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Evaluation of the impacts of occupational exposure to PM and PAH on cardiovascular problems in wastewater treatment plant workers

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Environmental chemistry

Abstract

Introduction: Workers in wastewater treatment plant (WWTPs) are at high risk to develop cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). This study aimed to estimate concentrations of 16 EPA priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and particulate matters (PM) in WWTP workplace, to evaluate the potential risk of developing CVDs in the workers, and to identify the risky work tasks. Methodology: PM, and individual PAHs were measured. A cross-sectional study was done on 142 WWTP workers. All participants were subjected to questionnaire, electrocardiogram (ECG), measuring of blood pressure, serum APO-A, APO-B, APO-E, and Lipoprotein α (Lpα). Results: Annual mean concentrations of PM were lower than the Egyptian limit. EPA 16 PAHs were detected in all samples, lower molecular weight PAHs were the most predominant PAHs. The most predominant wind direction of the selected WWPT is placed downwind to the surrounding areas. About 50% of the workers were complaining of dyspnea. 30.9% were hypertensive. Ventricular extra systole was the most prevalent ECG abnormality followed by left ventricular enlargement. APO-B and APO-B/APO-A ratios were significantly higher in operator workers compared to the administrators and laboratory workers. Meanwhile, APO-E was significantly lower among operator workers than administrators and laboratory workers. Conclusion: PM and PAH exposure may be associated with the potential risk of developing CVDs in WWTP workers. PAHs in the WWTP could be from fuel used for the machines in the operator department, but the most contributed sources were from the surrounding areas. APO-B or APO-B/APO-A holds promising biomarkers for evaluating CVDs risk, the potentially risky task was operation.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2024.301062.9937

Keywords

Wastewater treatment plant workers, Cardiovascular, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Particulate matters (PM), Apolipoprotein A (APO-A), Apolipoprotein B (APO-B), Apolipoprotein E (APO-E), Lipoprotein α (Lpα)

Authors

First Name

Amal

Last Name

Hussein

MiddleName

Saad

Affiliation

Professor of Environmental Health & Preventive Medicine - Environmental and Occupational Medicine Department-National Research Centre.

Email

amel_h@hotmail.com

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First Name

Safia

Last Name

Beshir

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Professor of Environmental Health and clinical pathology. Environmental and Occupational Medicine Department- Division of Environmental Research- National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

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safiabeshir123@yahoo.com

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First Name

Weam

Last Name

Shaheen

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-

Affiliation

Professor of environmental health, Environmental and Occupational medicine department, NRC

Email

weamshaheen@gmail.com

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Inas

Last Name

Saleh

MiddleName

Ali

Affiliation

Air Pollution Research Department, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

Email

inas_alisaleh@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0003-0791-1475

First Name

Salwa

Last Name

Hafez

MiddleName

Farouk

Affiliation

Environmental and Occupational department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

Email

salwafarouk2013@gmail.com

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First Name

Atef

Last Name

Mohammed

MiddleName

Mohamed Fathy

Affiliation

Air pollution department Environmental division National research centre

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ateffathy2006@yahoo.com

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-

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0000-0002-2930-0168

Volume

67

Article Issue

13

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46555

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-07-03

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2024-12-01

Page Start

1,127

Page End

1,135

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_372412.html

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372,412

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Original Article

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Evaluation of the impacts of occupational exposure to PM and PAH on cardiovascular problems in wastewater treatment plant workers

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30 Dec 2024