Comparative Human Health Impact Assessment of Engineered Nanomaterials in the Framework of Life Cycle Assessment

Risk Analysis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
pp. 1358-1374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wouter Fransman ◽  
Harrie Buist ◽  
Eelco Kuijpers ◽  
Tobias Walser ◽  
David Meyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Impact Assessment ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Engineered Nanomaterials ◽  
Human Health Impact

Human health impact assessment of exposure to particulate matter: an AirQ software modeling

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (19) ◽  
pp. 16513-16519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Miri ◽  
Hamideh Ebrahimi Aval ◽  
Mohammad Hassan Ehrampoush ◽  
Amir Mohammadi ◽  
Ali Toolabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Impact Assessment ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Software Modeling ◽  
Human Health Impact ◽  
Airq Software

scholarly journals Regional Parameters for Human Health Impact Assessment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Belyanovskaya ◽  
Bulat Soktoev ◽  
Bertrand Laratte ◽  
Elena Ageeva ◽  
Natalia Baranovksaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Impact Assessment ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Critical Parameters ◽  
Opposite Case ◽  
Human Health Impact

Abstract The research paper is aimed to modify the human health impact assessment of Cr in soils. The current article presents the input of several critical parameters for the human health Impact Score (IShum) assessment in soils. The modification of the IShum is derived using geological data (results of neutron activation analysis of soils are used in the IShum calculation; research area is divided using the watersheds) and population size and density. Watersheds reflect the local environmental conditions of the territory unlike the administrative units due to their geological independence. The calculations of the Characterization factor value underestimate the influence of the population size and density on the final result. Default regional values cannot be considered during the assessment of the potential human health impact for the big sparsely inhabited areas. In case of very low population density the result will be overrated and underestimated in the opposite case. The current approach demonstrates the generosity of the geographical separation in the USEtox model. The same approach can be utilized for other geo zones due to the accessibility of this information (area size, population size and density, geological and landscape features).

scholarly journals Spatial distribution of trace elements (As, Cd, Ni, Pb) from PM10 aerosols and human health impact assessment in an Eastern European country, Romania

2021 ◽  
Vol 193 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katalin Bodor ◽  
Zsolt Bodor ◽  
Róbert Szép
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Impact Assessment ◽  
Hazard Quotient ◽  
Eastern European Country ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
World Health ◽  
Human Health Impact ◽  
Study Results

AbstractIn the present study, the concentrations of trace elements in PM10 were determined and analyzed at 115 monitoring stations in Romania throughout the period 2009–2018. The spatiotemporal distribution of trace element concentrations of PM10, the source apportionment and health impact assessment, was carried out. The results showed a very high multi-annual mean concentration for PM10 and trace elements as well. The multiannual average concentration of PM10 was higher by 29.75% than the World Health Organization recommendation. All studied air pollutants showed a decreasing trend during the studied years, showing with 17.84%, 50.21%, 43.36%, 11.27%, and 72.09% lower values for PM10, As-, Cd-, Ni-, and Pb-, respectively, due to environmental regulations. To assess the human health impact, the hazard quotient (HQ) and cancer risk (CR) were calculated using the health risk model developed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Cd and Ni might present a non-carcinogenic risk to both adults and children; however, the hazard quotient values are higher than the safe limit, with 9.53 and 1.93, respectively. In addition, our study results revealed that the inhalation of As, Cd and the dermal absorption of all studied trace elements were considered as the most important risk factors for developing cancer, especially in case of adults.

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