Publications

Authors:

Locatelli, Francesca; Martinelli, Luigi; Marchetti, Pierpaolo; Caliskan, Gulser; Badaloni, Chiara; Caranci, Nicola; de Hoogh, Kees; Gatti, Luciana; Rossi, Paolo Giorgi; Guarda, Linda; Ottone, Marta; Panunzi, Silvia; Stafoggia, Massimo; Silocchi, Caterina; Ricci, Paolo; Marcon, Alessandro

Title:

Residential exposure to air pollution and incidence of leukaemia in the industrial area of Viadana, Northern Italy

Year:

2024

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

Elettronico

Referee:

No

Name of journal:

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

ISSN of journal:

0013-9351

N° Volume:

254

Page numbers:

1-10

Keyword:

Cancer; case-control study; epidemiology; formaldehyde; general population; leukaemia; outdoor air pollution

Short description of contents:

Background: Exposure to air pollution has been proposed as one of the potential risk factors for leukaemia. Work-related formaldehyde exposure is suspected to cause leukaemia. Methods: We conducted a nested register-based case-control study on leukaemia incidence in the Viadana district, an industrial area for particleboard production in Northern Italy. We recruited 115 cases and 496 controls, frequency-matched by age, between 1999-2014. We assigned estimated exposures to particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and formaldehyde at residential addresses, averaged over the susceptibility window 3rd to 10th year prior to the index date. We considered potential confounding by sex, age, nationality, socio-economic status, occupational exposures to benzene and formaldehyde, and prior cancer diagnoses. Results: There was no association of exposures to PM10, PM2.5, and NO2 with leukaemia incidence. However, an indication of increased risk emerged for formaldehyde, despite wide statistical uncertainty (OR 1.46, 95%CI 0.65-3.25 per IQR-difference of 1.2 μg/m3). Estimated associations for formaldehyde were higher for acute (OR 2.07, 95%CI 0.70-6.12) and myeloid subtypes (OR 1.79, 95%CI 0.64-5.01), and in the 4-km buffer around the industrial facilities (OR 2.78, 95%CI 0.48-16.13), although they remained uncertain. Conclusions: This was the first study investigating the link between ambient formaldehyde exposure and leukaemia incidence in the general population. The evidence presented suggests an association, although it remains inconclusive, and a potential significance of emissions related to industrial activities in the district. Further research is warranted in larger populations incorporating data on other potential risk factors.

Product ID:

139631

Handle IRIS:

11562/1126388

Last Modified:

October 27, 2024

Bibliographic citation:

Locatelli, Francesca; Martinelli, Luigi; Marchetti, Pierpaolo; Caliskan, Gulser; Badaloni, Chiara; Caranci, Nicola; de Hoogh, Kees; Gatti, Luciana; Rossi, Paolo Giorgi; Guarda, Linda; Ottone, Marta; Panunzi, Silvia; Stafoggia, Massimo; Silocchi, Caterina; Ricci, Paolo; Marcon, Alessandro, Residential exposure to air pollution and incidence of leukaemia in the industrial area of Viadana, Northern Italy «ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH» , vol. 254 , 2024 , pp. 1-10

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