Human biomonitoring and variation of haematic parameters in a population exposed to PCB and dioxin near a steel plant in the lower Susa Valley

• Published in: Epidemiologia e prevenzione Vol. 36; no. 5 Suppl 4; p. 24
• Main Authors: Chiusolo, Monica, Ivaldi, Cristiana, Procopio, Enrico, Greco, Giuseppe Maria, Lodato, Maria, Cadum, Ennio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Italian
• Published: Italy 01.09.2012
• Subjects: Abortion, Spontaneous - chemically induced; Abortion, Spontaneous - epidemiology; Adult; Aged; Blood Glucose - analysis; Blood Proteins - analysis; Dioxins - blood; Dioxins - pharmacokinetics; Dioxins - toxicity; Endocrine System - drug effects; Endocrine System - physiopathology; Endocrine System Diseases - chemically induced; Endocrine System Diseases - epidemiology; Environmental Exposure; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollutants - adverse effects; Environmental Pollutants - pharmacology; Female; Food Contamination; Hemoglobins - analysis; Homeostasis; Hormones - blood; Humans; Industrial Waste; Italy; Lipids - blood; Male; Metallurgy; Middle Aged; Polychlorinated Biphenyls - blood; Polychlorinated Biphenyls - pharmacokinetics; Polychlorinated Biphenyls - toxicity; Population Surveillance; Pregnancy; Respiration Disorders - chemically induced; Respiration Disorders - epidemiology; Steel; Young Adult; Italy

to evaluate the degree of exposure to PCB in a population resident in the lower Susa Valley and its effects on general and endocrine homeostasis. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: in the lower Susa Valley (Piedmont, Italy), there is a steel secondary casting plant (i.e. by fus...