Health risk assessment among adult and children on potential air pollutants released from the petrochemical plant in Malaysia: the result of air modelling


Citation

Mohd Shahrol Abd Wahil, . and Wong Chin Mun, . and Abdullah Aliff Abdul Wahab, . and Hasni Ja’afar, . Health risk assessment among adult and children on potential air pollutants released from the petrochemical plant in Malaysia: the result of air modelling. pp. 859-878. ISSN 2231-8526

Abstract

Malaysia is the worlds third largest exporter of liquified natural gas and the second largest oil and natural gas producer in Southeast Asia following Indonesia. The potential air pollutants released from the industry may affect the health of the population. The primary objective of this study was to determine the potential health risk among the population in the zone of impact. This was a comparative case study between controlled and uncontrolled emissions based on the air dispersion modelling. Hazard quotient (HQ) was used to assess non-carcinogenic risk while lifetime cancer risk (LCR) was used to assess carcinogenic risk. All ambient air pollutant levels were within permissible levels and adhered to the standard. The HQ for hydrogen sulphide and benzene was less than one in all scenarios. The LCR for benzene was acceptable in all scenarios. Advanced pollution prevention equipment should be installed within the gas emission system to treat the final emission to meet prescribed permissible limits. Continuous ambient air monitoring and effective control measures should be practiced to ensure the sustainability of clean air. The health risk assessment showed no risk of developing malignancy and non-cancer disorder among the workers and general population living surround the petrochemical plants. This allows the development of the petroleum refinery plants to be continued.


Download File

Full text available from:

Abstract

Malaysia is the worlds third largest exporter of liquified natural gas and the second largest oil and natural gas producer in Southeast Asia following Indonesia. The potential air pollutants released from the industry may affect the health of the population. The primary objective of this study was to determine the potential health risk among the population in the zone of impact. This was a comparative case study between controlled and uncontrolled emissions based on the air dispersion modelling. Hazard quotient (HQ) was used to assess non-carcinogenic risk while lifetime cancer risk (LCR) was used to assess carcinogenic risk. All ambient air pollutant levels were within permissible levels and adhered to the standard. The HQ for hydrogen sulphide and benzene was less than one in all scenarios. The LCR for benzene was acceptable in all scenarios. Advanced pollution prevention equipment should be installed within the gas emission system to treat the final emission to meet prescribed permissible limits. Continuous ambient air monitoring and effective control measures should be practiced to ensure the sustainability of clean air. The health risk assessment showed no risk of developing malignancy and non-cancer disorder among the workers and general population living surround the petrochemical plants. This allows the development of the petroleum refinery plants to be continued.

Additional Metadata

[error in script]
Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Pollutants
AGROVOC Term: Oils industry
AGROVOC Term: Air pollution
AGROVOC Term: Risk assessment
AGROVOC Term: Environmental modelling
AGROVOC Term: Adults
AGROVOC Term: Children
AGROVOC Term: Health hazards
AGROVOC Term: Cancer (disease)
Depositing User: Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9362

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item
Agris UPM is powered by EPrints 3 which is developed by the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. More information and software credits.