Abstract
P roblem statement . Printing services are known to release multiple pollutants of different sizes during the different processes of printing, gluing and cutting paper. The purpose of this article was the quantification of pollutant indoor emissions during working shifts in printing service. Particle concentration measurement when three printings are operating continuously showed that values of PM10 and PM2.5 could exceed the limits set by the World Health Organisation (WHO). C onclusion . Measurements in confined environments containing printer and the gluing machine have shown that concentrations can reach values above the limits set by WHO and worrying values in the case of gluing machine. The result affirms the importance of ventilation system and the necessity of dispersing machines in a large.
Highlights
Indoor air pollution in workplaces has become a major concern in recent years as it can have a harmful effect on human health [1−3]
Results show that limits set by the World Health Organisation (WHO) were exceeded in case1 with ratios 3 for PM10 and 2 for PM2.5
Research conducted in this paper is an experimental contribution to evaluating particle emission levels in a printing facility during the gluing and printing processes
Summary
Indoor air pollution in workplaces has become a major concern in recent years as it can have a harmful effect on human health [1−3]. Indoor air pollution is important because we spend most of our time in confined spaces: home, work, means of transport [4]. There are different types of indoor air pollutants, namely inorganic gases, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulates, airborne microorganisms and radon [1]. Despite the numeric revolution in the last years, printing still considered as a necessary tool in different sectors. Studies indicate that during printing or gluing processes multiple pollutants (VOCs, fine and ultrafine particles) are emitted in the indoor environment [6; 7]. An increasing number of printing press facility employees complain about health problems, which are due to the exposure to machines
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