Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in the Ambient Air Of Concentration Unit of Sar-Cheshmeh Copper Complex

Subject Areas : environmental management

Ali Faghihi-Zarandi ¹ , Mohammad Reza Akhgar ²

1 - Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences Kerman Iran
2 - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran

Received: 2010-04-08 Accepted : 2010-11-16 Published : 2016-03-20

Keywords: Sar-Cheshmeh Copper Complex, Volatile organic compounds, Gas chromatography/mass spectr, Nonane, Isopropyl alcohol,

Abstract :

Introduction: Air pollutants including gases, vapors and particles, are emitted from different sources. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are the most important pollutants in the ambient air of industries. The present study was carried out to identify and measurement of volatile organic compounds in concentration unit of Sar-Cheshmeh Copper Complex. Material and Methods: In this study, sampling of the volatile organic compounds was done by using activated charcoal tube. To identify and measure these compounds gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS) were used. Results: Thirteen volatile organic compounds were identified in the ambient air of concentration unit. Among these compounds, the mean value and maximum concentration of isopropyl alcohol and nonane were 255, 640 μg/m3 and 1577, 14400 μg/m3, respectively. Conclusion: By using SPSS software and independent sample t- test, showed that there were no significant difference between mean value concentration of isopropyl alcohol and nonane in the ambient air and TLV values of these compounds (isopropyl alcohol; 200 ppm and nonane; 200 ppm) (P >0.05).

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