Health risk associated with airborne asbestos

被引:21
作者
Pawelczyk, Adam [1 ]
Bozek, Frantisek [2 ]
机构
[1] Wroclaw Univ Technol, PL-50370 Wroclaw, Poland
[2] Univ Def, Brno 66210, Czech Republic
关键词
Air pollution; Asbestos; Chronic exposure; Health risk;
D O I
10.1007/s10661-015-4614-3
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The following paper presents an assessment of health risks associated with air polluted with respirable asbestos fibers in towns of southwest Poland. The aim of the work was to determine whether or not any prevention measures are necessary in order to reduce the level of exposure to the pollutant. The risk assessment was carried out based on the air analyses and the latest asbestos toxicity data published by the Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), USA and Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). It was found that in some sites, the concentration of the asbestos fibers exceeded the acceptable levels, which should be a reason of special concern. The highest concentration of asbestos was found in town centers during the rush hours. In three spots, the calculated maximum health risk exceeded 1E-04 which is considered too high according to the adopted standards. So far, it has not yet been possible to find a reasonable method of ensuring the hazard reduction.
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