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Environmental Pollution and Human Health Risks near a Hazardous Waste Landfill. Temporal Trends

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    Identifier: PC:119
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/PC119
    Authors:
    Domingo, J.L.Nadal, M.Schuhmacher, M.Mari, M.Rovira, J.
    Abstract:
    The human health risk assessment associated to the human exposure to polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and metals for the population living near a hazardous waste landfill (HWL) in Catalonia (Spain) is here presented. In summer of 2009 and 2010, two monitoring campaigns were performed by analyzing the levels of PCDD/Fs and some elements (As, Cd, Cr, Hg, Ni, and Pb) in air and soil samples around the HWL. Airborne pollutant levels were very low and without tendency found depending the distance to the facility, while higher levels were found in soils inside and close to the facility. Anyhow, current health risks associated with those contaminants were within acceptable ranges. Notwithstanding, it is recommended to continue with the monitoring program to detect any potential future change in the health risks

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    Author, as appears in the article.: Domingo, J.L. Nadal, M. Schuhmacher, M. Mari, M. Rovira, J.
    Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques Química Analítica i Química Orgànica Enginyeria Química
    URV's Author/s: Joaquim Rovira, Montse Mari, Marta Schuhmacher, Martí Nadal, José L. Domingo
    Abstract: The human health risk assessment associated to the human exposure to polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and metals for the population living near a hazardous waste landfill (HWL) in Catalonia (Spain) is here presented. In summer of 2009 and 2010, two monitoring campaigns were performed by analyzing the levels of PCDD/Fs and some elements (As, Cd, Cr, Hg, Ni, and Pb) in air and soil samples around the HWL. Airborne pollutant levels were very low and without tendency found depending the distance to the facility, while higher levels were found in soils inside and close to the facility. Anyhow, current health risks associated with those contaminants were within acceptable ranges. Notwithstanding, it is recommended to continue with the monitoring program to detect any potential future change in the health risks
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 2210-8505
    Last page: 20
    Journal volume: 2
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili.
    Journal publication year: 2012
    First page: 13