Seasonal occurrence, concentrations, and occupational exposure to VMSs in different environments of a WWTP

季节性 环境科学 同族 职业暴露 环境化学 生态学 生物 化学 环境卫生 医学
作者
Francisco Sánchez-Soberón,Nuno Ratola
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期刊:Environmental Pollution [Elsevier]
卷期号:315: 120423-120423 被引量:5
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DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120423
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In the present study, indoor and outdoor environments of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) were monitored by passive air samplers to assess the presence and seasonal trends of three linear (L3-L5) and four cyclic (D3-D6) volatile methylsiloxanes (VMSs). Furthermore, passive sampling rates (PSRs) were estimated from literature values to calculate VMSs air concentrations and occupational exposure to potentially toxic (D4-D6) congeners. Results showed a seasonal pattern of VMSs in outdoor locations (especially in the aeration tank and preliminary treatment), being the highest levels of total VMSs reached in Summer and the lowest in Spring, caused by the confluence of changing weather conditions and VMSs consumption patterns. This seasonality was not found in indoor sites. The congener profiles of VMSs were consistent throughout the year, showing a prevalence of D5 outdoors, and of D3 and D4 in strictly indoor environments. Different sources of VMSs, together with an air filtering system installed in the sampled buildings explain these differences. Estimated PSRs yielded lower values indoors (0.16–0.21 m 3 /day) than outdoors (0.32–0.49 m 3 /day), due to different wind speeds. Overall, outdoor locations showed higher VMSs concentrations in air than indoors. However, the values detected in both environments (∑VMSs between 8.00 and 2000 ng/m 3 ) were within the ranges described in the literature for these locations. The occupational exposure to D4-D6 estimated for three different activities in the WWTP showed the highest values for Maintenance Technicians (8010 ± 722 ng/(kg·year)) and the lowest for Laboratory Technicians (5410 ± 874 ng/(kg·year)), in direct correlation with the higher amount of time spent outdoors by the former. In any case, the exposure was below the inhalation threshold of 150 μg/(kg·day) proposed as safe by other authors. • D3-6 and L3-5 were measured in different indoor and outdoor atmospheres of a WWTP. • Passive sampling rates for the VMSs and occupational exposures were estimated. • D5 was predominant in outdoor samples, while D3 and D4 were prevalent indoors. • Overall, concentrations of ∑VMSs were higher outdoors than indoors. • D4-D6 exposure was below safe threshold proposed by other authors (150 μg/(kg·day)).
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