Human health risk associated with direct potable reuse – evaluation through quantitative relative risk assessment case studies

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 679-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Soller ◽  
M. H. Nellor ◽  
C. J. Cruz ◽  
E. McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Relative Risk ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Potable Reuse ◽  
Relative Risk Assessment ◽  
Direct Potable Reuse

Two hypothetical quantitative relative risk assessment (QRRA) case study evaluations illustrate how QRRA can inform risk management decisions for direct potable reuse.

Evaluating Risk After a Hazardous Waste Treatment Plant Released Persistent Organic Pollutants. Part 1. Background and Policy Issues

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tee L. Guidotti
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Persistent Organic Pollutants ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Treatment Plant

On 16 October 1996, a malfunction at the Swan Hills Special Waste Treatment Center (SHSWTC) in Alberta, Canada, released an undetermined quantity of persistent organic pollutants to the atmosphere. An ecologically based, staged health risk assessment was conducted to evaluate the human health risk, the findings of which are presented in Part 2, on Ecotoxicology and Human Health Risk. The incident resulted in the largest fine for an environmental infraction in Alberta history up to that time. Despite the incident, the province of Alberta has continued to subsidize the facility and has kept it in operation, with changes in management. The policy rationale is that if the facility were not available, accumulation and possible diversion of hazardous waste into illegal disposal alternatives would threaten the environment much more than operation of the plant. This case study illustrates an ecological approach to risk assessment and an attempted culturally sensitive approach to risk management. Incidents in which people are exposed to toxic substances do not occur in a social vacuum. Risk management strategies must be adapted to groups with different cultural values and expectations. Community and individual responses to such incidents, and the development of health advisory messages, may depend on presenting information on exposure and risk in terms consistent with cultural patterns among subpopulations in the community.

A regional approach to the environmental risk assessment - Human health risk assessment case study in the Campania region

2018 ◽  
Vol 184 ◽  
pp. 400-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Minolfi ◽  
Stefano Albanese ◽  
Annamaria Lima ◽  
Timo Tarvainen ◽  
Alberto Fortelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Environmental Risk Assessment ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Campania Region ◽  
Regional Approach

scholarly journals Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD): A case study applying tiered testing for human health risk assessment

2019 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 110581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Marie Gannon ◽  
Marjory Moreau ◽  
Reza Farmahin ◽  
Russell S. Thomas ◽  
Tara S. Barton-Maclaren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Human Health Risk Assessment
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