title: No evidence of increased risk of soft tissue sarcomas in the neighborhood of a steel foundry in Verona.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible association between occurrence of soft tissue sarcomas in Verona (Italy) and residence near a steel foundry, whose emissions of dioxin-like compounds may be relevant. Exposure to total suspended particulate (TSP) emitted from the plant as estimated by ADMS-urban dispersion model was used as an indirect index of exposure to dioxin-like compounds. Verona municipality was divided in six subareas according to the decreasing levels of estimated TSP exposure, and soft tissue sarcomas cases were mapped according to residence at time of diagnosis. Standardized incidence ratios were computed. No statistically significant departures between observed and expected cases were detected as illustrated by trend-test results.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Ambiente e Connessa Prevenzione Primaria, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, Rome, Italy. marta.benedetti@iss.it
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benedetti
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cristini
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tessari
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Simonato
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Comba
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008669:Metallurgy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants