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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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    Identifier: imarina:9138918
    Authors:
    Nadal MMarquès MMari MRovira JDomingo JL
    Abstract:
    © 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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    Author, as appears in the article.: Nadal M; Marquès M; Mari M; Rovira J; Domingo JL
    Department: Enginyeria Química Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
    URV's Author/s: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Mari Marcos, Montserrat / Marquès Bueno, Montserrat / Nadal Lomas, Martí / Rovira Solano, Joaquim
    Keywords: Municipal solid waste incinerator Mataro (catalonia, spain) Human exposure Health risks Environmental pollution
    Abstract: © 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.
    Thematic Areas: Toxicology Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Environmental sciences Chemical health and safety
    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 montserrat.mari@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat joseluis.domingo@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0003-4399-6138 0000-0001-6302-8578 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0001-8971-3856 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0001-6647-9470
    Record's date: 2023-02-23
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/8/4/111
    Papper original source: Toxics. 8 (4): 1-12
    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
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Article's DOI: 10.3390/toxics8040111
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2020
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    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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