Concentrations of arsenic and vanadium in environmental and biological samples collected in the neighborhood of petrochemical industries: A review of the scientific literature

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 771; p. 145149
• Main Authors: González, Neus, Esplugas, Roser, Marquès, Montse, Domingo, José L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2021
• Subjects: air; Arsenic; blood; dust; environment; Environmental matrices; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollutants - analysis; European Union; Human biomonitoring; Humans; Oil refineries; oils; Petrochemical areas; pollution; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - analysis; soil; Spain; urine; Vanadium; volatile organic compounds; Spain; Human biomonitoring; Oil refineries; Arsenic; Petrochemical areas; Vanadium; Environmental matrices

Petrochemical facilities, including oil refineries, are emission sources of a wide range of environmental pollutants such as trace elements, volatile organic compounds, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, among others. Populations living near this kind of facilities may be potentially exposed to c...