A STUDY OF PERSONNEL HEALTH EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO AIRCRAFT EXHAUST EMISSIONS | ||
| Journal of Environmental Science | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 October 2025 | ||
| Document Type: Review Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jes.2025.351688.1958 | ||
| Author | ||
| mohamed Ibrahim Atef elhefnawy* | ||
| Faculty of High Studies and Environmental Research | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In this study, an experimental investigation was performed in order to determine the effects of aircraft engine exhausts on the health of ground handling personnel at airfield of Hurghada international airport (HRG) during 2023. For this purpose, the air pollution measurements were carried out with two different methods. The total landing and takeoff cycle (LTO) emissions concentration were measured for 8-hours average during 2023 by using air pollution system. From our results, it was found that 32.98µg/m³ for NO, 21.2 µg/m³ for NO2, 54.2 µg/m³ for NOx, 39.2 µg/m³ for SO2, 4.94 mg/m³ for CO, 733782.94 µg/m³ for CO2, 82.9 µg/m³ for O3, 57 µg/m³ for PM10 and 17.9 µg/m³ for PM2.5. These measured levels were compliance with air quality limit values given in law no. (4/2004) of Egypt and its amendment. The medical test was applied to 30 personnel who have direct contact with aircraft during 12 hour a day by using “RAPID Point 500” device that measure the gases in the blood. The results showed general low levels of Carboxyhemoglobin in personnel’s blood, with maximum value was 0.8 % COHb, while the biological threshold for Carboxyhemoglobin tolerance is to 2 % COHb. Furthermore, increasing other familiar symptoms among ground handling personnel as general fatigue and headache.The air dispersion modelling was showed that the concentration of CO will be increased to 13 mg/m3 over the reference value 10 mg/m3 at 2050, which increase the percentage of Carboxyhemoglobin diseases among airport’s personnel. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| health; aircraft; air quality: air pollution; airport, HRG: Hurghada international airport | ||
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