Maternal residence near municipal incinerators and the risk of urinary tract birth defects
CORDIER ; LEHEBEL ; AMAR ; ANZIVINO-VIRICEL ; HOURS ; MONFORT ; CHEVRIER ; CHIRON ; ROBERT-GNANSIA
Type de document
ARTICLE A COMITE DE LECTURE REPERTORIE DANS BDI (ACL)
Langue
anglais
Auteur
CORDIER ; LEHEBEL ; AMAR ; ANZIVINO-VIRICEL ; HOURS ; MONFORT ; CHEVRIER ; CHIRON ; ROBERT-GNANSIA
Résumé / Abstract
Waste incineration releases a mixture of chemicals with high embryotoxic potential, including heavy metals and dioxins/furans, into the atmosphere. In a previous ecological study we found an association between the risk of urinary tract birth defects and residence in the vicinity of municipal solid waste incinerators (MSWIs). The objective of the present study was to specifically test this association.
Source
Occupational and environmental Medicine, num. Vol67, p493-499 p.
Editeur
BMJ
