Title: Potential health effects of contaminants in soil 
Resource Type: document --> technical publication --> report 
Country: United Kingdom 
Year: 2010 
Availability: SP1002 Research Report 
Author 1/Producer: Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs - Defra 
Other Authors/Producers: FERA 
Author / Producer Type: Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body 
Report / download web link (=direct link): http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&Module=More ...  
Format (e.g. PDF): PDF 
Size: (e.g. 20mb) 100 
EUGRIS Keyword(s): Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Exposure pathways
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Receptor: Human health
Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Contaminants overview
Diffuse pollution-->Sources
Soil-->Soil quality
 
Short description: EXTRACT: The Environmental Protection Act 1990 includes provisions to help address the problem of historical contamination of land and the risks it can pose to human health and the environment. Local Authorities are required to identify contaminated land and ensure that significant risks are dealt with. The legal definition of contaminated land encompasses land where substances in, on or under the land are causing significant harm or have significant possibility to cause harm to human health or the environment, as well as land causing or likely to cause pollution of controlled waters. Harm with respect to human health is assessed using quantitative risk assessment which considers: concentrations of contaminants in soil, water and air associated with the site; potential exposure of humans to the contaminants; the dose of contaminant that may be taken up by humans; and the health response that may be imparted by the dose. The overall aim of this project was to provide an overview of the direct and indirect impacts of contaminated land on human health and compare the risks of suffering ill health due to land contamination to risks from other activities or sources of exposure. 
Link to Organisation(s): Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland
 
Submitted By: Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?      Last update: 03/11/2010

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