Ecological and health risk assessment of heavy metals pollution in soil around the thermal power plant “Nikola Tesla A”
Procena ekološkog i zdravstvenog rizika od teških metala u zemljištu u okolini termoelektrane „Nikola Tesla A“
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Ecological and health hazards were assessed based on the concentrations of selected heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in thirty surface soil samples taken from the sites around the largest Serbian thermal power plant. Ecological risk caused by heavy metals was estimated through pollution indices whose values indicated low to moderate ecological risks. Health hazard associated with residents’ exposure to heavy metals in soil was calculated applying the U.S. EPA model. The ingestion of soil was the most important exposure pathway. The risk assessment showed that exposure to Co, Fe, and Mn would result in an unacceptable non-carcinogenic risk for children. Cr and Pb were reported to significantly contribute to a carcinogenic risk, while total carcinogenic risk remained within the acceptable non-hazardous range.
Ekološki i zdravstveni rizik su procenjeni u odnosu na koncentracije odabranih teških metala (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb i Zn) u trideset površinskih uzoraka zemljišta iz okoline najveće termoelektrane u Srbiji. Ekološki rizik je procenjen putem različitih pokazatelja zagađenja i njihove vrednosti pokazuju niski do srednji ekološki rizik. Rizik po zdravlje usled izlaganja stanovništva teškim metalima u zemljištu je izračunat primenom modela Agencije za zaštitu životne sredine Sjedinjenih Američkih Država. Ingestija zemljišta je identifikovana kao najvažniji put izlaganja. Procena rizika je pokazala da ekspozicija Co, Fe i Mn rezultuje neprihvatljivim nekancerogenim rizikom za decu. Cr i Pb su bili jedini elementi koji su doprinosili u većem obimu kancerogenom riziku, ali je ukupan kancerogeni rizik bio u granicama tolerantnog.
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environmental pollution / soil / heavy metal / pollution indices / Risk Assessment Information System / ”Nikola Tesla A” / zagađenje / zemljište / teški metal / pokazatelji zagađenja / Informacioni sistem za procenu rizikaSource:
Facta Universitatis, Series: Working and Living Environmental Protection, 2019, 16, 2, 67-82Funding / projects:
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VinčaTY - JOUR AU - Tanić, Milan N. AU - Ćujić, Mirjana AU - Dragović, Snežana D. AU - Daković, Marko PY - 2019 UR - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10655 AB - Ecological and health hazards were assessed based on the concentrations of selected heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in thirty surface soil samples taken from the sites around the largest Serbian thermal power plant. Ecological risk caused by heavy metals was estimated through pollution indices whose values indicated low to moderate ecological risks. Health hazard associated with residents’ exposure to heavy metals in soil was calculated applying the U.S. EPA model. The ingestion of soil was the most important exposure pathway. The risk assessment showed that exposure to Co, Fe, and Mn would result in an unacceptable non-carcinogenic risk for children. Cr and Pb were reported to significantly contribute to a carcinogenic risk, while total carcinogenic risk remained within the acceptable non-hazardous range. AB - Ekološki i zdravstveni rizik su procenjeni u odnosu na koncentracije odabranih teških metala (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb i Zn) u trideset površinskih uzoraka zemljišta iz okoline najveće termoelektrane u Srbiji. Ekološki rizik je procenjen putem različitih pokazatelja zagađenja i njihove vrednosti pokazuju niski do srednji ekološki rizik. Rizik po zdravlje usled izlaganja stanovništva teškim metalima u zemljištu je izračunat primenom modela Agencije za zaštitu životne sredine Sjedinjenih Američkih Država. Ingestija zemljišta je identifikovana kao najvažniji put izlaganja. Procena rizika je pokazala da ekspozicija Co, Fe i Mn rezultuje neprihvatljivim nekancerogenim rizikom za decu. Cr i Pb su bili jedini elementi koji su doprinosili u većem obimu kancerogenom riziku, ali je ukupan kancerogeni rizik bio u granicama tolerantnog. T2 - Facta Universitatis, Series: Working and Living Environmental Protection T1 - Ecological and health risk assessment of heavy metals pollution in soil around the thermal power plant “Nikola Tesla A” T1 - Procena ekološkog i zdravstvenog rizika od teških metala u zemljištu u okolini termoelektrane „Nikola Tesla A“ VL - 16 IS - 2 SP - 67 EP - 82 DO - 10.22190/FUWLEP1902067T ER -
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Tanić, M. N., Ćujić, M., Dragović, S. D.,& Daković, M.. (2019). Ecological and health risk assessment of heavy metals pollution in soil around the thermal power plant “Nikola Tesla A”. in Facta Universitatis, Series: Working and Living Environmental Protection, 16(2), 67-82. https://doi.org/10.22190/FUWLEP1902067T
Tanić MN, Ćujić M, Dragović SD, Daković M. Ecological and health risk assessment of heavy metals pollution in soil around the thermal power plant “Nikola Tesla A”. in Facta Universitatis, Series: Working and Living Environmental Protection. 2019;16(2):67-82. doi:10.22190/FUWLEP1902067T .
Tanić, Milan N., Ćujić, Mirjana, Dragović, Snežana D., Daković, Marko, "Ecological and health risk assessment of heavy metals pollution in soil around the thermal power plant “Nikola Tesla A”" in Facta Universitatis, Series: Working and Living Environmental Protection, 16, no. 2 (2019):67-82, https://doi.org/10.22190/FUWLEP1902067T . .