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Waste_S1: Contaminated land areaAvailability: There is no national data regarding contaminated land area but there is data onthe number of contaminated sites for each regional council. Available for 2000 only fromMfE.Usefulness: Measures the extent of risk posed by contaminated sitesQuality: The data collected by MfE is based on data on sites for which records are held.Additional sites may exist for which no data is held.Comment: The area of contaminated land can be estimated from the individual regionalcouncil records.4.6.2 Health IndicatorsWaste_E1: Blood lead level in childrenAvailability: Currently only available through the national notifiable disease system.Usefulness: Indicates exposure but only indirectly health effectQuality: Not systematically tested for and data only available when suspected, tested andnotified.Comment: Population levels can be extrapolated to expected health effects4.6.3 Action IndicatorsWaste_A1: Hazardous waste policiesAvailability: Available from ERMA NZUsefulness: Simple, yet reasonably robust measure of the scope, strength and effectiveness ofpolicies and legislation on hazardous wastes.Waste_A2: Municipal waste collectionAvailability: No national data - can be calculated from TLA data.Usefulness: Measures the adequacy of waste removal services.Quality: Variable as no standardised monitoring or reporting system.4.6.4 Extended Set IndicatorsWaste_ext1: Amount of hazardous waste disposed and exportedAvailability: Data on exports of hazardous waste available from Ministry of EconomicDevelopment. There is no data for the amount of hazardous waste disposed of.Usefulness: Indicates risk to the environment and human health.Quality:Waste_ext2: Existence of a register for contaminated landsAvailability: No national data. Some regional councils are coordinating a register ofcontaminated land sites for their respective regions.Quality: variable as no standardised methodology used.Usefulness: Provides a general measure of the status of control activitiesEnvironmental Health Indicators 16 18 December 2003for New Zealand
4.7 RadiationTable 7: Radiation IndicatorsCode Indicator Availability0-2Quality1-3Usefulness1-3Rad_Ex1 Cumulative radiation dose 2 3 2Rad_Ex2 UV light index 2 3 3Rad_E1 Incidence of skin cancer 2 3 3Rad_A1 Topicality of permits on the use of radioactive 2 3 3substancesRad_A2 Effective environmental monitoring of radiationactivity2 3 34.7.1 Environmental IndicatorsRad_Ex1: Cumulative radiation doseAvailability: Available from National Radiation Laboratory.Usefulness: enables estimates of the population exposure.Quality: quality assurance guidelines existComment: a very small proportion of the population receives 5mS per yearRad_Ex2: UV light indexAvailability: Monitored by NIWA and is updated daily for three sites i.e. Lauder, Leigh, andInvercargill.Usefulness: Direct measure of the cumulative levels of exposure to UV radiation.Quality: Predicted forecast values modelled on available satellite ozone data.Comment: The relationship between the levels of UV radiation and health outcome areconfounded by lifestyle factors (such as sunscreen use).4.7.2 Health IndicatorRad_E1: Incidence of skin cancerAvailability: Available from the cancer registry from 1948 but more complete data from1995 till present.Usefulness: Needs to be interpreted cautiously as an indirect health effect of UV exposure.Quality: available annually, complete for cases presented and investigated.Comment: Better to focus on specific skin cancers known to be more directly related to UVexposure, eg melanoma and SCC4.7.3 Action IndicatorsRad_A1: Topicality of permits on the use of radioactive substancesAvailability: Available from NRL.Usefulness: provides a measure of the scope and implementation of legislationQuality: quality is maintained through the provisions of the Radiation Protection ActRad_A2: Effective environmental monitoring of radiation activityAvailability: Available from NRL.Usefulness: Provides a useful measure of the effectiveness of monitoring activities.Environmental Health Indicators 17 18 December 2003for New Zealand
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