Des Connell
Biographic Data
| ID | 7882750 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Des Connell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Des |
| FAMILY NAME | Connell |
| SIGNATURE | DES CONNELL |
| AFFILIATIONS | Griffith University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9909-1779 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Health Risk Assessment for Exposure to Benzene in Petroleum Refinery Environments
The health risk resulting from benzene exposure in petroleum refineries was calculated using data from the scientific literature from various countries throughout the world. The exposure data was collated into four scenarios from petroleum refinery environments and plotted as cumulative probability distributions (CPD) plots. Health risk was evaluated for each scenario using the Hazard Quotient (HQ) at 50% (CEXP50) and 95% (CEXP95) exposure levels…
Health Risk Assessment of Ambient Air Concentrations of Benzene, Toluene and Xylene (BTX) in Service Station Environments
A comprehensive evaluation of the adverse health effects of human exposures to BTX from service station emissions was carried out using BTX exposure data from the scientific literature. The data was grouped into different scenarios based on activity, location and occupation and plotted as Cumulative Probability Distributions (CPD) plots. Health risk was evaluated for each scenario using the Hazard Quotient (HQ) at 50% (CEXP50) and 95% (CEXP95) ex…
Motivators and Barriers to Incorporating Climate Change-Related Health Risks in Environmental Health Impact Assessment
Climate change presents risks to health that must be addressed by both decision-makers and public health researchers. Within the application of Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA), there have been few attempts to incorporate climate change-related health risks as an input to the framework. This study used a focus group design to examine the perceptions of government, industry and academic specialists about the suitability of assessing t…
Weather Variability, Sunspots, and the Blooms of Cyanobacteria
An evaluation of the tolerance of corals to nutrients and related water quality characteristics
The effects of nutrient enrichment on coral reef systems have received little attention compared to the effects of enrichment on freshwater systems. In this present investigation the available data on the general characteristics and effects of nutrient enrichment in coral reef ecosystems have been collated and evaluated. Relationships among coral growth rate, nutrient levels and associated water quality parameters were used to quantitatively eval…
Global production and fluxes of petroleum and recent hydrocarbons
Petroleum constitutes one of the major pollutants entering the global environment although hydrocarbons of recent origin are also produced in substantial quantities. Estimates of global discharges and emissions of petroleum during the various stages of production and use have been assessed. It was concluded that the input to the oceans from petroleum, approaches that due to recent hydrocarbons. Seepages constitute only a relatively minor source o…
The generation and disposal of solid wastes in Australia
In Australia there has been an increasing consumption of such materials as plastics, paper and metals which ultimately form solid wastes. It is expected that within the next 30 years the per capitasolid waste production, now 1#lb75 lbs/person/day, will double. This has led to a number of factors causing environmental problems. Attention is focussed on pollution, resource depletion and possible alternative resource usage, some of the problems whic…
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The generation and disposal of solid wastes in Australia
In Australia there has been an increasing consumption of such materials as plastics, paper and metals which ultimately form solid wastes. It is expected that within the next 30 years the per capitasolid waste production, now 1#lb75 lbs/person/day, will double. This has led to a number of factors causing environmental problems. Attention is focussed on pollution, resource depletion and possible alternative resource usage, some of the problems whic…
Global production and fluxes of petroleum and recent hydrocarbons
Petroleum constitutes one of the major pollutants entering the global environment although hydrocarbons of recent origin are also produced in substantial quantities. Estimates of global discharges and emissions of petroleum during the various stages of production and use have been assessed. It was concluded that the input to the oceans from petroleum, approaches that due to recent hydrocarbons. Seepages constitute only a relatively minor source o…
An evaluation of the tolerance of corals to nutrients and related water quality characteristics
The effects of nutrient enrichment on coral reef systems have received little attention compared to the effects of enrichment on freshwater systems. In this present investigation the available data on the general characteristics and effects of nutrient enrichment in coral reef ecosystems have been collated and evaluated. Relationships among coral growth rate, nutrient levels and associated water quality parameters were used to quantitatively eval…
Weather Variability, Sunspots, and the Blooms of Cyanobacteria
Motivators and Barriers to Incorporating Climate Change-Related Health Risks in Environmental Health Impact Assessment
Climate change presents risks to health that must be addressed by both decision-makers and public health researchers. Within the application of Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA), there have been few attempts to incorporate climate change-related health risks as an input to the framework. This study used a focus group design to examine the perceptions of government, industry and academic specialists about the suitability of assessing t…
Health Risk Assessment of Ambient Air Concentrations of Benzene, Toluene and Xylene (BTX) in Service Station Environments
A comprehensive evaluation of the adverse health effects of human exposures to BTX from service station emissions was carried out using BTX exposure data from the scientific literature. The data was grouped into different scenarios based on activity, location and occupation and plotted as Cumulative Probability Distributions (CPD) plots. Health risk was evaluated for each scenario using the Hazard Quotient (HQ) at 50% (CEXP50) and 95% (CEXP95) ex…
Health Risk Assessment for Exposure to Benzene in Petroleum Refinery Environments
The health risk resulting from benzene exposure in petroleum refineries was calculated using data from the scientific literature from various countries throughout the world. The exposure data was collated into four scenarios from petroleum refinery environments and plotted as cumulative probability distributions (CPD) plots. Health risk was evaluated for each scenario using the Hazard Quotient (HQ) at 50% (CEXP50) and 95% (CEXP95) exposure levels…
Environmental Science (7 works) · Business (3 works) · Chemistry (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (2 works) · Benzene (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)