在印度非正式的电池回收过程中,公牛暴露于中
Gregory Ferraro1, Bret Ericson2, Andrew M Simons3
1Department of Economics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA. gferrar@ncsu.ecu.
概括
在印度,非正式的酸电池回收每年导致大约2370头牛死亡,造成超过210万美元的经济损失. 这项研究量化了农村社区面临的重大,以前未知的负担.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
- 农业经济学 农业经济学
背景情况:
- 在印度,非正式的酸电池回收是一种广泛的做法.
- 来自这些地点的暴露对环境和健康构成风险.
- 对牲畜,特别是牛的影响是一个重要的,但研究不足的问题.
研究的目的:
- 估计印度非正式回收场所的暴露导致的年牛死亡率.
- 量化相关的经济损失.
- 突出地理空间数据在识别环境危害方面的作用.
主要方法:
- 使用纯地球的有毒站点识别程序数据库.
- 采用粮农组织的畜牧网格数据集用于牛的分布.
- 应用Poisson羽毛模型进行颗粒空气分散分析.
主要成果:
- 估计印度每年有2370多头牛死亡.
- 计算经济损失超过每年210万美元.
- 确定了损害的偏差分布,其中很少一部分地点导致严重死亡.
结论:
- 地理空间数据对于优先考虑环境缓解工作至关重要.
- 非正式的电池回收场所对农村贫困人口构成重大,未经定量化的经济负担.
- 解决这些地点的暴露问题对于保护牲畜和农村生计至关重要.
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