Wasting lives: The effects of toxic waste exposure on health - The case of Campania, Southern Italy

Cancer Biology and Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-111

  Barba, Maddalena ^a,b   Mazza, Alfredo ^c,d   Guerriero, Carla ^e   Di Maio, Massimo ^b,f   Romeo, Frank ^a,b   Maranta, Pasquale ^b   Marino, Ignazio R ^g   Paggi, Marco G ^h   Giordano, Antonio ^b,i  

^a Human Health Foundation   (Italy)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Unit of Radiology   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f Local Health Authority of Naples (ASL NA1)   (Italy)

^g THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Dumping site; Economic studies; Geographical studies; Health outcomes; Review; Toxic waste

Indexed keywords

CANCER MORTALITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; ITALY; POLLUTION; REVIEW; TOXIC WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ITALY; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79960390330     PISSN: 15384047     EISSN: 15558576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cbt.12.2.16910     Document Type: Review

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