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Reference | Country | Industrial background | Health outcome | Epidemiological design | Exposure assessment |
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Hodgson et al., 2007 [60] | United Kingdom | Runcorn: chlor alkali plant, power stations | Mortality from renal diseases | Standardised mortality ratio | Dispersion of mercury (ADMS) |
Hodgson et al., 2004 [63] | United Kingdom | Runcorn: chlor alkali plant, power stations | Mortality, hospital admissions for kidney diseases | Standardised mortality ratio, standardized admissions rate | Distance |
Dolk et al., 1999 [62] | United Kingdom | Coke work | Mortality for cardiovascular and respiratory causes | Standardised mortality ratio | Distance (2 km, 7.5 km, bands of 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4.6, 5.7, 6.7, and 7.5 km). |
Triolo et al., 2008 [64] | Italy | Industrial settlement | Mortality (all causes, cancers, cardiovascular, respiratory, diabetes, injuries, etc.) | Standardised mortality ratio | Distance: 3 concentric zones of 5 km around the industries, dispersion model (CMPM98) for SO2, O3, and SO2 measurements |
Cambra et al., 2011 [24] | Spain | 284 industries declaring the EPER emissions of pollutants | Mortality all causes, ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular diseases, chronic lower respiratory tract diseases | Standardised mortality ratio | Distance (<2 km, >2 km). |
Sarov et al., 2008 [61] | Israel | 17 plants: chemical, pharmacochemical, and heavy industry | Perinatal mortality | Standardised mortality ratio | Distance up to 20 km based on odors complaints |
Bhopal et al., 1994 [12] Bhopal et al., 1998 [13] | United Kingdom | Coke ovens (66 from 1980) | Mortality | Age and sex standardised rates and ratios, Questionnaires (6399 adults, 1888 children) Time series | Perceived exposure areas (criteria not specified), modeled exposure (model not specified) 24 hour mean daily measures of SO2 and smoke over 56 months (1987–91) |
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