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Stem AD, Gibb M, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Johnson RJ, Brown JM. Health burden of sugarcane burning on agricultural workers and nearby communities. Inhal Toxicol 2024; 36:327-342. [PMID: 38349733 PMCID: PMC11260540 DOI: 10.1080/08958378.2024.2316875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
Abstract
Sugarcane is the most widely cultivated crop in the world, with equatorial developing nations performing most of this agriculture. Burning sugarcane is a common practice to facilitate harvest, producing extremely high volumes of respirable particulate matter in the process. These emissions are known to have deleterious effects on agricultural workers and nearby communities, but the extent of this exposure and potential toxicity remain poorly characterized. As the epidemicof chronic kidney disease of an unknown etiology (CKDu) and its associated mortality continue to increase along with respiratory distress, there is an urgent need to investigate the causes, determine viable interventions to mitigate disease andimprove outcomes for groups experiencing disproportionate impact. The goal of this review is to establish the state of available literature, summarize what is known in terms of human health risk, and provide recommendations for what areas should be prioritized in research.
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Affiliation(s)
- Arthur D. Stem
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of
Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of
Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension,University of
Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension,University of
Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of
Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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Hartner E, Gawlitta N, Gröger T, Orasche J, Czech H, Geldenhuys GL, Jakobi G, Tiitta P, Yli-Pirilä P, Kortelainen M, Sippula O, Forbes P, Zimmermann R. Chemical Fingerprinting of Biomass Burning Organic Aerosols from Sugar Cane Combustion: Complementary Findings from Field and Laboratory Studies. ACS EARTH & SPACE CHEMISTRY 2024; 8:533-546. [PMID: 38533192 PMCID: PMC10961841 DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
Abstract
Agricultural fires are a major source of biomass-burning organic aerosols (BBOAs) with impacts on health, the environment, and climate. In this study, globally relevant BBOA emissions from the combustion of sugar cane in both field and laboratory experiments were analyzed using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The derived chemical fingerprints of fresh emissions were evaluated using targeted and nontargeted evaluation approaches. The open-field sugar cane burning experiments revealed the high chemical complexity of combustion emissions, including compounds derived from the pyrolysis of (hemi)cellulose, lignin, and further biomass, such as pyridine and oxime derivatives, methoxyphenols, and methoxybenzenes, as well as triterpenoids. In comparison, laboratory experiments could only partially model the complexity of real combustion events. Our results showed high variability between the conducted field and laboratory experiments, which we, among others, discuss in terms of differences in combustion conditions, fuel composition, and atmospheric processing. We conclude that both field and laboratory studies have their merits and should be applied complementarily. While field studies under real-world conditions are essential to assess the general impact on air quality, climate, and environment, laboratory studies are better suited to investigate specific emissions of different biomass types under controlled conditions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elena Hartner
- Joint
Mass Spectrometry Center (JMSC) at Comprehensive Molecular Analytics
(CMA), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Joint
Mass Spectrometry Center (JMSC) at Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 27, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Joint
Mass Spectrometry Center (JMSC) at Comprehensive Molecular Analytics
(CMA), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Joint
Mass Spectrometry Center (JMSC) at Comprehensive Molecular Analytics
(CMA), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Joint
Mass Spectrometry Center (JMSC) at Comprehensive Molecular Analytics
(CMA), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Joint
Mass Spectrometry Center (JMSC) at Comprehensive Molecular Analytics
(CMA), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Joint
Mass Spectrometry Center (JMSC) at Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 27, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
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- Joint
Mass Spectrometry Center (JMSC) at Comprehensive Molecular Analytics
(CMA), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Atmospheric
Research Centre of Eastern Finland, Finnish
Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department
of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta
1, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department
of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta
1, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department
of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta
1, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70210 Kuopio, Finland
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 111, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
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- Joint
Mass Spectrometry Center (JMSC) at Comprehensive Molecular Analytics
(CMA), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Joint
Mass Spectrometry Center (JMSC) at Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Straße 27, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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Shapero A, Keck S, Goswami E, Love AH. Comment on "Impacts of Sugarcane Fires on Air Quality and Public Health in South Florida". ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2023; 131:28001. [PMID: 36802828 PMCID: PMC9940784 DOI: 10.1289/ehp12236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Holmes CD, Nowell HK. Response to "Comment on 'Impacts of Sugarcane Fires on Air Quality and Public Health in South Florida'". ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2023; 131:28002. [PMID: 36802829 PMCID: PMC9940783 DOI: 10.1289/ehp12800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Christopher D. Holmes
- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
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- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
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Anderson FW, Walters CR. Medical-legal partnerships can mitigate climate health impacts on the underserved. Fam Pract 2022; 40:502-504. [PMID: 36444897 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmac127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Frederick W Anderson
- Department of Humanities, Health, and Society, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Public Interest and Medical-Legal Partnerships, Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc. Orlando, Orlando, FL, United States
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