Titre :
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Investigation of cancer incidence and residence near 38 landfills with soil gas migration conditions : New-York State, 1980-1989
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Auteurs :
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E. Lewis Michel ;
L. Kallenbach ;
N. Geary ;
J. Melius ;
C. Ju ;
M. Orr ;
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY ATLANTA USA
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Type de document :
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rapport
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Editeur :
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Atlanta, Georgia : U.S Department of Health and Human Services, 1998
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Note générale :
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Document tiré des microfiches, Bibliogr.
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Langues:
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= Anglais
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Catégories :
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HYGIENE PATHOLOGIE
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Mots-clés:
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NEW YORK
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METHANE
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DECHARGE
;
DECHET
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COMPOSE ORGANIQUE
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MATIERE VOLATILE
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Résumé :
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This study examined whether the risk for seven cancers might be associated with potential residential exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) near 38 landfills with soil gas migration conditions in New-York State. The study used New-York State Cancer Registry data for the years 1980-1989 of male and female liver, lung, bladder, kidney, brain cases etc. Cases and controls were classified as having potential residential exposure to VOCs from off-gassing landfills based on their residence at diagnosis or death with a potential exposure area which in most cases extended 250 feet from the landfill boundary.
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