Health risk analysis of the environmental burden

摘要

The paper presents the results of risk assessment of the area of the Zetor Company, on which the environmental burden of chromium occurs, resulting from the operation of a former electroplating plant. The concentration of chromium was determined by the method of inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. We have calculated non-carcinogenic risks for workers provided that the premises are intended for industrial use and for children aged six years and younger and adults provided that the premises are used as a residential zone. We have considered as exposure scenarios accidental ingestion of soils and contamination from constructional elements, inhalation of air containing dust with an absorbed contaminant and accidental ingestion of groundwater. We have also evaluated a genotoxic risk resulting from inhalation of contaminated air by employees.