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Human exposure to trace elements and PCDD/Fs around a hazardous waste landfill in Catalonia (Spain)

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    Identifier: imarina:6029526
    Authors:
    Herrero MRovira JMarquès MNadal MDomingo JL
    Abstract:
    © 2019 Elsevier B.V. Hazardous waste landfills (HWLs) usually mean the end of non-reusable, non-recyclable and non-recoverable wastes derived from industrial activities. A number of hazardous compounds and toxic elements, such as PCDD/Fs, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb and As, is associated to these wastes. The HWL of Castellolí (Catalonia, Spain) treats a variety of hazardous wastes, which include bottom ashes from waste incinerators and asbestos potentially containing those toxicants. In 2007, our group began a surveillance program inside the HWL and in nearby villages focused on assessing the environmental levels of PCDD/Fs and toxic elements. Here we summarize the most updated results, corresponding to data from samples collected between 2015 and 2018. The levels of most trace elements (As, Cd, Cr, Ni and Pb) in soils, as well as those of Cd and Pb in air, were significantly higher (p < 0.01) inside the HWL than outside. However, no relevant differences were noted in the concentrations of trace elements when comparing the results of villages near the HWL with those located farther. With respect to PCDD/Fs, a progressive decrease was observed between the first (2007) and most recent (2018) surveys. The human health risks associated with the exposure to trace elements and PCDD/Fs exposure were within acceptable ranges according to national and international legislations (HQ < 1 and Cancer risk < 10−5).
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Herrero M; Rovira J; Marquès M; Nadal M; Domingo JL
    Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
    URV's Author/s: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Marquès Bueno, Montserrat / Nadal Lomas, Martí / Rovira Solano, Joaquim
    Keywords: Vicinity Trends Trace elements Risk assessment Pcdd/fs Leachates Human health-risks Human exposure Heavy-metals Hazardous waste landfill Fly-ash Environmental surveillance Cu Cr Cement plant risk assessment pcdd/fs human exposure hazardous waste landfill
    Abstract: © 2019 Elsevier B.V. Hazardous waste landfills (HWLs) usually mean the end of non-reusable, non-recyclable and non-recoverable wastes derived from industrial activities. A number of hazardous compounds and toxic elements, such as PCDD/Fs, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb and As, is associated to these wastes. The HWL of Castellolí (Catalonia, Spain) treats a variety of hazardous wastes, which include bottom ashes from waste incinerators and asbestos potentially containing those toxicants. In 2007, our group began a surveillance program inside the HWL and in nearby villages focused on assessing the environmental levels of PCDD/Fs and toxic elements. Here we summarize the most updated results, corresponding to data from samples collected between 2015 and 2018. The levels of most trace elements (As, Cd, Cr, Ni and Pb) in soils, as well as those of Cd and Pb in air, were significantly higher (p < 0.01) inside the HWL than outside. However, no relevant differences were noted in the concentrations of trace elements when comparing the results of villages near the HWL with those located farther. With respect to PCDD/Fs, a progressive decrease was observed between the first (2007) and most recent (2018) surveys. The human health risks associated with the exposure to trace elements and PCDD/Fs exposure were within acceptable ranges according to national and international legislations (HQ < 1 and Cancer risk < 10−5).
    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/
    Author's mail: joaquim.rovira@urv.cat montserrat.marques@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat joseluis.domingo@urv.cat
    ISSN: 00489697
    Author identifier: 0000-0003-4399-6138 0000-0001-6302-8578 0000-0002-0217-4827 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/S0048969719363090?via%3Dihub
    Papper original source: Science Of The Total Environment. 710 (136313): 136313-
    APA: Herrero M; Rovira J; Marquès M; Nadal M; Domingo JL (2020). Human exposure to trace elements and PCDD/Fs around a hazardous waste landfill in Catalonia (Spain). Science Of The Total Environment, 710(136313), 136313-. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136313
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136313
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2020
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Environmental Chemistry,Environmental Engineering,Environmental Sciences,Pollution,Waste Management and Disposal
    Vicinity
    Trends
    Trace elements
    Risk assessment
    Pcdd/fs
    Leachates
    Human health-risks
    Human exposure
    Heavy-metals
    Hazardous waste landfill
    Fly-ash
    Environmental surveillance
    Cu
    Cr
    Cement plant
    risk assessment
    pcdd/fs
    human exposure
    hazardous waste landfill
    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
    00489697
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