Lung cancer mortality among men living near an arsenic-emitting smelter
Journal Article
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· Am. J. Epidemiol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5117307
Etiologic factors for lung cancer were studied by the case-control technique among 636 men, including 212 with pulmonary carcinoma, who had died between 1961 and 1979 in a county in northern Sweden. Data on smoking habits, occupation, and residence were obtained from a next of kin to each study subject. Validation against data from other sources indicated that the exposure information was of high quality. A relative risk of 2.0 for lung cancer was seen among men who had lived within approximately 20 km from a large copper smelter. The increased risk, which is statistically significant (p less than 0.05), could not be explained by smoking habits or occupational background. Smelter workers and miners had relative risks for lung cancer of 3.0 and 4.1, respectively. No firm conclusions can be drawn on the cause of excess lung cancer risk in the smelter area, but it seems plausible that the very substantial emissions to air from the smelter, especially of arsenic, may have played a role.
- Research Organization:
- National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
- OSTI ID:
- 5117307
- Journal Information:
- Am. J. Epidemiol.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Epidemiol.; (United States) Vol. 4; ISSN AJEPA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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560306* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Man-- (-1987)
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AEROSOLS
AIR POLLUTION
ARSENIC
BODY
CARCINOMAS
COLLOIDS
COPPER
DISEASES
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
EMPLOYMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
ETIOLOGY
EUROPE
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
LUNGS
METALLURGY
METALS
MINING
MORTALITY
NEOPLASMS
ORGANS
PERSONNEL
POLLUTION
RESIDUES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
RISK ASSESSMENT
SCANDINAVIA
SEMIMETALS
SMELTERS
SMOKES
SOLS
SWEDEN
TOBACCO SMOKES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WESTERN EUROPE
560306* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Man-- (-1987)
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AEROSOLS
AIR POLLUTION
ARSENIC
BODY
CARCINOMAS
COLLOIDS
COPPER
DISEASES
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
EMPLOYMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
ETIOLOGY
EUROPE
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
LUNGS
METALLURGY
METALS
MINING
MORTALITY
NEOPLASMS
ORGANS
PERSONNEL
POLLUTION
RESIDUES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
RISK ASSESSMENT
SCANDINAVIA
SEMIMETALS
SMELTERS
SMOKES
SOLS
SWEDEN
TOBACCO SMOKES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WESTERN EUROPE