Application of Health Risk Assessment to Derive Cleanup Levels at a Fuel-Oil Spill Site

Determination of a risk management primer at petroleum-contaminated sites: Developing new human health risk assessment strategy

“…A human health risk assessment was conducted using the RiskBased Corrective Action (RBCA) Tool Kit for Chemical Releases [24][25][26]. Sites A and B were selected for risk assessment due to significant differences in environmental characteristics.…”

Assessment of the sanitary and environmental risks posed by a contaminated industrial site

“…Moreover, the type of reuse of the site was unknown so the risk evaluation had to be implemented for both an industrial/commercial and a residential scenario. The analysis was carried out following Italian legislation and guidelines, with the help of RISC 4 and BP Oil International). The choice of an appropriate and feasible tool for risk assessment is important for determining more achievable and flexible remediation goals with regard to risk.…”

“…The choice of an appropriate and feasible tool for risk assessment is important for determining more achievable and flexible remediation goals with regard to risk. Those goals, together with the identification of main exposure pathways, have a substantial effect on the choice of remediation technology [4,5].…”