What do we currently know about the occupational and environmental causes of cancer? As
of 2007, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (1ARC) identified 415 known or …

The respiratory system is a primary target of the harmful effects of key air pollutants of health
concern. Several air pollutants have been implicated including particulate matter (PM) …

Epidemiology is a population science that underpins health improvement and health care,
by exploring and establishing the pattern, frequency, trends, and causes of a disease …

In recent years, several studies in Europe have associated within-city contrasts in air
pollution with various health end points including mortality in cohort studies of adults, and …

Background Pollutants released from the petrochemical industry are thought to increase the
risk of mortality in fence-line communities, yet the results from previous studies are often …

Eastern Estonia has large oil shale mines and industrial facilities mainly focused on
electricity generation from oil shale and shale oil extraction, which produce high air pollution …

Emissions from petrochemical industries may contain suspected or established carcinogens.
As increased incidence of cancer in residential areas close to petrochemical industries has …

We performed a literature review to investigate how epidemiological studies have been
used to assess the health consequences of living in the vicinity of industries. 77 papers on …

Abstract Background Asturias, an Autonomous Region in Northern Spain with a large
industrial area, registers high lung cancer incidence and mortality. While this excess risk of …

Several epidemiological studies have reported an association between environmental
pollution and various health conditions in individuals residing in industrial complexes. To …