Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure in residents living near a cement factory with kilns
- Authors
- Cho, YongMin; Kim, Geun-Bae; Cho, Yong-Sung; Choi, Min Seok; Ryu, Seung-Hun; Choi, Seung Hyun; Park, Young-Koo; Choi, Jae Wook
- Issue Date
- 11월-2014
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Keywords
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Cement factory; 2-naphthol; 1-hydroxypyrene
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, v.87, no.8, pp.889 - 896
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- Volume
- 87
- Number
- 8
- Start Page
- 889
- End Page
- 896
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/96947
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00420-014-0931-z
- ISSN
- 0340-0131
- Abstract
- Purpose This study was performed to investigate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) exposure in the area around a cement factory with kilns using waste, including refuse plastic fuel. Methods Atmospheric total suspended particulates (TSPs) for each of an exposed area and a non-exposed area were collected. Similarly, urine samples were collected from 330 subjects in the exposed area and 126 subjects in the non-exposed area. Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry was used to analyze PAHs in the collected TSP samples and the PAH metabolites, urinary 2-naphthol (2-NAP) and 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP), of the residents. The concentrations of urinary 2-NAP and 1-OHP were adjusted by creatinine concentrations. Results The atmospheric concentrations of PAHs, including naphthalene and pyrene, were higher in the exposed area than those in the non-exposed area. The geometric means (GMs) of the urinary 2-NAP concentrations in the exposed and non-exposed groups without work experience were 4.06 and 1.55 mu g/g creatinine, respectively. The GMs of the urinary 1-OHP concentrations were 0.26 and 0.14 mu g/g creatinine, respectively. The results showed that the concentrations of PAH metabolites were significantly higher in the exposed group than those in the non-exposed group (p<0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis with the log-transformed urinary 2-NAP and 1-OHP concentrations and other variables indicated a strong correlation of residence in the exposed area and smoking with an increase in the urinary 2-NAP and 1-OHP concentrations. Conclusions In addition to the known risk factors, this study indicated that living near a cement factory with kilns is also a risk factor for PAH exposure.
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