Review Article
A Review of the Epidemiological Methods Used to Investigate the
Health Impacts of Air Pollution around Major Industrial Areas
Table 6
Biomonitoring studies.
| Reference | Country | Industry | Biomarkers | cases |
| Barregard et al., 2006 [75] | Italy and Sweden | Chlor alkali plants | Urinary mercury | 193 | Rusconi et al., 2011 [45] | Italy | Biggest high complexity refinery in the Mediterranean Sea and largest European liquid fuel gasification plant | MDA-dG adducts | 54 | Choi et al., 2000 [76] | Korea | Large-scale petrochemical industrial complex | Benzene in blood, metabolites of benzene in urine | 115 | Pless-Mulloli et al., 2005 [77] | United Kingdom | Teesside | Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, furans, and polychlorinated biphenyls in blood | 40 | Thomas et al., 2009 [78] | United Kingdom | Large smelter lead/zinc smelter | Cadmium in urine | 180 | Sala et al., 1999 [79] | Spain | Organochlorine compound factory | Organochloring in blood | 608 | Stroh et al., 2009 [80] | Sweden | Lead smelters | Lead in blood | 3879 | Williamson et al., 2006 [81] | United States | Six superfund sites | Serum Immunoglobulins | 3916 | Thomas et al., 2009 [78] | United Kingdom | Large smelter lead/zinc smelter | Cadmium in urine | 180 |
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