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HERO ID
3840174
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Quantitative cancer risk assessment and local mortality burden for ambient air pollution in an eastern Mediterranean City
Author(s)
Dhaini, HR; Salameh, T; Waked, A; Sauvage, S; Borbon, A; Formenti, P; Doussin, JF; Locoge, N; Afif, C
Year
2017
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
ISSN:
0944-1344
EISSN:
1614-7499
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book Title
Environmental science and pollution research international
Volume
24
Issue
16
Page Numbers
14151-14162
Language
English
PMID
28417329
DOI
10.1007/s11356-017-9000-y
Web of Science Id
WOS:000402748300023
URL
https://search.proquest.com/docview/1904732811?accountid=171501
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Abstract
Health risks posed by ambient air pollutants to the urban Lebanese population have not been well characterized. The aim of this study is to assess cancer risk and mortality burden of non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) and particulates (PM) based on two field-sampling campaigns conducted during summer and winter seasons in Beirut. Seventy NMHCs were analyzed by TD-GC-FID. PM2.5 elemental carbon (EC) components were examined using a Lab OC-EC aerosol Analyzer, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were analyzed by GC-MS. The US EPA fraction-based approach was used to assess non-cancer hazard and cancer risk for the hydrocarbon mixture, and the UK Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) guidelines were followed to determine the PM2.5 attributable mortality burden. The average cumulative cancer risk exceeded the US EPA acceptable level (10(-6)) by 40-fold in the summer and 30-fold in the winter. Benzene was found to be the highest contributor to cancer risk (39-43%), followed by 1,3-butadiene (25-29%), both originating from traffic gasoline evaporation and combustion. The EC attributable average mortality fraction was 7.8-10%, while the average attributable number of deaths (AD) and years of life lost (YLL) were found to be 257-327 and 3086-3923, respectively. Our findings provide a baseline for future air monitoring programs, and for interventions aiming at reducing cancer risk in this population.
Keywords
Environmental Studies--Pollution; Air pollution; Particulate matter; Lebanon; Cancer risk; Mortality burden; Combustion; Evaporation; Benzene; Mortality; Gasoline; Methane; Sampling; Risk assessment; Air monitoring; Traffic flow; Guidelines; Traffic; Health risk assessment; Particulates; Butadiene; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Aerosols; Fatalities; Health risks; Pollutants; Hydrocarbons; Pollution monitoring; Seasons; Particulate emissions; Pollution; Air quality assessments; 1,3-Butadiene; Acceptability; P 0000:Air Pollution
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