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Irene Petrosillo Donatella Valente Nicola Zaccarelli Giovanni Zurlini 《Marine pollution bulletin》2009,58(10):1454-1461
The management of tourist harbors has traditionally been analyzed with little attention to managers’ awareness of the effects of their decisions on the environment. The aims of this paper were to assess managers’ perceptions of the main environmental risks in their regions and to identify common behaviors among the managers involved in eight tourist harbors in southern Italy, where the same tourist harbor is often managed by different managers. A questionnaire was administered and statistical analyses were performed to test differences between managers of big and small harbors. Managers showed a low perception of environmental risks and, surprisingly, in certain harbors, some meaningful cases were highlighted: the most homogeneous case, where all managers showed a reasonable level of environmental awareness, and cases with strong mismatches among managers. In this paper, we propose that an assessment of managers’ perceptions of risk be included as a new form of analysis when environmental risk assessments are carried out. 相似文献
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A fuzzy parameterized probabilistic analysis (FPPA) method was developed in this study to assess risks associated with environmental
pollution-control problems. FPPA integrated environmental transport modeling, fuzzy transformation, probabilistic risk assessment,
fuzzy risk quantification into a general risk assessment framework, and was capable of handling uncertainties expressed as
fuzzy-parameterized stochastic distributions. The proposed method was applied to two environmental pollution problems, with
one being about the point-source pollution in a river system with uncertain water quality parameters and the other being concerned
with groundwater contaminant plume from waste landfill site with poorly known contaminant physical properties. The study results
indicated that the complex uncertain features had significant impacts on modeling and risk-assessment outputs; the degree
of impacts of modeling parameters were highly dependent on the level of imprecision of these parameters. The results also
implied that FPPA was capable of addressing vagueness or imprecision associated with probabilistic risk evaluation, and help
generate risk outputs that could be elucidated under different possibilistic levels. The proposed method could be used by
environmental managers to evaluate trade-offs involving risks and costs, as well as identify management solutions that sufficiently
hedge against dual uncertainties. 相似文献
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Although the potential use of biomarkers within environmental risk assessment (ERA) has long been recognised their routine use is less advanced compared with clinical human health risk assessment, where a number of familiar biomarkers (such as blood pressure and serum cholesterol) are in common usage. We have examined how biomarkers are incorporated into human health risk assessment and have identified several 'required elements'. These include identification of the (clinical) assessment endpoint at the outset, rational selection of the biomarker(s) (the measurement endpoint), biomarker 'validation' (e.g. QA/QC) and biomarker 'qualification' (evidence linking the measurement and assessment endpoints). We discuss these elements in detail and propose that their adoption will facilitate the routine use of biomarkers in environmental risk assessment. Furthermore, our analysis highlights the need for cooperation between those working with biomarkers within human and environmental risk assessment to exchange best practice between common disciplines for mutual advantage. 相似文献
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Galloway TS 《Marine pollution bulletin》2006,53(10-12):606-613
Marine pollution is a major threat to human and environmental health. Given the complexity of function of marine and coastal ecosystems, it is unlikely that a balanced view of the nature and extent of risk will easily be achieved if human and environmental risk assessments continue to be conducted in isolation. Here, the integration of assessment protocols is advocated as a holistic means of improving risk management. Biomarkers can provide the common conceptual framework and measurable endpoints necessary for successful integration. Examples are given of the ways in which suites of biomarkers encompassing molecular change, cellular pathology and physiological impairment can be developed and adapted for human and ecological scenarios. By placing a greater emphasis on the health status of impacted biota, it is more likely that risk assessment will develop the efficiency, reliability and predictive power to adapt to the unforeseen environmental threats that are an inevitable consequence of human development and global change. 相似文献
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Elcin Kentel Mustafa M. Aral 《Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (SERRA)》2007,21(4):405-417
In risk assessment studies it is important to determine how uncertain and imprecise knowledge should be included into the
simulation and assessment models. Thus, proper evaluation of uncertainties has become a major concern in environmental and
health risk assessment studies. Previously, researchers have used probability theory, more commonly Monte Carlo analysis,
to incorporate uncertainty analysis in health risk assessment studies. However, in conducting probabilistic health risk assessment,
risk analyst often suffers from lack of data or the presence of imperfect or incomplete knowledge about the process modeled
and also the process parameters. Fuzzy set theory is a tool that has been used in propagating imperfect and incomplete information
in health risk assessment studies. Such analysis result in fuzzy risks which are associated with membership functions. Since
possibilistic health risk assessment studies are relatively new, standard procedures for decision-making about the acceptability
of the resulting fuzzy risk with respect to a crisp standard set by the regulatory agency are not fully established. In this
paper, we are providing a review of several available approaches which may be used in decision-making. These approaches involve
defuzzification techniques, the possibility and the necessity measures. In this study, we also propose a new measure, the
risk tolerance measure, which can be used in decision making. The risk tolerance measure provides an effective metric for evaluating the acceptability
of a fuzzy risk with respect to a crisp compliance criterion. Fuzzy risks with different membership functions are evaluated
with respect to a crisp compliance criterion by using the possibility, the necessity, and the risk tolerance measures and
the results are discussed comparatively. 相似文献
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As demands on aquatic resources increase, there is a growing need to monitor and assess their condition. This paper reviews a variety of aquatic environmental assessments, at local, national, international and global scales and finds confusion in the terminology used to describe assessments. In particular the terms 'ecosystem' and 'integrated' are often misused resulting in lack of clarity. Therefore, definitions of some assessment terminology are suggested, consolidating existing proposals and simplifying future applications. A conclusion from the review is that a new classification system is required. The categorisation system proposed builds on preliminary work of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). Assessment classification is based on the environmental components considered, methodologies and nature of the linkages between components, and the inclusion or exclusion of socio-economic factors. The assessment terminology and categorisation system provided could in future simplify the way that assessments are defined and used to inform development of management strategies. 相似文献
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Regional environmental risk assessment for the Nanjing Chemical Industry Park: an analysis based on information-diffusion theory 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
Xiaojie Meng Yan Zhang Xiangyi Yu Junhong Bai Yingying Chai Yating Li 《Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (SERRA)》2014,28(8):2217-2233
A recent Chinese policy requires that all enterprises that store and use hazardous chemicals must become part of a chemical industry park. Although this reduces the environmental risk caused by the establishment of uncontrolled sites, it cannot eliminate the risk within the industrial park; on the contrary, it may exacerbate the risk. The storage and use of a wide range of hazardous chemicals in the industrial park increases both the complexity and the diversity of the environmental risk. Identification of the sources of risk will significantly affect the results of regional risk assessments. In this paper, we selected China’s Nanjing Chemical Industry Park as a case study. Based on an environmental risk assessment for every enterprise within the park, we calculated the maximum environmental risk values of each individual risk source and obtained the overall regional environmental risk values by using information-diffusion theory. The regional environmental risk value can be clustered according to the classification criteria described in this paper and depicted using a spatial partitioning map. The result can help administrative managers optimize the distribution of industrial areas and support the development of risk-prevention and -management measures. 相似文献
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An integrated fuzzy simulation-assessment method (FSAM) was developed for assessing environmental risks from petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in ground water. In the FSAM, techniques of fuzzy simulation and fuzzy risk assessment were coupled into a general framework to reflect a variety of system uncertainties. A petroleum-contaminated site located in western Canada was selected as a study case for demonstrating applicability of the proposed method. The risk assessment results demonstrated that system uncertainties would significantly impact expressions of risk-level outputs. A relatively deterministic expression of the risks would have clearer representations of the study problem but may miss valuable uncertain information; conversely, an assessment under vaguer system conditions would help reveal potential consequences of adverse effects but would suffer from a higher degree of fuzziness in presenting the modeling outputs. Based on the risk assessment results, a decision analysis procedure was used to calculate a general risk index (GRI) to help identify proper responsive actions. The proposed method was useful for evaluating risks within a system containing multiple factors with complicated uncertainties and interactions and providing support for identifying proper site management strategies. 相似文献
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论述了筼筜港形成的地质构造成因、演化简史和筼筜港-钟宅断裂带的活动性。指出筼筜湖-钟宅湾运河开通可能存在相关的不良环境地质影响及区内普遍存在的对抗震不利的软土地基等问题。认为筼筜湖-钟宅湾运河的开通不能急于求成，要等有了解决可能产生的影响环境地质问题的办法和防范措施后，才可实施。 相似文献
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A new methodology has been designed to identify and rank the significant environmental aspects in sea ports. The main objective of the Strategic Overview of Significant Environmental Aspects (SOSEA) is to help port managers to identify significant environmental aspects and to reinforce the awareness about them in order to prioritise work in environmental management. Developed in close collaboration with port environmental managers and tested in a set of ports, it is a user-friendly tool that can be applied in approximately half a working day. It is based on ISO 14001 vocabulary and requirements and it can be considered as the base for the implementation of any Environmental Management System for port communities. 相似文献
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Debra J. Enzenbacher 《Marine pollution bulletin》1992,25(9-12):258-265
Increasing numbers of tourists are visiting the Antarctic. Totals from the past three seasons (1989–1990, 1990–1991, 1991–1992) were 2581, 4842, and 6495 respectively (Enzenbacher, 1992). Some environmental issues arising from Antarctic tourist activity include: wildlife tolerance, waste disposal, passenger education, tour operator management practices, personnel experience, frequency of visits and ship design. Current guidelines provide a practical approach to tourism, but do not address all issues arising from tourist activity. Antarctic Treaty Parties agreed to examine the question of a comprehensive regulation of tourist activities in the Antarctic Treaty Area and policies are under review. Some issues may prove difficult to resolve. Compliance with existing guidelines is to be encouraged, at least until more is known about the environmental effects of tourism. A management plan for tourism is needed along with more research on how tourism is conducted and the effects visits have on Antarctica's marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Cooperation between Treaty Parties and tour operators is important for the development of appropriate tourism regulations. 相似文献
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I-Lun Hsiao Charlene Wu Yuh-Jeen Huang Dalaijamts Chimeddulam Kuen-Yuh Wu 《Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (SERRA)》2016,30(7):1851-1861
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disruptor widely used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. Exposures to BPA have been associated with reproductive, developmental, and cardiovascular effects. In this study, the CalTOX model was used to assess the aggregate health risks on BPA by integrating the currently available BPA data in various environmental media in Taiwan. Local parameters such as chemical properties, local landscape data, and exposure factors were used as model inputs under the continuous source mode. A reference dose (RfD) of 50 μg/kg-day was adopted in this assessment. Monte Carlo simulation was used to simulate great variability of the environmental data. Our results show that an upper limit of 95 % confidence interval of aggregate exposures for the adults (19–64 years old) was 1.05 μg/kg-day, corresponding to a hazard index (HI) of 0.021. The chemical properties (BPA half-life in surface water), intake rates (fruit, vegetable, and fluid intake), and landscape data (average depth of surface waters and leaf wet density) are critical parameters. Finally, HI value would approach to 1 as BPA concentrations in ambient air, surface water, and sediment was greater than 20 ng/m3, 100 μg/L, and 3.3 mg/kg. The quality of the risk assessment on BPA can be further improved by reduction of uncertainty of the abovementioned critical parameters as well as considering additional BPA exposures from canned and packaged goods. 相似文献
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Incorporating the LCIA concept into fuzzy risk assessment as a tool for environmental impact assessment 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
Kevin Fong-Rey Liu Chih-Yuan Ko Chihhao Fan Cheng-Wu Chen 《Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (SERRA)》2013,27(4):849-866
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a procedural tool for environmental management that identifies, predicts, evaluates and mitigates the environmental impact of development proposals. In the process of EIA, EIA reports, prepared by developers, are expected to delineate the environmental impact, but in practice they usually determine whether the amounts or concentrations of pollutants comply with the relevant standards. Actually, many analytical tools can improve the analysis of environmental impact in EIA reports, such as life cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental risk assessment (ERA). Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) is one of steps in LCA that takes account of the causal relationships between environmental hazards and damage. Incorporating the concept of LCIA into an ERA as an integrated tool for the preparation of EIA reports extends the focus of the reports from the regulatory compliance of the environmental impact, to determine the significance of the environmental impact. Sometimes, when using integrated tools, it is necessary to consider fuzzy situations, because of a lack of sufficient information; therefore, so ERA should be generalized to a fuzzy risk assessment (FRA). Therefore, this paper proposes the integration of a LCIA and a FRA as an assessment tool for the preparation of EIA reports, whereby the LCIA clearly identifies the causal linkage for hazard–pathway–receptor–damage and then better explain the significance of the impact; furthermore, a FRA copes with fuzzy and probabilistic situations in the assessment of pollution severity and the estimation of exposure probability. Finally, the use of the proposed methodology is demonstrated in a case study of the expansion plan for the world’s largest plastics processing factory. 相似文献
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Ecological risk assessment of trace metal accumulation in sediments of Veraval Harbor,Gujarat, Arabian Sea 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
S. Sundararajan Mukunda Kesari Khadanga J. Prince Prakash Jeba Kumar S. Raghumaran R. Vijaya Basanta Kumar Jena 《Marine pollution bulletin》2017,114(1):592-601
In this study, different types of indices were used to assess the ecological risk of trace metal contamination in sediments on the basis of sediment quality guidelines at Veraval Fishery Harbor. Sediment samples were collected from three sectors in pre-, post-, and monsoon seasons in 2006. Trace metal concentrations were higher in the inner sector during post-monsoon, and it showed the highest statistical significance (p < 0.01) among the stations. Pollution load index was higher than unity, indicating alternation by effluent discharge from industries. Enrichment factor and geo-accumulation index showed that Cd, Pb, and Zn were enriched in the northern part of the harbor and Pb had accumulated in the harbor sediment. The ecological risk assessment index revealed that Ni, Zn, and Pb were higher than the effect range median values, indicating their potential toxicity to the aquatic environment in the Veraval Harbor. Hence, the harbor is dominated by anthropogenic activities rather than natural process. 相似文献
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Jige Shen Mazda Biglari ChangBo Jiang HongHai Wu 《Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (SERRA)》2010,24(8):1089-1096
As radioactive human doses are calculated through food chain and exposure pathways, it is important to take a pathway analysis
to determine all pathway contributions for further radiological environmental risk assessment. A challenge of contaminant
fate and environmental pathway analysis is to handle a large number of environmental components and to assign proper calculation
models to linked component pairs. This paper presents a model template called transfer pathway model template (TPMT) that
stores transfer models to environmental class pairs. When a site-specific calculation scenario is built, a source–receptor
transfer matrix (SRTM) is defined by the scenario. Then the calculation loops through all source–receptor component pairs
in SRTM and apply proper models stored in TPMT to calculate the transfer factors. TPMT can be used as the component pathway
verification template and model allocation template. This structure is used in an environmental risk assessment (ERA) application
called IMPACT that has been applied for a number of nuclear power plants and uranium mines in Canada. 相似文献
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Hwong-wen Ma 《Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (SERRA)》2000,14(3):195-206
The selection of optimal management strategies for environmental contaminants requires detailed information on the risks
imposed on populations. These risks are characterized by both inter-subject variability (different individuals having different
levels of risk) and by uncertainty (there is uncertainty about the risk associated with the Yth percentile of the variability distribution). In addition, there is uncertainty introduced by the inability to agree fully
on the appropriate decision criteria. This paper presents a methodology for incorporating uncertainty and variability into
a multi-medium, multi-pathway, multi-contaminant risk assessment, and for placing this assessment into an optimization framework
to identify optimal management strategies. The framework is applied to a case study of a sludge management system proposed
for North Carolina and the impact of stochasticity on selection of an optimal strategy considered. Different sets of decision
criteria reflecting different ways of treating stochasticity are shown to lead to different selections of optimal management
strategies. 相似文献
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Interactions between climate change and contaminants 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
There is now general consensus that climate change is a global threat and a challenge for the 21st century. More and more information is available demonstrating how increased temperature may affect aquatic ecosystems and living resources or how increased water levels may impact coastal zones and their management. Many ecosystems are also affected by human releases of contaminants, for example from land based sources or the atmosphere, which also may cause severe effects. So far these two important stresses on ecosystems have mainly been discussed independently. The present paper is intended to increase awareness among scientists, coastal zone managers and decision makers that climate change will affect contaminant exposure and toxic effects and that both forms of stress will impact aquatic ecosystems and biota. Based on examples from different ecosystems, we discuss risks anticipated from contaminants in a rapidly changing environment and the research required to understand and predict how on-going and future climate change may alter risks from chemical pollution. 相似文献
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New concepts in ecological risk assessment: where do we go from here? 总被引：10，自引：0，他引：10
Through the use of safety factors, the use of single-species test data has been adequate for use in protective hazard assessments and criteria setting but, because hazard quotients do not consider the presence of multiple species each with a particular sensitivity or the interactions that can occur between these species in a functioning community, they are ill-suited to environmental risk assessment. Significant functional redundancy occurs in most ecosystems but this is poorly considered in single-species tests conducted under laboratory conditions. A significant advance in effects assessment was the use of the microcosm as a unit within which to test interacting populations of organisms. The microcosm has allowed the measurement of the environmental effect measures such as the NOAEC(community) under laboratory or field conditions and the application of this and other similarly derived measures to ecological risk assessment (ERA). More recently, distributions of single-species laboratory test data have been used for criteria setting and, combined with distributions of exposure concentrations, for risk assessment. Distributions of species sensitivity values have been used in an a priori way for setting environmental quality criteria such as the final acute value (FAV) derived for water quality criteria. Similar distributional approaches have been combined with modeled or measured concentrations to produce estimates of the joint probability of a single species being affected or that a proportion of organisms in a community will be impacted in a posteriori risk assessments. These techniques have not been widely applied for risk assessment of dredged materials, however, with appropriate consideration of bioavailability and spatial and nature of the data these techniques can be applied to soils and sediments. 相似文献