Health and ecological risk assessment and simulation of heavy metal-contaminated soil of Tehran landfill
Shahla Karimian, Sakine Shekoohiyan, Gholamreza Moussavi
Abstract
). Monte Carlo simulation and sensitivity analysis showed input variables such as exposure duration, exposure frequency, Ni concentration, soil ingestion rate, and As concentration have a positive effect on ILCR of 41.3, 24.3, 9.4, 9.0, and 2.9% in children, respectively. These results indicate that the landfill soil and the adjacent residential area are affected by heavy metal contamination and that the current solid waste management policies need to be revised.
Topics & Concepts
Environmental scienceContaminationHeavy metalsEnvironmental chemistryPollutionSoil contaminationHealth hazardEnvironmental engineeringSoil waterToxicologyChemistryEnvironmental healthSoil scienceEcologyMedicineBiologyHeavy metals in environmentMunicipal Solid Waste ManagementRadioactivity and Radon Measurements