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Cause-specific mortality in an area of Campania with numerous waste disposal sites [Mortalità per causa in un'area della Campania con numerose discariche di rifiuti.]

TitoloCause-specific mortality in an area of Campania with numerous waste disposal sites [Mortalità per causa in un'area della Campania con numerose discariche di rifiuti.]
Tipo di pubblicazioneArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Anno di Pubblicazione2004
AutoriAltavista, P., Belli S., Bianchi F., Binazzi A., Comba P., Del Giudice R., Fazzo L., Felli A., Mastrantonio Marina, Menegozzo M., Musmeci L., Pizzuti R., Savarese A., Trinca S., and Uccelli Raffaella
RivistaEpidemiologia e prevenzione
Volume28
Paginazione311-321
ISSN11209763
Parole chiavearticle, cause of death, hazardous waste, human, Humans, incineration, industrial waste, Italy, Mortality, Neoplasm, Neoplasms
Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate cause-specific mortality in an area of Campania region, in the surroundings of Naples, characterized by many toxic waste dumping grounds sites and by widespread burning of urban wastes. DESIGN: The study area was characterized by examining the spatial distribution of waste disposal sites and toxic waste dumping grounds, using a geographic information system (GIS). Mortality (1986-2000) was studied in the three municipalities of Giugliano in Campania, Qualiano and Villaricca, encompassing a population of about 150,000 inhabitants. Mortality rates of the population resident in the Campania region were used in order to generate expected figures. OUTCOMES: Causes of death of a priori interest where those previously associated to residence in the neighbourhood of (toxic) waste sites, including lung cancer, bladder cancer, leukemia and liver cancer. RESULTS: Overall 39 waste sites, 27 of which characterized by the likely presence of toxic wastes, were identified in the area of interest. A good agreement was found between two independent surveys of the Regional Environmental Protection Agency and of the environmentalist association Legambiente. Cancer mortality was significantly increased, with special reference to malignant neoplasm of lung, pleura, larynx, bladder, liver and brain. Circulatory diseases were also significantly in excess and diabetes showed some increases. CONCLUSIONS: Mortality statistics provide preliminary evidence of the disease load in the area. Mapping waste dumping grounds provides information for defining high risk areas. Improvements in exposure assessment together with the use of a range of health data (hospital discharge cards, malformation notifications, observations of general practitioners) will contribute to second generation studies aimed at inferring causal relationships.

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Citation KeyAltavista2004311