Air pollution from a large steel factory: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emissions from coke-oven batteries.
A systematic investigation of solid and gaseous atmospheric emissions from some coke-oven batteries of one of Europe's largest integrated steel factory (Taranto, Italy) has been carried out. In air monitoring samples, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were consistently detected at concentrations largely exceeding threshold limit values. By means of PAHs speciation profile and benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) equivalent dispersion modeling from diffuse sources, the study indicated that serious health risks exist not only in working areas, but also in a densely populated residential district near the factory.
Department of Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development, Technical University of Bari, Bari, Italy. l.liberti@poliba.it
Lorenzo
L
Liberti
Michele
M
Notarnicola
Roberto
R
Primerano
Paolo
P
Zannetti
D000392:Air Movements; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis; D003031:Coal; D003077:Coke; D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010316:Particle Size; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013232:Steel
D000393:Air Pollutants; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D003031:Coal; D003077:Coke; D004391:Dust; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D013232:Steel