Heavy Environmental Pressure in Campania and Other Italian Regions: A Short Review of Available Evidence

被引：18

作者：

Mazza, Alfredo ^{[1
,2
]}

Piscitelli, Prisco ^{[3
,4
]}

Falco, Andrea ^{[3
,4
]}

Santoro, Maria Lucia ^{[4
]}

Colangelo, Manuela ^{[4
]}

Imbriani, Giovanni ^{[4
]}

Idolo, Adele ^{[5
]}

De Donno, Antonella ^{[5
]}

Iannuzzi, Leopoldo ^{[6
]}

Colao, Annamaria ^{[7
]}

机构：

[1] Local Hlth Author ASL SA, Gen Hosp Sarno, I-84087 Sarno, Salerno, Italy

[2] CNR, Natl Res Council, ISC, I-00185 Rome, Italy

[3] Southern Italy Med Inst IOS, Med Futura Res, I-80100 Naples, Italy

[4] Euro Mediterranean Sci Biomed Inst, I-72100 Brindisi, Italy

[5] Univ Salento, Dept Biol & Environm Sci & Technol DiSTeBA, I-73100 Lecce, Italy

[6] CNR, Natl Res Council, ISPAAM, I-80100 Naples, Italy

[7] Univ Federico II, Sch Med, I-80100 Naples, Italy

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2018年 / 15卷 / 01期

关键词：

illegal dumping; cancer incidence; environment and health; environmental monitoring; DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; CANCER INCIDENCE; BREAST-MILK; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; AIR-POLLUTION; TOXIC-WASTE; HEALTH; AREA; MORTALITY; NAPLES;

D O I：

10.3390/ijerph15010105

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The area of Naples and Campania region, in Italy, are experiencing the dramatic consequences of diffuse and illegal waste dumping, resulting in possible threats to human health. This area has been referred to as the Land of Fires because of the common practice of waste burning. International interest in the Campania waste emergency has triggered several epidemiological studies. This article is aimed at highlighting the body of evidence available concerning human and environmental contamination in the Campania region, and considers the possible lack of comparable knowledge about the situation in other areas suffering from high environmental pollution. We analyzed the results of studies addressing environmental pollution and population health in the Campania region, starting from the most recent reviews on this topic, and compared their findings with those concerning other regions. We reviewed 18 studies of epidemiological/cancer surveillance and human or animal biomonitoring. These studies show worrying results, which could be considered comparable to those available for other Italian areas impacted by heavy industrial activities. The release of environmental contaminants associated with waste incineration and waste disposal in landfills poses a risk to public health, as shown by a number of studies (although not conclusively). The current knowledge available for the Campania region is better than that available for other areas which are facing similar problems due to anthropic activities, including illegal waste trafficking. Thus, Naples and Campania could represent a valuable setting to develop general models for studies of environmental and human contamination.

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