Contaminant Concentrations in Sediments, Aquatic Invertebrates, and Fish in Proximity to Rail Tracks Used for Coal Transport in the Pacific Northwest (USA): A Baseline Assessment

Hapke, Whitney B.; Black, Robert W.; Eagles‐Smith, Collin A.; Smith, Cassandra D.; Johnson, Lyndal L.; Ylitalo, Gina M.; Boyd, Daryle; Davis, J. W.; Eldridge, Sara L. Caldwell; Nilsen, Elena B.

doi:10.1007/s00244-019-00667-0

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“…In a study in Vancouver, Canada, passing coal trains caused significant short‐term increases in particulate matter concentrations in an adjacent residential neighborhood—up to ∼100 μg/m 3 (Akaoka et al., 2017). The dust also represents an ecosystem health hazard to biota in proximity to the railway (Hapke et al., 2019).…”

Section: Safety Concernsmentioning

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Health and Safety Effects of Airborne Soil Dust in the Americas and Beyond

Tong

Gill

Sprigg

et al. 2023

Reviews of Geophysics

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Risks associated with dust hazards are often underappreciated, a gap between the knowledge pool and public awareness that can be costly for impacted communities. This study reviews the emission sources and chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of airborne soil particles (dust) and their effects on human and environmental health and safety in the Pan‐American region. American dust originates from both local sources (western United States, northern Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina) and long‐range transport from Africa and Asia. Dust properties, as well as the trends and interactions with criteria air pollutants, are summarized. Human exposure to dust is associated with adverse health effects, including asthma, allergies, fungal infections, and premature death. In the Americas, a well‐documented and striking effect of soil dust is its association with Coccidioidomycosis, commonly known as Valley fever, an infection caused by inhalation of soil‐dwelling fungi unique to this region. Besides human health, dust affects environmental health through nutrients that increase phytoplankton biomass, contaminants that diminish water supply and affect food (crops/fruits/vegetables and ready‐to‐eat meat), spread crop and marine pathogens, cause Valley fever among domestic and wild animals, transport heavy metals, radionuclides and microplastics, and reduce solar and wind power generation. Dust is also a safety hazard to road transportation and aviation, in the southwestern US where blowing dust is one of the deadliest weather hazards. To mitigate the harmful effects, coordinated regional and international efforts are needed to enhance dust observations and prediction capabilities, soil conservation measures, and Valley fever and other disease surveillance.

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Section: Safety Concernsmentioning

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Health and Safety Effects of Airborne Soil Dust in the Americas and Beyond

Tong

Gill

Sprigg

et al. 2023

Reviews of Geophysics

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“…In a study in Vancouver, Canada, passing coal trains caused significant short-term increases in particulate matter concentrations in an adjacent residential neighborhood-up to ∼100 μg/m 3 (Akaoka et al, 2017). The dust also represents an ecosystem health hazard to biota in proximity to the railway (Hapke et al, 2019).…”

Section: Railroad Safety and Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health and Safety Effects of Airborne Soil Dust in the Americas and Beyond

Tong

Baklanov

Barker

et al. 2021

Preprint

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Risks associated with dust hazards are often underappreciated, a gap between the knowledge pool and public awareness that can be costly for impacted communities. This study reviews the emission sources and chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of airborne soil particles (dust) and their effects on human and environmental health and safety in the Pan-American region. American dust originates from both local sources (western United States, northern Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina) and long-range transport from Africa and Asia. Dust properties, as well as the trends and interactions with criteria air pollutants, are summarized. Human exposure to dust is associated with adverse health effects, including asthma, allergies, fungal infections, and premature death. In the Americas, a well-documented and striking effect of soil dust is its association with Coccidioidomycosis, commonly known as Valley fever, an infection caused by inhalation of soil-dwelling fungi unique to this region. Besides human health, dust affects environmental health through nutrients that increase phytoplankton biomass, contaminants that diminish water supply and affect food (crops/ fruits/vegetables and ready-to-eat meat), spread crop and marine pathogens, cause Valley fever among domestic and wild animals, transport heavy metals, radionuclides and microplastics, and reduce solar and wind power generation. Dust is also a safety hazard to road transportation and aviation, in the southwestern US where blowing dust is one of the deadliest weather hazards. To mitigate the harmful effects, coordinated regional and international efforts are needed to enhance dust observations and prediction capabilities, soil conservation measures, and Valley fever and other disease surveillance.Plain Language Summary Soil particles suspended in the air, commonly known as dust, impose substantial risks to many sectors of society, including human health, environmental health, transportation safety and the general economy. This work focuses on the dust effects in the Pan-American region, where the knowledge is rather fragmented, but impacts are costly.

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“…Evaluation of aquatic biota trends, is the Evaluation of trends in the composition of quatic biota types during excavation and landfill activities for the railway line at the construction stage is carried out by comparing the results of identification and analysis in this period compared with the results of identification and trends in previous periods, namely the two monitoring periods in August 2019 and October 2019 as well as trends during the Environmental Impact Analysis conducted in 2014 and monitoring conducted in 2019 [33].…”

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Monitoring of Surface Water Quality in Train Development Activities Plan between Makasar and Parepare, South Sulawesi Indonesia

Isworo¹,

Oetari²,

Alita³

et al. 2020

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Background and Objectives: The plan for the construction of the Makassar - Parepare railway line is the priority for the development of the land transportation mode in South Sulawesi. The development plan has received an environmental permit which was then continued with a monitoring study. Methodology: Descriptive analysis methods are then compared with quality standards based on South Sulawesi Governor Regulation No. 69 of 2010. Physical parameters with organoleptic and conductivity methods. Heavy metal parameters using the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry method. Aquatic biota parameters are based on the Shannon wiener diversity index. The Results: The measurement results of the pre-construction stage addressing parameters that exceed the quality standard are turbidity. Measuring the monitoring period I, all parameters still meet quality standards, except Total Dissolved Solids and Cadmium, while other parameters are not required. Measurement. Period II, at all measurement locations the parameters of Total Dissolved Solids, Total Suspended Solid, Chemical Oxygen Demand and Dissolved Oxygen exceed the quality standards of the Diversity Index (H') results of the pre-construction period with the value (H') = 1.92, (D) = 66, (E) = -, mild pollution waters category. Period 1 (H') = 0.24, (D) = 0.88, (E) = 0.35, the category of moderately polluted. Period II (H') = 0.78, (D) = 0.22, (E) = 0.49, the category of moderately polluted waters. Conclusions: Monitoring results show an increase in surface water pollution from mild to moderate.

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Contaminant Concentrations in Sediments, Aquatic Invertebrates, and Fish in Proximity to Rail Tracks Used for Coal Transport in the Pacific Northwest (USA): A Baseline Assessment

Cited by 4 publications

References 97 publications

Health and Safety Effects of Airborne Soil Dust in the Americas and Beyond

Health and Safety Effects of Airborne Soil Dust in the Americas and Beyond

Health and Safety Effects of Airborne Soil Dust in the Americas and Beyond

Monitoring of Surface Water Quality in Train Development Activities Plan between Makasar and Parepare, South Sulawesi Indonesia

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