Health Impact Assessment of an oil drilling project in California
| Autor: | Katherine Butler, Lindsay C. McCallum, Christopher A. Ollson, Kathleen Souweine, Bart Koppe, Christine McFarland, Mary McDaniel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Oil and Gas Industry
social determinants lcsh:Medicine Health Promotion 010501 environmental sciences Health outcomes 01 natural sciences California 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine HIA Oil drilling health effects Environmental health 11. Sustainability Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Social determinants of health Environmental planning Air quality index 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Health Policy Incidence lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine 15. Life on land air quality oil production Occupational Diseases Property value Oil production Community health Business Health Impact Assessment Health impact assessment |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Vol 29, Iss 2, Pp 229-253 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1232-1087 |
| Popis: | Objectives: The Health Impact Assessment (HIA) was conducted to evaluate the potential community health implications of a proposed oil drilling and production project in Hermosa Beach, California. The HIA considered 17 determinants of health that fell under 6 major categories (i.e., air quality, water and soil quality, upset conditions, noise and light emis - sions, traffic, and community livability). Material and Methods: This paper attempts to address some of the gaps within the HIA practice by presenting the methodological approach and results of this transparent, comprehensive HIA; specifi - cally, the evaluation matrix and decision-making framework that have been developed for this HIA and form the basis of the evaluation and allow for a clear conclusion to be reached in respect of any given health determinant (i.e., positive, negative, neutral). Results: There is a number of aspects of the project that may positively influence health (e.g., increased education funding, ability to enhance green space), and at the same time there have been potential negative effects identi - fied (e.g., odor, blowouts, property values). Except for upset conditions, the negative health outcomes have been largely nuisance-related (e.g., odor, aesthetics) without irreversible health impacts. The majority of the health determinants, that had been examined, have revealed that the project would have no substantial effect on the health of the community. Conclusions: Using the newly developed methodology and based on established mitigation measures and additional recom - mendations provided in the HIA, the authors have concluded that the project will have no substantial effect on community health. This approach and methodology will assist practitioners, stakeholders and decision-makers in advancing the HIA as a useful, reproducible, and informative tool. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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