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Occupational hazards in printing industry
Kiurski, J. S.; Maric´, B. B.; Aksentijevic´, S. M.; Oros, I. B. & Kecic´, V. S.
Abstract
This paper, through certain printing techniques,
examines the types of occupational pollutants and the
adverse impacts of the printing process. Also, it proposes
the measures for better preservation and environmental
protection. The paper analyzes the results of the quantitative
identification of hazardous materials from various
printing techniques: pad, screen, offset, flexographic, and
digital. The study included the analysis of waste printing
inks and purification of printing wastewater with adsorption
methods. Besides that, the preliminary monitoring of
ambient indoor air quality was performed. The multiple
regression analysis was applied on the obtained experimental
results, in order to determine the mutual correlation
between the ozone and the total volatile organic compounds
and microclimate parameters. It was observed that
a quantitative correlation exists between the investigated
occupational hazards, which also indicate the strength of
the agreement. The obtained results could be useful to
evaluate the tendency of hazardous air pollutants in printing
industries worldwide.
Keywords
Printing process; Hazardous material; Sustainable development; Indoor pollutant; Statistical analysis
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