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出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15091837
关键词
BTEX; systematic review; meta-analysis; health risk; Tehran; air pollution; benzene; toluene
资金
- student research committee at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences [1396/62418]
- CNPq-TWAS Postgraduate Fellowship [3240274290]
In the current study, the concentration of some pollutants which are categorized as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including benzene (B), toluene (T), ethylbenzene (E), and o-xylenes (o-X), in the air of Tehran was evaluated by the aid of a systematic review and meta-analysis approach. Also, the health risk for the exposed population was estimated using the recommended methods by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The rank order based on their concentration in BTEX was benzene (149.18 mu g/m(3): 31%) > o-xylene (127.16 mu g/m(3): 27%) > ethylbenzene (110.15 mu g/m(3): 23%) > toluene (87.97 mu g/m(3): 19%). The ratio B/T in this study was calculated as 1.69, repressing that both stationary and mobile sources of emission can be considered as the main sources for benzene and toluene. Moreover, strong photochemical activity in Tehran was demonstrated by the high ratio of E/o-X. Meta-regression indicates that the concentration of BTEX has insignificantly (p-value > 0.05) increased over time. The BTEX compounds based on the target hazard quotient (THQ) were ordered as benzene > o-xylene > ethylbenzene > toluene. Percentile 95% of THQ due to benzene (4.973) and o-xylene (1.272) was higher than a value of 1. Percentile 95% excessive cancer risk (ECR) for benzene (1.25 x 10(6)) and ethylbenzene (1.11 x 10(6)) was higher than a value of 1.00 x 10(6). The health risk assessment indicated that the population of Tehran are at considerable non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks.
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