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The Importance of Land Use Definition in Human Health Risk Assessment Related to Lead in Soils
Joint Authors
Urrutia-Goyes, Ricardo
Ornelas-Soto, Nancy
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-10-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In many countries, soil contamination and lead exposure is a persistent human and environmental health issue, while in others, it is an emerging concern.
Defining the extent of lead contamination and assessing human health risk allow for efficient prevention agendas.
The different types of land uses delimit the exposure frequency and hence can influence the evaluation of possible threats.
In this study, human health risk assessment is performed under different land use scenarios, after determining the concentration of lead in topsoil of a rehabilitated space.
An analytical hybrid method was used to determine the concentrations of the heavy metal.
Human health risk indicators, hazard quotient and cancer risk, were subsequently calculated and compared under such scenarios of varying population exposure by land use.
Results indicate that an increasing exposure can set health risk indicators above the tolerable levels.
Correctly defining the exposure frequency by land use is very important to determine the actual risk levels of a site.
Local regulators should take this information into account before designing prevention plans, especially in localities where migration and urbanization are major development factors and since the land use of a public place could change over time and alter the exposure frequency to soil.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Urrutia-Goyes, Ricardo& Ornelas-Soto, Nancy. 2019. The Importance of Land Use Definition in Human Health Risk Assessment Related to Lead in Soils. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127641
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Urrutia-Goyes, Ricardo& Ornelas-Soto, Nancy. The Importance of Land Use Definition in Human Health Risk Assessment Related to Lead in Soils. BioMed Research International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127641
American Medical Association (AMA)
Urrutia-Goyes, Ricardo& Ornelas-Soto, Nancy. The Importance of Land Use Definition in Human Health Risk Assessment Related to Lead in Soils. BioMed Research International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127641
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1127641