[Cancer risk for coke-oven workers in the Taranto steel plant].
Taranto coke oven batteries create a carcinogenic risk because of workers' exposure to PAHs, benzene and asbestos. Because of the vicinity to the city and the inadequacy of measures of pollution control, a risk also exists for the general population. Although the issue of environmental reclaim had been addressed by a specific law (DPR 23.04.1998), the solution to close the oldest batteries had been adopted through and enforced by the city administration and the Court. However, a recent agreement between ILVA and the Apulia Regional Administration has allowed to restart the use of some ovens, after simple revamping.
Giua
Roberto
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Agenzia regionale per la protezione dell'ambiente della Puglia, Bari. robertogiua@libero.it
Spartera
Maria
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Viviano
Giuseppe
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Ziemacki
Giovanni
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Carbotti
Giovanni
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D003077:Coke; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008669:Metallurgy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013232:Steel
D003077:Coke; D013232:Steel