Symptom and illness prevalence with biomarkers health study for Calvert City and Southern Livingston County, Kentucky. Final report
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry conducted a health study of the area surrounding the Calvert City Industrial Complex (CCIC), an industrial site located in Calvert City, Kentucky. The objective of the study was to assess the current health status of residents living near the CCIC compared with the health status of residents of a similar, `nonexposed` comparison community. A total of 720 randomly selected participants from the Calvert City area and a similar comparison area were administered a standardized symptom and illness prevalence questionnaire, performed pulmonary function test, and provided blood and urine specimens for chemical exposure tests and biomedical tests of subclinical organ dysfunction. In general, target area study participated reported illnesses slightly more often, but symptoms less often, than comparison area study participants. No clear pattern of symptoms or illness was discerned.
- Research Organization:
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Atlanta, GA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 104237
- Report Number(s):
- PB-95-222808/XAB; ATSDR/HS-95/50; TRN: 52423158
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: May 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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