まとめ
肺がんによる死亡率は,銅,鉛,亜鉛の鋳造産業がある米国郡で著しく増加した. この過剰なリスクは,産業の排出,特に無機アルゼンチンの排出による地域の大気汚染に関連しています.
科学分野:
- 環境衛生 環境衛生 環境衛生
- エピデミオロジー エピデミオロジー
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
背景:
- 肺がんは公衆衛生上の大きな懸念事項である.
- 産業の排出は,コミュニティの健康に影響を与える可能性があります.
- アーセニックは,発がん性物質として知られている.
研究 の 目的:
- 非鉄鉱石の鋳造・精製産業と肺がん死亡率との関連を調査する.
- 米国の特定の郡で肺がんの潜在的な環境リスク要因を特定する.
主な方法:
- 1950年から1969年の米国における白人男性と女性の肺がん死亡率の分析.
- 銅,鉛,または亜鉛の融解/精製産業がある郡における死亡率の比較と,他の非鉄鉱石加工郡の比較.
- 地理的地域,人口密度,都市化,社会経済的な地位,その他の製造プロセスに関する統計制御.
主要な成果:
- 肺がんによる死亡率の大幅な増加は,銅,鉛,または亜鉛の鋳造および精製産業がある郡で観察されました.
- 他の非鉄鉱石を加工する郡では,肺がんによる死亡率の有意な増加は認められなかった.
- 過剰な死亡率は,人口統計やその他の産業要因によって説明されませんでした.
結論:
- 工業的な排出物,特に無機アルゼンチンの排出による欧州の大気汚染は,肺がんによる死亡率増加に寄与している可能性がある.
- 融解と精製の排出量の環境監視と規制は,公衆衛生の保護に不可欠です.
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