Health impact of natural gas emission at Cava dei Selci residential zone (metropolitan city of Rome, Italy).

ABSTRACT: Natural gas hazard was assessed at Cava dei Selci, a residential neighbourhood of Marino (Rome) by a joint study of gas emissions and related health problems. Here a densely urbanized zone with 4000 residents surrounds a dangerous natural gas discharge where, along the years, dozens of animals were killed by the gas. Gas originates from Colli Albani volcano and consists mostly of CO₂ with ~ 1 vol% of H₂S. In recent years, several gas-related accidents occurred in the urbanized zone (gas blowouts and road collapses). Some houses were evacuated because of hazardous indoor air gas concentration. Gas hazard was assessed by soil CO₂ flux and concentration surveys and indoor and outdoor air CO₂ and H₂S concentration measurements. Open fields

SUBMITTER: Carapezza ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10014802 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature