AROMATIC-COMPOUNDS, HYDROCARBONS AND DIOX YDESULPHURS PRESENT IN THE INNER ATMOSPHERE OF THE HOUSES WHICH EMPLOYING MINERAL COAL WITH DOMESTICS PURPOSES IN THE LOTA-CITY AND ITS EFFECT IN THE HUMAN HEALTH
R. Zamarreno et al., AROMATIC-COMPOUNDS, HYDROCARBONS AND DIOX YDESULPHURS PRESENT IN THE INNER ATMOSPHERE OF THE HOUSES WHICH EMPLOYING MINERAL COAL WITH DOMESTICS PURPOSES IN THE LOTA-CITY AND ITS EFFECT IN THE HUMAN HEALTH, Boletin de la Sociedad Chilena de Quimica, 41(1), 1996, pp. 13-19
We measured and identified organic compounds which remain trapped in t
he inner air of the houses that use mineral coal for domestic purposes
in Lota city, Eight Region, Chile. We also determined the concentrati
on of dioxide sulphur present. For this we employed the Norm ASTI/ASTM
D 3686 - 78, to determine and measure the organic compounds and the N
orm ISO 4221, for the quantification of the dioxide sulphur. We found
a great quantity of organic compounds in which prevail the hydrocarbon
s that vary between 0.920 to 0.010 ppb. The concentration of aromatic
compounds is in the rank of 0.900 and 0.014 ppb. The concentration of
dioxide sulphur is between 10.000 and 2.270 ppb. We also applied an in
quiry to determine the real percentage of the population that uses thi
s combustible and its proceeding. This resulted that 70.69% of the pop
ulation of Lota city employ mineral coal for domestic uses, from three
different sources. We determined a relation cause-effect between the
domestic use of mineral coal, for the gases produced and remains kept
in the inner of the houses with breath diseases that are prevailing in
Lota city.