TY - JOUR
T1 - Air pollution from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons generated by human activities and their health effects in China
AU - Li, Xiangzhi
AU - Yang, Yang
AU - Xu, Xu
AU - Xu, Changqin
AU - Hong, Jinglan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2016/1/20
Y1 - 2016/1/20
N2 - The key factors that influence the health effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) air emissions generated by human activities in China were identified in this study by considering the emission amounts, environmental fates, exposure, and damage at the national level. Results showed that the most significant substances affecting overall human health included benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), dibenz(a,h)anthracene (DahA), and fluoranthene (Flu), which are mainly generated from aluminum production, biomass indoor burning, and bituminous coal consumption for domestic use. Approximately 10% of the BaP, DahA, and Flu emissions corresponded to over 80% of all recorded human health effects and showed significant positive linear relationships with mortality from malignant tumors, as well as with the nervous system, heart, and cerebral-vascular diseases. Increasing aluminum recycling, biomass utilization, national pipeline gas penetration rate, and national heating coverage rate are effective approaches for reducing the overall health impact generated by PAH pollution.
AB - The key factors that influence the health effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) air emissions generated by human activities in China were identified in this study by considering the emission amounts, environmental fates, exposure, and damage at the national level. Results showed that the most significant substances affecting overall human health included benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), dibenz(a,h)anthracene (DahA), and fluoranthene (Flu), which are mainly generated from aluminum production, biomass indoor burning, and bituminous coal consumption for domestic use. Approximately 10% of the BaP, DahA, and Flu emissions corresponded to over 80% of all recorded human health effects and showed significant positive linear relationships with mortality from malignant tumors, as well as with the nervous system, heart, and cerebral-vascular diseases. Increasing aluminum recycling, biomass utilization, national pipeline gas penetration rate, and national heating coverage rate are effective approaches for reducing the overall health impact generated by PAH pollution.
KW - Air emission
KW - DNA damage
KW - Disease
KW - Human health impact
KW - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.05.077
DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.05.077
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84930407249
SN - 0959-6526
VL - 112
SP - 1360
EP - 1367
JO - Journal of Cleaner Production
JF - Journal of Cleaner Production
ER -
