Nattaporn Pinthong
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Nattaporn Pinthong has a total of 5 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Jutarat Keawboonchu
Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
1 shared publication - Mark Gregory Robson
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
1 shared publication - Sarawut Thepanondh
Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
1 shared publication - Vanitchaya Kultan
Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
1 shared publication - Wissawa Malakan
Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 27 January 2023
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Vol. 20 (3) , 2280
Integrated Sustainable Management of Petrochemical Industrial Air Pollution
The emission inventory, emission factor, and spatial concentration distribution of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from a petrochemical industry (aromatics plant) were intensively evaluated in this study to elucidate the potential sources of BTX emission and their contribution to ambient concentrations. Five emission groups were quantified through direct measurement and emission models. These data were then used as input for the AERMOD dispersion model for the source apportionment analysis. The source to ambient contribution analysis revealed that a wastewater treatment facility and organic liquid storage tank were major contributors accounting for about 20.6–88.4% and 10.3–75.4% to BTX environmental concentrations, respectively. The highest annual ambient concentrations of benzene (B), toluene (T), and xylenes (X) were predicted as 9.0, 2.8, and 57.9 µg/m3 at the fence line of the plant boundary, respectively. These findings assist policymakers in prioritizing the appropriate control measures to the right source by considering not just the amount released but also their contribution to ambient concentrations. This study suggested that the wastewater treatment unit should be changed to the closed system which will benefit reduction in its emission (45.05%) as well as effectively minimizing ambient VOC concentration by 49.96% compared to its normal operation.
- 27 January 2023
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Vol. 20 (3) , 2280
Open AccessIntegrated Sustainable Management of Petrochemical Industrial Air Pollution
The emission inventory, emission factor, and spatial concentration distribution of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from a petrochemical industry (aromatics plant) were intensively evaluated in this study to elucidate the potential sources of BTX emission and their contribution to ambient concentrations. Five emission groups were quantified through direct measurement and emission models. These data were then used as input for the AERMOD dispersion model for the source apportionment analysis. The source to ambient contribution analysis revealed that a wastewater treatment facility and organic liquid storage tank were major contributors accounting for about 20.6–88.4% and 10.3–75.4% to BTX environmental concentrations, respectively. The highest annual ambient concentrations of benzene (B), toluene (T), and xylenes (X) were predicted as 9.0, 2.8, and 57.9 µg/m3 at the fence line of the plant boundary, respectively. These findings assist policymakers in prioritizing the appropriate control measures to the right source by considering not just the amount released but also their contribution to ambient concentrations. This study suggested that the wastewater treatment unit should be changed to the closed system which will benefit reduction in its emission (45.05%) as well as effectively minimizing ambient VOC concentration by 49.96% compared to its normal operation.