Female Lung Cancer Mortality and Sex Ratios at Birth near a Petroleum Refinery Plant

Yang, Chun‐Yuh; Cheng, Bi-Hua; Hsu, Te‐Yao; Tsai, Shang‐Shyue; Hung, Chung-Feng; Wu, Trong-Neng

doi:10.1006/enrs.2000.4038

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“…All of these studies found an association between proximity to such sources and an increased risk of lung cancer. Our previous study showed that mortality from lung cancer for females is significantly associated with residential petrochemical/petroleum air pollution exposure (Yang et al, 1999(Yang et al, , 2000. The average levels of air pollutants in the municipalities with higher petrochemical air pollution exposure index were higher than those municipalities with lower petrochemical air pollution exposure index (Yang et al, 1999).…”

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Traffic Air Pollution and Lung Cancer in Females in Taiwan: Petrol Station Density as an Indicator of Disease Development

Chang

Chiu

et al. 2009

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A

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To investigate the relationship between traffic air pollution exposure and development of lung cancer in females, studies were conducted using a matched cancer case-control model into deaths that occurred in Taiwan from 1997 through 2006. Data on all eligible lung cancer deaths in females were obtained from the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the Taiwan Provincial Department of Health. The control group consisted of women who died from causes other than neoplasms or diseases that were associated with respiratory problems. The controls were pair matched to the cancer cases by year of birth and year of death. Each matched control was selected randomly from the set of possible controls for each case. Data on the number of petrol stations in study municipalities were collected from the two major petroleum supply companies, Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and Formosa Petrochemical Corporation (FPCC). The petrol station density (per square kilometer; PSD) for study municipalities was used as an indicator of a subject's exposure to benzene and other hydrocarbons present in ambient evaporative losses of petrol or to air emissions from motor vehicles. The subjects were divided into tertiles according to PSD in their residential municipality. The results showed that there was a significant exposure-response relationship between PSD and risk of lung cancer in females after controlling for possible confounders. The findings of this study warrant further investigation of the role of traffic air pollution exposure in the etiology of lung cancer.

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Traffic Air Pollution and Lung Cancer in Females in Taiwan: Petrol Station Density as an Indicator of Disease Development

Chang

Chiu

et al. 2009

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A

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“…Significant amounts of organic contaminants, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), especially total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), have been detected in surroundings near oil refineries (Cetin et al 2003;Iturbe et al 2007;Nadal et al 2004Nadal et al , 2007). An excess cancer risk was observed among the communities adjacent to the petroleum refinery plant (Lin et al 2001;Yang et al 2000aYang et al , b, 2004. In addition, studies have also shown that the residential petrochemical air pollution can affect the outcome of pregnancies, such as sex ratios at birth (Yang et al 2000b), the excess risk of delivering low-birth weight babies at term (Lin et al 2001), and the higher prevalence of delivering preterm birth infants (Yang et al 2004).…”

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Determination of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in agricultural soils near a petrochemical complex in Guangzhou, China

Zhang

Lü

et al. 2011

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The total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) pollution in regional agricultural soils was investigated. Seventy soil samples collected from surface layers (0-20 cm) and horizons of five selected pedons in the vicinity of a petrochemical complex in Guangzhou, China were analyzed, and the vertical variation and spatial variability of TPH were evaluated. The TPH concentration in top soils around the petrochemical complex ranged from 1,179.3 to 6,354.9 mg kg( - 1), with the average of 2,676.6 mg kg( - 1). Furthermore, significant differences between land-use types showed that the TPH concentration in top soils was strongly influenced by accidental spills. Both the TPH trends in pedons and the identified hot-spot areas also showed that the accidental explosions or burning accidents were mainly responsible for the pollution. The results reported here suggest that the regular monitoring and inspection shall be conducted for safety and to avoid or minimize the accidents, and the effective measures should be taken to remediate the contaminated areas and to assure that the important industrialization of Guangzhou area would not mean human health risks near the petrochemical complex.

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“…Air pollution has been related to adverse reproductive outcomes (13), but a direct association between urban levels of air pollutant and sex ratio at birth has not been reported (14). To examine whether this relationship is correct, we determined SSR across pollution gradients in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, using inhalable particles (PM10) as a proxy variable for overall pollution levels.…”

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Increased levels of air pollution and a decrease in the human and mouse male-to-female ratio in São Paulo, Brazil

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Gomes

Pieri

et al. 2007

Fertility and Sterility

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Female Lung Cancer Mortality and Sex Ratios at Birth near a Petroleum Refinery Plant

Cited by 42 publications

References 32 publications

Traffic Air Pollution and Lung Cancer in Females in Taiwan: Petrol Station Density as an Indicator of Disease Development

Traffic Air Pollution and Lung Cancer in Females in Taiwan: Petrol Station Density as an Indicator of Disease Development

Determination of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in agricultural soils near a petrochemical complex in Guangzhou, China

Increased levels of air pollution and a decrease in the human and mouse male-to-female ratio in São Paulo, Brazil

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