Developing a qualitative environmental health risk matrix and assessment tool for Malaysia
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| ID | 21154082 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Jamal Hisham Hashim (0000-0001-8154-5069, University of Selangor), Soo Chen Kwan (0000-0002-1511-1868, Provenue Corporation Sdn Bhd, Subang Jaya, Malaysia, autor correspondente), Jamilah Mahmood (0000-0002-3320-5331, Engineering Services Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia), Zairul Ain Zulkaflli (Engineering Services Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia), Wan Yusmanisan Wan Yusof (Engineering Services Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia), Mohd Firdaus Siau Abdullah (Engineering Services Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia) |
| Ano | 2021 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Fascículo | 6 |
| Páginas | 496-513 |
| Data de publicação | 2021-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1461-5517 • E-ISSN: 1471-5465 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14615517.2021.1937899 |
| OpenAlex | W3181976010 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 14 |
This is a project under the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) to develop a qualitative environmental health risk assessment (EHRA) tool to be adopted at the sub-district,district, and state levels, in establishing an Environmental Health Risk Inventory (EHRI) for Malaysia. We developed the EHRA framework and tool based on the global best practices. In the framework, we included an exposure rating based on population density and vulnerability in addition to hazard rating, to generate the risk rating of an area. For validation, we applied the tool using the hazard source inventory collected by the MOH team in the pilot study states of Perak, Melaka, and Sabah in Malaysia. The hazard sources included legal and illegal solid waste disposal sites, industries generating toxic wastes, sewage treatment plants, and sources (agricultural activities, mining, etc.). Based on the risk ratings collected from the pilot states using the tool, we assigned the risk rating categories and colours. The risk rating categories could be used to map the distribution of hazardous sources in Malaysia, and inform policy and decision-making at the state and national level in protecting environmental health. This qualitative EHRA tool has been successfully applied in developing EHRI in Malaysia and miscellaneous sources (agricultural activities, mining, etc.)
Business · Christian ministry · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Environmental resource management · Hazard · Hazardous waste · Risk assessment · Waste management · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Environmental Science · Medicine · Occupational Health and Safety Research
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| Altamente citado | Não |