Environmental Impact and Human Health Risks of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in the Vicinity of a New Hazardous Waste Incinerator: A Case Study
详细信息 查看全文
- 作者：Nú ; ria Ferré ; -Huguet ; Martí ; Nadal ; Marta Schuhmacher ; and José ; L. Domingo
- 刊名：Environmental Science & Technology
- 出版年：2006
- 出版时间：January 1, 2006
- 年：2006
- 卷：40
- 期：1
- 页码：61 - 66
- 全文大小：344K
- 年卷期：v.40,no.1(January 1, 2006)
- ISSN：1520-5851
文摘
The purpose of this study was to assess the environmentalimpact of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in the vicinity of a new hazardous wasteincinerator (HWI) 4 years after regular operation of thefacility. A double approach was carried out. The PCDD/Fcongener profiles corresponding to environmental samples,soil and herbage, collected before the HWI (baseline)and 4 years after starting regular operations, as well asPCDD/F profiles of air emission samples, were compared.The potential health risks (carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic) due to PCDD/F exposure were assessed for adultsand children living in the neighborhood of the facility.Human exposure to PCDD/Fs was mainly due to dietaryfood intake. Comparisons between the PCDD/F congenerprofiles corresponding to the baseline and current surveys,as well as data concerning the human health riskassessment, indicate that the HWI in question does notcause additional risks to the environment or to the populationliving in the vicinity of the facility.