Author(s)

Manuel Muriel-García¹, Rosa María Cerón-Bretón², Julia Griselda Cerón-Bretón^2*

¹Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Ciudad del Carmen, México.
²Facultad de Quimica, Universidad Autónoma del Carmen, Ciudad del Carmen, México.

Ambient concentrations of H₂S were determined by modeling the H₂S emissions dispersion for three sites located in the surroundings of oil and gas maritime terminal at the southeast of Mexico. Hazard quotient is reported for different age groups. Paraiso City in Tabasco State reported the highest values for over 19 years old group (0.49). It was concluded that there was no threat to human health due to H₂S emissions derived from the maritime terminal for the studied sites.

Risk assessment, H₂S, Air Pollution, Southeast of Mexico

Muriel-García, M. , Cerón-Bretón, R. and Cerón-Bretón, J. (2016) Potential Effects on Human Health of Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure in a Place in Southeast of Mexico. Open Journal of Ecology, 6, 47-54. doi: 10.4236/oje.2016.61005.