scholarly journals A Predictive Human Health Risk Assessment of Non-Choleraic Vibrio spp. during Hurricane-Driven Flooding Events in Coastal South Carolina, USA

Atmosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 269
Author(s):  
Alexandra M. Frank ◽  
Mariana G. Cains ◽  
Diane S. Henshel
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Relative Risk ◽  
Storm Surge ◽  
Risk Model ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Surge Flooding ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Flooding Events ◽  
Block Groups ◽  
Vibrio Spp

Densely populated, low-lying coastal areas are most at-risk for negative impacts from increasing intensity of storm-induced flooding. Due to the effects of global warming and subsequent climate change, coastal temperatures and the magnitude of storm-induced flooding are projected to increase, creating a hospitable environment for the aquatic Vibrio spp. bacteria. A relative risk model analysis was used to determine which census block groups in coastal South Carolina have the highest risk of Vibrio spp. exposure using storm surge flooding as a proxy. Coastal block groups with dense vulnerable sub-populations exposed to storm surge have the highest relative risk, while inland block groups away from riverine-mediated storm surge have the lowest relative risk. As Vibriosis infections may be extremely severe or even deadly, the best methods of infection control will be regular standardized coastal and estuarine water monitoring for Vibrio spp. to enable more informed and timely public health advisories and help prevent future exposure.

scholarly journals Extreme Climate Events, Household Decision-Making and Transitions in the Immediate Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 139-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Solecki ◽  
Robin Leichenko ◽  
David Eisenhauer
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Storm Surge ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Hurricane Sandy ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Scale Transformation ◽  
Household Decision ◽  
Surge Flooding ◽  
Term Response

AbstractIt is five years since Hurricane Sandy heavily damaged the New York- New Jersey Metropolitan region, and the fuller character of the long-term response can be better understood. The long-term response to Hurricane Sandy and the flooding risks it illustrated are set in myriad of individual and collective decisions taken during the time following the event. While the physical vulnerability of this region to storm surge flooding and climate change risks including sea level rise has been well-documented within the scholarly literature, Sandy’s impact placed decision-makingpost extreme events into the forefront of public and private discussions about the appropriate response. Some of the most fundamental choices were made by individual homeowners who houses were damaged and in some cases made uninhabitable following the storm. These individuals were forced to make decisions regarding where they would live and whether Sandy’s impact would result in their moving. In the disaster recovery and rebuilding context, these early household struggles about whether to leave or stay are often lost in the wider and longer narrative of recovery. To examine this early phase, this paper presents results of a research study that documented the ephemeral evidence of the initial phase of recovery in coastal communities that were heavily impacted by Hurricane Sandy’s storm surge and flooding. Hurricane Sandy and the immediate response to the storm created conditions for a potential large-scale transformation with respect to settlement of the coastal zone. In the paper, we examine and analyze survey and interview results of sixty-one residents and two dozen local stakeholders and practitioners to understand the stresses and transitions experienced by flooded households and the implications for the longer term resiliency of the communities in which they are located.

A 3D visualization system for hurricane storm-surge flooding

2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Zhang ◽  
S.-C. Chen ◽  
P. Singh ◽  
K. Saleem ◽  
N. Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Storm Surge ◽  
3D Visualization ◽  
Visualization System ◽  
Surge Flooding ◽  
Hurricane Storm Surge

Hierarchical Clustering Assisted Human Health Risk Assessment of PAHs in a Typical Oilfield, China

2013 ◽  
Vol 316-317 ◽  
pp. 501-504
Author(s):  
Yan Hu ◽  
Yao Wang ◽  
Ze Sen Wang ◽  
Da Zhou Wang ◽  
Yu Li
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Hierarchical Clustering ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Human Exposure ◽  
Risk Model ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Exposure Risk ◽  
Medium Risk ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Exposure Routes

To assess how the human exposure to environmental carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contaminant generated from a typical oilfield, we used a recommended exposure risk model, appraised with actual measured PAH concentration in an oilfield soils. Hierarchical clustering method was also applied to classfied the total exposure risk (carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic) of 16 PAHs, and four risk grades were obtained as zero risk, low risk, medium risk, and high risk. It was found that ingestion was the major exposure route among the three exposure routes. Risks of dibenz(a,h)anthracene and benzo(a)pyrene were higher than the other contaminants, and represent high risk grade.

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