Occupational Exposure and Environmental Release: The Case Study of Pouring TiO2 and Filler Materials for Paint Production.

ABSTRACT: Pulmonary exposure to micro- and nanoscaled particles has been widely linked to adverse health effects and high concentrations of respirable particles are expected to occur within and around many industrial settings. In this study, a field-measurement campaign was performed at an industrial manufacturer, during the production of paints. Spatial and personal measurements were conducted and results were used to estimate the mass flows in the facility and the airborne particle release to the outdoor environment. Airborne particle number concentration (1 × 103-1.0 × 104 cm-3), respirable mass (0.06-0.6 mg m-3), and PM10 (0.3-6.5 mg m-3) were measured during pouring activities. In overall; emissions from pouring activities were found to be dominated by coarser particles >300 nm. Even though the

SUBMITTER: Fonseca AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7825781 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature