| Title: | Influence of a municipal solid waste landfill in the surrounding environment: toxicological risk and odor nuisance effects |
| Author(s): | Palmiotto M; Fattore E; Paiano V; Celeste G; Colombo A; Davoli E; |
| Address: | "Department of Environmental Health Sciences, IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche 'Mario Negri', Milano, Italy. Electronic address: marinella.palmiotto@marionegri.it. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche 'Mario Negri', Milano, Italy" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envint.2014.03.004 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-6750 (Electronic) 0160-4120 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The large amounts of treated waste materials and the complex biological and physicochemical processes make the areas in the proximity of landfills vulnerable not only to emissions of potential toxic compounds but also to nuisance such as odor pollution. All these factors have a dramatic impact in the local environment producing environmental quality degradation. Most of the human health problems come from the landfill gas, from its non-methanic volatile organic compounds and from hazardous air pollutants. In addition several odorants are released during landfill operations and uncontrolled emissions. In this work we present an integrated risk assessment for emissions of hazard compounds and odor nuisance, to describe environmental quality in the landfill proximity. The study was based on sampling campaigns to acquire emission data for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans, dioxin-like polychlorobiphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, benzene and vinyl chloride monomer and odor. All concentration values in the emissions from the landfill were measured and used in an air dispersion model to estimate maximum concentrations and depositions in correspondence to five sensitive receptors located in proximity of the landfill. Results for the different scenarios and cancer and non-cancer effects always showed risk estimates which were orders of magnitude below those accepted from the main international agencies (WHO, US EPA). Odor pollution was significant for a limited downwind area near the landfill appearing to be a significant risk factor of the damage to the local environment" |
| Keywords: | "Adult Air Pollutants/analysis/toxicity Carcinogenesis/drug effects Child *Environmental Exposure Hazardous Substances/analysis/toxicity Humans Inhalation Exposure Models, Theoretical Neoplasms/etiology *Odorants Refuse Disposal *Risk Assessment Soil Pollu;" |
| Notes: | "MedlinePalmiotto, Marinella Fattore, Elena Paiano, Viviana Celeste, Giorgio Colombo, Andrea Davoli, Enrico eng Netherlands 2014/04/02 Environ Int. 2014 Jul; 68:16-24. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.03.004. Epub 2014 Mar 31" |
