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Journal articles on the topic "Health and ecological risk assessment"

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Cura, Jerome J. "Ecological and health risk assessment." Water Environment Research 69, no. 4 (June 1997): 925–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143097x135136.

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Biksey, Thomas M., Amy Couch Schultz, and William Phillips. "Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment." Water Environment Research 73, no. 6 (October 1, 2001): 1699–730. http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143001x144546.

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Biksey, Thomas M., Amy Couch Schultz, William H. Phillips, Amy M. Romano, and Elisa D. Gross. "Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment." Water Environment Research 74, no. 6 (October 1, 2002): 1633–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143002x144798.

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Biksey, Thomas M., Amy Couch Schultz, and Aaron M. Bernhardt. "Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment." Water Environment Research 75, no. 6 (October 1, 2003): 1879–949. http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143003x145390.

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Biksey, Thomas M., Amy Couch Schultz, and Aaron M. Bernhardt. "Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment." Water Environment Research 76, no. 6 (September 2004): 2510–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143004x145894.

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Biksey, Thomas M., Amy Couch Schultz, and Aaron M. Bernhardt. "Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment." Water Environment Research 77, no. 6 (September 2005): 2835–901. http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143005x54687.

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Biksey, Thomas M., Amy Couch Schultz, Aaron M. Bernhardt, and Brett Marion. "Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment." Water Environment Research 78, no. 10 (September 2006): 2097–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143006x119521.

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Biksey, Thomas M., Amy Couch Schultz, Aaron M. Bernhardt, Preston Smith, Brett Marion, and Chrissy Isbister. "Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment." Water Environment Research 79, no. 10 (September 2007): 2170–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143007x218700.

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Biksey, Thomas M., Amy Couch Schultz, Aaron M. Bernhardt, Preston Smith, Brett Marion, and Chrissy Isbister. "Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment." Water Environment Research 80, no. 10 (October 2008): 1997–2025. http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143008x328888.

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Biksey, Thomas M., Amy Couch Schultz, Aaron M. Bernhardt, Brett Marion, and Chrissy Isbister. "Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment." Water Environment Research 81, no. 10 (September 10, 2009): 2170–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143009x12445568400818.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Health and ecological risk assessment"

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Pokhrel, Lok R., and Phillip R. Scheuerman. "Ecological Risk Assessment of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2962.

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Pokhrel, Lok R., Brajesh Dubey, and Phillip R. Scheuerman. "Ecological Risk Assessment of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2951.

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Doyle, James. "Mass Balance Tracer Techniques for Integrating in situ Soil Ingestion Rates into Human and Ecological Risk Assessments." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20557.

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Quantitative soil ingestion studies employing a mass balance tracer approach have been used to determine soil ingestion rate for use in human health risk assessments (HHRAs). Past studies have focused on soil ingestion in populations living in urban/suburban environments and the results have been highly variable. Moreover, there is a paucity of reliable quantitative soil ingestion data to support human health risk assessments of other lifestyles that may be predisposed to ingesting soil, such as indigenous populations following traditional lifestyles. Thus, the primary objective of the research was to determine if populations following lifestyles typical of traditional land use practices in rural or wilderness areas ingest more soil than populations living in urban or suburban environments. Further, the research investigated the use of alternative mass balance tracers, specifically isotopes of the 238U and 232Th decay series, to reduce soil ingestion estimate variability. Mass balance tracer methods were developed and validated in a pilot canine study, and methods using isotope tracers were adapted to permit quantification of sediment ingestion in the benthic fish Moxostoma macrolepidotum (Shorthead Redhorse Sucker). A pilot human soil ingestion study of 7 subjects from an Aboriginal community in British Columbia was conducted over a 3-week period. The mean soil ingestion rate calculated using the daily means of the 4 elemental tracers with the lowest food-to-soil ratios (i.e., Al, Ce, La, Si) was observed to be approximately 74 mg d-1 (standard deviation 91 mg d-1), The median soil ingestion rate was 60 mg d-1, and the 90th percentile was 196 mg d-1. These soil ingestion rate estimates are higher than those currently recommended for HHRAs of adults, and higher than those obtained in most previous studies of adults. However, the estimates are much lower than the earlier qualitative assessments for subsistence lifestyles (i.e., 330-400 mg d-1). The study results also demonstrated that isotopes of the 238U and 232Th decay series radionuclide are not reliable mass balance tracers for estimating soil ingestion in humans; however, they may be useful for quantifying soil and sediment ingestion in wildlife.
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Sansayavichai, Pathratipa. "An approach designed for regional prospective human health and ecological risk assessment and its application to mercury risks from a coal-fired power plant." Connect to this title online, 2009.

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Smith, David A. "An integrated approach to evaluating the environmental impact following a radiological dispersal event." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1148312072.

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Watson, Sarah Louise. "Assessing the Impacts of Unrestricted Pesticide Use in Small-Scale Agriculture on Water Quality and Associated Human Health and Ecological Implications in an Indigenous Village in Rural Panam[aacute]." Scholar Commons, 2014. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5149.

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In 2014, the global pesticide industry's projected worth is $52 billion and by 2020, the developing world will make up one-third of the world's chemical production and consumption. Pesticides can have unintended negative consequences for human health and the environment, especially in the developing world where regulations are loose or nonexistent. One country with unrestricted use of pesticides is Panam[aacute], especially in Santa Rosa de Cucunatí. In this indigenous village, small-scale farmers and ranchers spray paraquat, glyphosate, picloram, and 2,4-D at higher elevations than the spring water source of a gravity-fed water system, the river, and the village. The objective of this study was to estimate the concentration of these pesticides in the water system and the river and to perform a human health and ecological risk assessment. Pesticide fate and transport models in the graphical user interface EXAMS-PRZMS Exposure Simulation Shell (EXPRESS), which was developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, were used to predict concentrations of the four mentioned pesticides in drinking water and the river using chemical properties, data from Food and Agriculture Organization and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, and the author's experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer. The results from Tier I model FQPA Index Reservoir Screening Tool (FIRST) were used to compare immediate and delayed rain events, noting minimal difference. The Tier II PRZM-EXAMS shell provided estimated drinking water concentration (EDWC) profiles. The paraquat profile was much lower than picloram, glyphosate, and 2,4-D, which had almost identical profiles with peak concentrations around 12 ppm and the average annual concentration 100 ppb. Average Daily Dose (ADD) via drinking water was calculated for men, women, and children using model results and compared to the oral reference dose (RfD). ADDs only exceeded the RfD with maximum peak EDWCs, implying low risk. However, RfD was used to calculate a breakpoint concentration, the concentration at which each pesticide presents a risk to the consumer. This was then compared to the maximum peak (highest, i.e. worst-case scenario) and annual (lowest, i.e. best-case scenario) EDWC profiles. In the best-case scenario, glyphosate and picloram did not pose a threat, paraquat posed a moderate threat and 2,4-D posed a high threat, with the concentration exceeding the breakpoint for 90 percent of the years. With respect to the worst-case scenario, all four chemicals posed high threats to the consumer. Individual exposure via consumption of fish from the river was calculated using a calculated bioconcentration (BCF) factor and calculated breakpoint concentrations. For the best case scenario, picloram presented a low risk and 2,4-D presented a high risk but for the worst case, both of these chemicals presented a very high risk. An additive exposure of these two human health pathways found that for the best case scenario, exposure from most of the four chemicals did not approach the RfD. However, for the worst-case scenario the exposures were significantly higher than the oral RfD--therefore, between the lowest and the highest concentrations, the general population is at risk. For the ecological risk assessment, the 96-hour peak profile was compared to the 96-hour lethal dose (LD50); glyphosate posed a high risk to fathead minnows and low risk to bluegills and 2,4-D presented a high risk to fathead minnows, low risk to channel catfish, and very high risk to bluegills. A more general risk assessment compared maximum peak and annual concentrations to the US EPA's aquatic life benchmarks. Glyphosate presented no threat and 2,4-D only presented a threat to plants. For picloram, fish were at very high risk at the chronic level and low risk at the acute level, and plants were at moderate risk. Paraquat presented the most significant threat to aquatic life, exceeding benchmarks for all plants and invertebrates at the chronic level 100 percent of the time. It presented no threat to fish in the best-case scenario, but a high risk for fish at the chronic level in the worst case scenario, as well as very high risk for all invertebrates and plants. Improvements in application and watershed protection as part of a multi-disciplinary approach are proposed in place of technological mitigation strategies. Recommendations for future studies include the development of a developing-world context model and experimental studies in the developing world to compare to model results, where possible.
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Hack, L. A. "Development and validation of the marine benthic copepod Robertsonia propinqua as a bioindicator to monitor estuarine environmental health." Lincoln University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10182/307.

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Studies in the USA have reported that species of meiobenthic copepods can be used as bioindicators of sediment-associated contaminants. The main objective of this research project was to develop and validate methods to assess the effects of estuarine pollution, using the marine benthic copepod Robertsonia propinqua as a bioindicator of environmental health in New Zealand intertidal / estuarine areas. Cultures of R. propinqua were set up and maintained in the laboratory and individuals used in 96h acute and full life-cycle chronic bioassays using the pre-selected contaminants atrazine and zinc sulphate. From the 96h acute experiments it was found that the lethal doses at which 50% mortality occurred (LC50) for exposed nauplii and adult individuals were 7.5 mg/L and 31.8 mg/L, respectively for atrazine and 1.7 mg/L and 2.7 mg/L, respectively for zinc sulphate. This indicated that the nauplii life stage was more sensitive than were the adult life stages for exposure to both contaminants. Based on the 'trigger' values reported (atrazine = 0.013 mg/L, zinc = 0.015 mg/L) in the Australian and New Zealand guidelines for fresh and marine water quality, which provide values at which concentrations of contaminants can occur in the environment before they begin causing effects on aquatic fauna, it is unlikely that the calculated LC50s in the current research will induce biological effects in exposed copepods in the short-term. The calculated LC50 results were then used to further investigate the effects of chronic exposure of sediment-associated contaminants on the complete life-cycle (egg-reproductive adult) of R. propinqua. In a laboratory-based full life-cycle toxicity test, field-collected sediments from polluted sites in the Auckland and Bay of Plenty regions reduced reproductive output (nauplii and copepodite production) of R. propinqua individuals, but the number of males and females, gravid females, clutch size per female and the number of eggs produced were not affected by either the polluted or non-polluted (reference) sediment samples from both field regions. Field investigations of meiofauna community composition in polluted and non-polluted field sites were carried out in 2004 in the Auckland and Bay of Plenty field regions in New Zealand. Greater sediment organic content and a correspondingly deeper redox potential discontinuity layer occurred in all polluted field sites compared with the non-polluted sites. However, species composition could not be used to characterise polluted and non-polluted sites, as there were no dominant taxa which were representative of these sites. The results presented in this thesis indicate that R. propinqua has strong potential to be a good candidate species as a bioindicator of environmental contamination. Furthermore, the full life-cycle toxicity test could be used as a rapid test to detect immediate changes in individual reproduction and development as well as long-term population effects. The technologies developed as part of this research may eventually provide additional tools for commercial environmental consultancies and may compliment existing standard operating procedures for environmental assessments involving pollution of estuarine ecosystems.
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Davis, Ryan Scott. "An ecological risk assessment for mosquito insecticides." Thesis, Montana State University, 2007. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2007/davis/DavisR0507.pdf.

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Hazlerigg, Charles Rupert Edward. "Fish population ecology and ecological risk assessment." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/9678.

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Density-dependent processes are crucial in the regulation of fish populations and strongly influence their resilience to exploitation and exposure to toxic chemicals. Multiple density-dependent processes occur at different stages in the life-cycle of fish, and a general pattern of such processes in the ontogeny of fish has been suggested but not clearly demonstrated in natural populations. This thesis aimed to provide a detailed experimental assessment of density-dependent processes through the entire life-cycle, using laboratory and semi-natural populations of zebrafish, Danio rerio, and to explore the implications of these processes for the ecological risk assessment of endocrine disrupting chemicals using an individual-based population model. Results clearly demonstrate the importance of density-dependent mortality in the early juvenile life-stage and density-dependent growth in the late juvenile and adult life-stages consistent with evidence from wild populations of much larger wild species, suggesting the existence of general ontogenetic patterns of density dependence that are invariant to maximum size. Patterns of density dependence found in populations of zebrafish under semi-natural conditions in Bangladesh were similar to those observed in the laboratory, except that the absolute strength of density dependence was higher and consequently, carrying capacity lower, by about two orders of magnitude in the semi-natural populations. A conclusion from these studies is that these patterns of density dependence are applicable generally across the teleost taxa due to developmental similarities. The population model incorporating these patterns of density dependence showed that density dependence compensated for reasonably high levels of disruption for many individual-level endpoints currently used in risk assessment, including fecundity and sex ratio. This indicates that current risk assessment practices are highly conservative and the inclusion of population models such as developed here for zebrafish, could enhance the scientific basis and ecological realism of laboratory derived data used in risk analysis.
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Chen, Limei. "Nonparametric assessment of safety levels in ecological risk assessment (ERA)." FIU Digital Commons, 2003. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2135.

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In ecological risk assessment (ERA), it is important to know whether the exposure that animal species receive from a chemical concentration exceeds the desired safety level. This study examined several statistical methods currently being used in ecological risk assessment and reviewed several statistical procedures related to this subject in the literature. Two large sample nonparametric tests were developed for this study. Monte Carlo study showed that these tests performed well even when the sample size was moderately large. A real data set was used to show that the new methodologies provide a good method for assessing the potential risks of pesticides residues at an investigated site.
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Books on the topic "Health and ecological risk assessment"

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J, Paustenbach Dennis, ed. Human and ecological risk assessment: Theory and practice. New York: J. Wiley, 2002.

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Pellston Workshop on Ecological Risk Assessment Modeling (1994 Pellston, Mich.). Ecological risk assessment decision support system: A conceptual design : proceedings of the Pellston Workshop on Ecological Risk Assessment Modeling, 23-28 August 1994, Pellston, Michigan. Pensacola, Fla: SETAC Press, 1998.

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R, Gray Philip C., Stern Richard M, and Biocca Marco, eds. Communicating about risks to environment and health in Europe. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998.

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Gebler, Wolfgang. Ökobilanzen in der Abfallwirtschaft: Methodische Ansätze zur Durchführung einer Programm-Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung. Bielefeld: E. Schmidt, 1990.

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FAO biosecurity toolkit. Rome, Italy: Biosecurity Priority Area for Interdisciplinary Action, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007.

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Tuons-nous les uns les autres: Qu'avons-nous retenu des grandes catastrophes sanitaires? :document. Monaco: Rocher, 2008.

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Tannenbaum, Lawrence V. Ecological Risk Assessment. Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2017.: CRC Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781351261289.

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W, Suter Glenn, and Barnthouse L. W, eds. Ecological risk assessment. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers, 1992.

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II, Glenn W. Suter. Ecological Risk Assessment. London: Taylor and Francis, 2006.

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Tannenbaum, Lawrence V. Alternative Ecological Risk Assessment. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118743423.

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Book chapters on the topic "Health and ecological risk assessment"

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Tannenbaum, Lawrence V. "Health-Screen Birds for Assumed Lead Pellet Ingestion; and Provide Follow-On Care." In Ecological Risk Assessment, 49–52. Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2017.: CRC Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781351261289-7.

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Tannenbaum, Lawrence V. "Chemically Dose Terrestrial Environments in Support of a Longitudinal Health-Effects Study for Ecological Receptors." In Ecological Risk Assessment, 83–90. Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2017.: CRC Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781351261289-13.

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Convertino, Matteo, and Haojiong Wang. "Envirome Disorganization and Ecological Riskscapes." In Risk Assessment for Environmental Health, 327–46. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429291722-16.

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Bartell, Steven M. "Ecological risk assessment and sustainable environmental management." In Interconnections Between Human and Ecosystem Health, 159–79. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1523-7_11.

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Ashbolt, Nicholas J. "Flood and Infectious Disease Risk Assessment." In Health in Ecological Perspectives in the Anthropocene, 145–59. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2526-7_12.

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Fukushi, Kensuke. "Health Risk Assessment for Planning of a Resilient City in the Changing Regional Environment." In Health in Ecological Perspectives in the Anthropocene, 109–15. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2526-7_9.

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Naorem, Anandkumar, Boris Huirem, and Shiva Kumar Udayana. "Ecological and Health Risk Assessment in Sewage Irrigated Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils." In Sustainable Management and Utilization of Sewage Sludge, 29–50. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85226-9_2.

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Chakraborty, Baisakhi, Sambhunath Roy, Biswajit Bera, Partha Pratim Adhikary, Debashish Sengupta, and Pravat Kumar Shit. "Assessment of Ecological and Human Health Risk of Soil Heavy Metals Pollution: Study from Chotanagpur Plateau Region, India." In Environmental Science and Engineering, 673–95. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09270-1_30.

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Mihok, Steve, and Malcolm McKee. "Practicalities of Mainstreaming Biomarker Use – A Canadian Perspective." In NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology, 303–24. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-2101-9_18.

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AbstractThis paper discusses the use of biomarkers within the environmental protection framework that has evolved since the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) was given a broad mandate for the protection of the environment under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act (NSCA) in 2000. Unique insights have been obtained through environmental assessments for major nuclear projects conducted under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, and through the Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) requirements at uranium mines and mills (Metal Mining Effluent Regulations under the Fisheries Act (FA)). Altogether, the Canadian nuclear sector now has 17 years of experience in applying biological evidence in decision-making. Key examples are discussed where improved effluent controls were implemented at uranium mines for three substances (U, Mo, Se) based on risk assessments and supporting biological evidence. In the case of U, potential for localized harm from the chemical toxicity rather than radiological toxicity of U was identified at three older mines through environmental risk assessment. Evidence of potential harm in the field was also obtained from a community ecology bioindicator (benthic invertebrate biodiversity). This led to the improvement of effluent controls for U that were straightforward to implement under the NSCA. In the case of Mo, the weight of evidence for potential health effects on moose and other riparian wildlife from ecological risk assessments (supported by field evidence from Sweden) prompted improved controls based on precaution and pollution prevention. A technological solution was readily available for reducing Mo in effluent and was therefore implemented. In the case of Se, population level effects in fish and individual level effects in waterfowl in the USA led to selenium risks being evaluated downstream of uranium mines. Biomarkers (larval teratogenic deformities) played a pivotal role in attributing observed effects (harm) to the probable cause (selenium accumulation in the environment). However, as technological solutions were not straightforward, effort was required to build a consensus on achievable effluent control targets in a multi-stakeholder and multi-jurisdictional context. Through site-specific research and the latest scientific literature, criteria for selenium risk evaluation and water treatment system improvements were agreed upon and implemented. Within the EEM program, similar issues have arisen in managing a robust and defensible regulatory framework for controls on multiple hazardous substances across many mining sectors. However, an initial review of biomarkers resulted in the selection of only ecologically-relevant parameters (fish health and population indicators, benthic invertebrate biodiversity) as triggers for regulatory action. Altogether, these and other parallel experiences are discussed in terms of the desirable attributes of biological effects monitoring in a Canadian regulatory context.
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Hamstead, Zoé A., and Jason Sauer. "Mapping Vulnerability to Weather Extremes: Heat and Flood Assessment Approaches." In Resilient Urban Futures, 47–66. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63131-4_4.

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AbstractAssessing present social and biophysical conditions of communities that are at risk of injury due to extreme weather events is an important component of creating future visions of resilience. Spatial patterns of vulnerability to extreme events are manifestations of structural injustice that leave their mark on the built environment and in socio-spatial segregation patterns. Socio-spatial inequity often arises from development practices that favor particular racial and ethnic social groups over others. These segregation patterns are aligned with patterns of exposure to pollution, extreme weather events, and other types of environmental hazards. Spatial vulnerability assessments can be powerful tools for prioritizing where and how cities should make investments for mitigating the impacts of extreme events, and can provide an entry point for asking more fundamental questions about the processes that produce patterns of climate inequity, as well as how to avoid reproducing such processes in the future. Maps express uneven distributions of risk and manifestations of structural inequality in social–ecological–technological systems (SETS). They enable communities to visualize distributional injustice, consider ways in distributions that may be misaligned with cultural values, and develop adaptive practices toward climate justice. Here, we demonstrate approaches for assessing vulnerability to extreme flooding and heat, and show how vulnerability distributions are embedded in landscape patterns that produce uneven risk.
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Conference papers on the topic "Health and ecological risk assessment"

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Nelson, D. "221. The Role of Ecological Risk Assessment in Strategic Planning and Priority Setting." In AIHce 1996 - Health Care Industries Papers. AIHA, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.3320/1.2764887.

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Zhu, Jieyu, Dong Wang, Yuankun Wang, Lachun Wang, Wei Huang, Debiao Zeng, Lili Jiang, and Dengfeng Liu. "Ecological and Health Risk Assessment of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Taihu Lake Basin." In 7th Annual Meeting of Risk Analysis Council of China Association for Disaster Prevention (RAC-2016). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/rac-16.2016.76.

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Alsafran, Mohammed, Kamal Usman, Hareb Al Jabri, and Muhammad Rizwan. "Ecological and Health Risks Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals and Metalloids Contaminants." In Qatar University Annual Research Forum & Exhibition. Qatar University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.29117/quarfe.2021.0015.

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Potentially toxic environmental contaminants, including metals and metalloids, are commonly found in emerging economies. At high concentrations, elements such as As, Cr, and Ni can be hazardous and may lead to various health problems in humans, including cancer. The current study measured As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, V, and Zn concentrations in agricultural soils. Pollution levels and potential negative impacts on human and environmental health were determined using the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) standard methodologies. According to the study’s findings, the studied element concentrations descended in the following order: Zn > Cr > V > Ni > As > Cu > Pb > Cd. Of these, As (27.6 mg/kg), Cr (85.7 mg/kg), Ni (61.9 mg/kg), and Zn (92.3 mg/kg) concentrations were higher than average world background levels. Each of these elements also had an enrichment factor (EF > 1), indicating their anthropogenic origin. The combined pollution load index (PLI > 1) and geo-accumulation index (Igeo) range values of −0.2–2.5 further indicated that the soil was polluted up to 58%. However, the ecological risk factor (Er ≤ 40.6) and potential ecological risk index (PERI = 79.6) suggested low ecological risk. A human health risk evaluation showed that only As, with a hazard index (HI) of 1.3, posed a non-carcinogenic risk to infants. Additionally, As, Cr, and Ni, with total carcinogenic risk (TCR) values of 1.18 × 10−4 and 2.06 × 10−4 for adults and children, respectively, proved carcinogenic to both age groups. The elements’ carcinogenic risk (CR) potential descended in the following order: Ni > As > Cr. Additionally, for both adults and children, oral ingestion is the most likely exposure pathway. Our findings support the need for closer monitoring of potentially toxic metals and metalloids levels in cultivated soils and farm produce in Qatar.
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Ju, Hanyu, Jiquan Zhang, Caiyun Sun, and Sijia Li. "Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment of Two Common Antibiotics in Drinking Source Water." In 7th Annual Meeting of Risk Analysis Council of China Association for Disaster Prevention (RAC-2016). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/rac-16.2016.70.

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Rosca, Mihaela, Petronela Cozma, Mariana Minut, Dana Mihaela Asiminicesei, Camelia Smaranda, Mariana Diaconu, and Maria Gavrilescu. "Ecological Risk Assessment of Nickel in Soil and the Effects on the Brassica Napus Growth." In 2019 E-Health and Bioengineering Conference (EHB). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ehb47216.2019.8970022.

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"Analysis of Beta-agonists in Animal Feeds by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Health Risk Assessment." In International Conference on Agricultural, Ecological and Medical Sciences. International Institute of Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.15242/iicbe.c0415039.

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Wang, Hui, LiangMin Gao, Jie Yang, XiaoQing Chen, LingHan Liu, Rui Sun, JinXin Zhang, and YiWei Zhao. "Pollution characteristics and ecological health risk assessment of soil heavy metals in a coal mining subsidence area." In Goldschmidt2021. France: European Association of Geochemistry, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.7185/gold2021.6145.

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Dorn, Philip B., Ileana Rhodes, Diana C. L. Wong, Remi Van Compernolle, Emiliano Hinojosa, Walter F. Farmayan, James P. Ray, Bela James, Sajali Hj-Kip, and King-Kai Hii. "Assessment of the Fate and Ecological Risk of Synthetic Paraffin Based Drilling Mud Discharges Offshore Sarawak and Sabah (Malaysia)." In SPE Asia Pacific Health, Safety, and Security Environment Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/108653-ms.

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Varghese, Geeva, Thomas Coolbaugh, and Ann Hayward Walker. "The Value of Focused Consensus Ecological Risk Assessments with Trans-Boundary Considerations for Oil Spill Response." In SPE Asia Pacific Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Social Responsibility Conference. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/185203-ms.

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Modarres, Mohammad, and Mohammad Pourgol-Mohammad. "Risk Assessment of Energy Systems Exposed to Climate Change Induced Stresses: A Systematic Framework." In ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2017-70527.

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This paper discusses conceptual engineering approaches to assessment of risk to energy systems from global climate change. It is critical for energy system stakeholders, especially nuclear sector, to identify and manage the vulnerabilities of energy systems to climate change and exposure to extra stresses. This paper provides an overview of the risk assessment framework applicable to safety, health and widespread prolonged loss of electric power risks, along with examples of tool and techniques used. Two major concerns are gradual climate change risks and short-term sustained weather extremes that may be endured by the energy systems. Risk assessment and management techniques (qualified and quantified) are discussed for both of these conditions. For the long-term gradual climate change, the physics-of-failure approach is proposed to quantify the risks of slow but extensive degradation of critical equipment and structures of the energy systems. For faster evaluation, the qualified methods like FMEA, HAZOP and simpler quantified methods like layer of protection analysis (LOPA) are recommended. Resilience of the energy system is potentially analyzed by estimation of the system risk due to the impacts of climate change. Because climate change can create conditions that will negatively impact the energy sector, resilience becomes increasingly important. The paper also proposes the risk margin approach and stress-strength failure modeling technique as two possible methods of analyzing short-term sustained extreme weather conditions considering the built-in capabilities and safety margins of human operators, components and structures. Energy systems with small or no extra margin for safe production of power will be most vulnerable to adverse exposures from weather extremes potentially created by global and ecological changes. The assessments are accompanied with the uncertainty of various sources.
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Reports on the topic "Health and ecological risk assessment"

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Klassen, R. A. Geoscience in ecological and human health risk assessment. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/287957.

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Rencz, A. N. Biogeochemical variation and ecological and human health risk assessment. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/287941.

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Cura, Jerome J., Wendy Heiger-Bernays, Todd S. Bridges, and David W. Moore. Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment Guidance for Aquatic Environments. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, December 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada374564.

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Woodley, Cheryl, and Craig Downs. Ecological Risk Assessment of Munitions Compounds on Coral and Coral Reef Health. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, January 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada610114.

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Meinhold, A. F., S. Holtzman, M. DePhillips, and L. D. Hamilton. USDOE study: Human health and ecological risk assessment for produced water discharges. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), December 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/70828.

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Rae, D. A. Role of geochemical data in ecological and human health risk assessment - a consultant's perspective. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/287937.

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Rae, D. A. Role of geochemical data in ecological and human health risk assessment, a consultant's perspective. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/287956.

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Cook, R., S. Adams, J. Beauchamp, M. Bevelhimer, B. Blaylock, C. Brandt, C. Ford, et al. Phase 1 data summary report for the Clinch River Remedial Investigation: Health risk and ecological risk screening assessment. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), December 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/6621390.

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Cook, Robert, Susan K. Holladay, Marshall Adams, Leslie A. Hook, John Beauchamp, Daniel Levine, Mark Bevelhimer, et al. Phase 1 Data Summary Report for the Clinch River Remedial Investigation: Health Risk and Ecological Risk Screening Assessment. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), December 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/814569.

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DOE. Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment Work Plan Mud Pit Release Sites, Amchitka Island, Alaska. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), March 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/777319.

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