Dataset on specifications, carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk of volatile organic compounds during recycling paper and cardboard

Ramin Nabizadeh; Armin Sorooshian; Mahdieh Delikhoon; Abbas Norouzian Baghani; Somayeh Golbaz; Mina Aghaei

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2020.105296

Dataset on specifications, carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk of volatile organic compounds during recycling paper and cardboard

Data Brief. 2020 Feb 17:29:105296. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105296. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Authors

Ramin Nabizadeh^{1

2}, Armin Sorooshian^{3

4}, Mahdieh Delikhoon⁵, Abbas Norouzian Baghani¹, Somayeh Golbaz¹, Mina Aghaei¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Center for Air Pollution Research (CAPR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
⁴ Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
⁵ Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were studied during paper and cardboard recycling from a paper and cardboard solid waste recycling factory (PCSWRF). Data are summarized in this article for the following quantities for a PCSWRF during the winter in Tehran, Iran: VOC concentrations (μg m^-3), the percentage of detected VOCs, exposure indices (E_i) of individual and total VOCs (TVOCs), inhalation lifetime cancer risk (LTCR) of VOCs, the hazard quotient (HQ) of VOCs, sensitivity analysis (SA) for VOC exposure in different age groups (birth to <81), and Spearman's rank correlation coefficients (r) between VOC concentrations and meteorological parameters. For more insight please see "Characteristics and Health Effects of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions during Paper and Cardboard Recycling"[1], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.102005.

Keywords: Exposure indices; Hazard quotient; Inhalation lifetime cancer risk; Paper and cardboard recycling; VOCs.