| Title: |
Human health toxicological assessment of contaminants in soil
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| Resource Type: |
document --> guidance / decision support
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| Country: |
United Kingdom
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| Year: |
2008 |
| Availability: |
Science Report – SC050021/SR2
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| Author 1/Producer: |
Environment Agency
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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| ISBN: |
978-1-84432-858-1
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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| Size: (e.g. 20mb) |
360
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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
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| 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.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 24/09/2008
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