Occupational Exposure and Environmental Release: The Case Study of Pouring TiO 2 and Filler Materials for Paint Production

Ana Sofia Fonseca, Anna-Kaisa Viitanen, Tomi Kanerva, Arto Säämänen, Olivier Aguerre-Chariol, Sebastien Fable, Adrien Dermigny, Nicolas Karoski, Isaline Fraboulet, Ismo Kalevi Koponen, Camilla Delpivo, Alejandro Vilchez Villalba, Socorro Vázquez-Campos, Alexander Christian Østerskov Jensen, Signe Hjortkjær Nielsen, Nicklas Sahlgren, Per Axel Clausen, Bianca Xuan Nguyen Larsen, Vivi Kofoed-Sørensen, Keld Alstrup Jensen and Joonas Koivisto
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Ana Sofia Fonseca: National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE), DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Anna-Kaisa Viitanen: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, FI-00032 Työterveyslaitos, Finland
Tomi Kanerva: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, FI-00032 Työterveyslaitos, Finland
Arto Säämänen: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, FI-00032 Työterveyslaitos, Finland
Olivier Aguerre-Chariol: Caractérisation de l’Environnement (CARA), INERIS, 93310 Verneuil-en-Halatte, France
Sebastien Fable: Caractérisation de l’Environnement (CARA), INERIS, 93310 Verneuil-en-Halatte, France
Adrien Dermigny: Caractérisation de l’Environnement (CARA), INERIS, 93310 Verneuil-en-Halatte, France
Nicolas Karoski: Caractérisation de l’Environnement (CARA), INERIS, 93310 Verneuil-en-Halatte, France
Isaline Fraboulet: Caractérisation de l’Environnement (CARA), INERIS, 93310 Verneuil-en-Halatte, France
Ismo Kalevi Koponen: Clean Air Technologies, FORCE Technology, DK-2605 Brøndby, Denmark
Camilla Delpivo: Human & Environmental Health & Safety, LEITAT Technological Center, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
Alejandro Vilchez Villalba: Human & Environmental Health & Safety, LEITAT Technological Center, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
Socorro Vázquez-Campos: Human & Environmental Health & Safety, LEITAT Technological Center, 08005 Barcelona, Spain
Alexander Christian Østerskov Jensen: National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE), DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Signe Hjortkjær Nielsen: National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE), DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Nicklas Sahlgren: National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE), DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Per Axel Clausen: National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE), DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Bianca Xuan Nguyen Larsen: National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE), DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Vivi Kofoed-Sørensen: National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE), DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Keld Alstrup Jensen: National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE), DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Joonas Koivisto: National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE), DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 2, 1-26

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 × 10 3 –1.0 × 10 4 cm −3 ), respirable mass (0.06–0.6 mg m −3 ), and PM 10 (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 raw materials were not identified as nanomaterials by the manufacturers, handling of TiO 2 and clays resulted in release of nanometric particles to both workplace air and outdoor environment, which was confirmed by TEM analysis of indoor and stack emission samples. During the measurement period, none of the existing exposure limits in force were exceeded. Particle release to the outdoor environment varied from 6 to 20 g ton −1 at concentrations between 0.6 and 9.7 mg m −3 of total suspended dust depending on the powder. The estimated release of TiO 2 to outdoors was 0.9 kg per year. Particle release to the environment is not expected to cause any major impact due to atmospheric dilution

Keywords: paint industry; particle emissions; occupational exposure; environmental release; exposure determinants; powder handling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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