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Fisher JA, Medgyesi DN, Deziel NC, Nuckols JR, Ward MH, Jones RR. Residential proximity to dioxin-emitting facilities and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 188:108767. [PMID: 38795658 PMCID: PMC11218044 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 05/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) are persistent organic pollutants emitted from industrial sources. Residential proximity to these emissions has been associated with risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in a limited number of studies. METHODS We evaluated associations between residential proximity to PCDD/F-emitting facilities and NHL in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study (N = 451,410), a prospective cohort enrolled in 1995-1996 in 6 states and 2 U.S. cities. We linked enrollment addresses with a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency database of 4,478 historical PCDD/F sources with estimated toxic equivalency quotient (TEQ) emissions. We evaluated associations between NHL and exposures during a historical period prior to enrollment (1980-1995) using an average emissions index, weighted by toxicity, distance, and wind direction (AEI-W [g TEQ/km2]) within 3-, 5- and 10 km of residences. We also evaluated proximity-only metrics indicating the presence/absence of one or more facilities within each distance, and metrics calculated separately for each facility type. We used Cox regression to estimate associations (hazard ratio, HR; 95 % confidence interval, 95 %CI) with NHL and major subtypes, adjusting for demographic, lifestyle, and dietary factors. RESULTS A total of 6,467 incident cases of NHL were diagnosed through 2011. Participants with an AEI-W ≥ 95th percentile had elevated risk of NHL compared to those unexposed at 3 km (HR = 1.16; 95 %CI = 0.89-1.52; p-trend = 0.24), 5 km (HR = 1.20;95 %CI = 0.99-1.46;p-trend = 0.05) and 10 km (HR = 1.15; 95 %CI = 0.99-1.34; p-trend = 0.04). We found a positive association at 5 km with follicular lymphoma (HR≥95vs.0 = 1.62; 95 %CI = 0.98-2.67; p-trend = 0.05) and a suggestive association for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (HR≥95vs.0 = 1.40; 95 %CI = 0.91-2.14; p-trend = 0.11). NHL risk was also associated with high emissions from coal-fired power plants within 10 km (HR≥95vs.0 = 1.42; 95 %CI = 1.09-1.84; p-trend = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Residential proximity to relatively high dioxin emissions from industrial sources may increase the risk of NHL and specific subtypes.
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- Jared A Fisher
- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA.
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA; JRN Environmental Health Sciences, Ltd, North Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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Gaspard E, Frenoy P, Praud D, Coudon T, Grassot L, Assi AA, Fervers B, Gelot A, Mancini FR, Severi G, Besson C, Faure E. Association between cumulative airborne dioxin exposure and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma risk in a nested case-control study within the French E3N cohort. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 906:167330. [PMID: 37778544 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dioxins are a family of chemical molecules that are chlorinated, lipophilic, and bio-accumulative. They are thought to enhance the risk of non-lymphoma Hodgkin's due to their known carcinogenic properties (NHL). This is the first epidemiological research to investigate the relationship between repeated emissions of airborne dioxin exposure and the risk of NHL. OBJECTIVE A case-control study nested within the French E3N cohort of 98,995 women covered by the health insurance provider of the national education system evaluated the association between cumulative airborne dioxin exposure and NHL risk. MATERIALS AND METHODS NHL incident cases (368) and controls (368) were compared. Over the duration of the study, participants' residential histories and the locations of industrial sites were gathered (1990-2008). Using a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based exposure index, the cumulative exposure to airborne dioxins for each participant was calculated at the individual address level. The odds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using multivariable conditional logistic regression models (CI). RESULTS The log-transformed continuous cumulative dioxin exposure index was substantially correlated with the risk of NHL (OR1.2 (95 % CI 1.0,1.4) for an increase in log-TEQ/m2 of 4.4, or one standard deviation). The combined chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) subtype was significantly associated with NHL histological subtypes (OR 1.6 (95 % CI 1.1,2.3)). CONCLUSION The findings of this study demonstrate a significant positive correlation between cumulative airborne dioxin exposure and the risk of NHL in women, and more specifically, a significant positive association for the CLL & SLL subtype. These results help to support the attempts to reduce the exposure to dioxins in the air.
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- Elizabeth Gaspard
- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, Gustave Roussy, CESP, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, Gustave Roussy, CESP, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Département Cancer Environnement, Centre Léon Bérard, 28 rue Laënnec, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France; INSERM, U1296 Unit, "Radiation: Defense, Health and Environment", Centre Léon Bérard, 28 rue Laënnec, 69073 Lyon cedex 8, France; Inserm U1052, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, 28 rue Laënnec, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- Département Cancer Environnement, Centre Léon Bérard, 28 rue Laënnec, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France; INSERM, U1296 Unit, "Radiation: Defense, Health and Environment", Centre Léon Bérard, 28 rue Laënnec, 69073 Lyon cedex 8, France; Inserm U1052, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, 28 rue Laënnec, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- Département Cancer Environnement, Centre Léon Bérard, 28 rue Laënnec, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France; INSERM, U1296 Unit, "Radiation: Defense, Health and Environment", Centre Léon Bérard, 28 rue Laënnec, 69073 Lyon cedex 8, France; Inserm U1052, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, 28 rue Laënnec, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, Gustave Roussy, CESP, 94805 Villejuif, France; Centre de Recherche en Épidémiologie et StatistiqueS (CRESS Inserm U1153), INRAE, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Département Cancer Environnement, Centre Léon Bérard, 28 rue Laënnec, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France; INSERM, U1296 Unit, "Radiation: Defense, Health and Environment", Centre Léon Bérard, 28 rue Laënnec, 69073 Lyon cedex 8, France; Inserm U1052, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, 28 rue Laënnec, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, Gustave Roussy, CESP, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, Gustave Roussy, CESP, 94805 Villejuif, France; Department of Statistics, Computer Science, Applications "G. Parenti", University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, Gustave Roussy, CESP, 94805 Villejuif, France; Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, 78150 Le Chesnay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, Gustave Roussy, CESP, 94805 Villejuif, France.
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Rhee J, Medgyesi DN, Fisher JA, White AJ, Sampson JN, Sandler DP, Ward MH, Jones RR. Residential proximity to dioxin emissions and risk of breast cancer in the sister study cohort. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 222:115297. [PMID: 36642125 PMCID: PMC10246344 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Some dioxins are carcinogenic, but few studies have investigated the relationship between ambient polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/F) and risk of breast cancer. We evaluated associations between proximity-based residential exposure to industrial emissions of PCDD/F and breast cancer risk in a large U.S. cohort. Sister Study participants at enrollment (2003-2009) were followed for incident breast cancer through September 2018. After restricting to participants with ≥10 years of residential history prior to enrollment (n = 35,908), we generated 10-year distance- and toxic equivalency quotient (TEQ)-weighted average emissions indices (AEI [g TEQ/km2]) within 3, 5, or 10 km of participants' residences, overall and by facility type. Multivariable Cox regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between AEI quartiles (vs. zero AEI) and risk of breast cancer [invasive or ductal carcinoma in situ]. There were 2670 incident breast cancer cases over 11 years (median) of follow-up. Breast cancer risk was increased for those in the highest quartile [Q] of AEI exposure within 3 km (HRQ4:1.18, 95% CI: 0.99,1.40, Ptrend = 0.03). The HR was higher for the 10-year AEI at 3 km from municipal solid waste facilities (HR ≥ median.vs.0:1.50, 95% CI: 0.98, 2.29; Ptrend = 0.07). Risk was higher among ever smokers (vs. never smokers) in the top quartile of the 3 km AEI (HRQ4:1.41, 95% CI:1.12,1.77, Ptrend = 0.003; Pinteraction = 0.03) and higher risk for ER negative tumors was suggested (HRQ4:1.47, 95% CI: 0.95, 2.28, Ptrend = 0.07, Pheterogeneity = 0.17). Our findings suggest that residential exposure to PCDD/F emissions may confer an increased risk of breast cancer.
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- Jongeun Rhee
- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, United States.
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, United States
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, United States
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- Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), NIH, A323, David P Rall Building, 111 Tw Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- Biostatistics Branch, DCEG, NCI, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, United States
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- Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), NIH, A323, David P Rall Building, 111 Tw Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, United States
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD, United States
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VoPham T, Bertrand KA, Fisher JA, Ward MH, Laden F, Jones RR. Emissions of dioxins and dioxin-like compounds and incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 204:112386. [PMID: 34800530 PMCID: PMC8671236 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Ambient dioxin exposure from industrial sources, excluding exposures from occupations and accidental releases/contamination, may be associated with risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The objective of this study was to examine the association between county-level ambient dioxin air emissions from industrial sources and HCC risk in the US. We obtained information on 90,359 incident HCC cases diagnosed between 2000 and 2016 from population-based cancer registries across the US in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Dioxin emissions from 1987 to 2007 from a nationwide spatial database of historical dioxin-emitting facilities were linked to the SEER county of residence at diagnosis using a geographic information system (GIS). Poisson regression with robust variance estimation was used to calculate incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between county-level dioxin emissions and HCC rates adjusting for individual-level age at diagnosis, sex, race/ethnicity, year of diagnosis, SEER registry, and county-level information on health conditions, lifestyle factors, and socioeconomic status. There was no association between dioxin emissions based on the number of dioxin-emitting facilities within a county or average annual emissions within a county and HCC risk. In analyses by facility type, there were positive associations between county-level dioxin emissions from coal-fired power plants (adjusted IRR 1.09, 95% CI 1.01-1.17), but not with the number of these facilities. Similarly, positive associations for industrial boilers and sewage sludge incinerators were evident, but not consistent across both exposure metrics. Future research should incorporate individual-level data to further explore the findings suggested by these ecologic analyses.
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- Trang VoPham
- Epidemiology Program, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States; Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, 3980 15th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States.
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- Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University, 72 East Concord Street L-7, Boston, MA, 02118, United States
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 9609 Medical Center Drive MSC 9776, Bethesda, MD, 20850, United States
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 9609 Medical Center Drive MSC 9776, Bethesda, MD, 20850, United States
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- Exposure, Epidemiology, and Risk Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, United States; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, United States; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 9609 Medical Center Drive MSC 9776, Bethesda, MD, 20850, United States
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O'Leary BF, Hill AB, Akers KG, Esparra-Escalera HJ, Lucas A, Raoufi G, Huang Y, Mariscal N, Mohanty SK, Tummala CM, Dittrich TM. Air quality monitoring and measurement in an urban airshed: Contextualizing datasets from the Detroit Michigan area from 1952 to 2020. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 809:152120. [PMID: 34871691 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
With urban air quality being a pressing public health concern, community members are becoming increasingly engaged in determining the links between air quality and human health. Although new measurement tools such as low-cost sensors make local data more accessible, a better understanding of gaps in regional datasets is needed to develop effective metropolitan-scale solutions. Using scoping review methodology, we compiled 214 published journal articles and grey literature reports of air quality data from the Detroit, Michigan area from 1952 through 2020. This critical scoping review focuses on air quality datasets, but related topics such as health studies and community-based participatory science studies were examined from the included articles. Most of these publications were peer-reviewed journal articles published after 2001. Particulate matter, nitrous oxides, and sulfur dioxide were the most commonly studied air pollutants, and asthma was the most frequently associated health outcome paired with air pollution datasets. Few publications reported methods for community-based participatory science. This critical scoping review establishes a foundation of historical air quality data for the Detroit metropolitan area and a set of evaluation criteria that can be replicated in other urban centers. This foundation enables future detailed analysis of air quality datasets and showcases strategies for implementing effective community science programs and monitoring efforts.
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- Brendan F O'Leary
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Center for Urban Studies, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Shiffman Medical Library, Wayne State University, 320 E. Canfield St., Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Communication, Wayne State University, 585 Manoogian Hall, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- College of Education, Wayne State University, 441 Education Building, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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VoPham T, Bertrand KA, Jones RR, Deziel NC, DuPré NC, James P, Liu Y, Vieira VM, Tamimi RM, Hart JE, Ward MH, Laden F. Dioxin exposure and breast cancer risk in a prospective cohort study. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 186:109516. [PMID: 32305677 PMCID: PMC7363533 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dioxins are persistent organic pollutants generated from industrial combustion processes such as waste incineration. To date, results from epidemiologic studies of dioxin exposure and breast cancer risk have been mixed. OBJECTIVES To prospectively examine the association between ambient dioxin exposure using a nationwide spatial database of industrial dioxin-emitting facilities and invasive breast cancer risk in the Nurses' Health Study II (NHSII). METHODS NHSII includes female registered nurses in the US who have completed self-administered biennial questionnaires since 1989. Incident invasive breast cancer diagnoses were self-reported and confirmed by medical record review. Dioxin exposure was estimated based on residential proximity, duration of residence, and emissions from facilities located within 3, 5, and 10 km around geocoded residential addresses updated throughout follow-up. Cox regression models adjusted for breast cancer risk factors were used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS From 1989 to 2013, 3840 invasive breast cancer cases occurred among 112,397 participants. There was no association between residential proximity to any dioxin facilities (all facilities combined) and breast cancer risk overall. However, women who resided within 10 km of any municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) compared to none had increased breast cancer risk (adjusted HR = 1.15, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.28), with stronger associations noted for women who lived within 5 km (adjusted HR = 1.25, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.52). Positive associations were also observed for longer duration of residence and higher dioxin emissions from MSWIs within 3, 5, and 10 km. There were no clear differences in patterns of association for ER + vs. ER-breast cancer or by menopausal status. DISCUSSION Results from this study support positive associations between dioxin exposure from MSWIs and invasive breast cancer risk.
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- Trang VoPham
- Epidemiology Program, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Program in Public Health, Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Exposure, Epidemiology, and Risk Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Exposure, Epidemiology, and Risk Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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Zhao Q, Jin M, Zhou Z, Zhu L, Zhang Z, Jiang L. Complete Genome Sequence of Janibacter melonis M714, a Janus-Faced Bacterium with Both Human Health Impact and Industrial Applications. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:1883-1889. [PMID: 32346782 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-020-01951-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
Janibacter, a member of the Intrasporangiaceae family of Actinobacteria, is a Janus-faced bacterium that has both antibiotic resistance/pathogenicity and the ability to degrade pollutants, with significant research value. Here, we isolated the novel strain Janibacter melonis M714 from an irradiated area in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. J. melonis M714 contains one circular chromosome of 3,426,637 bp with a GC content of 72.98% and one plasmid of 54,436 bp with a GC content of 67.80%. The genome of J. melonis M714 contains 2,859 CDSs, 47 tRNA genes, and 6 rRNA genes. Genome assembly and annotation indicated that strain M714 has a high GC content and contains multiple notable functional genes, including a beta-lactam resistance gene and dioxygenase gene, which may be the key determinants of the strain's antibiotic resistance and xenobiotic degradation ability, respectively. The whole genome sequences of J. melonis M714 provide information that is useful for its potential applications in the degradation of pollutants and environmental remediation.
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- Qianru Zhao
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Chemical and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China.
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Jones RR, VoPham T, Sevilla B, Airola M, Flory A, Deziel NC, Nuckols JR, Pronk A, Laden F, Ward MH. Verifying locations of sources of historical environmental releases of dioxin-like compounds in the U.S.: implications for exposure assessment and epidemiologic inference. JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 2019; 29:842-851. [PMID: 30302014 PMCID: PMC6667317 DOI: 10.1038/s41370-018-0079-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
Abstract
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofuran (PCDD/F) emissions from industrial sources contaminate the surrounding environment. Proximity-based exposure surrogates assume accuracy in the location of PCDD/F sources, but locations are not often verified. We manually reviewed locations (i.e., smokestack geo-coordinates) in a historical database of 4478 PCDD/F-emitting facilities in 2009 and 2016. Given potential changes in imagery and other resources over this period, we re-reviewed a random sample of 5% of facilities (n = 240) in 2016. Comparing the original and re-review of this sample, we evaluated agreement in verification (location confirmed or not) and distances between verified locations (verification error), overall and by facility type. Using the verified location from re-review as a gold standard, we estimated the accuracy of proximity-based exposure metrics and epidemiologic bias. Overall agreement in verification was high (>84%), and verification errors were small (median = 84 m) but varied by facility type. Accuracy of exposure classification (≥1 facility within 5 km) for a hypothetical study population also varied by facility type (sensitivity: 69-96%; specificity: 95-98%). Odds ratios were attenuated 11-69%, with the largest bias for rare facility types. We found good agreement between reviews of PCDD/F source locations, and that exposure prevalence and facility type may influence associations with exposures derived from this database. Our findings highlight the need to consider location error and other contextual factors when using proximity-based exposure metrics.
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- Rena R Jones
- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States
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- JRN Environmental Health Sciences, North Bethesda, MD, United States
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- TNO, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, The Hague, Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Exposure, Epidemiology, and Risk Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States
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Salthammer T, Zhang Y, Mo J, Koch HM, Weschler CJ. Erfassung der Humanexposition mit organischen Verbindungen in Innenraumumgebungen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201711023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Tunga Salthammer
- Fachbereich Materialanalytik und Innenluftchemie; Fraunhofer WKI; 38108 Braunschweig Bienroder Weg 54E Deutschland
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- Department of Building Science; Tsinghua University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Quality Evaluation and Control; Beijing 100084 PR China
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- Department of Building Science; Tsinghua University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Quality Evaluation and Control; Beijing 100084 PR China
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- Institut für Prävention und Arbeitsmedizin der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung (IPA); Institut der Ruhr-Universität Bochum; 44789 Bochum Bürkle-de-la-Camp Platz 1 Deutschland
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- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI); Rutgers University; 170 Frelinghuysen Road Piscataway NJ 08854 USA
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Salthammer T, Zhang Y, Mo J, Koch HM, Weschler CJ. Assessing Human Exposure to Organic Pollutants in the Indoor Environment. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201711023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Tunga Salthammer
- Department of Material Analysis and Indoor Chemistry; Fraunhofer WKI; 38108 Braunschweig Bienroder Weg 54E Germany
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- Department of Building Science; Tsinghua University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Quality Evaluation and Control; Beijing 100084 PR China
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- Department of Building Science; Tsinghua University; Beijing Key Laboratory of Indoor Air Quality Evaluation and Control; Beijing 100084 PR China
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance (IPA); Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum; 44789 Bochum Bürkle-de-la-Camp Platz 1 Germany
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- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI); Rutgers University; 170 Frelinghuysen Road Piscataway NJ 08854 USA
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Abstract
Over recent years, many environmental pollutant chemicals have been shown to possess the ability to interfere in the functioning of the endocrine system and have been termed endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). These compounds exist in air as volatile or semi-volatile compounds in the gas phase or attached to particulate matter. They include components of plastics (phthalates, bisphenol A), components of consumer goods (parabens, triclosan, alkylphenols, fragrance compounds, organobromine flame retardants, fluorosurfactants), industrial chemicals (polychlorinated biphenyls), products of combustion (polychlorinated dibenzodioxins/furans, polyaromatic hydrocarbons), pesticides, herbicides, and some metals. This review summarizes current knowledge concerning the sources of EDCs in air, measurements of levels of EDCs in air, and the potential for adverse effects of EDCs in air on human endocrine health.
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