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Human health risk-based Generic Assessment Criteria for agricultural soil in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, China.

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Agricultural soil pollution in China poses a major threat to human health and food safety. There are no agricultural soil environmental standards based on human health in China, which prevents… Click to show full abstract

Agricultural soil pollution in China poses a major threat to human health and food safety. There are no agricultural soil environmental standards based on human health in China, which prevents effective screening and assessment of risks. Jiangsu (JS) and Zhejiang (ZJ) provinces, located in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) core region, have obvious differences in agricultural land conditions, which will result in differences in Generic Assessment Criteria (GAC). In this study, we derived and compared human health risk-based GAC using the Contaminated Land Exposure Assessment (CLEA) model for agricultural land scenarios in these two provinces. We found differences in the GAC between JS and ZJ due to differences in parameters. These differences are greatest for benzene, and cadmium (Cd). For Cd, the contribution of oral intake exceeds 90 %, and the vegetable consumption rate and mean daily intake (MDI) may be key parameters affecting GAC. For the volatile organic compound benzene, the inhalation of indoor vapor accounts for about 30 %, and the key parameters affecting the GAC for benzene may be the attenuation factor and soil organic matte (SOM). The derived GAC are generally lager (i.e., less stringent) than the GB15618-2018 and UK Suitable 4 Use Levels (S4ULs); however, the derived GAC for JS and ZJ were lower than the soil screening values (SSV) for residential land in China. This may be related to methods, land use types, and critical receptors. This work will contribute to the development of regional soil environmental standards in China.

Keywords: human health; land; jiangsu zhejiang; agricultural soil; soil

Journal Title: Environmental research
Year Published: 2021

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