Author, as appears in the article.: Domingo J., Rovira J., Nadal M., Schuhmacher M.

Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques Enginyeria Química

URV's Author/s: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Nadal Lomas, Martí / Rovira Solano, Joaquim / Schuhmacher Ansuategui, Marta

Keywords: Urban area Pcdd/fs Municipal solid waste incinerator Integrated waste management facility Cancer risks pcdd/fs municipal solid waste incinerator integrated waste management facility cancer risks

Abstract: In 2014, we conducted a study aimed at screening the concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and various trace elements in air and soil samples collected in an urban area of Sant Adrià de Besòs (Barcelona, Spain) in the vicinity of an Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF). It consists of a mechanical-biological treatment plant (MBT) and an old municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI). Human health risks for the population living in the area were also assessed. The most worrying result was the high cancer risks estimated for the area (2.5 × 10− 6). In March 2017, we have carried out a new survey to check if the authorities had taken the necessary and urgent measures to reduce the environmental concentrations of PCDD/Fs -and the human health risks- until acceptable levels. Although the concentrations of PCDD/Fs in soils are currently lower (mean value: 1.66 vs. 3.6 ng WHO-TEQ/kg in 2014), they are still are notably higher than those found near other MSWIs of Catalonia. In turn, the levels of PCDD/Fs in air are even higher than in 2014 (mean value: 0.044 vs. 0.026 pg WHO-TEQ/m3 in 2014), being also the highest detected in similar zones of Catalonia. The current cancer risk due to PCDD/F exposure for the residents in the neighborhood of the IWMF is 2.3 × 10− 6, a worrying fact as the 10− 6 threshold continues to be exceeded.

Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Waste management and disposal Saúde coletiva Química Pollution Odontología Nutrição Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Interdisciplinar Historia Geografía Geociências Farmacia Environmental sciences Environmental engineering Environmental chemistry Ensino Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Direito Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 00489697

Author's mail: joaquim.rovira@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat marta.schuhmacher@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat joseluis.domingo@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0003-4399-6138 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0003-4381-2490 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0001-6647-9470

Record's date: 2023-02-22

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969717316947

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Science Of The Total Environment. 607-608 63-68

APA: Domingo J., Rovira J., Nadal M., Schuhmacher M. (2017). High cancer risks by exposure to PCDD/Fs in the neighborhood of an Integrated Waste Management Facility. Science Of The Total Environment, 607-608(), 63-68. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.272

Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.272

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2017

Publication Type: Journal Publications