Human health risk assessment in the management of groundwater resources

Title:

Resource Type:

document --> technical publication --> proceedings / conference paper(s)

Country:

EU Projects

Year of publication:

2004

Author 1/Producer:

Gzyl, J.

Other Authors/Producers:

E. Wcis³o, M. Biesiada, J. Krupanek, G. Gzyl

Author / Producer Type:

EC Project

Report / download web link (=direct link):

http://www.image-train.net/products/papers/CM1_gzyl.pdf

Format (e.g. PDF):

PDF

EUGRIS Keyword(s):

Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Receptor: Human health
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Risk assessment overview
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Tools and procedures
Groundwater protection-->Groundwater protection overview

Short description:

This paper presents a human health risk assessment approach to management of groundwater resources as currently used in the INCORE project and highlights differences between the proposed method and standard practice used in groundwater quality assessment based on quality standards. The paper provides a description of human health risk assessment methodology including baseline human health risk assessment (BHHRA) and development of risk-based preliminary remedial goals (RBPRGs).

Link to Project(s):

IMAGE-TRAIN Innovative Management of Groundwater Resources- Training Programme for EU Accession Countries

Submitted By:

Dr Stefan Gödeke WhoDoesWhat? Last update: 10/07/2007