Human health effects of incineration of waste
studies have shown unequivocally that CAN NOT 'KILL incineration without the time life, especially among children.
In populations exposed to emissions of pollutants from incinerators have been reported with numerous adverse health effects against both tumor types that do not. Among these
past have included:
1) increase in female births and twin births
2) increase in congenital malformations
3) thyroid hypofunction
4) diabetes
5) ischemia
6) behavior problems
7) chronic lung disease
8) bronchitis
9) allergies
10) disorders in childhood.
Even more numerous and statistically significant is the evidence regarding cancer with an increased incidence of reporting:
larynx
* * * stomach
colorectal
bladder
* * *
kidney cancer to the liver, with an increase in incidence estimated from +6.8% to +9.7% *
breast, with an increase incidence estimated from +4.8% to +6.9% *
lung cancer, the risk is linked to exposure to heavy metals and ultrafine particulate matter: for it is estimated that for every increase of 10 micrograms/m3 you have a 14% increase in mortality from lung cancer. As regards the relative risk of lung cancer mortality in people living near plants or personnel, it was between 2 and 6.7.
* NHL; (NHL) with an excess mortality rate on average 8% *
childhood cancer; near incineration plants can be reported an increase in childhood cancer mortality with relative risk ranging from 2 to 2.2. These tumors are related to exposure to carcinogens such as pollutants from industrial combustion, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), petroleum compounds and exhausted by agents such as 1-3 butadiene, dioxin and benzopyrene. The risk was statistically significant for children with birth address within 1 km from incinerators. *
sarcomas; diseases are considered "sentinel" for the pollution from incineration plants, are closely related to exposure to dioxins. There is an increased risk of incidence of sarcomas of +44%. Of great interest is the recent study conducted on sarcomas in the province of Venice, which has demonstrated a likelihood of developing the disease 3.3 times higher among subjects with longer term and higher level of exposure and showed that the highest risk is related, in descending order , respectively, to emissions from municipal waste, medical and industrial applications.
Susanna Ambiveri
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