ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015
Petroleum coke in the urban environment: a review of potential health effects.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exploring the endocrine activity of air pollutants associated with unconventional oil and gas extraction.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2018Pooled it
- Improving the conversion of petroleum coke to solid acid catalysts - effectiveness of hydrogen peroxide and impact of silica contamination.RSC advances · 2025Article
- Hierarchical porous carbon derived from petroleum cokeRSC advances · 2024Article
- Sustainable synthesis of magnetic petroleum coke/nonanyl chitosan composite for efficient removal of o-nitrophenol.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A minireview on the utilization of petroleum coke as a precursor for carbon-based nanomaterials (CNMs): perspectives and potential applications.RSC advances · 2024Review
- A Dual Role of Vanadium in Environmental Systems-Beneficial and Detrimental Effects on Terrestrial Plants and Humans.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Efficient Removal of Bisphenol A Using Nitrogen-Doped Graphene-Like Plates from Green Petroleum Coke.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Interspecies comparison of three moss species (Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi, and Isothecium stoloniferum) as biomonitors of trace element deposition.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2019Article
- Petroleum coke exposure leads to altered secretome profiles in human lung models.Human & experimental toxicology · 2018Article
- The level of toxic and essential trace elements in hair of petrochemical workers involved in different technological processes.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2017Article
- Is the Diabetes Epidemic Primarily Due to Toxins?Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.) · 2016Article
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Abstract
Petroleum coke, or petcoke, is a granular coal-like industrial by-product that is separated during the refinement of heavy crude oil. Recently, the processing of material from Canadian oil sands in U.S. refineries has led to the appearance of large petcoke piles adjacent to urban communities in Detroit and Chicago. The purpose of this literature review is to assess what is known about the effects of petcoke exposure on human health. Toxicological studies in animals indicate that dermal or inhalation petcoke exposure does not lead to a significant risk for cancer development or reproductive and developmental effects. However, pulmonary inflammation was observed in long-term inhalation exposure studies. Epidemiological studies in coke oven workers have shown increased risk for cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, but these studies are confounded by multiple industrial exposures, most notably to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that are generated during petcoke production. The main threat to urban populations in the vicinity of petcoke piles is most likely fugitive dust emissions in the form of fine particulate matter. More research is required to determine whether petcoke fine particulate matter causes or exacerbates disease, either alone or in conjunction with other environmental contaminants.
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