| Title: |
Potential health effects of contaminants in soil
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> report
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| Country: |
United Kingdom
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| Year: |
2010 |
| Availability: |
SP1002 Research Report
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| Author 1/Producer: |
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs - Defra
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| Other Authors/Producers: |
FERA
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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| Size: (e.g. 20mb) |
100
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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
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| 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.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 03/11/2010
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