title: [Health impact assessment of pollution from incinerator in Modugno (Bari)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  the purpose of this study is to assess the potential health impact of the start-up of a new incinerator in general population living near the facility in Modugno, province of Bari (Puglia Region, Italy), in combination with the existent Combined-Cycle combustion Gas Turbine (CCGT) power generation facility.
  
  
  METHODS
  an algorithm was used to calculate the number of cases (deaths and hospital admissions) associated with a given concentrations of PM10, the exposed population, the specific mortality/morbidity rate. For every health end-point, an estimate of RR was obtained from the literature. Using PM10 as tracer, simulations were made of incinerator emissions fallout. Residents within 2 km radius from the plants were considered.
  
  
  RESULTS
  with the reduction of the average concentration of PM10 to 40 μg/m(3), 0.12% of natural causes of death could be prevented. Proportionally, the increment in PM10 concentration of 1 μg/m(3) could be associated to 0.02% of deaths.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the estimated health impact of the incinerator emissions doesn't modify the epidemiological profile for the population living nearby.
authors.affiliation: Registro tumori Puglia. ida.galise@oncologico.bari.it
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Galise
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Serinelli
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bisceglia
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Assennato
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D017745:Incineration; D007558:Italy; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data