Methodology for the human health risk assessment from the thermoelectric plants

The paper is presenting an assessment methodology for the human health risk from thermoelectric plants. The proposed health risk assessment is taking into account both macro-pollutants (SO2, NOx, TSP, PM10) and micro-pollutants (organic: PAH like B[a]P and inorganic: heavy metals - Ni, Cd and others). In addition, some results which can be obtained applying this kind of methodology it was illustrated; it were considered references to the emissions of a thermoelectric plant on coal and the effects on the human health that thermoelectric plant could have. The paper also illustrates the impact quantification possibility in terms of mortality or morbidity for the macro-pollutants and number of additional cancer cases for the micro-pollutants which are toxic and persistent pollutants.