A Review of the Epidemiological Methods Used to Investigate the Health Impacts of Air Pollution around Major Industrial Areas
Joint Authors
Stempfelet, Morgane
Cochet, Amandine
Bidondo, Marie-Laure
Sarter, Hélène
Pascal, Mathilde
Pascal, Laurence
Wagner, Vérène
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We performed a literature review to investigate how epidemiological studies have been used to assess the health consequences of living in the vicinity of industries.
77 papers on the chronic effects of air pollution around major industrial areas were reviewed.
Major health themes were cancers (27 studies), morbidity (25 studies), mortality (7 studies), and birth outcome (7 studies).
Only 3 studies investigated mental health.
While studies were available from many different countries, a majority of papers came from the United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain.
Several studies were motivated by concerns from the population or by previous observations of an overincidence of cases.
Geographical ecological designs were largely used for studying cancer and mortality, including statistical designs to quantify a relationship between health indicators and exposure.
Morbidity was frequently investigated through cross-sectional surveys on the respiratory health of children.
Few multicenter studies were performed.
In a majority of papers, exposed areas were defined based on the distance to the industry and were located from <2 km to >20 km from the plants.
Improving the exposure assessment would be an asset to future studies.
Criteria to include industries in multicenter studies should be defined.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pascal, Mathilde& Pascal, Laurence& Bidondo, Marie-Laure& Cochet, Amandine& Sarter, Hélène& Stempfelet, Morgane…[et al.]. 2013. A Review of the Epidemiological Methods Used to Investigate the Health Impacts of Air Pollution around Major Industrial Areas. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-17.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pascal, Mathilde…[et al.]. A Review of the Epidemiological Methods Used to Investigate the Health Impacts of Air Pollution around Major Industrial Areas. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-17.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Pascal, Mathilde& Pascal, Laurence& Bidondo, Marie-Laure& Cochet, Amandine& Sarter, Hélène& Stempfelet, Morgane…[et al.]. A Review of the Epidemiological Methods Used to Investigate the Health Impacts of Air Pollution around Major Industrial Areas. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-17.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-494713