TY - GEN
T1 - Health risks for the public and professionals exposed to sewage wastewaters
T2 - International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene, SHO 2017
AU - Dos Santos, Scarllet
AU - Zlatar, Tomi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, London.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Sewage wastewaters represent a high health concern for developing and underdeveloped countries. In Brazil, illegal sewage disposal is represents serious direct and indirect consequences for public and wastewater professional’s health. The aim of this study is to contribute with a review on Brazilian legislation, norms and health risks for the public and professionals exposed to sewage wastewaters. The web-site of the World Health Organization, Google Scholar and PubMed were screened using keywords “sewage” and “wastewater”, while for screening Brazilian legislation and norms, the Ministry of Labour and Employment of the Federative Republic of Brazil and Presidential Palace were screened using keywords “sewage system”, “environmental health” and “sewage/wastewater operators”. The identification process resulted with different microbial and chemical risks, 5 legislation and 2 norms. In order to resolve the health challenges posed by sewage there is a need for more organized structural wastewater solutions, treatment, rising public concern, and water sampling on and inspections on regular basis.
AB - Sewage wastewaters represent a high health concern for developing and underdeveloped countries. In Brazil, illegal sewage disposal is represents serious direct and indirect consequences for public and wastewater professional’s health. The aim of this study is to contribute with a review on Brazilian legislation, norms and health risks for the public and professionals exposed to sewage wastewaters. The web-site of the World Health Organization, Google Scholar and PubMed were screened using keywords “sewage” and “wastewater”, while for screening Brazilian legislation and norms, the Ministry of Labour and Employment of the Federative Republic of Brazil and Presidential Palace were screened using keywords “sewage system”, “environmental health” and “sewage/wastewater operators”. The identification process resulted with different microbial and chemical risks, 5 legislation and 2 norms. In order to resolve the health challenges posed by sewage there is a need for more organized structural wastewater solutions, treatment, rising public concern, and water sampling on and inspections on regular basis.
KW - Environmental health
KW - Illegal sewage disposal
KW - Occupational safety and health
KW - Recife
KW - WHO
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85035042310&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1201/9781315164809-107
DO - 10.1201/9781315164809-107
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85035042310
SN - 9781138057616
T3 - Occupational Safety and Hygiene V - Proceedings of the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene, SHO 2017
SP - 569
EP - 574
BT - Occupational Safety and Hygiene V - Proceedings of the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene, SHO 2017
A2 - Melo, Rui B.
A2 - Arezes, Pedro M.
A2 - Barroso, Monica P.
A2 - Carneiro, Paula
A2 - Cordeiro, Patricio
A2 - Costa, Nelson
A2 - Miguel, A. Sergio
A2 - Perestrelo, Goncalo
A2 - Baptista, Joao Santos
PB - CRC Press/Balkema
Y2 - 10 April 2017 through 11 April 2017
ER -
