BREEZE Risk Analyst software (ICEOH 2016)

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BREEZE Risk Analyst SoftwareHuman Health and Ecological Risk

Assessment Modeling System

www.breeze-software.comPresented at

2nd International Conference Of

Environmental Health And Occupational Health

11-13th April 2016

www.riverstone-enviro.com

Overview

˃ Background� Trinity Consultants

� BREEZE Software

� Riverstone Environmental

˃ Introduction

˃ Development Objectives

˃ Product Overview

˃ Features

˃ HHRAP Module

˃ Case Studies


1974

� Founded in Dallas, Texas, USA

� Focus on air quality services including dispersion modeling, air

permitting, and compliance management

2016

� Over 40+ offices in USA as well as operations in China, Canada,

UK, and Middle East (Bahrain and Qatar)

� Provide comprehensive EHS consulting services, including EHS

Software Solutions and Professional Training.

Trinity Consultants

ca. 1990

ca. 1996 ca. 2010

BREEZE Software1983: Trinity introduced its first PC-based version

of EPA’s mainframe dispersion models (UNAMAP)

1987: BREEZE Software product line created

1994: Introduction of first Windows versions,

greatly reducing model set-up time

1996-1997: Moved to RTP in EPA building

2003: Moved back to Dallas HQ

2000’s: First to introduce high-speed multi-core

dispersion modeling

2016: Over 4,000 professionals in 90 countries

worldwide use BREEZE to assess impacts of air

dispersion, fires, and explosions


˃ Over 4,000 professionals in 90 countries worldwide use

BREEZE software to assess the impacts of air emissions,

fires, and explosions

BREEZE Software

˃ Powerful Windows-based Products covering all

mainstream dispersion models and applications

˃ Intuitive interface to set up complicated modeling

cases

˃ Sophisticated modeling setup and results

presentation (2D/3D, data processing tools, Export to

Google, …)

BREEZE Software


• Modeling Software Development

• Data Processing

• Professional Training

• Advanced Modeling

• Specialized Consulting

BREEZE Software Solutions

Air dispersion modeling tools for:

� Continuous emissions

� Accidental releases

� Mobile sources

Risk management and emergency response tools for:

� Accidental atmospheric releases

� Fire/Explosions

� Human Health Risk Assessment

BREEZE Software Solutions


BREEZE Software Products

About Riverstone Environmental

˃ Established 2011 www.riverstone-enviro.com

˃ Provides consultancy & training on:� Air Quality & Air Dispersion Modelling

� Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

� Contaminated Land

� Environmental Audits

� Environmental Sustainability

� Environmental Impact Assessment

˃ Supply dispersion modelling software� Reseller of BREEZE software for ASEAN region

� Strategic alliance with Trinity Consultants


Brief Profile

Summary˃ MD, Riverstone Environmental

˃ 18 years in environmental consulting

˃ International experience: ASEAN, Middle East, China

Previously:˃ Country Director, ESC

˃ SGM, Alam Sekitar Malaysia (ASMA) 2005-2011

˃ VP, Saudi ASMA, KSA 2007-2011

˃ Senior Consultant, ERM 1997-2005

Education˃ MSc in Environmental

Technology, Imperial College London (1997)

˃ BEng (Chemical), Univ. Malaya

˃ SMDP, Harvard Business School

Professional˃ Assoc. Member, UK IChemE

˃ Reg. Grad. Engineer, BEM

˃ DOE-Registered EIA Consultant

Introduction: HHRA

˃ Fate and Transport Modeling provides a means to estimate the movement and alteration of “chemicals” as they move through environmental media including air, soil, surface water, and sediment; and interaction with biological systems including flora, fauna, and human receptors

˃ Exposure Modeling includes identification of the exposure pathways by which “chemicals” may reach individuals� Estimating how much of a chemical an individual is likely

to be exposed to

� Estimating the potential health effects (e.g., cancer, non-cancer, short-term)


BREEZE Risk Analyst

˃ Human health and Ecological risk assessment modelling suite developed to perform multi-media fate and transport and exposure modeling

˃ For estimating potential adverse impacts to human health and ecological receptors

˃ Food-web based ecological risk assessment modeling

˃ Highly flexible GIS based modelling, data analysis and reporting system

BREEZE Risk Analyst


HHRAP Module (USEPA, 2005)

HHRAP Module

˃ USEPA Guidance document for performing site-specific, multi-media, and multi-pathway human health risk assessments (HHRA)

˃ Originally developed to support RCRA Hazardous Waste Combustion Permitting

˃ Guidance includes:

� Risk Assessment Methodologies♦ Chemical selection process

♦ Air Dispersion Modeling

♦ Exposure scenario and pathway selection

� Fate, Transport, and Exposure Equations

� Chemical Database

� Recommended Parameter Defaults


HHRAP Module

˃ Use of the HHRAP has significantly expanded outside its

original role in RCRA Permitting. Example include:

� Air Toxics Risk Assessment (ATRA) Reference Library

� Cumulative/Community Risk Assessments

� Toxic Tort/Odor Nuisance Litigation

� Environmental Impact Statements (NEPA – EIS)

� Environmental Justice

� Residual Risk

� Ecological Risk

� Air Quality Studies

HHRAP Module

˃ BREEZE Risk Analyst - Fully implements the USEPA HHRAP

˃ Chemical Database includes over 400 HHRAP chemicals

˃ Chemical types include volatiles, semi-volatiles, and metals

including:� Polychlorinated dibenzo(p)dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated

dibenzofurans (PCDFs)

� Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

� Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

� Nitroaromatics

� Phthalates

� Other organics (e.g., Benzene, Cumene, 1,3-Butadiene)

� Metals (e.g., Mercury, Lead, Arsenic, Chromium)


HHRAP Module

˃ Default Exposure Scenarios

� Adult and Child Resident

� Adult and Child Fisher

� Adult and Child Farmer

˃ Default Exposure Pathways include:

� Media (Air, Soil, Surface Water, Sediment)

� Vegetation (Forage, Silage, Above- and Below-ground Produce)

� Animal Tissue (Pork, Beef, Milk, Chickens, Eggs, Milk and Fish)

� Nursing Infant (Breast milk)

˃ Other – Dermal (not HHRAP default)


HHRAP Module

˃ Source Characterization� Air Dispersion Modeling

� Emission Characterization

˃ Exposure Setting Characterization� Site-specific Parameters

� Exposure Scenario Identification

� Water Body / Watershed Delineation

˃ Data Analysis and Results Interpretation


Development Objectives

˃ The objective was to develop a highly flexible GIS-

based modeling, data delivery, analysis, and reporting

system that integrates multi-media and multi-pathway

fate and transport, exposure, and health effects

modeling including cancer risks, non-cancer hazards,

and short-term acute effects

˃ The system is designed to provide a platform upon which to support the evolving requirements and environmental challenges of many of today’s most important regulatory and non-regulatory applications.

Development Objectives

˃ Support multiple air dispersion models (e.g., ISC,

AERMOD, CALPUFF, SCIPUFF)

˃ Support multiple air modeling result output formats

˃ Highly transparent - eliminate “black box” modeling

˃ Provide a scalable modeling system – “Risk Modules”

˃ Support multiple application formats

˃ Support multiple user communities (e.g., risk assessors,

regulators, permit writers, risk managers, consultants,

industry, community and public interest groups)


Features

˃ Modern user interface – Microsoft “Ribbon Bar”

˃ Intuitive process flow designed to follow steps in the risk assessment process

˃ Efficient data storage and managed project files ensure projects are easily transportable between users

˃ Advanced error logging and numeric validation reporting options

˃ Highly flexible air modeling import wizard provides users with the tools necessary to import modeling results from a wide variety of air dispersion models (e.g., ISCST3, AERMOD, CALPUFF, and SCIPUFF) and in multiple data formats

˃ Fully editable and comment-enabled chemical database

˃ Unprecedented Base Map format and data import/export options

˃ Advanced attribute and geospatial selection tools

Features

˃ Detailed parameter and equation descriptions and reference information provided using selection sensitive property grid controls.

˃ Advanced text and drawing annotation tools enable the generation of graphically rich custom maps and report figures.

˃ Convenient HHRAP equation parameter matrix included to quickly identify equations and the location of individual input parameters.

˃ Mercury Wizard guides users of all experience levels through the process of mercury speciation and phase allocation.

˃ Powerful water body and watershed identification and delineation tools.

˃ Fully Transparent Results – the user has full access to equations, input parameters, and intermediate calculations


Features

˃ Robust Analysis Options - Analyze individual emission sources, source groups, chemicals, chemical groups, exposure scenarios, and exposure scenario locations or simultaneously analyze thousands of source, chemicals, scenario, and location-combinations.

˃ Advanced cartographic tools including fully customizable mapping symbology, legends, scale bars, labeling, orientation arrows, and geographic coordinates.

˃ Powerful map export options including standard graphics formats, pdf maps, and Google Earth

˃ Advanced statistical data analysis and reporting tools.

˃ Sort, filter, query, threshold, and exceedance options.

˃ Customizable result reporting and viewing options.

Features

˃ Results can be managed in ArcViewTM or exported as MS

Excel, MS Access, ESRI Shapefile, XML, Txt, or HTML

format for use in other applications or further analysis

and reporting using advanced ArcViewTM features.

˃ Generate Population-level Risk Estimates using either

cancer burden or user defined cancer risk and non-

cancer hazard levels.

˃ Additional information is available on the BREEZE Risk Analyst website: www.breeze-software/RiskAnalyst/


Product Overview

Product Overview

Sources Tab

Chemicals Tab


Site Characteristics Tab

Results Tab


Case Studies


� Cancer Risk

� Non-Cancer Risk� Hazard Index for a specific exposure pathway

� Hazard Quotient for COPC i


Summary

˃ BREEZE Risk Analyst: Developed as a tool for Human Health and Ecological Risk

assessment & modelling

� To perform multi-media fate and transport and exposure modelling

� To estimate potential adverse impacts to human health

♦ Cancer risks, non-cancer hazards, and short-term acute effects

� Includes ecological receptors : food-web based ecological risk modeling

� Fully implements the USEPA HHRAP

♦ Chemical database has over 400 HHRAP chemicals

˃ Highly flexible GIS based modelling, data analysis and reporting on ArcGIS platform

for better visualisation

˃ Full scale HHRA are useful for evaluating the potential impacts of specific

release scenarios, or actual release events

˃ In the US, HHRA is important for environmental compliance and mitigation

actions applicable for Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards

Contact Us:

Trinity Consultants

Attn: Ms Tiffany Stefanescu, Meteorologist/

Senior Product Specialist

E: [email protected]

HQ: 12770 Merit Drive, Suite 900, Dallas, Texas

75251, USA

Tel: +1 972-661-8100

Fax: +1 972-385-9203

www.breeze-software.com

ww.trinityconsultants.com

Riverstone Environmental Sdn Bhd

Attn: Mr Chiew Teck Wee, MD

E: [email protected]

A-09-01 Sky Park One City, Jalan USJ 25/1 47650

Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Tel: +603 5115 0232

Fax: +603 5115 0237

www.riverstone-enviro.com

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