Title: Human health toxicological assessment of contaminants in soil 
Resource Type: document --> guidance / decision support 
Country: United Kingdom 
Year: 2008 
Availability: Science Report – SC050021/SR2 
Author 1/Producer: Environment Agency 
Author / Producer Type: Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body 
ISBN: 978-1-84432-858-1 
Report / download web link (=direct link): http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/scho ...  
Format (e.g. PDF): PDF 
Size: (e.g. 20mb) 360 
EUGRIS Keyword(s): Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Exposure pathways
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Models
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Receptor: Human health
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Risk assessment overview
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Tools and procedures
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Toxicological information
 
Short description: The assessment of sites with a legacy of chemical contamination from previous industrial use, for the purpose of determining whether it is contaminated land, is governed in England and Wales by Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act and its supporting statutory guidance. Contaminated land is determined by the potential risk posed by chemicals in on or under the land to humans, ecosystems, groundwater, and building structures. This report describes the toxicological basis and approaches to deriving Health Criteria Values that serve as benchmarks for protecting human health. In conjunction with chemical exposure modelling methods, these Health Criteria Values enable the derivation of Soil Guideline Values and may be used in the overall assessment of risks to human health from land contamination. 
Submitted By: Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?      Last update: 24/09/2008

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