Title: A possible sanitary risk analysis approach for contaminated sites: fundamentals, computer worksheet implementation, preliminary application

Authors: Mauro Giavazzi, Fabio Tatano

Addresses: Science and Technology Faculty, University of Urbino 'Carlo Bo', Campus Scientifico – Sogesta, I-61029 Urbino, Italy. ' Science and Technology Faculty, University of Urbino 'Carlo Bo', Campus Scientifico – Sogesta, I-61029 Urbino, Italy

Abstract: Within the increasing (legislative and applicative) attention to absolute risk analysis for contaminated sites at Italian level, as a University research study and exercise, the definable |ARA-CoSSSLs| absolute risk analysis approach for human health protection (|Absolute Risk Analysis for Contaminated Sites|, on |Soil Screening Levels| basis) has been derived (as an initial, simplified version) and directly implemented on a series of interactive computer worksheets. The basic conditions of the |ARA-CoSSSLs| approach derivation are: the predominant, relevant reference to a fundamental international scientific protocol, also considering its temporal evolution (the US EPA |SSLs| procedure); a modular, open and easily extensible computer calculation structure (which is expressly arranged with correlated |Modules|, eventually theoretical |Sub-modules| and finally different, individual |Worksheets|). This paper deals with the fundamentals, the characteristic aspects and the specific calculation structure and implementation of the |ARA-CoSSSLs| approach. Additionally, a first, preliminary Italian case study application of the |ARA-CoSSSLs| approach is synthetically presented.

Keywords: absolute risk analysis; case-study; computer worksheets; contaminated sites; human exposure pathways; scenarios; scientific international reference procedure; sanitary risk assessment; health risks; Italy; health protection; environmental pollution; soil screening.

DOI: 10.1504/IJENVH.2007.014632

International Journal of Environment and Health, 2007 Vol.1 No.2, pp.199 - 220

Published online: 21 Jul 2007 *

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