Environmental Health Engineering and Management Journal
Environmental Health Engineering and Management Journal
Environ. Health Eng. Manag.
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An assessment on dispersion of carbon monoxide from acement factory
تخصصي
Special
مقاله اصیل
Original Article
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Background: Modeling the dispersion of pollutants from factory stacks addresses the problem of matching emissions of a cement plant with the capacity of the environment to avoid affecting the environment and society. The main objective of this study was to simulate the dispersion of carbon monoxide (CO) from the main stack of a cement plant in Doroud, Iran using SCREEN3 software developed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA).<br>
Methods: Four samplings were conducted to measure the concentration of CO in the three-stack flow of a cement factory. The input parameters were those affecting gas dispersion and included CO rate, meteorological parameters, factors associated with the stack, and various factors related to the receptor. All factors were incorporated in the model, and dispersion was modeled by SCREEN3.<br>
Results: Southwesterly winds have been dominant in the past 5 years. According to the results of this study, the highest and the lowest CO levels were estimated by the model in spring and autumn as having maximum amounts of 842.06 and 88.31 μg/m3, respectively, within distances of 526 and 960 m from the cement plant, respectively, at a downwind southwesterly direction from the plant.<br>
Conclusion: Although the maximum predicted CO levels in each of the four seasons were lower than the NAAQS criteria, the simulation results can be used as a base for reducing CO emissions to prevent the potentially significant health and environmental impacts imposed by long-term contact to such emissions.</div>
Modeling, Carbon monoxide, SCREEN3, Cement plant.
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Gholamreza
Goudarzi
10031947532846003288
10031947532846003288
No
Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Rajab
Rashidi
10031947532846003289
10031947532846003289
No
Department of Occupational Health, Nutrition Health Research Center, School of Health, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
Fariba
Keishams
10031947532846003290
10031947532846003290
No
Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Mahsa
Moradi
10031947532846003291
10031947532846003291
No
Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Shahram
Sadeghi
10031947532846003292
10031947532846003292
No
Environmental Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Fereydoun
Masihpour
10031947532846003293
10031947532846003293
No
Health Center of East, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Mojtaba
Shegerd
10031947532846003294
10031947532846003294
No
Health Center of East, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Ehsan
Abouee Mehrizi
10031947532846003295
10031947532846003295
No
Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
Mohammad
Veysi Shikhrobat
10031947532846003296
10031947532846003296
No
Health Center of East, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Yusef
Omidi Khaniabadi
yusef_omidi@yahoo.com
10031947532846003297
10031947532846003297
Yes
Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran