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 / HERRERO PRADO, MARIA DEL CARMEN / 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/
ISSN: 00489697
Author's mail: joaquim.rovira@urv.cat joseluis.domingo@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-4399-6138 0000-0001-6647-9470 0000-0002-0217-4827
Record's date: 2024-11-09
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
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
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2020
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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