Data di Pubblicazione:
2018
Citazione:
Mortality in the district of Ghemme and Cavaglio d'Agogna, site of an urban waste landfill / C. Salerno, P. Marciani, A. Esposito, L.A. Pallin. - In: IGIENE E SANITÀ PUBBLICA. - ISSN 0019-1639. - 74:1(2018 Feb), pp. 35-48.
Abstract:
Introduction: Aim this study is to assess anomalous mortality rates from 2002
to 2012, in the municipalities of Ghemme and Cavaglio d’Agogna where a landfill has been
active. Before the opening of the landfill (1988), studies highlighted the presence of noxious
substances, in the ground layers, and not in the groundwater. Goal of our research is to
monitor the health levels of the population in an area, with attention to long/midterm effects.
Materials and methods: We performed the analysis on data of the National Institute of Statistics
death records, and produced indirect standardized rates (SMR) using the rates of Local
Healthcare Agencies (ASL) of Novara and Vercelli as reference population. Results: We found
various excesses in the population of the two municipalities, in particular for age 0-44 and
congenital malformations but also for urogenital and gastrointestinal tumors that have been
linked in letterature to housing in dump prossimity. Conclusions: Further analysis of morbidity
and inferential studies will help to define the health status in the area. Such a study will
possible help to reduce the greater risks and meet the demands of better public health policy
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
epidemiology; waste landfill; province of Novara Italy; congenital malformation; morbidity study;
Elenco autori:
C. Salerno, P. Marciani, A. Esposito, L.A. Pallin
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