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PCDD/Fs in the soils in the province of Trento: 10 years of monitoring

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This paper presents a 10-year overview of the dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs) content in soils in the province of Trento (Italy). The aim was to compare the results found in the Valsugana valley where there is a steel-making plant with other locations within the province. During 2002 and from 2005 to 2010, campaigns were carried out in order to obtain a background reference in terms of micropollutants, in view of the possible construction of a municipal solid waste (MSW) incinerator in Trento. In 2009, a campaign was performed for the environmental characterization of the Valsugana valley, the town of Trento and its surroundings, in order to help assess the impact of the steel-making plant. In 2012, another campaign was carried out by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Trento, in order to monitor the soils in the area around the steel mill. All the campaigns showed relatively low concentrations of PCDD/Fs, both in protected areas and in the areas close to the industrial plants. No critical situations were identified, as also confirmed by an estimation of the potential daily PCDD/F intake by children subject to accidental ingestion of soil.

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  1. DICAM, Department of Civil Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Via Mesiano 77, 38123, Trento, Italy

    E. C. Rada, M. Ragazzi, M. Marconi & A. Chistè

  2. Fondazione Trentina per la Ricerca sui Tumori c/o DICAM, Trento, Italy

    M. Schiavon

  3. Municipality of Trento, Trento, Italy

    S. Fedrizzi

  4. APPA Trento, Trento, Italy

    M. Tava

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Rada, E.C., Ragazzi, M., Marconi, M. et al. PCDD/Fs in the soils in the province of Trento: 10 years of monitoring. Environ Monit Assess 187, 4114 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-014-4114-x

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