Abstract
BACKGROUND: The places, where the incinerators are located, often present problems of heterogeneous people having different environmental factors. It becomes important to evaluate the possible etiologic role of various environmental risk factors and try to quantify as they affect in the excess epidemiological.
METHODS: This study considers the ISTAT index mortality due to all causes occurred from 1988 to 2009 referred to ten municipalities at south of Vercelli (Piedmont, North Western Italy) placed nearby the active incinerator from 1977 (10 latent years). The risks were calculated considering this area at risk versus the municipalities placed at North of Vercelli and versus the Vercelli.
RESULTS: Some significant statically excesses emerged in the South area such as neoplasia of nervous system, liver and total of tumours.
CONCLUSIONS: The study presents some drawbacks, but it is a work creditable of widening by specific research ad hoc such as cohort and/or control where it is possible to verify various environmental, occupational and occasional factors.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 633-645 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Annali di Igiene Medicina Preventiva e di Comunita |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Keywords
- Cancer
- Environmental risk
- Incinerator
- Vercelli
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