Environmental impacts of Hurricane Florence flooding in eastern North Carolina: temporal analysis of contaminant distribution and potential human health risks.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina in September 2018 causing extensive flooding. Several potential point sources of hazardous substances and Superfund sites sustained water damage and contaminants may have been released into the environment.

Objective

This study conducted temporal analysis of contaminant distribution and potential human health risks from Hurricane Florence-associated flooding.

Methods

Soil samples were collected from 12 sites across four counties in North Carolina in September 2018, January and May 2019. Chemical analyses were performed for organics by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Metals were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Hazard index and cancer risk were calculated using EPA Regional

SUBMITTER: Aly NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8448918 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature