Health effects of living near an incinerator: A systematic review of epidemiological studies, with focus on last generation plants

Environmental Research
Eva NegriPietro Apostoli

Abstract

Huge reductions in incinerators' emissions occurred over time, and results of older studies cannot be directly generalized to modern plants. We conducted a systematic review of the epidemiologic evidence of the health effects of incinerators, classifying plants in three generations, according to emission limits. A systematic search identified 63 epidemiologic studies, published in English, investigating health effects of incinerators on humans. We focused on cancer, cardio-cerebrovascular diseases (CVD) and respiratory diseases, pregnancy outcomes and congenital anomalies. Only six studies in the general population were on third generation incinerators providing data on pregnancy outcomes and congenital anomalies. Given the heterogeneity of methods, the abundance of ecological/semi-ecological studies and the lack of reliable quantitative measures of exposure in several studies we did not perform any meta-analysis. No excesses emerged concerning all cancers and lung cancer. An excess of non-Hodgkin lymphoma was reported in some earlier studies, but not for second generation plants. Possible excesses of soft tissue sarcomas were confined to earlier incinerators and the areas closer to the plants. No clear association emerged for ...Continue Reading

References

Jan 1, 1989·American Journal of Industrial Medicine·P Gustavsson
Mar 1, 1996·British Journal of Cancer·P ElliottC Grundy
May 1, 1997·American Journal of Industrial Medicine·E RapitiF Forastiere
Dec 23, 1998·Occupational and Environmental Medicine·P MichelozziC A Perucci
Sep 17, 1999·Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology·J T Lee, C M Shy
Aug 24, 2001·Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association·S W HuC M Shy
May 24, 2003·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·Martine HoursAlain Bergeret
May 31, 2003·Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health·T J B DummerL Parker
Jul 5, 2003·Epidemiology·Nathalie FloretJean-François Viel
Aug 26, 2003·Occupational and Environmental Medicine·P CombaA Tieghi
Oct 25, 2003·Journal of Public Health Medicine·P A CresswellM Vrijheid
Feb 6, 2004·British Medical Bulletin·Lesley Rushton
May 20, 2004·Occupational and Environmental Medicine·N Obi-OsiusJ Witten
Dec 16, 2004·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·Barbara CharbotelAlain Bergeret
Jul 20, 2007·Environmental Health : a Global Access Science Source·Paola ZambonStefano Guzzinati
Oct 1, 2008·The Science of the Total Environment·Marco VincetiMargherita Bergomi
Oct 31, 2008·Environmental Health : a Global Access Science Source·Jean-François VielPascal Empereur-Bissonnet
Feb 12, 2009·International Journal of Health Geographics·Marco VincetiFrancesca Rivieri
May 30, 2009·International Journal of Health Geographics·Sarah GoriaSylvia Richardson
Dec 25, 2009·Environmental Health : a Global Access Science Source·Daniela PortaFrancesco Forastiere
Jun 29, 2010·Occupational and Environmental Medicine·Sylvaine CordierElisabeth Robert-Gnansia
Mar 26, 2011·Environmental Health : a Global Access Science Source·Andrea RanziFrancesco Forastiere
Jun 4, 2011·Environmental Health : a Global Access Science Source·Francesco ForastiereDavid Briggs
Mar 27, 2012·The Science of the Total Environment·Gonzalo López-AbenteJavier García-Pérez
Nov 20, 2012·Environment International·Javier García-PérezGonzalo López-Abente
Jan 17, 2013·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Adela CastellóGonzalo López-Abente
Feb 26, 2013·Environmental Health : a Global Access Science Source·Anjoeka PronkMary H Ward
Jun 4, 2013·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·For-Wey LungBih-Ching Shu
Oct 1, 2013·Epidemiology·Silvia CandelaFrancesco Forastiere
May 17, 2014·Environment International·Danielle C AshworthMireille B Toledano

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jun 21, 2020·Environmental Research·Eugènia Mariné BarjoanChristian Pradier

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Blood And Marrow Transplantation

The use of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or blood and marrow transplantation (bmt) is on the increase worldwide. BMT is used to replace damaged or destroyed bone marrow with healthy bone marrow stem cells. Here is the latest research on bone and marrow transplantation.

B-Cell Lymphoma

B-cell lymphomas include lymphomas that affect B cells. This subtype of cancer accounts for over 80% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas in the US. Here is the latest research.

Related Papers

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
H W Hannah
Indian Medical Gazette
A G Newell
Indian Medical Gazette
H A Haines
Indian Medical Gazette
H Hamilton
Indian Medical Gazette
W Hume Henderson
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved