Innovative approaches to ensuring a sustainable and safe air environment in industrial ecosystems

Abstract

Purpose. Based on the selection of different types of filtration systems, determine the efficiency of air purification in the working area of the pesticide packaging line and the hardener production line. The methods. The research methodology consists of analyzing the monitoring of the main pollutants in the air of the working area that exceed the standard indicators and pose the greatest threat to the health of workers, as well as conducting experimental studies to reduce excess levels of harmful substances by using various filtration systems on this line. The effectiveness of filtration systems was assessed by comparing the concentrations of harmful substances before and after cleaning. Findings. The prospects for using combined filtration systems in areas with high levels of air pollution at chemical industry enterprises have been proven. In conditions of increased requirements for air purification from nitrogen oxides (NOₓ), benz(a)pyrene, formaldehyde, pesticides and fine dust, it is recommended to use a three-stage filtration technology, the efficiency of which was 99.6%. The main indicator was 100% air purification from pollutants of hazard classes 1 and 2, which in turn can cause serious respiratory diseases and other occupational diseases in workers. Theoriginality. Based on the results of a comprehensive study of the air in the working area on the line for the production of packaging and hardener for pesticides, a dependence was established on the ratio of the total indicator of actual concentrations of each harmful substance in the air as a result of cleaning by various filtration systems, which indicates that the most effective filter in the conditions of JSC Kyiv Plant "RIAP" is the Airwash Wishper 675 filter. Practical implementation. The presented studies should be used in developing recommendations for improving working conditions at chemical industry enterprises, in particular at enterprises working with pesticides, in order to reduce the risks of chronic intoxications and occupational diseases of workers and minimize the negative impact of pollutants on the environment.