title: [Residential cohort approach in industrial contaminated sites: the ERAS Lazio project].
abstract: The population-based cohort study is the best design for assessing the possible health effects resulting fromliving in contaminated sites. The ERAS (Epidemiology,Waste disposal, Environment and Health) Project was established to study the health of people living in close proximity to urban solid waste treatment (RU) plants in Lazio. It was conducted using an integrated approach, which consisted in studying mortality and hospital discharges of residential cohorts surrounding urban waste treatment plants. The level of exposure of each address was assigned using pollution dispersion models and studying the effects on mortality and hospital discharges. Further studies were conducted on residents of areas adjacent to waste disposal sites (includingMalagrotta in Rome), incinerators andmechanical biological treatment plants. The final version of the ERAS Report is available at www.eraslazio.it. The residential cohort approach and the combination of environmental and health-related information proved invaluable in the assessment of the health impact of solid waste treatment in Lazio.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di epidemiologia del Servizio sanitario regionale, Regione Lazio. c.ancona@deplazio.it.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ancona
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mataloni
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Badaloni
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bolignano
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bucci
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davoli
authors.forename: Martina Nicole
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Golini
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narduzzi
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sozzi
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Forastiere
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D017745:Incineration; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D052638:Particulate Matter; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011634:Public Health; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D013464:Sulfuric Acids / Q000009:adverse effects; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D052638:Particulate Matter; D013464:Sulfuric Acids