Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and residential proximity to toxic industrial waste in southern Israel.
Environmental exposure has been linked to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Toxic volatile compounds were found in groundwater downstream of an industrial site in southern Israel. The risk of NHL and clinical characteristics of NHL patients were analyzed in relation to their proximity to the site.
Dreiher
Jacob
J
Novack
Victor
V
Barachana
Micha
M
Yerushalmi
Ronit
R
Lugassy
Gilles
G
Shpilberg
Ofer
O
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000009:adverse effects; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D015993:Life Tables; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012306:Risk; D015996:Survival Rate; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*
D007220:Industrial Waste; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical