Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Aviation’s Aerotoxic Syndrome in a post pandemic world
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Title
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Aviation’s Aerotoxic Syndrome in a post pandemic world
Aviation’s Aerotoxic Syndrome in a post pandemic world
Subject
Aviation’s Aerotoxic Syndrome , post pandemic world
Description
Introduction: While there is strong interest in aircraft air quality in respect to COVID-19 and emissions into the environment, the concerns regarding oils and hydraulic fluids leaking into the aircraft air supply and cabin have yet to receive the same level of attention. This is despite considerable knowledge about this design problem first recognised in the late 1930s.
Materials and Methods: A brief review of what we know, and the
various current activities related to aircraft bleed air contamination
will be undertaken in order to determine what are and why it may be necessary to implement various mitigation strategies.
Results: Aircrew, aviation workers and passengers are exposed to low levels of engine oils and hydraulic fluids on a regular basis in normal flight. There have been considerable initiatives over the past two decades exploring this topic and assessing if there is a need and what steps may be undertaken to mitigate the risk of exposing aircrew and passengers to particles and contaminants that enter the air supply either in normal operations or during a failure event. The aviation industry has not given the same attention to bleed air contamination of the air supply as it has to contamination due to COVID-19 and emissions into the outside environment.
Conclusions: Aircrew and passengers are exposed to low levels of
ultrafine particles and chemical compounds that enter the aircraft
breathing air supply in normal operations, which require a range of risk mitigation strategies to be undertaken.
Materials and Methods: A brief review of what we know, and the
various current activities related to aircraft bleed air contamination
will be undertaken in order to determine what are and why it may be necessary to implement various mitigation strategies.
Results: Aircrew, aviation workers and passengers are exposed to low levels of engine oils and hydraulic fluids on a regular basis in normal flight. There have been considerable initiatives over the past two decades exploring this topic and assessing if there is a need and what steps may be undertaken to mitigate the risk of exposing aircrew and passengers to particles and contaminants that enter the air supply either in normal operations or during a failure event. The aviation industry has not given the same attention to bleed air contamination of the air supply as it has to contamination due to COVID-19 and emissions into the outside environment.
Conclusions: Aircrew and passengers are exposed to low levels of
ultrafine particles and chemical compounds that enter the aircraft
breathing air supply in normal operations, which require a range of risk mitigation strategies to be undertaken.
Creator
Susan Michaelis
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
January 2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
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Citation
Susan Michaelis, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Aviation’s Aerotoxic Syndrome in a post pandemic world,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed March 14, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2394.
Aviation’s Aerotoxic Syndrome in a post pandemic world,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed March 14, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2394.