TY - JOUR
T1 - Biomonitoring of the general population living near a modern solid waste incinerator
T2 - A pilot study in Modena, Italy
AU - Ranzi, Andrea
AU - Fustinoni, Silvia
AU - Erspamer, Laura
AU - Campo, Laura
AU - Gatti, Maria Giulia
AU - Bechtold, Petra
AU - Bonassi, Stefano
AU - Trenti, Tommaso
AU - Goldoni, Carlo Alberto
AU - Bertazzi, Pier Alberto
AU - Lauriola, Paolo
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - Background and goals: As part of the authorization process for the solid waste incinerator (SWI) in Modena, Italy, a human biomonitoring cross-sectional pilot study was conducted to investigate the degree to which people living and working in the proximity of the plant were exposed to SWI emissions. Methods: Between May and June 2010, 65 subjects living and working within 4. km of the incinerator (exposed) and 103 subjects living and working outside this area (unexposed) were enrolled in the study. Blood, serum and urinary metals (Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Hg, Mn, Ni), urinary benzene, toluene, xylene (BTEX), S-phenylmercapturic acid (SPMA), and urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were analysed. Information about lifestyle, anthropometric characteristics, residence, and health status was collected by a self-administered questionnaire. Exposure to particulate matter (PM) emitted from the SWI was estimated using fall-out maps from a quasi-Gaussian dispersion model. A multiple linear regression analysis investigated the relationship between biomarkers and the distance of a subject's place of residence from the SWI plant or the exposure to PM. Results: Urinary BTEX and SPMA and blood, serum and urinary metals showed no differences between exposed and unexposed subjects. PAHs were higher in exposed than in unexposed subjects for phenanthrene, anthracene, and pyrene (median levels: 9.5 vs. 7.2. ng/L, 0.8 vs.
AB - Background and goals: As part of the authorization process for the solid waste incinerator (SWI) in Modena, Italy, a human biomonitoring cross-sectional pilot study was conducted to investigate the degree to which people living and working in the proximity of the plant were exposed to SWI emissions. Methods: Between May and June 2010, 65 subjects living and working within 4. km of the incinerator (exposed) and 103 subjects living and working outside this area (unexposed) were enrolled in the study. Blood, serum and urinary metals (Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Hg, Mn, Ni), urinary benzene, toluene, xylene (BTEX), S-phenylmercapturic acid (SPMA), and urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were analysed. Information about lifestyle, anthropometric characteristics, residence, and health status was collected by a self-administered questionnaire. Exposure to particulate matter (PM) emitted from the SWI was estimated using fall-out maps from a quasi-Gaussian dispersion model. A multiple linear regression analysis investigated the relationship between biomarkers and the distance of a subject's place of residence from the SWI plant or the exposure to PM. Results: Urinary BTEX and SPMA and blood, serum and urinary metals showed no differences between exposed and unexposed subjects. PAHs were higher in exposed than in unexposed subjects for phenanthrene, anthracene, and pyrene (median levels: 9.5 vs. 7.2. ng/L, 0.8 vs.
KW - Exposure
KW - Heavy metals
KW - Human biomonitoring
KW - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
KW - Solid waste incinerator
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U2 - 10.1016/j.envint.2013.09.008
DO - 10.1016/j.envint.2013.09.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 24103350
AN - SCOPUS:84884950678
VL - 61
SP - 88
EP - 97
JO - Environmental International
JF - Environmental International
SN - 0160-4120
ER -