Health risk analysis of PCDD/F emissions from MSW incineration: comparison of probabilistic and deterministic approaches

Lonati, Giovanni; Cernuschi, S.; Giugliano, Michèle; Grosso, Mario

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.139

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“…Humans and animals intake PCDD/Fs through various routes, e.g., dermal absorption, respiration, and diet [5], and more than 90% of PCDD/F intake is contributed by the last route [6]. Since ducks always walk or take a rest on the ground, the soil is probably accidentally ingested.…”

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Assessment of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans contribution from different media to surrounding duck farms

Lee

Shih

et al. 2009

Journal of Hazardous Materials

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Section: Different Scenario Simulationmentioning

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Assessment of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans contribution from different media to surrounding duck farms

Lee

Shih

et al. 2009

Journal of Hazardous Materials

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“…This methodology was conceptualized into five sequential phases ( Table 1). With an approach to modeling risk that integrates human error into the risk assessment, ST-PRA is an established method in the fields of technology and engineering and has been applied to high-risk, high-reliability industries, such as aerospace, aviation, municipal waste disposal, and nuclear power [28][29][30][31]. In healthcare, it has been applied to anesthesia, medication errors, transition of care, hospital discharge, and organ transplantation [32][33][34].…”

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Sociotechnical probabilistic risk modeling to predict injurious falls in community living centers

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Campbell²,

Hahm³

et al. 2016

J Rehabil Res Dev

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Abstract-The goal of this study was to apply sociotechnical probabilistic risk assessment to prioritize risks and prevention strategies for serious injurious falls of residents in nursing homes. Risk modeling teams consisted of 26 clinical and nonclinical staff from three Department of Veterans Affairs community living centers and one state Veterans' nursing home. Participants met in groups several times to identify and assign probabilities to provider and resident at-risk behaviors and equipment failures. They identified prevention strategies for the failures that accounted for the highest levels of risk. Six scenarios were modeled: (1) transferring from bed to wheelchair, (2) propelling from bedside to bathroom, (3) transferring from wheelchair to toilet, (4) transferring from toilet to wheelchair, (5) propelling from bathroom to bedside, and (6) transferring from wheelchair to bed. The greatest paths of risk were for residents with impaired mobility and high fragility. A 26% reduction in injurious falls could be achieved by (1) reducing the number of unassisted transfers through a modest improvement in response time to alarms, (2) installing automatic brake locks on 90% of wheelchairs, (3) making the wheelchair maintenance process highly reliable, and (4) decreasing improper transfer techniques by 10%.

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“…Moreover, the concentration of PCDD/Fs is related to individual physiological characteristics, such as sex, age, and BMI value. Lonati et al 13 evaluated the health risks of PCDD/F emissions from MSWI incineration and the results indicated that the primary exposure pathway was diet (76%) and the secondary exposure pathway was inhalation (21.4%). Therefore, more information about PCDD/Fs in peoples' diets should be investigated.…”

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“…11 Abad et al 12 ). Lonati et al 13 evaluated the health risks of PCDD/Fs emitted from MSWIs, and the results indicated that the major exposure pathways were diet (76%) and inhalation (21.4%). Lee et al 14 also investigated patterns in ambient air on the basis of data on incinerator emissions and concluded that ambient air exposure was the most important contributor to PCDD/F levels in ambient air but not the only contributor to PCDD/F blood levels.…”

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Levels of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and Trace Metals in the Blood of Nonoccupationally Exposed Residents Living in the Vicinity of a Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator and Electric Arc Furnace

Chen

Lin

et al. 2010

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

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This study examines levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-pdioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and trace metals in the blood of the nonoccupationally exposed residents living in the vicinity of municipal solid waste incinerators (MSWIs) and electric arc furnaces (EAFs). The analysis found that older females had higher concentrations of PCDD/Fs and older males had higher body mass index (BMI) values and higher concentrations of PCDD/Fs. Moreover, sex appeared to affect the levels of PCDD/Fs because, overall, females showed higher levels of PCDD/Fs. The results of a principal component analysis indicated that the characteristics of the blood were more similar to the characteristics of the stack flux gas in MSWIs than those in EAFs. When sex, age, and BMI values were taken into consideration, none of the factors appeared to significantly affect PCDD/F and trace metal blood levels. However, when participants were divided into eight categories and analyzed, it was found that sex was the most important factor affecting levels of trace metals in blood and that males had higher concentrations of Pb, Al, Cd, and Cu. INTRODUCTIONPolychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) have been considered to be one of the most toxic substances affecting human health in recent decades. PCDDs involve 75 mono-to octachlorinated congeners and PCDFs included 135 congeners. Only 17 of the 210 PCDD/Fs were monitored because of their significant toxicities and resistance to biological and chemical degradation. 1 PCDD/Fs may be transported through the atmosphere and precipitated into soil, water, and vegetation by wet and/or dry deposition and diffusion. [2][3][4][5][6] Moreover, because of the lipophilicity of PCDD/Fs, these compounds bioaccumulate and biomagnify in the food chain, which increases the risks for human and animal health 7

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Health risk analysis of PCDD/F emissions from MSW incineration: comparison of probabilistic and deterministic approaches

Cited by 42 publications

References 18 publications

Assessment of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans contribution from different media to surrounding duck farms

Assessment of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans contribution from different media to surrounding duck farms

Sociotechnical probabilistic risk modeling to predict injurious falls in community living centers

Levels of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and Trace Metals in the Blood of Nonoccupationally Exposed Residents Living in the Vicinity of a Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator and Electric Arc Furnace

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