Dichloromethane emissions from automotive manufacturing industry in Iran: case study of the SAIPA automotive manufacturing company |
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| Authors: | Mehrnoosh Abtahi Kazem Naddafi Kamyar Yaghmaeian Ramin Nabizadeh Nematollah Jaafarzadeh |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health and Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;2. Environmental Technology Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran |
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| Abstract: | The primary data about the role of automotive manufacturing industry in emitting dichloromethane (DCM) to the environment in Iran are provided by a case study of SAIPA Automotive Manufacturing Company in 2012. The average emission rate and emission factor of DCM in the stack exhaust air streams of the solvent-based automotive painting plant were 6.8 kg·d?1 and 19.5 g per car, respectively. The spray booths had the highest portion (about 85%) of DCM emission in the stack exhaust air streams. The average concentration of DCM (± standard deviation) in the generated wastewater of the factory was 64 ± 12 μg·L?1, but in the effluent of the factory wastewater treatment plant, it was reduced to a nondetectable level. DCM was also observed in three groundwater wells out of five monitored water resources. To control DCM emission and prevent pollution, the replacement of solvent-based paints with water-based paints is highly recommended. |
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| Keywords: | automotive industry dichloromethane air pollution wastewater water resources |
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