A methodology for assessing public health risk associated with groundwater nitrate contamination: a case study in an agricultural setting (southern Spain)
- Autores
- Chica-Olmo, Mario; Peluso, Fabio Oscar; Luque-Espinar, Juan Antonio; Rodriguez-Galiano, Victor; Pardo-Igúzquiza, Eulogio; Chica-Rivas, Lucía
- Año de publicación
- 2016
- Idioma
- español castellano
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión enviada
- Descripción
- Groundwater nitrate contamination from agriculture is of paramount environmental interest. A continuous consumption of polluted water as drinking water or for culinary purposes is by no means a minor hazard for people’s health that must be studied. This research presents a new methodology for the spatial analysis of health risk rate from intake of nitrate-polluted groundwater. The method is illustrated through its application to a water quality sampling campaign performed in the south of Spain in 2003. The probability risk model used by the US Environmental Protection Agency has been applied, considering a residential intake framework and three representative population age groups (10, 40 and 65years).The method was based upon coupling Monte Carlo simulations and geostatistics, which allowed mapping of the health risk coefficient (RC). The maps obtained were interpreted in the framework of water resources management and user’s health protection (municipalities). The results showed waterborne health risk caused by nitrate-polluted water is moderately low for the region. The observed risk was larger for the elderly and children, although no significant differences were found among the three age groups (RC average values of 95th percentile for age of 0.37, 0.33 and 0.37, respectively). Significant risk values of RC>1 were obtained for 10% of the surface in the NW site of the study area, where the municipalities with the highest contamination thresholds are located (agricultural activity). Nitrate concentration and intake rate stood out as the main explanatory variables of the RC.
- Materia
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Oceanografía, Hidrología, Recursos Hídricos
Groundwater, Simulation, Geostatistics, Monte Carlo, Kriging, Sanitary risk
Groundwater
Simulation
Geostatistics
Kriging
Sanitary risk - Nivel de accesibilidad
- acceso abierto
- Condiciones de uso
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Repositorio
- Institución
- Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
- OAI Identificador
- oai:digital.cic.gba.gob.ar:11746/5727
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A methodology for assessing public health risk associated with groundwater nitrate contamination: a case study in an agricultural setting (southern Spain)Chica-Olmo, MarioPeluso, Fabio OscarLuque-Espinar, Juan AntonioRodriguez-Galiano, VictorPardo-Igúzquiza, EulogioChica-Rivas, LucíaOceanografía, Hidrología, Recursos HídricosGroundwater, Simulation, Geostatistics, Monte Carlo, Kriging, Sanitary riskGroundwaterSimulationGeostatisticsKrigingSanitary riskGroundwater nitrate contamination from agriculture is of paramount environmental interest. A continuous consumption of polluted water as drinking water or for culinary purposes is by no means a minor hazard for people’s health that must be studied. This research presents a new methodology for the spatial analysis of health risk rate from intake of nitrate-polluted groundwater. The method is illustrated through its application to a water quality sampling campaign performed in the south of Spain in 2003. The probability risk model used by the US Environmental Protection Agency has been applied, considering a residential intake framework and three representative population age groups (10, 40 and 65years).The method was based upon coupling Monte Carlo simulations and geostatistics, which allowed mapping of the health risk coefficient (RC). The maps obtained were interpreted in the framework of water resources management and user’s health protection (municipalities). The results showed waterborne health risk caused by nitrate-polluted water is moderately low for the region. The observed risk was larger for the elderly and children, although no significant differences were found among the three age groups (RC average values of 95th percentile for age of 0.37, 0.33 and 0.37, respectively). Significant risk values of RC>1 were obtained for 10% of the surface in the NW site of the study area, where the municipalities with the highest contamination thresholds are located (agricultural activity). Nitrate concentration and intake rate stood out as the main explanatory variables of the RC.2016-09-28info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttps://digital.cic.gba.gob.ar/handle/11746/5727spainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/reponame:CIC Digital (CICBA)instname:Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Airesinstacron:CICBA2025-09-29T13:39:56Zoai:digital.cic.gba.gob.ar:11746/5727Institucionalhttp://digital.cic.gba.gob.arOrganismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://digital.cic.gba.gob.ar/oai/snrdmarisa.degiusti@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:94412025-09-29 13:39:56.959CIC Digital (CICBA) - Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Airesfalse |
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A methodology for assessing public health risk associated with groundwater nitrate contamination: a case study in an agricultural setting (southern Spain) |
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A methodology for assessing public health risk associated with groundwater nitrate contamination: a case study in an agricultural setting (southern Spain) |
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A methodology for assessing public health risk associated with groundwater nitrate contamination: a case study in an agricultural setting (southern Spain) Chica-Olmo, Mario Oceanografía, Hidrología, Recursos Hídricos Groundwater, Simulation, Geostatistics, Monte Carlo, Kriging, Sanitary risk Groundwater Simulation Geostatistics Kriging Sanitary risk |
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A methodology for assessing public health risk associated with groundwater nitrate contamination: a case study in an agricultural setting (southern Spain) |
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A methodology for assessing public health risk associated with groundwater nitrate contamination: a case study in an agricultural setting (southern Spain) |
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A methodology for assessing public health risk associated with groundwater nitrate contamination: a case study in an agricultural setting (southern Spain) |
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A methodology for assessing public health risk associated with groundwater nitrate contamination: a case study in an agricultural setting (southern Spain) |
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A methodology for assessing public health risk associated with groundwater nitrate contamination: a case study in an agricultural setting (southern Spain) |
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Chica-Olmo, Mario Peluso, Fabio Oscar Luque-Espinar, Juan Antonio Rodriguez-Galiano, Victor Pardo-Igúzquiza, Eulogio Chica-Rivas, Lucía |
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Chica-Olmo, Mario |
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Chica-Olmo, Mario Peluso, Fabio Oscar Luque-Espinar, Juan Antonio Rodriguez-Galiano, Victor Pardo-Igúzquiza, Eulogio Chica-Rivas, Lucía |
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Peluso, Fabio Oscar Luque-Espinar, Juan Antonio Rodriguez-Galiano, Victor Pardo-Igúzquiza, Eulogio Chica-Rivas, Lucía |
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Oceanografía, Hidrología, Recursos Hídricos Groundwater, Simulation, Geostatistics, Monte Carlo, Kriging, Sanitary risk Groundwater Simulation Geostatistics Kriging Sanitary risk |
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Oceanografía, Hidrología, Recursos Hídricos Groundwater, Simulation, Geostatistics, Monte Carlo, Kriging, Sanitary risk Groundwater Simulation Geostatistics Kriging Sanitary risk |
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Groundwater nitrate contamination from agriculture is of paramount environmental interest. A continuous consumption of polluted water as drinking water or for culinary purposes is by no means a minor hazard for people’s health that must be studied. This research presents a new methodology for the spatial analysis of health risk rate from intake of nitrate-polluted groundwater. The method is illustrated through its application to a water quality sampling campaign performed in the south of Spain in 2003. The probability risk model used by the US Environmental Protection Agency has been applied, considering a residential intake framework and three representative population age groups (10, 40 and 65years).The method was based upon coupling Monte Carlo simulations and geostatistics, which allowed mapping of the health risk coefficient (RC). The maps obtained were interpreted in the framework of water resources management and user’s health protection (municipalities). The results showed waterborne health risk caused by nitrate-polluted water is moderately low for the region. The observed risk was larger for the elderly and children, although no significant differences were found among the three age groups (RC average values of 95th percentile for age of 0.37, 0.33 and 0.37, respectively). Significant risk values of RC>1 were obtained for 10% of the surface in the NW site of the study area, where the municipalities with the highest contamination thresholds are located (agricultural activity). Nitrate concentration and intake rate stood out as the main explanatory variables of the RC. |
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Groundwater nitrate contamination from agriculture is of paramount environmental interest. A continuous consumption of polluted water as drinking water or for culinary purposes is by no means a minor hazard for people’s health that must be studied. This research presents a new methodology for the spatial analysis of health risk rate from intake of nitrate-polluted groundwater. The method is illustrated through its application to a water quality sampling campaign performed in the south of Spain in 2003. The probability risk model used by the US Environmental Protection Agency has been applied, considering a residential intake framework and three representative population age groups (10, 40 and 65years).The method was based upon coupling Monte Carlo simulations and geostatistics, which allowed mapping of the health risk coefficient (RC). The maps obtained were interpreted in the framework of water resources management and user’s health protection (municipalities). The results showed waterborne health risk caused by nitrate-polluted water is moderately low for the region. The observed risk was larger for the elderly and children, although no significant differences were found among the three age groups (RC average values of 95th percentile for age of 0.37, 0.33 and 0.37, respectively). Significant risk values of RC>1 were obtained for 10% of the surface in the NW site of the study area, where the municipalities with the highest contamination thresholds are located (agricultural activity). Nitrate concentration and intake rate stood out as the main explanatory variables of the RC. |
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