| Main Title |
Epidemiology studies : task I - phase I : pilot study of cancer mortality near an arsenical pesticide plant in Baltimore / |
| Author |
Matanoski, Genevieve Elizabeth (Murray),
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| Other Authors |
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| CORP Author |
American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. Office of Toxic Substances. |
| Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, |
| Year Published |
1976 |
| Report Number |
EPA 560-6-76-003; 68-01-2490; EPA-68-01-2490 |
| Stock Number |
PB-255 019 |
| OCLC Number |
23188584 |
| Subjects |
Arsenic compounds ;
Cancer--Mortality ;
Pesticides industry ;
Baltimore (Md) ;
Maryland--Baltimore
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| Additional Subjects |
Malignant neoplasms ;
Epidemiology ;
Carcinogens ;
Pesticides ;
Arsenic ;
Chemical industry ;
Industrial plants ;
Pulmonary neoplasms ;
Populations ;
Communities ;
Air pollution ;
Exposure ;
Mortality ;
Public health ;
Cancer ;
Carcinogenesis ;
Air pollution effects(Humans) ;
Health risks
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBD |
EPA 560-6-76-003 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
06/20/2019 |
| ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 560-6-76-003 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
| ELBD RPS |
EPA 560-6-76-003 |
repository copy |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
06/19/2019 |
| NTIS |
PB-255 019 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
20 pages |
| Abstract |
The present study was a preliminary attempt to determine the feasibility of using cancer mortality data to indicate the carcinogenic effects of possible arsenic exposure in the environment. The four census tracts for which fifty percent of the areas lay within a 3/4 mile radius of an arsenical-producing insecticide plant were matched by such demographic characteristics as age, race, sex, and socioeconomic status with all other similar tracts in Baltimore City. The matching tracts were then subdivided according to suspected differences in exposure to environmental pollution. The lung cancer mortality was higher for the combined tracts adjacent to the plant as compared to the control tracts. The lung cancer mortality for the tract in which the plant was located was three to four times higher than in controls tracts, a difference which was significant. The data also support a northerly gradient in rates with increasing distance from the plant. |
| Notes |
"Final report." "May 1976." "EPA Project Officer: Robert J. Carton." "EPA Contract No. 68-01-2490." "EPA 560-6-76-003." Cover title. "Office of Toxic Substances." Includes bibliographical references. |
