Biomonitoring of the general population living near a modern solid waste incinerator: A pilot study in Modena, Italy

Environment International

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 88-97

  Ranzi, Andrea ^a   Fustinoni, Silvia ^b   Erspamer, Laura ^a   Campo, Laura ^b   Gatti, Maria Giulia ^c   Bechtold, Petra ^c   Bonassi, Stefano ^d   Trenti, Tommaso ^e   Goldoni, Carlo Alberto ^c   Bertazzi, Pier Alberto ^b   Lauriola, Paolo ^a  

^a Regional Agency for Environmental Prevention of Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c Local Health Unit   (Italy)

^d IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^e Local Health Authority   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exposure; Heavy metals; Human biomonitoring; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Solid waste incinerator

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; LINEAR REGRESSION; MANGANESE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PYRENE; REFUSE INCINERATORS; TOLUENE; WASTE INCINERATION;

DISPERSION MODELING; EXPOSURE; HUMAN BIOMONITORING; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); S-PHENYLMERCAPTURIC ACID; SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLID WASTE INCINERATORS;

ANTHRACENE;

ACETYLCYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; ANTHRACENE; BENZENE; CADMIUM; COPPER; FLUORENE; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; PHENANTHRENE; PHENYLMERCAPTURIC ACID; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLENE; ZINC;

BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; HEALTH IMPACT; HEAVY METAL; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLID WASTE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLID WASTE INCINERATOR; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; URINE LEVEL;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; ITALY; MODENA;

EID: 84884950678     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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