Hydraulic fluids and jet engine oil: pyrolysis and aircraft air quality

Archives of Environmental Health
C van Netten, V Leung

Abstract

Incidents of smoke in aircraft cabins often result from jet engine oil and/or hydraulic fluid that leaks into ventilation air, which can be subjected to temperatures that exceed 500 degrees C. Exposed flight-crew members have reported symptoms, including dizziness, nausea, disorientation, blurred vision, and tingling in the legs and arms. In this study, the authors investigated pyrolysis products of one jet engine oil and two hydraulic fluids at 525 degrees C. Engine oil was an important source of carbon monoxide. Volatile agents and organophosphate constituents were released from all the agents tested; however, the neurotoxin trimethyl propane phosphate was not found. The authors hypothesized that localized condensation of pyrolysis products in ventilation ducts, followed by mobilization when cabin heat demand was high, accounted for mid-flight incidents. The authors recommended that carbon monoxide data be logged continuously to capture levels during future incidents.

References

Mar 1, 1992·American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal·C E HealyC L Bechtel
Dec 1, 1984·Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health·C J GilleardJ Whittick
May 1, 1983·British Journal of Industrial Medicine·L EkenvallJ Wasserman
Oct 1, 1980·Critical Reviews in Toxicology·P S SpencerB Veronesi
Dec 1, 1994·The Science of the Total Environment·R K Hewstone
Sep 1, 1994·Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health·R WolfS Brenner
Aug 1, 1996·Fundamental and Applied Toxicology : Official Journal of the Society of Toxicology·W DaughtreyM Ehrich
Feb 4, 1999·Occupational and Environmental Medicine·V RafnssonH Gunnarsdottir
Apr 1, 1998·Environmental Science & Technology·C M Cooney
Apr 1, 1993·New Solutions : a Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy : NS·I A Greaves

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jul 12, 2002·The Science of the Total Environment·C van Netten
Apr 16, 2011·Journal of Environmental Monitoring : JEM·Kasper SolbuPaal Molander
Oct 16, 2010·Journal of Environmental Monitoring : JEM·Kasper SolbuPaal Molander
Mar 15, 2011·Journal of Environmental Monitoring : JEM·Kasper SolbuPaal Molander
Apr 6, 2013·Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part a·Mohamed B Abou-DoniaMichel F A Mulder
Oct 14, 2008·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·Gary M MarshNurtan A Esmen
Jul 5, 2011·Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology·Mariya LiyasovaOksana Lockridge
May 8, 2010·Analytical Biochemistry·Lawrence M SchopferOksana Lockridge
Jul 20, 2011·Neurotoxicology·Judit MarsillachClement E Furlong
May 18, 2016·American Journal of Industrial Medicine·Lynne E PinkertonFreya Kamel
Oct 5, 2011·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences·Christopher Comer, Yoshichika Baba
Feb 2, 2013·Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport·Danielle Symons DownsSeonAe Yeo
Mar 16, 2021·Lung·Jorge RoigSusan Michaelis

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.