title: The evidence of toxic wastes dumping in Campania, Italy.
abstract: The region of Campania (particularly Naples and Caserta) were subjected to extensive illegal dumping operations of toxic and radioactive wastes since the 1980s. The highly toxic wastes (HTW) dumping operations that have taken place both along the coast and the hinterland, have extremely adverse effects on health, livelihoods and the future prospect of sustainable development of the local population. The toxic wastes dumping in Campania is real and it has compromised (irreversibly) the human health, natural environment, food security and the long-term development prospects of the affected population. To reverse this tragic trend, it is necessery the identification, isolation and reclamation of the polluted sites and full assessment of the nature and the scale of the polluting chemicals and other hazardous wastes. The purpose of this review is to contribute significantly to the available evidence of the long-running toxic waste dumping in Campania and its negative impact on the health of population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Second University of Naples, via Vivaldi 43, Caserta 81100, Italy. Electronic address: gabmarfe@alice.it.
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marfe
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, "Tor Vergata" University, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy. Electronic address: carladistefano@virgilio.it.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Stefano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D064091:Waste Disposal Facilities
chemical_list: D006256:Hazardous Waste
keywords: Campania; Cancer; Public health; Toxic waste; Waste emergency