Monitoring air fluoride concentration around ALUAR smelter in Puerto Madryn (Chubut Province, Argentina)
Zavatti, J; Lopez Moreno, C; Lifschitz, J; Quiroga, G
| HERO ID | 2673804 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2011 |
| Title | Monitoring air fluoride concentration around ALUAR smelter in Puerto Madryn (Chubut Province, Argentina) |
| Book Title | Light Metals |
| Authors | Zavatti, J; Lopez Moreno, C; Lifschitz, J; Quiroga, G |
| Page Numbers | 315-317 |
| Abstract | The emissions of Total Fluoride (gaseous + particulate) (F-) are one of the significant environmental aspects of the aluminum industry. Therefore the government has established regulations aimed at controlling the environmental performance of smelters through monitoring of F- emissions. <br> <br>Chubut Province (Argentina), sets emission limits, 1 kg F-/ton Al and following recommendations from the World Health Organization, a 16.0 mu g F-/m(3) guideline for inmission has been established. <br> <br>In this paper we present: i) the monitoring network that ALUAR deployed in Puerto Madryn, 12 air sampling stations; ii) sampling procedures and analysis adopted; iii) the results of air fluoride concentration from July 2009 to June 2010; iv) the validation of these results by three scientific institutes of Argentina. <br> <br>The results show that in Puerto Madryn (100000 inhabitants; 2 km to the South of ALUAR's Plant), the median concentration in air was 1.61 mu g F-/m(3) (N = 471 - p95 = 5.32). These values met the inmission guideline level determined by the supervisory authority. |
| Wosid | WOS:000324515400055 |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Comments | Journal:LIGHT METALS 2011 0147-0809 |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Keyword | Fluoride inmission; air monitoring network; method validation |