Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in an adult population residing in an area in northern Italy exposed to industrial air pollution from a big power plant, a coke oven, 2 chemical factories, and some minor plants. The design was a populationbased case-control study and information about residential history and the main risk factors for NHL was obtained interviewing 133 cases and 279 controls using a structured questionnaire. Three exposure categories (heavy, moderate, and slight) were defined on the basis of the location of the major facilities with respect to the subject residence. NHL risk was not associated either with location or duration of residence in the heavily polluted area. However, the unavoidable limitations of this study prevent us from drawing definitive conclusions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 139-147 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Air pollution
- Case-control study
- Environmental risk
- Industrial pollution
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
- Toxicology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Medicine(all)