Human Health Risk Assessment of Toxic Chemical Pollutants in Stormwater: Implications for Urban Stormwater Reuse

✍ Scribed by Yukun Ma, Prasanna Egodawatta, James McGree, Ashantha Goonetilleke

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 95
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book presents a detailed analysis in relation to human health risk assessment of the main toxic chemical pollutants in urban stormwater generated from urban traffic and land use activities. The knowledge presented in this book was derived based on comprehensive experimental investigations including field sampling, laboratory testing, mathematical modelling, spatial analysis and multivariate and univariate statistical data analyses.

The key highlights of the book include the quantitative assessment of the human health risk posed by key toxic chemical pollutants in urban stormwater and the development of linkages between risk and traffic and land use. Additionally, a suite of mathematical equations are presented to predict human health risk based on traffic and land use characteristics through mathematical modelling. These outcomes can significantly assist in effective stormwater risk management under changing traffic and land use in the urban environment. The knowledge presented is of particular interest to readers such as stormwater treatment design specialists, decision-makers and urban planners since these outcomes provide practical suggestions and recommendations for effective urban stormwater treatment design.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Contents
1 Human Health Risk from Stormwater Pollution
1.1 Background
1.2 Urban Stormwater Pollution
1.2.1 Primary Stormwater Toxic Chemical Pollutants
1.2.2 Toxic Chemical Pollutant Sources
1.3 Risk Assessment in Relation to Toxic Chemical Pollutants
1.3.1 General Concepts of Risk
1.3.2 Risk Assessment Procedure
1.4 Rationale for the Monograph
1.5 Summary
References
2 Research Program
2.1 Background
2.2 Study Sites
2.3 Sample Collection
2.4 Sample Testing
2.5 Summary
References
3 Linking Traffic and Land Use to Stormwater Quality
3.1 Background
3.2 Predicting HM and PAH Concentrations in Stormwater Runoff
3.2.1 Estimation of Total Solids (TS) Load in Stormwater
3.2.2 Stormwater Runoff Volume Estimation
3.2.3 Pollutant Concentrations in Stormwater Runoff
3.3 Linking Traffic and Land Use to Pollutant Concentrations
3.4 Summary
References
4 Human Health Risk Assessment for Toxic Chemical Pollutants in Urban Stormwater
4.1 Background
4.2 Risk Assessment Model Development
4.2.1 Hazard Identification
4.2.2 Exposure Assessment
4.2.3 Dose–Response Assessment
4.2.4 Risk Characterization
4.2.5 Risk Assessment Model
4.3 Risk Posed by Toxic Chemical Pollutants
4.3.1 Risk Posed by HMs
4.3.2 Risk Posed by PAHs
4.3.3 Combined Risk Posed by HMs and PAHs in Stormwater
4.4 Influence of Traffic and Land Use on Risk
4.4.1 Influence of Quantitative Factors to Stormwater Risk
4.4.2 Influence of Qualitative Factors on Stormwater Risk
4.5 Further Refinement of the Risk Assessment
4.6 Conclusions
References
5 Implications for Stormwater Management and Recommendations for Future Research
5.1 Background
5.2 Implications for Urban Stormwater Management
5.2.1 Implications Related to Current Water Quality Guidelines
5.2.2 Factors Influencing Stormwater Risk
5.3 Recommendations for Future Research
5.3.1 Risk Assessment of Toxic Pollutants to Receiving Waters
5.3.2 Risk Assessment of Other Toxic Chemical Pollutants in Urban Stormwater
5.3.3 Assessing Ecological Risk Associated with Urban Stormwater
References
Index