Pollution and emission characteristics of pathogenic bioaerosols in landfills and potential health risks

LI Yahui; WANG Wenyu; YANG Wenyu; WANG Bingpeng; WANG Yanan; WANG Huawei; ZHENG Yifan; CUI Xiongbo; SUN Yingjie

doi:10.13205/j.hjgc.202510005

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LI Yahui, WANG Wenyu, YANG Wenyu, WANG Bingpeng, WANG Yanan, WANG Huawei, ZHENG Yifan, CUI Xiongbo, SUN Yingjie. Pollution and emission characteristics of pathogenic bioaerosols in landfills and potential health risks[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2025, 43(10): 36-45. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202510005

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LI Yahui, WANG Wenyu, YANG Wenyu, WANG Bingpeng, WANG Yanan, WANG Huawei, ZHENG Yifan, CUI Xiongbo, SUN Yingjie. Pollution and emission characteristics of pathogenic bioaerosols in landfills and potential health risks[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2025, 43(10): 36-45. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202510005

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LI Yahui, WANG Wenyu, YANG Wenyu, WANG Bingpeng, WANG Yanan, WANG Huawei, ZHENG Yifan, CUI Xiongbo, SUN Yingjie. Pollution and emission characteristics of pathogenic bioaerosols in landfills and potential health risks[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2025, 43(10): 36-45. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202510005

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Pollution and emission characteristics of pathogenic bioaerosols in landfills and potential health risks

doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202510005

1. Qingdao Engineering Research Center for Solid Waste Pollution Control and Resource Utilization, College of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, China

Received Date: 2025-03-05
Accepted Date: 2025-04-18
Rev Recd Date: 2025-03-21

Available Online: 2025-12-03

Publish Date: 2025-10-01

Abstract

Abstract

Landfill is an important source of bioaerosol pollution. Pathogenic microorganisms released from landfills can enter the human body through the respiratory system， causing allergic pneumonia， respiratory tract infection， and other health problems， and may even lead to the spread of infectious diseases. Therefore， it is urgent to systematically assess its pollution and dispersion characteristics and potential health risks. Based on the bibliometric analysis of bioaerosols from landfills， the results show that increasing attention has been paid to environmental sanitation and occupational health caused by landfill bioaerosols worldwide， and the interaction of environment-microorganism-health is the core scientific problem in the field of bioaerosols from landfills. Based on the literature review， the pollution characteristics of bioaerosols in landfills are summarized from the aspects of concentration， community composition， and particle size distribution characteristics. Combined with the diffusion model and influencing factors analysis （such as mechanical disturbance mode， pollution source nature， meteorological conditions， and physicochemical properties of particulate matter）， the emission characteristics and key driving factors of landfill bioaerosol are summarized. Combined with pathogens and virulence occurrence characteristics， coupled with the non-carcinogenic risk quotient method and quantitative microbial risk assessment model， the potential health risks of landfill bioaerosols are summarized. This study can provide a theoretical basis for pollution control and health risk assessment of landfill bioaerosols.
- landfill,
- bioaeresols,
- pathogens,
- influencing factors,
- health risk

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