No evidence of increased risk of soft tissue sarcomas in the neighborhood of a steel foundry in Verona
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible association between occurrence of soft tissue sarcomas in Verona (Italy) and residence near a steel foundry, whose emissions of dioxin-like compounds may be relevant. Exposure to total suspended particulate (TSP) emitted from the plant as est...
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| author | Marta Benedetti Giovanni Cristini Stefano Gallo Roberta Tessari Lorenzo Simonato Pietro Comba |
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| description | The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible association between occurrence of soft tissue sarcomas in Verona (Italy) and residence near a steel foundry, whose emissions of dioxin-like compounds may be relevant. Exposure to total suspended particulate (TSP) emitted from the plant as estimated by ADMS-urban dispersion model was used as an indirect index of exposure to dioxin-like compounds. Verona municipality was divided in six subareas according to the decreasing levels of estimated TSP exposure, and soft tissue sarcomas cases were mapped according to residence at time of diagnosis. Standardized incidence ratios were computed. No statistically significant departures between observed and expected cases were detected as illustrated by trend-test results. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5c8bd572b9fd4942b060baee6f4224f32022-12-21T17:50:02ZengIstituto Superiore di SanitàAnnali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità0021-25712010-12-0146436036510.4415/ANN_10_04_03S0021-25712010000400003No evidence of increased risk of soft tissue sarcomas in the neighborhood of a steel foundry in VeronaMarta Benedetti0Giovanni CristiniStefano GalloRoberta TessariLorenzo Simonato1Pietro Comba2Istituto Superiore di SanitàUniversità degli StudiIstituto Superiore di SanitàThe aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible association between occurrence of soft tissue sarcomas in Verona (Italy) and residence near a steel foundry, whose emissions of dioxin-like compounds may be relevant. Exposure to total suspended particulate (TSP) emitted from the plant as estimated by ADMS-urban dispersion model was used as an indirect index of exposure to dioxin-like compounds. Verona municipality was divided in six subareas according to the decreasing levels of estimated TSP exposure, and soft tissue sarcomas cases were mapped according to residence at time of diagnosis. Standardized incidence ratios were computed. No statistically significant departures between observed and expected cases were detected as illustrated by trend-test results.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712010000400003&lng=en&tlng=ensarcomadiossineesposizione ambientaleepidemiologia |
| spellingShingle | Marta Benedetti Giovanni Cristini Stefano Gallo Roberta Tessari Lorenzo Simonato Pietro Comba No evidence of increased risk of soft tissue sarcomas in the neighborhood of a steel foundry in Verona Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità sarcoma diossine esposizione ambientale epidemiologia |
| title | No evidence of increased risk of soft tissue sarcomas in the neighborhood of a steel foundry in Verona |
| title_full | No evidence of increased risk of soft tissue sarcomas in the neighborhood of a steel foundry in Verona |
| title_fullStr | No evidence of increased risk of soft tissue sarcomas in the neighborhood of a steel foundry in Verona |
| title_full_unstemmed | No evidence of increased risk of soft tissue sarcomas in the neighborhood of a steel foundry in Verona |
| title_short | No evidence of increased risk of soft tissue sarcomas in the neighborhood of a steel foundry in Verona |
| title_sort | no evidence of increased risk of soft tissue sarcomas in the neighborhood of a steel foundry in verona |
| topic | sarcoma diossine esposizione ambientale epidemiologia |
| url | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712010000400003&lng=en&tlng=en |
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