Improving human health outcomes with a low-cost intervention to reduce exposures from lead acid battery recycling: Dong Mai, Vietnam

Ericson, Bret; Duong, Thi To; Keith, John E.; Nguyen, Trong Cuu; Havens, Deborah; Daniell, William; Karr, Catherine J.; Hai, Doan Ngoc; Tung, Lo Van; Ha, Tran Thi Nhi; Wilson, B. J.; Hanrahan, David; Croteau, G.; Taylor, Mark Patrick

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2017.10.042

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“…Studies from both LMICs and high‐income countries have demonstrated the effectiveness of environmental remediation in mitigating exposures to toxic substances. Significant declines in elevated BLLs, for example, following soil abatement have been observed in a number of sites (Ericson et al, ; Lanphear et al, ). In the resource‐poor environment of LMICs, there is a pressing need to include cost in the analysis of effectiveness; this paper offers one possible method.…”

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“…In the United Kingdom, a comparable effort evaluated the cost per life year gained from radon remediation efforts (Kennedy et al, ). In low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), a limited set of papers have reviewed health benefits of pollution remediation (Ericson et al, ; Jones et al, ; Ludlow & Roux, ; Tirima et al, ). However, evaluations of the cost effectiveness of these sorts of interventions in LMICs are, to the best of our knowledge, nonexistent.…”

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“…The Haina soil lead intervention project, which was designed and overseen by TerraGraphics, Inc., was carried out in two distinct phases: the removal or capping of onsite contaminated soil in December 2009 and the mitigation of offsite exposures through soil removal and construction in August 2010 (Blacksmith Institute, ). Soil abatement has been shown to effectively mitigate exposures at lead contaminated sites (Ericson et al, ; Lanphear et al, ). Community education efforts were carried out in parallel.…”

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Cost Effectiveness of Environmental Lead Risk Mitigation in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

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Environmental remediation efforts in low‐ and middle‐income countries have yet to be evaluated for their cost effectiveness. To address this gap we calculate a cost per Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) averted following the environmental remediation of the former lead smelter and adjoining residential areas in Paraiso de Dios, Haina, the Dominican Republic, executed from 2009 to 2010. The remediation had the effect of lowering surface soil lead concentrations to below 100 mg/kg and measured geometric mean blood lead levels (BLLs) from 20.6 μg/dL to 5.34 ug/dL. Because BLLs for the entire impacted population were not available, we use environmental data to calculate the resulting disease burden. We find that before the intervention 176 people were exposed to elevated environmental lead levels at Paraiso de Dios resulting in mean BLLs of 24.97 (95% CI: 24.45–25.5) in children (0–7 years old) and 13.98 μg/dL (95% CI: 13.03–15) in adults. We calculate that without the intervention these exposures would have resulted in 133 to 1,096 DALYs and that all of these were averted at a cost of USD 392 to 3,238, depending on assumptions made. We use a societal perspective, meaning that we include all costs regardless of by whom they were incurred and estimate costs in 2009 USD. Lead remediation in low‐ and middle‐income countries is cost effective according to World Health Organization thresholds. Further research is required to compare the approach detailed here with other public health interventions.

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“…Gottesfeld et al [183] assessed soil contamination inside and outside recycling plants operating with government approval to recycle used lead-acid batteries in seven African countries. Several studies investigated soil contamination and human health exposure in the battery recycling craft village, Dong Mai, Vietnam [184][185][186][187][188]. For instance, Ericson et al [184] evaluated the efficiency of a novel soil lead mitigation project, Noguchi et al [185], Daniell et al [186], and Eguchi et al [187] assessed human lead exposure, while Fujimori et al [188] studied the lead contamination level in surface soil on roads.…”

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End-of-life vehicle management: a comprehensive review

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Aydın

Šimić

2019

J Mater Cycles Waste Manag

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Waste management is gaining very high importance in recent years. As automotive is one of the most critical sectors worldwide, which is rapidly increasing, the management of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) gains importance day by day. Due to legislation and new regulations, actors like users, producers, and treatment facilities are being conferred new responsibilities in the ELV management process. Besides, the ELV management is of vital importance for environment conservation, circular economy and sustainable development. All of these reasons are making the ELV management such a crucial issue to study. Today, the ELV management is a well-positioned and emergent research area. However, the available review papers are focused only on a small area of the ELV management, such as reverse logistics, recovery infrastructure, disassemblability, etc. Besides, a review of state-of-the-art mathematical models for the ELV management is still missing. This paper aims to provide an extensive content analysis overview of studies on the ELV management. A total of 232 studies published in the period 2000-2019 are collected, categorized, reviewed and analyzed. A critical review of the published literature is provided. Gaps in the literature are identified to clarify and suggest future research directions. This review can provide a source of references, valuable insights, and opportunities for researchers interested in the ELV management and inspire their additional attention.Publisher's Note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

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“…Instead, we need big picture models like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges that aim to conceive, develop, and apply solutions that are appropriate to the setting. Simple, yet effective locally based solutions for remediating contaminated soils are required because they not only reduce exposure risks but also build local capacity (e.g., Ericson et al, ). However, inadequate attention has been paid to developing workable solutions to very large‐scale contamination issues, like the widespread lead poisoning devastating children in the Zambian city of Kabwe (Bose‐O'Reilly et al, ).…”

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Addressing Pollution‐Related Global Environmental Health Burdens

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Taylor

2018

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New analyses are revealing the scale of pollution on global health, with a disproportionate share of the impact borne by lower‐income nations, minority and marginalized individuals. Common themes emerge on the drivers of this pollution impact, including a lack of regulation and its enforcement, research and expertise development, and innovative funding mechanisms for mitigation. Creative approaches need to be developed and applied to address and overcome these obstacles. The existing “business as usual” modus operandi continues to externalize human health costs related to pollution, which exerts a negative influence on global environmental health.

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Improving human health outcomes with a low-cost intervention to reduce exposures from lead acid battery recycling: Dong Mai, Vietnam

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Cost Effectiveness of Environmental Lead Risk Mitigation in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Cost Effectiveness of Environmental Lead Risk Mitigation in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

End-of-life vehicle management: a comprehensive review

Addressing Pollution‐Related Global Environmental Health Burdens

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