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High cancer risks by exposure to PCDD/Fs in the neighborhood of an Integrated Waste Management Facility

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    Identificador: imarina:3388882
    Autores:
    Domingo J., Rovira J., Nadal M., Schuhmacher M.
    Resumen:
    In 2014, we conducted a study aimed at screening the concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and various trace elements in air and soil samples collected in an urban area of Sant Adrià de Besòs (Barcelona, Spain) in the vicinity of an Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF). It consists of a mechanical-biological treatment plant (MBT) and an old municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI). Human health risks for the population living in the area were also assessed. The most worrying result was the high cancer risks estimated for the area (2.5 × 10− 6). In March 2017, we have carried out a new survey to check if the authorities had taken the necessary and urgent measures to reduce the environmental concentrations of PCDD/Fs -and the human health risks- until acceptable levels. Although the concentrations of PCDD/Fs in soils are currently lower (mean value: 1.66 vs. 3.6 ng WHO-TEQ/kg in 2014), they are still are notably higher than those found near other MSWIs of Catalonia. In turn, the levels of PCDD/Fs in air are even higher than in 2014 (mean value: 0.044 vs. 0.026 pg WHO-TEQ/m3 in 2014), being also the highest detected in similar zones of Catalonia. The current cancer risk due to PCDD/F exposure for the residents in the neighborhood of the IWMF is 2.3 × 10− 6, a worrying fact as the 10− 6 threshold continues to be exceeded.
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    Autor según el artículo: Domingo J., Rovira J., Nadal M., Schuhmacher M.
    Departamento: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques Enginyeria Química
    Autor/es de la URV: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Nadal Lomas, Martí / Rovira Solano, Joaquim / Schuhmacher Ansuategui, Marta
    Palabras clave: Urban area Pcdd/fs Municipal solid waste incinerator Integrated waste management facility Cancer risks pcdd/fs municipal solid waste incinerator integrated waste management facility cancer risks
    Resumen: In 2014, we conducted a study aimed at screening the concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and various trace elements in air and soil samples collected in an urban area of Sant Adrià de Besòs (Barcelona, Spain) in the vicinity of an Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF). It consists of a mechanical-biological treatment plant (MBT) and an old municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI). Human health risks for the population living in the area were also assessed. The most worrying result was the high cancer risks estimated for the area (2.5 × 10− 6). In March 2017, we have carried out a new survey to check if the authorities had taken the necessary and urgent measures to reduce the environmental concentrations of PCDD/Fs -and the human health risks- until acceptable levels. Although the concentrations of PCDD/Fs in soils are currently lower (mean value: 1.66 vs. 3.6 ng WHO-TEQ/kg in 2014), they are still are notably higher than those found near other MSWIs of Catalonia. In turn, the levels of PCDD/Fs in air are even higher than in 2014 (mean value: 0.044 vs. 0.026 pg WHO-TEQ/m3 in 2014), being also the highest detected in similar zones of Catalonia. The current cancer risk due to PCDD/F exposure for the residents in the neighborhood of the IWMF is 2.3 × 10− 6, a worrying fact as the 10− 6 threshold continues to be exceeded.
    Áreas temáticas: 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
    Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 00489697
    Direcció de correo del autor: joaquim.rovira@urv.cat joseluis.domingo@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat marta.schuhmacher@urv.cat
    Identificador del autor: 0000-0003-4399-6138 0000-0001-6647-9470 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0003-4381-2490
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2024-09-07
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion
    Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969717316947
    URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Science Of The Total Environment. 607-608 63-68
    Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Domingo J., Rovira J., Nadal M., Schuhmacher M. (2017). High cancer risks by exposure to PCDD/Fs in the neighborhood of an Integrated Waste Management Facility. Science Of The Total Environment, 607-608(), 63-68. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.272
    DOI del artículo: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.272
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2017
    Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
  • Palabras clave:

    Environmental Chemistry,Environmental Engineering,Environmental Sciences,Pollution,Waste Management and Disposal
    Urban area
    Pcdd/fs
    Municipal solid waste incinerator
    Integrated waste management facility
    Cancer risks
    pcdd/fs
    municipal solid waste incinerator
    integrated waste management facility
    cancer risks
    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
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