ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH RISK OF AIR POLLUTION FROM THE TRANG CAT SOLID WASTE TREATMENT COMPLEX, HAI PHONG

Abstract

Trang Cat solid waste treatment complex, includes a sanitary landfill, which receives domestic waste from 4 districts urban of Hai Phong. The study assessed the health risks of air pollution from the Trang Cat solid waste treatment complex by the method of health risk index and sociological investigation. The results show that the air environment around the Trang Cat solid waste treatment complex was polluted by H₂S, NH₃ at some monitoring sites, and the highest at the landfill border. The HI risk indices of NH₃ and H₂S at all monitoring sites are larger than 1. This proves that there is a health risk to the surrounding population and factory staff and workers when exposed to NH₃ and H₂S. The results of the sociological investigation present that the bad smell from the Trang Cat solid waste treatment complex has spread and affected the health and life of the surrounding community.