Investigating the effects of air pollution caused by wood industries

Subject Areas : Air Pollution

Iman Homayoonnezhad ¹ , پرییا امیریان ² , Sahar Tabibian ³

1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture and Environment, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
2 - PhD in Environmental Health, Waste Management Organization of Shiraz Municipality.
3 - Department of Agriculture, Payam Noor University, Tehran, IRAN (PNU)

Received: 2024-07-25 Accepted : 2024-09-02 Published : 2024-09-22

Keywords: air pollution, wood industry, carbon monoxide, suspended particles, Neopan Gonbad Company.,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: Today, air pollution is one of the main problems of countries. Air pollution caused by various industries has become one of the major problems of the global environment. Harmful forms of this pollution affect human health in short and long term. According to the type and method of activity, each of the industries can have a different contribution and role in air pollution. The activities of the wood industry factories have a significant role in increasing the amount of air pollution due to their increasing growth in the last century. Meanwhile, the activity of chipboard factories, as one of the important industries of wood products, has a significant impact on the production of suspended particles, carbonaceous oxides, nitrogenous oxides, ammonia, etc. Therefore, according to health and economic considerations, it was necessary to conduct a study to measure the exhaust gases of Neoban industries and to investigate the impact of these industries on air pollution in a case-by-case basis at Neoyan Gonbad Company in Golestan province. Research method: In this study, to measure the amount of pollutants coming out of the factory, first 5 main stations were determined and then the parameters of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, hydrocarbons, ammonia, formaldehyde, temperature of exhaust gases, ambient temperature and the parameters of EER, LOSS and Excess efficiency evaluation were determined. Air was investigated. Results: The results indicate that the concentration of carbon monoxide gas as the main pollutant and the amount of suspended particles produced by shredders, humic cyclone for coarse particles, cyclone for humic particles and storage silage are higher than the permissible limit. Also, the investigation of suspended particles in the open air shows the highest concentration in the east, west and center of the factory. Discussion and conclusion: In general, the consumption of fossil fuels, the improper efficiency of cyclones, the lack of proper channeling for the entry and exit of gas and the unpleasant smell of the halls are all reasons for the increase in the amount of air pollutants in the factory environment and the atmosphere around the factory. What is certain is that the information obtained from this study can provide solutions to many problems caused by air pollution to the owners of wood industries, especially chipboard industries. Simple actions such as planting and increasing the amount of green space in these industries will have a significant impact on reducing air pollutants. Therefore, conducting this research, especially in the northern region of the country with high population density and special environmental sensitivities that have always been there, is more necessary and valuable.

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