САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКИЙ ГОРНЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ ИМПЕРАТРИЦЫ ЕКАТЕРИНЫ II

ПЕРВОЕ ВЫСШЕЕ ТЕХНИЧЕСКОЕ УЧЕБНОЕ ЗАВЕДЕНИЕ В РОССИИ

Respirable Dust in Ceramic Industries (Iran) and its Health Risk Assessment using Deterministic and Probabilistic Approaches

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Shojaee Saeed Barjoee , Rodionov . . Respirable Dust in Ceramic Industries (Iran) and its Health Risk Assessment using Deterministic and Probabilistic Approaches Pollution. 2024. №4. pp. 1206-1226. https://jpoll.ut.ac.ir/article_98328.html

Авторы

Shojaee Saeed Barjoee , Rodionov . .

Журнал

Pollution

Год

2024

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Аннотация

This study used both deterministic and probabilistic methods to evaluate the risks associated with non-cancer health outcomes for workers in the ceramic industry. In this study, the Similar Exposure Groups (SEGs) method was used to determine the sampling volume. The NIOSH 0600 technique was followed in the collection of breathing zone air samples. Next, the Latin hypercube simulation and the EPA-developed inhalation risk assessment model were used to evaluate the health risks associated with respirable dust. To ascertain how input parameters contributed to the health risks, a sensitivity analysis was also performed. The average exposure to respirable dust in occupational groups ranged from 0.28 to 20.13 mg/m3 . The average respirable dust in all occupational groups, except furnace, glazing line, and packaging, was higher than the values presented according to the ACGIH standard (3 mg/m3 ). It was anticipated that the HQ values acquired for all occupational groups using the deterministic approach would be less than 1. However, the probabilistic approach's results indicated that the value of HQ is higher than permissible values in some occupational groups. The findings of the sensitivity analysis showed that the concentration of respirable dust was the most sensitive factor contributing to non-carcinogenic (67.08%) risks. These results can help managers better understand the risks of respirable dust that workers in the ceramic industry confront and how engineering controls and respirators protect workers' health.