HOLT, Eva Mary Suzanne, Ondřej AUDY, Petra BOOIJ, Lisa Emily MELYMUK, Roman PROKEŠ and Jana KLÁNOVÁ. Organochlorine pesticides in the indoor air of a theatre and museum in the Czech Republic: Inhalation exposure and cancer risk. Science of the Total Environment. AMSTERDAM: Elsevier Science, 2017, vol. 609, December, p. 598-606. ISSN 0048-9697. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.203.
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Original name Organochlorine pesticides in the indoor air of a theatre and museum in the Czech Republic: Inhalation exposure and cancer risk
Authors HOLT, Eva Mary Suzanne (36 Australia, belonging to the institution), Ondřej AUDY (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petra BOOIJ (528 Netherlands, belonging to the institution), Lisa Emily MELYMUK (124 Canada, belonging to the institution), Roman PROKEŠ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Jana KLÁNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Science of the Total Environment, AMSTERDAM, Elsevier Science, 2017, 0048-9697.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10511 Environmental sciences
Country of publisher Netherlands
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 4.610
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/17:00100013
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.203
UT WoS 000410352900065
Keywords in English Organochlorine pesticide; Inhalation exposure; Human health (cancer) risk; Remediation
Tags NZ, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been used to preserve the integrity of historical buildings or to protect collections of artefacts at potentially large volumes and often without detailed application records. Previous research has focused on the efficiency of remediation at contaminated sites (where identified), as well as improvement of preservation techniques and workplace health and safety. Few studies have assessed the human health risks from occupational exposure to OCPs in buildings of cultural and historical importance. Thus, potential risks may remain unidentified. In the present study, OCPs in indoor air were measured in a baroque theatre and a natural history museum in the Czech Republic, both of which had suspected past indoor application. In the theatre attic p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p'-DDE) levels in air were up to 190 ng m(-3), confirming past indoor use of p,p'-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (p,p'-DDT). There was also evidence of gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (gamma-HCH) use in the theatre (max gamma-HCH in air of 56 ng m(-3)). Yet, the cancer risk (CR) from occupational exposure via inhalation (Exp(i)) to OCPs in the theatre was low (CR < 4.0 x 10(-6)). gamma-HCH was found at elevated levels in air of the museum (max gamma-HCH in air of 15,000 ng m(-3)). CR from Exp(i) in the museum was moderate to high (>1 x 10(-4)). Our results show the CR through Exp(i) to OCPs in buildings, such as museums can still be significant enough to warrant mitigation measures, e.g., remediation.
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Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Priority axis 1: Strengthening capacities for high-quality research
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Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
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