Probable Health Risk of Pollutants and Noise Found Inside Bottling Beverage Plant of Himachal Pradesh, India
摘要
Rapid industrialization worldwide has led to a noteworthy rise in air pollution, affecting the indoor air quality of urban areas and posing health risks. This research precisely explored the impact of air pollutants and noise found within 12 bottling beverage industries dealing with alcohol, situated in Himachal Pradesh, India. The research focused on (TVOCs), noise, various sizes of particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10, PM1), inhalable, thoracic, and alveolic PM, along with Black Carbon concentrations during the monsoon season. It also assessed the potential harmful impacts linked with these pollutants. The highest values of TVOC, PM10, PM2.5, PM1, BC, and noise were found to be 142 ppm, 359 µg/m3, 102 µg/m3, 65 µg/m3, 26 µg/m3, and 87 dB, respectively. Non-carcinogenic health risk is found to be in the range of 4.7E-05–8.9E-05, and the age group 16–21 years males and females are more prone to non-carcinogenic risk. Carcinogenic risk due to BC is estimated to be in the range of 5.8E-04–6.8E-04, which is not significant. Due to ethical reasons and limited resources, the monitoring is restricted to one season, so the health actual risk will be less than the reported value here if annual average concentrations are considered.