| Document ID (ISN) | 64937 |
| CIS number |
95-1399 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0025-7818 - Medicina del lavoro |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Pesatori A.C. |
| Title |
Dioxin contamination in Seveso: The social tragedy and the scientific challenge |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar.-Apr. 1995, Vol.86, No.2, p.111-124. Illus. 53 ref. |
| Abstract |
Paper presented at the 10th International Symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (Como, Italy, 20-24 Sep. 1994). Essentially a literature survey, it describes the Seveso accident (10 July 1976), in which the highly toxic substance 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (TCDD) was released into the environment. The immediate aftermath of the accident is surveyed. The results of subsequent exposure assessment measurements are given (the most heavily contaminated area, in the immediate vicinity of the factory where the accident occurred, had mean soil levels of TCDD ranging 15.5-580µ/m2). Human exposure and dose data near the factory are also provided. The health effects of the accidents, as shown by mortality and cancer morbidity studies, are surveyed. Finally, comments are made regarding the scientific challenge provided by the aftermath of the accident. It seems that despite the serious nature of the accident, no clear-cut conclusion can be made that TCDD exposure has produced a significant increase in cancer incidence in the Seveso area. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Italy; environmental pollution; major hazards; tetrachlorodibenzodioxin |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; cancer; conference; exposure evaluation; epidemiologic study; accident descriptions |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Italy |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Heterocyclic compounds
Environmental pollution
Major hazards
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