health risks assessment from air pollution exposure in an industrialized residential area in greece |
| topic | atmospheric pollutants risk assessment human health exposure dose carcinogenesis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/4/615 |
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