{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Aly NA"],"funding":["NIEHS NIH HHS"],"pagination":["810-822"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8448918"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["31(5)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Objective</h4>This study conducted temporal analysis of contaminant distribution and potential human health risks from Hurricane Florence-associated flooding.<h4>Methods</h4>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 "],"journal":["Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology"],"pubmed_title":["Environmental impacts of Hurricane Florence flooding in eastern North Carolina: temporal analysis of contaminant distribution and potential human health risks."],"pmcid":["PMC8448918"],"funding_grant_id":["P42 ES027704","T32 ES026568","P30 ES029067"],"pubmed_authors":["Luo YS","Aly NA","Wright FA","Lloyd D","McDonald TJ","Casillas G","Zhu R","Rusyn I","Wade TL","Newman G","Chiu WA"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Environmental impacts of Hurricane Florence flooding in eastern North Carolina: temporal analysis of contaminant distribution and potential human health risks.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Objective</h4>This study conducted temporal analysis of contaminant distribution and potential human health risks from Hurricane Florence-associated flooding.<h4>Methods</h4>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 ","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Sep","modification":"2025-04-18T17:27:48.978Z","creation":"2025-04-07T04:58:41.572Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8448918","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33895777"],"doi":["10.1038/s41370-021-00325-5"]}}