Health risks for the population living in the vicinity of an Integrated Waste Management Facility: Screening environmental pollutants

Domingo, José L.; Rovira, Joaquim; Vilavert, Lolita; Nadal, Martí; Figueras, María José; Schuhmacher, Marta

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.03.010

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“…Previous studies have been focused in the evaluation of formaldehyde and/or VOC concentrations in facility surroundings, and the concentrations found have been associated with the plants through mathematical models or wind directions and distances to the facility (Vilavert et al, 2011(Vilavert et al, , 2014Domingo et al, 2015). In the present case, however the exact contributions of the studied WTPs to immission concentrations have been calculated.…”

Section: Influence Of Wtp In Formaldehyde and Voc Ambient Air Concentmentioning

confidence: 94%

Impact of formaldehyde and VOCs from waste treatment plants upon the ambient air nearby an urban area (Spain)

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et al. 2016

Science of The Total Environment

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Emission factors of formaldehyde and VOCs were determined for two waste treatment plants (WTP) located in\ud the metropolitan area of Barcelona city. Formaldehyde emission factors were determined from the biogas engines\ud exhausts and the process chimneys (after the biofilter process), and VOC emission factors were determined\ud in the process chimneys. Formaldehyde and VOC were dynamically sampled usingDNPH-coated adsorbent tubes\ud with ozone scrubber and multi-sorbent bed tubes (Carbotrap, Carbopack X and Carboxen 569), respectively,\ud using portable pump equipment. Formaldehyde emission factors from biogas engines were found between\ud 0.001–0.04 g s-1. Additionally, formaldehyde and VOC emission factors from process chimneys were found to\ud be between 0.0002–0.003 g s-1 and 0.9 ± 0.3 g s-1, respectively. Employing real emission factors, the expected\ud concentrations derived from the WTPs in their nearby urban areaswere calculated using The Atmospheric Pollution\ud Model (TAPM, CSIRO), and impact maps were generated. On the other hand, ambient air formaldehyde and VOC\ud concentrations were determined in selected locations close to the evaluated waste treatment facilities using both\ud active and passive samplers, and were between 2.5±0.4–5.9±1.0 µgm-3and91±48–242±121 µgm-3, respectively.\ud The concentrations of formaldehyde and VOC derived exclusively from the waste treatment plants were\ud around 2% and 0.3 ± 0.9% of the total formaldehyde and VOC concentrations found in ambient air, respectively.Postprint (author's final draft

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Section: Influence Of Wtp In Formaldehyde and Voc Ambient Air Concentmentioning

confidence: 94%

Impact of formaldehyde and VOCs from waste treatment plants upon the ambient air nearby an urban area (Spain)

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Perales

et al. 2016

Science of The Total Environment

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“…There were several medical waste treatment methods in the world, such as steam sterilization, chemical disinfection, microwave sanitation, recycling, dry heat disinfection and incineration (Jang et al, 2006). Incineration has numerous advantages such as energy recovery and volume minimization and has been used as a major treatment method of medical waste in many countries (Antonopoulos et al, 2014;Domingo et al, 2015). However, incineration also has some disadvantages such as the secondary pollution (including persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and heavy metals emission) (Li et al, 2010).…”

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Emission characteristic of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) from medical waste incinerators (MWIs) in China in 2016: A comparison between higher emission levels of MWIs and lower emission levels of MWIs

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Environmental Pollution

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“…In Japan, Fukuda et al 9 reported that cancers in residents near waste incinerators had no significant relationship to dioxin exposure across a large variety of exposure periods. Additionally, Domingo et al 66 performed a case study that sampled and then modelled air and soil pollutant levels in the vicinity of waste incinerators. They concluded that carcinogenic risk from waste incinerators was similar to background levels in any industrial or urban area, suggesting that, while waste incineration is at most not worse than traditional industrial and urban pollution sources, this level of exposure would add to the historical baseline level.…”

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The health impacts of waste incineration: a systematic review

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et al. 2020

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Introduction: Waste incineration is increasingly used to reduce waste volume and produce electricity. Several incinerators have recently been proposed in Australia and community groups are concerned about health impacts. An overview of the evidence on health effects has been needed. Method:A systematic review of English language literature for waste incinerators and health using PRISMA methodology. Results:A range of adverse health effects were identified, including significant associations with some neoplasia, congenital anomalies, infant deaths and miscarriage, but not for other diseases. Ingestion was the dominant exposure pathway for the public. Newer incinerator technologies may reduce exposure.Discussion: Despite these findings, diverse chemicals, poor study methodologies and inconsistent reporting of incinerator technology specifications precludes firmer conclusions about safety. Conclusion:Older incinerator technology and infrequent maintenance schedules have been strongly linked with adverse health effects. More recent incinerators have fewer reported ill effects, perhaps because of inadequate time for adverse effects to emerge. A precautionary approach is required. Waste minimisation is essential.Implications for public health: Public health practitioners can offer clearer advice about adverse health effects from incinerators. We suggest improved research design and methods to make future studies more robust and comparable. We offer ideas for better policy and regulation.

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Health risks for the population living in the vicinity of an Integrated Waste Management Facility: Screening environmental pollutants

Cited by 61 publications

References 41 publications

Impact of formaldehyde and VOCs from waste treatment plants upon the ambient air nearby an urban area (Spain)

Impact of formaldehyde and VOCs from waste treatment plants upon the ambient air nearby an urban area (Spain)

Emission characteristic of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) from medical waste incinerators (MWIs) in China in 2016: A comparison between higher emission levels of MWIs and lower emission levels of MWIs

The health impacts of waste incineration: a systematic review

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