TASK 4 - CASE ANALYSIS OF A DOCUMENT.

DIANA PAOLA CORREDOR VARGAS

COD: 1056483066

Group No: 358009_ 60

GUARDIAN: MYRIAN SOFIA GUZMAN

OPEN AND DISTANCE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY(UNAD)

ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMILOGY
OCTOBER 2019
TUNJA
 SOLUTION QUESTIONS

1. What is the cause or environmental problem generated

according to the article and where it is developed?

According to the article, the environmental problem generated is the

contamination by toxic metals in the Buriganga River in Dhaka City,
Bangladesh, especially it was found that there is contamination by high
levels of chromium (Cr), and is believed to be caused by sewage from
tanneries, industries dedicated to turning animal skins into leather.

2. Which diseases can be presented by the handling of Cr

according to the article

According to the article, chromium has toxic, genotoxic, mutagenic

and carcinogenic effects, this causes negative health problems such as:
skin lesions, ulceration and perforation of the nasal septum, perforation
of the eardrum, decreased spermatogenesis and lung carcinoma

3. What is the effect of co-exposure to Cr (VI) and Cr (III)

According to the respective article, the International Agency for

Research on Cancer (IARC) classified Cr (VI) and Cr (III) as a Group 1
carcinogen (carcinogen for humans) and a Group 3 carcinogen (not
classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans), respectively as limited
carcinogenic toxicity, if Cr (VI) and Cr (III) are detected in the water of
the tanneries and in the water of the Buriganga River and canal, it should
be considered as a potential risk for Human health.

4. What is the conclusion of the study?

The study concludes that the carcinogenicity of Cr (VI) increases in

the presence of Cr (III), which suggests the importance of removing Cr
(III) in addition to Cr (VI) from the water, also demonstrated that the MF-
HT purifier that is of low cost and high efficiency, it can be used to
eliminate toxic elements such as Cr (VI) and Cr (III), in this way it is
possible to provide a countermeasure for Cr contamination in canals and
river waters in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh

5. Sustenance why this article is relevant for the environmental

epidemiology course.

The article is relevant to the course of environmental epidemiology

since it is a study that can be carried out in our life in the future as
professional environmental engineers, we find an environmental and
social problem such as the contamination of rivers by dumping of toxic
elements that come from the wastewater of industries. this case shows
us the environmental problems and especially the respective serious
diseases that humans can acquire; nevertheless, they expose an idea or
a possible remediation to be able to mitigate or eliminate these toxic
elements that generate serious illnesses and contamination of the water
of river and channels.

The text is very important for the course of environmental

epidemiology because epidemiology is an important part of public health,
it describes the natural history of a disease and the factors that increase
the risk of contracting a disease, but especially studies how environmental
factors (physical, chemical or biological) affect the health of populations.
 BIBLIOGRAPHY

Yoshinaga, M., Ninomiya, H., Al Hossain, M. M. A., Sudo, M., Akhand, A.

A., Ahsan, N., ... Kato, M. (2018). A comprehensive study including
monitoring, assessment of health effects and development of a
remediation method for chromium pollution. Chemosphere, 201, 667–
675. Retrieved online 06/11/2019 from
https://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co:2444/10.1016/j.chemosphere.201
8.03.026