Comparative Risk Assessment Methodology: An Application to Air Pollution

비교 위험도 평가 방법의 대기 오염에 대한 적용 연구

  • Lee, Jin-Hong (Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 1992.02.17
  • Published : 1992.06.01

Abstract

The research in this paper centers on a comparative risk assessment for nearby air pollution by carcinogenic metal emission from municipal solid waste incinerators. If a substance is identified as a potential human carcinogen, the carcinogenicity may be related to the chemical form of a substance and the route of exposure. This type of information with regard to carcinogenic uncertainty is incorporated into hazard quantification. In addition to the dioxin emission, the metal emission from municipal solid waste incineration is found to be a major contributor to human cancer risk via the inhalation route. The magnitude of risk by metals is about 5 times greater than that of risk by dioxins. Hexavalent form of chromium and cadmium compounds are major contributors to cancer risk from metal emission. In addition, hexavalent chromium is known to be human carcinogen while 2,3,7,8-TCDD is known to be only probable human carcinogen.

본 연구는 비교 위험도 평가 기법을 사용하여, 도시 고형 폐기물의 소각에 따른 대기 오염 중 발암성 금속이 호흡기를 통해 소각로 주변 주민에게 미치는 암 위험도를 다옥신과 비교해 평가하였다. 어떤 물질이 인체에 암을 유발할 가능성이 있는 경우, 이 발암성은 물질의 화학적 형태 및 피폭경로에 관련될 지도 모른다. 물질의 발암성에 대한 이러한 사실이 조사되었고 위험도 정량화에 고려되었다. 본 연구 결과, 도시 고형 폐기물의 소각시 방출되는 발암성 금속으로 인한 위험도는 디옥신으로 인한 위험도의 약 5배 정도로 평가되었고, 위험도의 측면에서 가장 중요한 금속은 6가 크롬과 카드뮴인 것으로 판명되었다.

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