NDLI: Human Health Risk Assessment of 16 Priority Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soils of Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

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Author	Hussar, Erika Richards, Sean Lin, Zhi Qing Dixon, Robert P. Johnson, Kevin A.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	South Chattanooga has been home to foundries, coke furnaces, chemical, wood preserving, tanning, and textile plants for over 100 years. Most of the industries were in place before any significant development of residential property in the area. During the 1950s and 1960s, however, the government purchased inexpensive property and constructed public housing projects in South Chattanooga. Many neighborhoods that surround the Chattanooga Creek were previous dumping grounds for industry. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) comprised the largest component of the dumping and airborne industrial emissions. To address human exposure to these PAHs, a broad study of South Chattanooga soil contaminant concentrations was conducted on 20 sites across the city. Sixteen priority pollutant PAHs were quantified at two depths (0–10 and 10–20 cm) and compared against reference site soils, as well as to soils from industrially impacted areas in Germany, China, and the USA. From these data, the probability that people would encounter levels exceeding the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) residential preliminary remediation goals (PRG) was calculated. Results indicate that South Chattanooga soils have relatively high concentrations of total PAHs, specifically benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P). These high concentrations of B[a]P were somewhat ubiquitous in South Chattanooga. Indeed, there is a high probability (88 %) of encountering soil in South Chattanooga that exceeds the USEPA PRG for B[a]P. However, there is a low probability (15 %) of encountering a site with ∑PAHs exceeding USEPA PRG guidelines.
Starting Page	5535
Ending Page	5548
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00496979
Journal	Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
Volume Number	223
Issue Number	9
e-ISSN	15732932
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-09-13
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Benzo(a)pyrene Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAHs Residential preliminary remedial goal South Chattanooga Waste Water Technology Water Pollution Control Water Management Aquatic Pollution Soil Science & Conservation Environment Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Climate Change Hydrogeology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecological Modeling Environmental Chemistry Pollution Environmental Engineering Water Science and Technology

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