| Main Title |
Lung cancer/mortality in proximity to a pesticide plant / |
| Author |
Matanoski, Genevieve M. ;
Landau, Emanuel ;
Tonascia, James ;
Lazar, Christiana ;
Elliott, Elizabeth A.
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| Other Authors |
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| CORP Author |
American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Toxic Substances. |
| Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Toxic Substances, |
| Year Published |
1980 |
| Report Number |
EPA 560/11-80-013; EPA-68-01-3859 |
| Stock Number |
PB80-207376 |
| OCLC Number |
07792641 |
| Subjects |
Pesticides--Carcinogenicity--Research ;
Cancer--Mortality--Maryland--Baltimore--Statistics ;
Neoplasms--mortality ;
Pesticides--adverse effects ;
Pesticides--Toxicology--Statistics
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| Additional Subjects |
Arsenic ;
Pesticides ;
Toxicology ;
Mortality ;
Pulmonary neoplasms ;
Exposure ;
Epidemiology ;
Maryland ;
Insecticides ;
Death ;
Soil analysis ;
Lung ;
Respiratory system ;
Baltimore(Maryland) ;
Cancer ;
Death certificates ;
Toxic substances
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| Internet Access |
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| Local Library Info |
| Library |
Local Subject |
Local Note |
| EJE |
Neoplasms--Mortality--Statistics ; Pesticides--Adverse effects--Statistics |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJED |
EPA 560/11-80-013 |
|
OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
07/30/1999 |
| NTIS |
PB80-207376 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
|
07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
[78] pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Abstract |
This interim report covers a study of excess mortality from cancer in the population residing near a chemical plant in Baltimore which had produced insecticides for 75 years. Cancer deaths were examined for a five and nine year period surrounding census years to determine not only the absolute mortality but the changing trends. Four index census tracts including the one containing the plant were selected based on the requirement that at least 50 percent of the area lay within a three-quarter mile radius of the plant. Comparison tracts were selected based on matching the index tracts by age, sex, and socio-economic status. Employee deaths were subtracted. The lung cancer death rate on an age adjusted basis had been found to be significantly higher in the census tract containing the plant. It had been rising rapidly since the mid-sixties. A study of the validation of hospital records and the pathology of cancer cases indicates that the excess risk of lung cancer represents a real risk in mortality and is not the result of local diagnostic and certification practices. A corollary study of soil arsenic indicated highest levels in the tract with increased lung cancer mortality. The pattern of high soil levels appeared to be related to rail transport of the arsenical material. Further research is required to determine whether other factors may play a role in the excess of lung cancer. |
| Notes |
"EPA 560/11-80-013." |
| Place Published |
Washington, D.C. : |
| Supplementary Notes |
Prepared in cooperation with Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. School of Hygiene and Public Health. |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
Office of Toxic Substances. ; Environmental Protection Agency. ; American Public Health Association. ; Johns Hopkins University. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1980. |
| Series Title Traced |
EPA 560/11-80-013. |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A05/MF A01 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| Merged OCLC records |
1012056803 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
19990729110504 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
MERGE |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
00974cam 2200289Ia 45010 |
