
Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona | Consorci Sanitari de Barcelona |
November 2018
Although presented as state of the art, the youngest incinerator in the Netherdlans is far from a clean: long-term, tests reveal emissions of dioxin, furan and persistent organic pollutants far beyond the limits.
The case of the REC plant raises important questions for future policy-making concerning waste incineration and its potential effects on public health and the environment.
– ToxicoWatch- Zero Waste Europe-
March 2018
“Long-term monitoring programme of polychlorinated dioxins and polychlorinated furans in ambient air of Catalonia (Spain) (1994-2015)”.
Reductions in concentrations of persistent organic pollutants were observed for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in a comparison of two consecutive decades ending in December 31, 2015…
-IDAEA-CSIC
Juny 2017
“Elevados riesgos de cáncer por exposición a PCDD/Fs (dioxinas y furanos) en los alrededores de una instalación integral de gestión de residuos (2014-2017).
En 2014, nuestro laboratorio llevó a cabo un estudio cuyo principal objetivo fue determinar las concentraciones de dibenzo-p-dioxinas y dibenzofuranos policlorados (PCDD/Fs), bifenilos policlorados (PCBs) y diversos metales en muestras de aire y suelo recogidas en una zona urbana de Sant Adrià de Besòs, en las proximidades de una instalación integral de gestión de residuos urbanos…
– JOSÉ L. DOMINGO-
(Distinguished Professor of Toxicology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili).
June 2017
“High cancer risks by exposure to PCDD/Fs in the neighborhood of an integrated wasrw management facility”.
In 2014, we conducted a study aimed at screening the concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and various trace elements in air and soil…
-JOSÉ LUIS DOMINGO- (Distinguished Professor of Toxicology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili).
Novembre 2016
“Avaluació de l’impacte per dioxines i furans sobre el medi ambient atmosfèric de la planta de revalorització energètica de residus situada al terme municipal de Sant Adrià de Besòs (Barcelona)”.
– UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA-
Agost 2015
“Monitorització de dioxines i furans en mostres d’aire i sòl recollides a les rodalies de la planta integral de valorització de residus de Sant Adrià de Besòs i avaluació dels riscos per a la salut”.
-TECNATOX-
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March 2015
“Health risks for the population living in the vicinity of an integrated waste management facility: screening environmental pollutants”.
-JOSÉ LUIS DOMINGO- (Distinguished Professor of Toxicology, Universitat Rovira i Virgili).
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Novembre 2012
“Cancer mortality in towns in the vicinity of incinerators and installations for the recovery or disposal of hazardous waste”.
Generation of waste by human activity is a watter of worldwide concern. Municipal incinerators and installations for the recovery or disposal of hazardous waste help address this problem but inevitably generate and release toxic emissions and effluents, such as dioxins…
– JAVIER GARCÍA PÉREZ i altres
CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH (MADRID, SPAIN)