Title: Risk Assessment
1Risk Assessment
- Textbook Chapter 14.1 - 14.3
- Toxicology Tutor. Part1
http//www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/Tox/ToxTuto
r.html - Risk Assessmemt
- Exposure Standards
- Includes short quiz segments
2Other useful Web sites
- USEPA reference doses RfD Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS) - http//cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris/index.cfm?fuseactio
niris.showSubstanceList - National Primary Drinking Water Standard
(Maximum Contaminant Level) http//www.epa.gov/sa
fewater/mcl.html - Minnesota Health Risk Limits for drinking water
http//www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/groundwater/
hrltable.html - MPCA-Risk-Based Guidance for the Soil - Human
Health Pathway. http//www.pca.state.mn.us/cleanup
/riskbasedoc.html
3- National Center for Environmental Risk Assessment
(NCEA) - http//cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/
- Superfund Soil Screen Guidance (SSL)
- http//www.epa.gov/superfund/health/conmedia/soil/
index.htm
4Risk Assessment
- The scientific estimation of a hazard
- Governmental Agencies involved in risk
assessment - Federal
- Food and Drug administration (FDA)
- Occupational Health and Safety Administration
(OSHA) - EPA
- State
- MPCA
- MDA
5Risk assessment and safe levels in groundwater
- Used in determination Maximum Contaminant Levels
in groundwater - US health standards
- Used in determination of state Health Risk Limits
- These are state guidance values for ground water.
6Risk assessment and food safety
- Determination of pesticide residue in food
- The concept of safe food basket. Consider all
food sources of a pesticide.
7Risk assessment is used in environmental cleanup
- It is used in the process of determining the
remediation goals (RG) in remediation of
contaminated sites. - A risk assessment is part of the Remedial
Investigation (RI) and Feasibility Study (FS) to
determine alternative remedies. After the risk
assessment is complete
8- A remedial investigation is conducted to
determine if cleanup is needed. - A feasibility study determines alternative
remedies and estimates costs of alternatives, - This is a discussion document brought before
regulators and responsible parties (RPs).
9Basic Risk Assessment Terms
- Hazard
- Capability of a substance to cause an adverse
effect such as injury, disease, or death. - Risk
- Probability that a hazard will occur under
specific conditions. - Risk Assessment
- The process by which hazard, risk, and exposure
are determined.
10Lifetime Mortality Risk
11Risk Assessment Management
- A risk assessment
- Describes the magnitude and probability of an
adverse health effect from exposure to a
contaminant. (Also applies ecological risk
assessment) - Risk management -- the eventual outcome of risk
assessment - The process of weighing policy alternatives and
selecting the most appropriate action based on
the results of risk assessment and social,
political, and economic concerns.
12Traditional Risk Assessment
- Four main components if little or nothing is
known about the hazard and risk - 1. Hazard identification
- Identification of hazardous substances and the
toxic effects. - What is the chemical, or chemicals, that are
hazardous and what is the health or ecological
harm? - Is the chemical a carcinogen?
13- In the case of most cleanup sites this involves
the discovery of significant concentrations of
substances with known toxicity. - If hazard is not known this is can be difficult
- This has proved to be a very difficult step in
the determination of the risk of deformed frogs
in Minnesota.
14Traditional Risk Assessment (cont.)
- 2. Exposure assessment
- Determine the pathways and rate of uptake. What
are the receptors? - 3. Dose/response assessment
- Determination of the mathematical relationship
between concentration and response using the
principles of toxicology. (See last section on
Toxicology) - 4. Risk characterization
- What is the impact of the hazard.
15Risk assessment is used for risk management
- Risk Management
- Communicate risk to individuals , groups, and
institutions. - Propose remedies and choose the best remedy.
161. Hazard identification
- What is the chemical, or chemicals, that are
hazardous and what is the health or ecological
response. - If the chemicals involved are well studeid this
may be just chemical analysis of the media in
question. - Is the chemical a carcinogen?
- Carcinogens are treated differently than non
carcinogens.
17Hazard identification Identification of
Carcinogens
- A complex process involving animal studies etc.
(see textbook) - A known human carcinogen
- B1 probable human carcinogen sufficient animal
evidence, limited human evidence - B2 probable human carcinogen sufficient animal
evidence, no or inadequate human evidence - C possible human carcinogen limited animal
data - D not classifiable no or inadequate cancer
studies - E evidence of that the compound is not
carcinogenic
182. Exposure assessment
- Exposure pathway and quantity.
- EPA has tabulated standard default exposure
factors. Contact Rates (CR) Table 14.4 - EF and ED are eh defaults used for exposure which
we will use for calculation cancer risk
19MPCA scenarios
- Acute Noncancer Exposure Scenario - Evaluation of
a young child (e.g., 1 - 2 years old) for single
event or several exposure events over a short
period of time (e.g., ingestion of a bolus of
soil). (10 g bolus) - Subchronic Noncancer Exposure Scenario -
Evaluation of a young child for short-term (e.g.,
several weeks to several months) exposure due to
higher exposure potential (e.g., increased soil
contact during summer months). - Chronic Noncancer Exposure Scenario - Evaluation
of a young child experiencing the reasonable
maximum soil-related exposure in a residential
setting. - Chronic Cancer Exposure Scenario - Evaluation of
a individual lt 1 year to 33 years old. The
exposure would be age-adjusted to incorporate the
different exposure experiences (e.g., higher
exposure as a child).
20Bioconcentration factors
- For some types of hazards bioconcentration is
important in human health and ecosystem exposure. - E.g. The bioconcentration of DDT in fish tissue
is very important in determining the risk of DDT
to eagles and other fish eating animals. - E.g. The bioconcentration of methyl mercury in
fish tissue is important in determining the
ecological in human health risks of mercury. - Factor (conc. in fish tissue)/ (conc. in
water)
21Bio concentration in fish tissue (concentration
relative to the concentration in water)
223. Dose response
- Non linear response for non carcinogens.
- At concentrations below the threshold excretion
or detoxification is equal to or greater than
intake rate. - Linear response for carcinogens.
- E.g. No threshold level. Any concentration is
assumed to increase risk.
23Dose Estimates Toxic Effects(from lab or
epidemiological data)
- NOAEL -- No observed adverse effect level
highest data point at which no observed
adverse/toxic effect. - LOAEL -- Low observed adverse effect level
lowest point at which an observed effect.
24Reference Doses for Noncarcinogenic Response
- Definition of RfD
- Reference dose RfD the maximum daily dose of a
compound (mg/kg/day) to which even the most
sensitive members of a population can be exposed
for a lifetime without adverse health effects.
25- RfD NOAEL/VF
- VF is an uncertainty factor (UF in IRIS),
usually 10 or greater. IRIS also includes a
modifying factor (MF VF2) for such factors as
incomplete databases. Much of the time MF 1. -
26Reference Doses for Noncarcinogenic Response
27Source of RfD values
- Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
http//cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris/index.cfm?fuseactio
niris.showSubstanceList -
- Compare to ATSDR non-enforceable (guidance
values) Minimal Risk Levels - http//www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mrls.html
28Cancer Risk Dose ResponseLinear extrapolation of
excess cancer
29Cancer risk
- The linear model at low risk is quite
conservative (most risk assessors consider it to
be very protective). - Textbook shows other models but we will not deal
with them.
304. Characterization of Risk b Carcinogenic Risk
- Risk at less that 10-2 is usually calculated
using slope factor (potency factor, PF, in the
book), which is derived from linear dose-response
plots. - Assume linear response with zero excess cancer
only at zero exposure. - PF SF (slope factor) can be called the
plausible upper bound estimate of the probability
of a response per unit intake of a chemical over
a lifetime.
31Life-time excess risk for carcinogensRisk over
background
- Seek to reduce excess risk to less than 1 in
10,000 - The usual goal is to attain excess risk of less
than one in hundred thousand (10-5). - Impossible to determine experimentally either
from epidemiological or animal data. - Population sizes too small.
- For some types cancer the the background
incidence of cancers may already be quite high. - Must extrapolate from animal or epidemiological
data at much higher concentrations - What functional relationship should be used?
- Usually use linear model.
32Carcinogenic response, Lifetime Avg. Daily Dose
(Fig. 14.5)
Potency slope
33Cancer Risk Plot (Cont.)
- The x-axis is called AD average daily dose.
This is the same as the CDI chronic daily
intake when expressed per unit body weight and
applied over a lifetime. We can use the equation
and correct for actual exposure - Incremental lifetime risk (CDI)(PF)
- CDI mg/(kg)(d)
- For cancer risk this is the chronic daily intake
for a life-time. It is adjusted based on the
default exposure compared to life-time of 70 yr
(365 days/yr.) used for the calculation of the PF
slope. EPA default exposures given in Table
14.4)
34EPA - Contact Rate default assumptions (Table
14.4)
35CDI, eqn. 14.7
- CDI (C x CR x EF x ED) /(BW) (AT)
- C concentration in soil, water, etc
- CR Contact rate, quantity of soil, water, etc.
consumed. Also, called IR ingestion rate, L/d
or mg/d, etc - EF exposure frequency (days / year)
- ED exposure durations (years)
- AT Life-time contact x actual years
- (70 yr) (365 d/yr) 25,550 d
- BW body wt. in kg.
36Also can be written as
The second term corrects for the difference
between the assumed exposure and a lifetime
exposure (70 years, in days)
37In class exercises
- What is the cancer risk of arsenic at 5 ppm in
soils on a residential site - 5 ppm is the new (2006) SRV.
- Slope 1.5 per mg/(kg)(day) Note the per
language. (From IRIS slope for solid ingestion) - Daily intake ?
- Assume average daily dose of 100 mg of soils per
day for a 70 kg adult
38Answer
- First calculate the dose (AD CDI) in mg/(kg)(d)
- (mg of As per kg of body weight)
- Concentration is mg of As/ kg of soil
- As C 5 mg/kg
- CR 100 mg/d of soil per day for and adult
- 100 mg/d of soil 1 x 10-4 kg of soil per day
- CDI (5)(1 x 10-4 ) (70) (350)(30)
(70)(365) - CDI (7.1 X 10-6)(0 .410)
-
- CDI (3 x 10-6 )mg/(kg)(d)
39- Risk CDI x PF
- (PF is slope)
- (3 x 10-6 )1.5 4.5 x 10-6 ( This a
ratio with no units) - Below 10-5 so is OK.
- Note MPCA just lowered the SRV for As to 5 mg/kg
based on non cancerous acute exposure for small
children CDI x slope - (well see this later)
404. Risk Characterizationb. Noncancer Risk
- Risk f(dose response)(CDI - RfD)
- CDI Chronic daily intake (for chronic
exposure). - Book uses PF f(dose response)
- This is confusing because this not the cancer
risk slope and the function is really not linear - The CDI is also different. It is usually the
chronic intake but it does not assume a lifetime
exposure. Risk is generally not not assumed to
increase with very, very long times. We will not
correct for the difference in EF and a 365 day
year (too small). - For non cancerous contaminants the risk is zero
if the CDI RfD.
41Risk management goal non cancer risk
- Reduce risk to zero
- CDI must not exceed the RfD
- Then the maximum allowable CDI is the RfD.
- 0 f(dose response)(CDI - RfD)
- when CDI RfD
42Reference concentration (RfC)
- Reference concentration
- RfC C when CDI RfD
- Risk assessors use RfC for values for soils but
then can include an additional safety factor.
See MPCA Soil Reference Values (SRV). - Refer to MPCA-risk-assessment for soils Guidance
Document on the course web site and associated
Tier 2 Excel spreadsheet for SRVs.
43Relating CDI to concentrations in soil water and
air
- CDI (C x CR) /(BW )
- C concentration
- CR contact rate
- Mass or volume of exposure to medium per unit
time. E.g. mg per day of soil ingestion intake. - BW body weight
44Max. allowable C when CDI RfD
- RfD (C x CR) /(BW )
- If you what to calculate RfC
- RfD (RfC x CR)/BW
- Then
- RfC (RfD x BW)/CR
45 In class exercise
- What is the upper limit for soil Cd concentration
in soil that can be tolerated by a 20 kg child if
the only intake of Cd is soil ingestion. Assume
bioavailabilty in soils is the same as for a pure
salt. (Bioavailability is a current area of
study) -
- Use the RfD value of 0.001 mg/kg/d (oral -
in food, chronic) from IRIS - Water RfD 1 E-4 mg/kg/d
-
- Calculate the max allowable concentration in
soils. -
46EPA - Contact Rate default assumptions (Table
14.4)
47Answer
- Assume Soil food
- RfD 0.001 mg/kg/d
- RfD (C x CR) /(BW )
- Assume CR 200 mg/d of soil
- RfC (RfD x BW)/CR
- Problem, CR is in mg of soil and we need
results in concentration per kg of soil. - CR 200 mg/d 2 x 10-4 kg/d
48- Then RfC 1 x 10-3mg/kg/d (20 kg)(2 x 10-4
kg/d) - 0.001mg/kg/d (C)(0.0002 kg/d)/(20kg)
- RfC 100 mg/kg
- MPCA SRV 25 mg/kg
- This includes reduction by an additional factor
49- Note To do a risk assessment for a site
containing more than one toxic contaminant you
must consider all of the contaminants. - We will consider this later.
50In Class exercise
- Estimate the RfD for cyanide (CN-) used in the
calculation of the current MCL for drinking
water. MCL 200 ppb (Nerve damage or thyroid
problems). - Assume 20 kg child
51Answer
- RfD (C x CR) /(BW )
- C RfC MCL
- CR 2 L/d
- ((.2 mg/L)2 L/d)/ 20kg
- 0.020 mg/kg/d
- This is the value in IRIS
52Reference Concentrations (allowable limits) for
different exposure scenarios
- Different for different land use scenarios
because the CR is different - Residential use requires the lowest soil
concentrations because the exposure is greatest .
This is the unrestricted level of cleanup.
53Compare to cancer risk for As to non risk
assumptions
- Acute, 10 kg child, single dose
- Ingestion of a single 10 g bolus of soil
- ATSDR
- Provisional Oral Acute 0.005 mg/kg/day RfD
- UF 10 Gastro. Final 09/00
- Calculate
- Note day not needed for single dose
- (Mass of soil) (RfC)/BW RfD
- 10 g .010 kg
- (RfC) (BW)(RfD/(Mass of soil)
- ((10)(0.005))/0.01 5 mg/kg in soil
- Cancer risk is 4.5 x 10-6
54Compare Chronic Risk
- Assume soil intake for a child 200 mg/d of
- IRIS Chronic 0.0003 mg/kg/day
- (RfC) (BW)(RfD/(CR)
- ((10)(0.0003)/.0002 15 mg/kg of As in soil
- The 2006 residential SRV was set based on the
acute exposure of a child. - 5 mg/kg is an average soil concentration in
Minnesota. - Industrial land use yields 20 mg/kg based on
cancer risk to workers
55Quantifying Non Cancer Risks when several
hazardous substances are present
- Noncancer hazard quotient for systemic toxic
response - HQ E/RfD
- where E exposure level (intake) CDI
- HQ is not a probability
- Hazard index HQ1 HQ2 . . . HQn
- If HQ gt 1, may be concern concern increases as
HQ increases. - Remediation usually seeks to reduce HI to less
than 1 for each target organ. Also use HQ for
systemic toxins. - For most toxins MPCA uses 0.2 HQ for each
element or compound.
56Alternative way to calculate HQ
57Risk for multiple toxins affecting the same organ
- Can treat this separately and add up the HQ
values for each organ toxin. - The MPCA Soil Reference Value worksheet limits
most elements to HQ lt 0.2. Some like lead, HQ
1 - The sum of HI for each organ toxin must must be lt
1.0 - See Tier 2 SRV worksheet
58Quantify cancer risk when several hazardous
substances are present
- Sum the excess risk for all cancers
- Usually must be below 10-5
59Risk Assessment at Contaminated Sites
- Human health risk.
- Ecological risk.
- For major contaminated sites, e.g cleanup of
National Priority List (NPL) (CERCLA) sites,
both types of a risk assessment must be done.
NPL sites are Super Fund sites (e.g. TCAAP).
60Risk Assessment at Contaminated Sites (cont.)
- Exposure assessment and risk characterization
elements of traditional risk assessment are
expanded and hazard identification is contracted
- 1. Data Collection
- 2. Data Evaluation
- 3. Exposure Assessment
- 4. Toxicity Assessment
- 5. Risk Characterization
- This is an example of of risk based assessment
for Risk Based Corrective Action (RBCA).
61Risk Assessment at Contaminated Sites (cont.)
- Hazard identification and dose/response data
mostly from existing data. - Exposure assessment uses different scenarios for
land use. - Toxicity assessment done to get the most current
data and guidance. - Likely do not need new data for human health risk
but may need new data for ecological risk (eco
risk is not as well understood)
62Risk Assessment at Contaminated Sites (cont.)
- For any chemical risk to exist three elements
must be present - A chemical source exceeding safe exposure
concentrations - A completed pathway for the chemical to enter a
receptor and - A human or ecological receptor available for
chemical contact. - If any one of these elements is absent, exposure
pathways are incomplete and there is no risk.
631. Data Collection
- Sampling of environmental media
- Goal is to characterize contaminants, exposures,
and exposed populations, and to determine which
risks need to be eliminated (develop a list of
contaminants of concern (COCs)) - For contaminants that are also found in nature
(e.g. metals) the preliminary list of COCs
usually includes all found above background in
the area. - Want data that can be used to assess risk with a
known degree of confidence.
642. Data Evaluation
- What contamination is present, and at what
levels? - Are site concentrations sufficiently different
from background? - Are all exposure pathways identified?
- Are all pathways fully characterized?
653. Exposure Assessment
- Exposure assessment aims to estimate the COCs
present or migrating from a site. - Include an estimate of reasonable maximum
exposure the highest exposure that is
reasonably expected to occur at a site - for the
most vulnerable receptors. - E.g. Hg - fetuses and small children Al in acid
lake water - fish fry.
66 Pathway Processes
- Transport (movement within a particular medium
air, water, soil) - Transformation (any process that changes the
physical or chemical structure of a compound - Cross-media transfer
673. Quantifying Exposure
- Exposure concentrations
- Monitoring data (current locations at specific
points) - Modeling (future or distant concentrations)
- E.G. BIOSCREEN
- Other considerations (e.g., steady-state vs.
non-steady, or number and type of fate processes) - Chemical intake (mass per unit body weight)
- exposure scenario
- mode of contact
68Exposure to contaminated soils
- Direct risk by dermal contact, inhalation, and
ingestion. - See the MPCA-risk-assessment for soils Guidance
Document on the course web site and associated
Tier 2 Soil risk Excel spreadsheet. (Soil
Reference Values) - Leaching of mobile contaminants to ground water.
- Define Soil Leaching Values
- Concentration limits for risk to ground water
694. Toxicity Assessment
- Gather toxicity information
- Identify exposure periods
- Determine toxicity values (slopes) for
carcinogens - Determine RfD values for non carcinogens
- Summarize toxicity information
705. Risk Characterization
- Gather and integrate exposure and toxicity
information - Quantify pathway risks
- Combine pathway risks (multiple chemicals)
- Summarize and present risks
- Report HQ values and excess cancer risk.
71Summarize Present Results
- Place the estimates of risk in context with what
is known and/or unknown about site - Describe exposed population
- Describe uncertainties and confidence in results
- Describe major factors driving site risks e.g.,
substances, pathways
72Risk Management at Contaminated Site
- Define remedial goals (RG values) to reduce
concentration of COCs such that - risk of excess cancer is in the range of 10-5 to
10-6. - Limit the Hazard Index for non carcinogens (by
target organ) to lt1 - See the MPCA-risk-assessment for soils Guidance
Document on the course web site and associated
Tier 2 soil Excel spreadsheet. - For MPCA SRV for residential scenario HQ values
are mostly limited to lt 0.2. (extra safety
factor)
73Risk Management at Contaminated Site (cont.)
- Because of different exposure scenarios RG values
are lower for residential land (unrestricted) use
compared to industrial land use - For many contaminants in ground water the cleanup
goals are defined by the maximum contaminant
levels (MCL) in the Clean Water Act or State
Health Risk Levels (HRL). -
74Process of Ecological Risk Assessment, Fig. 14-8
75Stressor and Endpoints
- Stressor - the toxin or other stress on the
system - E.g. Cd, phosphate, or heat load in stream from a
power plant. - Endpoints.
- Assessment Endpoints- defined by assessment of
health of the system. - Measurement endpoints.
- Quantitative data
- From knowledge of exposure assessment
- May requires phyolgenetic extrapolation to
transfer toxicity data form on e species to
another
76Summary
- Steps for traditional risk assessment
- 1. Hazard identification
- 2. Exposure assessment
- 3. Dose/response assessment
- 4. Risk characterization
- The results of risk assessment can be used for
risk management. - Eg. to decide on cleanup goals.
77- Characterization of non cancerous risk is in
relation to a reference dose. Any dose greater
than the RfD produces risk. - Characterization of cancer risk does not involve
a threshold. Risk is only zero at zero dose. - Dose response usually linear (use slope factor)
- Risk is calculated as excess lifetime risk with
respect background. - Want to reduce excess risk to 10-5 or smaller.
78- For major environmental contamination sites both
both ecological risk and human risk must be
considered. - Define remedial goals to
- Reduce reduce non-cancerous risk to a value of
- Hazard Index lt 1 (might be limited to organ
toxicity) - Reduce life time excess cancer risk to less
that 10-5 - Some concentration goals defined in rules. like
MCL values in water and lead in soil.
79Daily assignment for Wed. Oct 17
- Assuming a 10 kg child and the EPA reference dose
for oral Cd (see IRIS-EPA web site on links
page), a hazard quotient for soil Cd of 1 and
the EPA default consumption rate, what is a safe
limit for the concentration of Cd in water based
on non cancer risk.
80Non cancer Answer
- RfD 5 E-4 mg/kg-day
- Assuming a HQ of 1, max. dose is 5 x 10-4
mg/kg-day. - For a 10 kg child this is
- (10kg)5 x 10-4 mg/kg-day 5 x 10-3mg/day
- Mass of soil 200 mg/d 2 x 10-4 kg/d
- Allowed soils Conc. (5 x 10-3mg/day)/2 x 10-4
kg/d - 25 mg/kg
-
81Daily assignment for Wed Oct 18.
- 7 contaminants were found in soilsbrownfields
site. Antimony 12 mg/kg, Cd 20 mg/kg, Cu
550, Selenium 150, Thallium 2.5, tin 7000
and Naphthalene 9. Assuming this site will be
used for houses in the future, will cleanup be
needed. The decision will be made based on the
Hazard Index (HI values for ) for each individual
element or organ system . Use the SRV work sheet.
Justify
82Answer
- FIX this.
- RfD 5E-4 mg/kg-day
- Cd Soil conc. 20 mg/kg
- Mass of soil ingested 200 mg/d .0002 kg/d
- Dose of V (500mg/kg)(.0002 kg/d)/10kg
- 0.01 mg/kg/d
- HQ 0.01/.009 1.11
- Sb
- RfD 4E-4 mg/kg-day
- Dose of Sb (100mg/kg)(.0002 kg/d)/10kg
- 0.002 mg/kg/d
- HQ 0.002/.0004 5
83Daily assignment for wed. Oct. 15
- An epidemiological study of workers exposed to 20
mg of compound X per day for 25 years produced a
frequency of pancreatic cancer of I in 100. What
is the daily exposure for the same length of
length of time that will increase the existing
incidence of a cancer by 1 in a million. Assume
a linear response as for the graph in the
lecture. Hint first draw the response graph and
write an equation for the line. Then solve for
1 x 10-6 incidence.
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