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Trends of polychlorinated compounds in the surroundings of a municipal solid waste incinerator in Mataró (Catalonia, Spain). assessing health risks

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    Identificador: imarina:9138918
    Autors:
    Nadal MMarquès MMari MRovira JDomingo JL
    Resum:
    © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Since 2008, the environmental levels of polychlorinated compounds near a municipal solid waste incinerator in Mataró (Catalonia, Spain) have been periodically monitored. The present study aimed at updating the data regarding the temporal changes occurred between 2015 and 2017, when air and soil samples were collected again, and the concentrations of the same chemical pollutants (i.e., polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)) were analysed. Furthermore, the health risks associated with their human exposure were also evaluated. The levels of all the contaminants in soil were far below the threshold established by regional and national legislations, also being lower than those observed in previous surveys. A similar trend was also noted for PCDD/Fs in air samples, while airborne PCBs were the only group of chemicals whose levels significantly increased. In any case, the global assessment of the data regarding the different pollutants and matrices indicates that there has not been a general increase in the environmental pollution around the facility. In addition, the environmental exposure to PCDD/Fs and PCBs by the population living nearby is still clearly lower than the dietary intake of these same chemical pollutants.
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    Autor segons l'article: Nadal M; Marquès M; Mari M; Rovira J; Domingo JL
    Departament: Enginyeria Química Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
    Autor/s de la URV: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Mari Marcos, Montserrat / Marquès Bueno, Montserrat / Nadal Lomas, Martí / Rovira Solano, Joaquim
    Paraules clau: Municipal solid waste incinerator Mataro (catalonia, spain) Human exposure Health risks Environmental pollution
    Resum: © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Since 2008, the environmental levels of polychlorinated compounds near a municipal solid waste incinerator in Mataró (Catalonia, Spain) have been periodically monitored. The present study aimed at updating the data regarding the temporal changes occurred between 2015 and 2017, when air and soil samples were collected again, and the concentrations of the same chemical pollutants (i.e., polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)) were analysed. Furthermore, the health risks associated with their human exposure were also evaluated. The levels of all the contaminants in soil were far below the threshold established by regional and national legislations, also being lower than those observed in previous surveys. A similar trend was also noted for PCDD/Fs in air samples, while airborne PCBs were the only group of chemicals whose levels significantly increased. In any case, the global assessment of the data regarding the different pollutants and matrices indicates that there has not been a general increase in the environmental pollution around the facility. In addition, the environmental exposure to PCDD/Fs and PCBs by the population living nearby is still clearly lower than the dietary intake of these same chemical pollutants.
    Àrees temàtiques: Toxicology Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Environmental sciences Chemical health and safety
    Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: joaquim.rovira@urv.cat montserrat.marques@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat montserrat.mari@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat joseluis.domingo@urv.cat
    Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0003-4399-6138 0000-0001-6302-8578 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0001-8971-3856 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0001-6647-9470
    Data d'alta del registre: 2023-02-23
    Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Referència a l'article segons font original: Toxics. 8 (4): 1-12
    Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Nadal M; Marquès M; Mari M; Rovira J; Domingo JL (2020). Trends of polychlorinated compounds in the surroundings of a municipal solid waste incinerator in Mataró (Catalonia, Spain). assessing health risks. Toxics, 8(4), 1-12. DOI: 10.3390/toxics8040111
    URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Any de publicació de la revista: 2020
    Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
  • Paraules clau:

    Chemical Health and Safety,Environmental Sciences,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Toxicology
    Municipal solid waste incinerator
    Mataro (catalonia, spain)
    Human exposure
    Health risks
    Environmental pollution
    Toxicology
    Health, toxicology and mutagenesis
    Environmental sciences
    Chemical health and safety
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