Report of Particulate Matter Emissions During the 2015 Fire at Fuel Tanks in Santos, Brazil

IF 3.5 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Air Soil and Water Research Pub Date : 2020-11-01 DOI:10.1177/1178622120971251

Daniela Oliveira da Silva, Bruna Hayashida Arôxa, V. Klausner, E. Bastos, A. Prestes, A. Pacini

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Abstract

We report a study of the particulate matter emissions related to the 2015 fire outbreak at a fuel tank storage facility located at Santos, a coastal city in Brazil. The facility, managed by the company Ultracargo, had oil tanks (filled with gasoline and ethanol) destroyed by fire that lasted more than a week, between 2nd and 9th April. In this article, we present the atmospheric concentration analysis of particulate matter (PM10) measured over the entire month of April 2015 by the 2 closest stations that integrate the air quality monitoring system of the São Paulo State Environmental Company (CETESB). The results were compared with similar data from the same period of the yesteryear (April 2014). The results were also complemented by the air masses trajectories over the region (obtained with HYSPLIT/NOAA software). Our results do indicate a subtle increase in the particulate concentration during the days of the fire, followed by a fast dissipation over the subsequent weeks. The observed plume dispersion discussion is made considering the meteorological patterns of the region and other environmental and health reported impacts related to the accident.

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2015年巴西桑托斯燃料箱火灾期间颗粒物排放报告

我们报告了一项关于2015年巴西沿海城市桑托斯燃料箱储存设施火灾相关颗粒物排放的研究。该设施由Ultracargo公司管理，油箱(装满汽油和乙醇)在4月2日至9日持续了一个多星期的大火中被烧毁。在本文中，我们介绍了2015年4月由两个最近的站点测量的大气颗粒物(PM10)浓度分析，这两个站点整合了圣保罗州环境公司(CETESB)的空气质量监测系统。结果与去年同期(2014年4月)的类似数据进行了比较。该结果还得到了该地区气团轨迹的补充(通过HYSPLIT/NOAA软件获得)。我们的研究结果确实表明，在火灾发生的几天里，颗粒物浓度有轻微的增加，随后的几周内，颗粒物浓度迅速消散。考虑到该地区的气象模式以及与事故有关的其他环境和健康影响，对观测到的羽流扩散进行了讨论。

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