Exposure to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) at Nigeria's petrol stations: a review of current status, challenges and future directions

EA Anigilaje, ZA Nasir, C Walton - Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction In Nigeria, because of increasing population, urbanization, industrialization, and
auto-mobilization, petrol is the most everyday non-edible commodity, and it is the leading …

Associated health risk assessment due to exposure to BTEX compounds in fuel station workers

I Muda, MJ Mohammadi, A Sepahvad… - Reviews on …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Objectives The purpose of this review study was to assess the risk of exposure to BTEX
compounds in gas station workers and operators. Content The main components of BTEX …

Trends of BTEX in the central urban area of Iran: A preliminary study of photochemical ozone pollution and health risk assessment

Y Hajizadeh, M Mokhtari, M Faraji… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has identified Benzene, Toluene,
Ethylbenzene, and Xylene (BTEX) as hazardous air pollutants. In this study, BTEX sampling …

Spatio-temporal variations, ozone and secondary organic aerosol formation potential, and health risk assessment of BTEX compounds in east of Azerbaijan Province …

A Behnami, N Jafari, KZ Benis, F Fanaei… - Urban climate, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study aims to investigate the Spatio-temporal variation of benzene, toluene,
ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX), and their health risk assessments in the urban ambient …

A case study of BTEX characteristics and health effects by major point sources of pollution during winter in Iran

AN Baghani, A Sorooshian, M Heydari, R Sheikhi… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study characterized spatio-temporal variations in the concentration of benzene, toluene,
ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) compounds in the vicinity of gas and compressed natural …

Spatial analysis and risk assessment of urban BTEX compounds in Urmia, Iran

A Mohammadi, Y Ghassoun, MO Löwner… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Land Use Regression models (LUR) are the most common tools to estimate intra-
urban air pollutant exposure in epidemiological studies. However, number of available and …

Spatiotemporal variation, ozone formation potential and health risk assessment of ambient air VOCs in an industrialized city in Iran

L Tohid, Z Sabeti, P Sarbakhsh, KZ Benis… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are common air pollutants that are primarily emitted by
motor vehicles and through industrial activity and can have a significant impact on air quality …

Measurement of BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene) concentration at gas stations

A Allahabady, Z Yousefi… - … Health Engineering and …, 2022 - ehemj.com
Background: Fuel stations are one of the major sources of air pollution with volatile organic
compounds, especially the four main petrol compounds benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene …

BTEX exposure assessment and inhalation health risks to traffic policemen in the Klang Valley Region, Malaysia

NFM Fandi, J Jalaludin, MT Latif, HHA Hamid… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, m, p-xylene, and o-xylene (collectively referred to
as BTEX), which are prevalent in the ambient air of urban environments, potentially cause …

Health symptoms associated with occupational exposure of gasoline station workers to BTEX compounds

M Al-Harbi, I Alhajri, AA AlAwadhi, JK Whalen - Atmospheric Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Workers in gasoline stations may experience health symptoms due to inhalation to benzene,
toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylene (BTEX) species in their work environment. Air samplers …