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Assessment of health safety related to inhalation of volatile organic compounds present in fumes of water delivered through the public distribution system / Ewa WYSOWSKA, Alicja KICIŃSKA // Desalination and Water Treatment ; ISSN 1944-3994. — 2022 — vol. 270, s. 206–216. — Bibliogr. s. 215–216, Abstr.
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| ID BaDAP | 143039 |
|---|---|
| Data dodania do BaDAP | 2022-10-14 |
| DOI | 10.5004/dwt.2022.28781 |
| Rok publikacji | 2022 |
| Typ publikacji | artykuł w czasopiśmie |
| Otwarty dostęp |  |
| Czasopismo/seria | Desalination and Water Treatment |
Abstract
The following paper assesses the health safety related to contact with toxic or carcinogenic volatile organic compounds (VOC) inhaled from water delivered through the public distribution system. The study involves the calculations of hazard indexes related to everyday use of water from the water distribution system by children and for adults. The materials comprise the results of analyses of processed water conducted in the years 2012–2019. The analyses involved determining the contents of benzo(a)pyrene, benzene, acrylamide, epichlorohydrin, vinyl chloride and the chlorinated volatile compound – 1,2‑dichloroethane (for a total of 98 determinations). The study was conducted on a water supply system operating in accordance with the regulations in force at the time of the study. The obtained results of determinations for all VOCs were significantly lower than the permissible concentrations in water, close to the limit of quantitation (LOQ = from 10 –4 to 10 –6 ). The results obtained allowed for calculating the maxi‑ mum non‑carcinogenic hazard index for the inhalation exposure (HI inhal ) to the xenobiotics studied which amounted to 3.03E‑03 in children and 2.86E‑02 in adults which is equal to 0.3% and 2.9% of the permissible exposure level respectively (HI perm ). The carcinogenic risk index for the inhalation exposure (CR inhal ) to benzo(a)pyrene and benzene through contact with tap water amounted to 1.57E‑09 which is equal to 0.16% of the permissible value (CR perm ). It was found that adults are at a greater risk of being affected by VOCs than children because of greater inhalation rate and longer exposure duration. The research demonstrated that under the conditions analysed, potable water containing the VOCs studied did not pose any risk to humans.
