Human Health Risk Assessment: Guideline Values and Magic Numbers

Nathanail, C. Paul; Earl, Naomi

doi:10.1680/aarocl.29880.0005

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“…The primary hazards to humans and other vertebrates from industrial residues tend to result either from direct contact with the residue, ingestion or inhalation of dusts, or ingestion of rainwater run-off (Nathanail and Earl, 2001;Stange and Langdon, 2016). All these hazards can be significantly reduced if vegetative cover is established on the residue surface, as plant growth will buffer the chemistry of the surface layer and minimise dusts and suspended solids in runoff.…”

Section: Upper Surface and Leaching Zonementioning

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Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes

Sapsford

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Sinnett

et al. 2023

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Waste and R

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Many countries face serious strategic challenges with the future supply of both aggregates and critical elements. Yet, at the same time, they must sustainably manage continued multimillion tonne annual arisings of mineral-dominated wastes from mining and industry. In an antithesis of Circular Economy principles, these wastes continue to be landfilled despite often comprising valuable components, such as critical metals, soil macronutrients and mineral components which sequester atmospheric CO2. In this paper, the authors aim to introduce a new concept for value recovery from mineral-rich wastes where materials are temporarily stored and cleaned in landfill-like repositories designed to be mined later. The time in storage is utilised for remediating contaminated materials and separating and concentrating valuable components. It is proposed that this could be achieved through engineering the repository to accelerate “lithomimetic” processes, i.e. those mimicking natural supergene processes responsible for the formation of secondary ores. This paper summarises the concept and justifications and outlines fundamental aspects of how this new concept might be applied to the design of future repositories. The proposed concept aims to end the current “linear” landfilling of mineral-rich wastes in favour of reuse as aggregates and ores.

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Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes

Sapsford

Stewart

Sinnett

et al. 2023

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Waste and R

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“…They are easy to understand and interpret by a wide variety of non-specialist stakeholders. Nathanail & Earl (2001) reviewed the dangers of guideline values and what various countries do. It cannot be overemphasized that the use of imported guideline values should only be countenanced if, on a site-specific basis, such values, which clearly fail the authoritativeness test, can be shown to be appropriate and protective of the relevant receptor(s) of concern.…”

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“…If any element of the linkage (contaminant or pathway or receptor) is missing then the contamination should not be regarded as posing a risk. Human health risk assessment involves: identifying and characterizing contamination hazards on site; defining contaminant mobility; developing realistic scenarios in which humans could be exposed to contaminants; estimating the uptake of a contaminant by humans; and finally evaluating the consequences of the uptake (Nathanail & Earl 2001). The concept of regulating contamination on the basis of its potential to harm human health is not new.…”

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Generic and site‐specific criteria in assessment of human health risk from contaminated soil

Nathanail

2005

Soil Use and Management

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Previous industrial and waste disposal activities and natural processes have led to elevated concentrations of harmful substances in soil. Risk-based land management requires the risk posed by such substances to be managed. Generic assessment criteria offer a simple and efficient but often over-cautious approach to human health risk assessment. Site-specific assessment criteria reduce over-conservatism but require extra time and effort to determine. Generic assessment criteria should represent contaminant concentrations below which there is no unacceptable risk to human health. Consistent definitions, application and interpretation are essential prerequisites for fostering and maintaining stakeholder confidence in risk-based land management.

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Biotechnological Aspects of Soil Decontamination

Sheoran

2014

Biotechnologies and Biomimetics for Civil Engineering

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Human Health Risk Assessment: Guideline Values and Magic Numbers

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Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes

Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes

Generic and site‐specific criteria in assessment of human health risk from contaminated soil

Biotechnological Aspects of Soil Decontamination

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