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http://dx.doi.org/10.14249/eia.2018.27.2.194

A Study on the Application of Potential Exposed Population for a Receptor-oriented Health Impact Assessment  

Ha, Jongsik (Korea Environment Institute)
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Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment / v.27, no.2, 2018 , pp. 194-202 More about this Journal
Abstract
Health impact assessment in South Korea is carried out within the framework of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). And, public health and hygiene items in EIA as an evaluation of health impact items were designed to calculate the emission level of hazardous air pollutants from specific development projects, and the exposure concentration at major sites, and to assess the health risk associated with these projects. But, the assessment of the receptor characteristics around the development project is limitedly considered. The purpose of this study is to propose the method of calculation of potential exposed population and the use of it for public health and hygiene items in EIA. The data for the calculation of potential exposed population in South Korea were identified. And the calculation algorithm based on them was proposed. After that, in a development of industrial complex, a case analysis was carried out assuming the release of hazardous air pollutants. This study suggested that the concept of population risk should be applied in risk assessment utilizing the potential exposed population and as a future study, a standard of assessment of health effects for population risk should be established. Finally, the possibility of using this study as a location-limiting tool for the development project was presented through the method of calculating the potential exposed population. It is meaningful that this study presented a method for performing risk assessment from the perspective of receptors around a development project.
Keywords
Public health and hygiene items; Risk assessment; Receptor; Potential exposed population; Population risk;
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