The Seveso accident

P. A. Bertazzi; A. C. Pesatori; C. Zocchetti

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780192622358.003.0028

The Seveso accident

P. A. Bertazzi, A. C. Pesatori, C. Zocchetti

Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda- Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

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Abstract

This chapter describes studies conducted on a population exposed to dioxin following an explosion at a chemical plant in Seveso, Italy. The available results failed to provide either fully comprehensive documentation of the effects of the accident on the exposed subjects, or conclusive evidence of the effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on humans. The extension of the follow-up, along with the initiation of new studies, will help bridge the cap in knowledge about human toxicity of TCDD and long-term health impacts of the Seveso accident.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Geographical and Environmental Epidemiology: Methods for Small Area Studies
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Print)	9780191723636, 0192622358, 9780192622358
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780192622358.003.0028
Publication status	Published - Sep 1 2009

Keywords

Contamination
Dioxin
Environmental exposure assessment
Sevesa
Small-area studies

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine(all)

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