Health Risks of Environmental Exposure to PCDD/Fs near a Hazardous Waste Incinerator in Catalonia, Spain

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10.2991/jrarc.2013.3.2.2How to use a DOI?

Keywords

hazardous waste incinerator, PCDD/Fs, soils, vegetation, health risk assessment, Constantí (Spain)

Abstract

In order to evaluate the environmental impact of a hazardous waste incinerator (HWI) located in Constantí (Spain), during the period 2010-2012, 30 vegetation and soil samples were alternatively (herbage in 2010 and 2012, and soils in 2011) collected in the surroundings of the facility, and their contents of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) determined. Data were compared with those of previous campaigns, and especially with PCDD/F levels in the same monitors reported in the baseline study (1998), when the facility was being constructed. In general terms, a continuous decrease of PCDD/Fs in soils was observed, while in herbage the results indicated an increase since 2008. Anyhow, the health risks associated to environmental exposure of PCDD/Fs are currently within acceptable ranges.

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© 2013, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Montse Mari
AU  - Jordi Díaz-Ferrero
AU  - Marta Schuhmacher
AU  - Martí Nadal
AU  - José L. Domingo
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2013/08/01
TI  - Health Risks of Environmental Exposure to PCDD/Fs near a Hazardous Waste Incinerator in Catalonia, Spain
JO  - Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response
SP  - 77
EP  - 87
VL  - 3
IS  - 2
SN  - 2210-8505
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/jrarc.2013.3.2.2
DO  - 10.2991/jrarc.2013.3.2.2
ID  - Mari2013
ER  -