Cleanup levels at an oil distribution and storage station in eastern central Mexico determined from a health risk assessment

2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (1/2/3) ◽  
pp. 106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosario Iturbe ◽  
Rosa Ma. Flores ◽  
Carlos Flores ◽  
Luis G. Torres
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Central Mexico ◽  
Storage Station ◽  
Oil Distribution ◽  
And Storage

scholarly journals GIS, Multivariate Statistics Analysis and Health Risk Assessment of Water Supply Quality for Human Use in Central Mexico

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 2196
Author(s):  
Leonel Hernández-Mena ◽  
María Guadalupe Panduro-Rivera ◽  
José de Jesús Díaz-Torres ◽  
Valeria Ojeda-Castillo ◽  
Jorge del Real-Olvera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Anthropogenic Activity ◽  
Central Mexico

The spatial assessments of water supply quality from wells, springs, and surface bodies were performed during the dry and rainy seasons in six municipalities in the eastern regions of Michoacán (Central Mexico). Different physicochemical parameters were used to determine the supplies’ Water Quality Index (WQI); all of the communities presented good quality. The analysis indicates that many water quality parameters were within limits set by the international standards, showing levels of “excellent and good quality” according to WQI, mainly during the dry season (except at San Pedro Jácuaro and Irimbo communities in the rainy season). However, some sites showed “poor quality” and “unsuitable drinking water” related to low pH levels (<5) and high levels of turbidity, color, Fe, Al, Mn, and arsenic. Multivariate statistical analysis techniques (Principal Component and Hierarchical Cluster) and geographic information system (GIS) identify potential sources of water pollution and estimate the geographic extension of parameters with negative effects on human health (mainly in communities without sampling). According to multivariate analysis, the Na+/K+ ratio and water temperature (22–42 °C) in various sites suggest that the WQI values were affected by geological and geothermal conditions and physical changes between seasons, but were not from anthropogenic activity. The GIS established predictions about the probable spatial distribution of arsenic levels, pH, temperature, acidity, and hardness in the study area, which provides valuable information on these parameters in the communities where the sampling was not carried out. The health risk assessment for dermal contact and ingestion showed that the noncancer risk level exceeded the recommended criteria (HQ > 1) in the rainy season for three target groups. At the same time, the carcinogenic risk (1 × 10−3) exceeded the acceptability criterion in the rainy season, which suggests that the As mainly represents a threat to the health of adults, children, and infants.

Heavy metals exposure and health risk assessment of PM10 particles in indoor air in industrial area

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-27
Author(s):  
Yujin Oh ◽  
YoonDeok Han ◽  
Yunjae Kim ◽  
Sunghyeon Jung ◽  
Wonhee Jung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Industrial Area ◽  
Metals Exposure

Human health risk assessment: application of the NORISC-HRA and ROME models at two test sites

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 559-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Quercia ◽  
A. Vecchio ◽  
M. Falconi ◽  
L. Togni ◽  
E. Wcislo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Human Health Risk Assessment
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