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  • Environmental Science
  • Public Health
  • Toxicology

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  • Developing nations face challenges in managing hazardous waste due to limited resources and expertise.
  • Pollutant management and policy development are often hindered by funding and access to trained professionals.
  • Pure Earth's Toxic Site Identification Program (TSIP) was created to address these challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present the methodology and findings of the Toxic Site Identification Program (TSIP) in Azerbaijan.
  • To establish a reliable database of toxic sites and their severity levels in a developing country.
  • To demonstrate the applicability of the TSIP method in nations with similar data limitations.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Toxic Site Identification Program (TSIP) methodology for data collection and analysis.
  • Developed a database to rank toxic sites based on their severity and risk to human health.
  • Mapped data sampling results and pollutant types to identify high-risk communities.

Main Results:

  • The TSIP program successfully created the first reliable database of hazardous pollutants in Azerbaijan.
  • The study details how TSIP labels and ranks the toxic severity of sites impacting human health.
  • Identified Soviet legacy toxic sites posing risks to local communities in Azerbaijan.

Conclusions:

  • The TSIP method provides a scalable solution for identifying and ranking hazardous toxic sites in data-limited nations.
  • The developed database serves as a crucial resource for prioritizing environmental health interventions.
  • The study highlights the significant health risks posed by legacy toxic sites to vulnerable populations.