| Title: | "Evaluation of potential human health risks from exposure to volatile organic compounds in contaminated urban groundwater in the Sava river aquifer, Belgrade, Serbia" |
| Author(s): | Bulatovic S; Ilic M; Solevic Knudsen T; Milic J; Pucarevic M; Jovancicevic B; Vrvic MM; |
| Address: | "Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia. Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. tsolevic@chem.bg.ac.rs. Faculty for Environmental Protection, EDUCONS University, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia. Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. BREM GROUP Ltd., Belgrade, Serbia" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10653-021-01119-2 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1573-2983 (Electronic) 0269-4042 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The oil pollutant in the Sava River aquifer in the residential area of Belgrade, Serbia was investigated in order to analyze the extent, origin and spatial distribution of the pollution, with the aim to estimate potential human health risks from exposure to the compounds detected. Analytical methods indicated that the dominant compounds in this oil pollutant were gasoline range organic compounds. Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEX) were identified as compounds of concern and quantified by headspace gas chromatography. The concentrations of benzene measured at all sampling points were higher than the remediation value while the maximum concentrations of BTEX quantified were among the highest concentrations of these compounds reported in the petroleum-contaminated aquifers in the world. The assessment of the human health risks from exposure to BTEX-covered industrial scenario for adult receptors and residential scenario for adult receptors and children. The exposure routes analyzed were dermal contact with and ingestion of contaminated water, considering both cancer and non-cancer effects. The analysis of the lifetime incremental cancer risk indicated the potential for adverse health effects for human exposure at the investigated location, and because of that it was interpreted as an unacceptable risk level or risks of high priority which required immediate consideration for remedial measures at this location. A complete set of mitigation measures was proposed including: groundwater decontamination treatment, installation of filters for tap water, development of the system for monitoring of BTEX in the groundwater and development of the emergency response capacities at this location" |
| Keywords: | Adult Benzene/analysis/toxicity Benzene Derivatives Child *Environmental Pollutants/analysis Gasoline/analysis *Groundwater Humans *Petroleum/analysis Rivers Serbia Toluene/analysis/toxicity *Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis/toxicity Water/analysis Xyl; |
| Notes: | "MedlineBulatovic, Sandra Ilic, Mila Solevic Knudsen, Tatjana Milic, Jelena Pucarevic, Mira Jovancicevic, Branimir Vrvic, Miroslav M eng 451-03-9/2021-14/200026/ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnoloskog razvoja/ 451-03-9/2021-14/200168/ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnoloskog razvoja/ Netherlands 2021/10/08 Environ Geochem Health. 2022 Oct; 44(10):3451-3472. doi: 10.1007/s10653-021-01119-2. Epub 2021 Oct 6" |
