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Sassano M, Seyyedsalehi MS, Siea AC, Boffetta P. Occupational arsenic exposure and digestive and head and neck cancers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 260:119643. [PMID: 39053758 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2024] [Revised: 06/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Arsenic is a known carcinogen for the lungs, the bladder, and the skin, while systematic evidence on other cancer types is lacking, especially for occupational exposure. Thus, we aimed to systematically summarize current evidence on the association between occupational arsenic exposure and digestive cancers, including head and neck cancer (HNC). We conducted a systematic review on Pubmed, Web of Science, and Embase search engines. We computed pooled relative risks (RRs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using DerSimonian and Laird random-effects model. Occurrence of publication bias was assessed using contour-enhanced funnel plots and Egger's test. Twenty-two studies on digestive cancers and 11 on HNC were included in the meta-analysis. RRs for the association with occupational exposure to arsenic of 1.23 (95% CI: 1.07-1.40; I2 = 72.3%, p < 0.001) and 1.08 (95% CI: 0.76-1.53; I2 = 76.6%, p < 0.001) for digestive cancer and HNC, respectively, were observed. As for specific cancer types, arsenic was associated with rectal cancer (RR: 1.51; 95% CI: 1.003-2.28; I2 = 37.0%, p = 0.174), but not with other investigated cancer types. No clear evidence of publication bias was found. The results of our study suggest that the observed association between occupational arsenic exposure and digestive cancer might be mainly driven by a positive association for rectal cancer, while arsenic exposure did not appear to be associated with HNC. However, further high-quality studies with detailed assessment of arsenic exposure are warranted to clarify the potential association of arsenic with digestive cancers and HNC.
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- Michele Sassano
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brooke University, Stony Brook, NY, USA; Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
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Wang T, Xu F, Lin X, Lv Y, Zhang X, Cheng W, Wang L, Wang M, Zhang M, Xia T, Qian S, Tang M, Yang W, Zhang Y, Zhang D, Hu A, Zhao Q. Co-exposure to iron, copper, zinc, selenium and titanium is associated with the prevention of gastric precancerous lesions. Biometals 2023; 36:1141-1156. [PMID: 37351758 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-023-00509-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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Gastric cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death, and gastric precancerous lesions (GPLs) are an important stage in the transformation of normal gastric mucosa to gastric cancer. Matched for age and sex, a total of 316 subjects were eventually included from our prospective observation population (including 1007 patients with GPLs and 762 normal controls), and a questionnaire survey was conducted. In total, 10 plasma elements (iron, copper, zinc, selenium, rubidium, strontium, titanium, aluminum, vanadium and arsenic) were measured by applying inductively coupled plasma‒mass spectrometry (ICP‒MS). A multivariate conditional logistic regression model and Bayesian kernel logistic regression model (BKMR) were used to analyze the association between plasma element concentrations and GPLs. In the multimetal model, plasma titanium concentrations were significantly and positively associated with the prevalence of GPLs, with a fourth-quartile OR of 11.56 ([95% CI]: [2.78-48.13]). Plasma selenium and copper were negatively correlated with GPLs, with the highest quartiles of selenium and copper having an OR of 0.03 ([95% CI]: [0.01-0.15]; P < 0.001) and 0.24 ([95% CI]: [0.07-0.82]), respectively. In the BKMR model, there was a significant negative combined correlation of five metals on GPLs: iron, copper, zinc, selenium, and titanium. The results of this study showed that plasma concentrations of selenium and copper were negatively correlated with GPLs, while plasma concentrations of titanium were positively correlated with GPLs, and the combined action of the five elements was negatively correlated with GPLs.
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- Tingting Wang
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Anhui Province, Hefei Customs Technology Center, Hefei, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Anhui Province, Lujiang County People's Hospital, Hefei, China
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- Department of Pathology, Anhui Province, Lujiang County People's Hospital, Hefei, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Anhui Province, Tongling Municipal Hospital, Tongling, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Anhui Province, Lujiang County People's Hospital, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths globally. Several modifiable environmental factors have been linked to gastric carcinogenesis but in many cases, evidence is either weak or fragmented. In this review, we interrogate the latest evidence implicating environmental factors in the development of gastric cancer. RECENT FINDINGS We are writing this review at a time when technological advancements are enabling scientists to effectively conduct large epidemiological studies with better tools for exposure estimations. We have highlighted risk factors that do not yet have enough evidence to be included as definite carcinogens in the International Agency for Research on Cancer monographs but have the potential for inclusion in the near future. Considered in our review are the links between gastric cancer and exposure to biomass smoke, particulate matter, occupational hazards and water contamination. SUMMARY This review illustrates the need for vigilance as evidence linking gastric cancer to various environmental factors is mounting. Many of these factors are modifiable, allowing for preventive strategies that could further decrease the global burden of gastric cancer.
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Fang YJ, Chuang HY, Pan CH, Chang YY, Cheng Y, Lee LJH, Wang JD. Increased Risk of Gastric Cancer in Asbestos-Exposed Workers: A Retrospective Cohort Study Based on Taiwan Cancer Registry 1980-2015. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18147521. [PMID: 34299971 PMCID: PMC8303218 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18147521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Asbestos has been recognized as a human carcinogen associated with malignant mesothelioma, cancers of lung, larynx, and ovary. However, a putative association between gastric cancer and asbestos exposure remains controversial. In this study, we aimed to explore gastric cancer risk of workers potentially exposed to asbestos in Taiwan. The asbestos occupational cohort was established from 1950 to 2015 based on the Taiwan Labor Insurance Database, and Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency regulatory datasets, followed by the Taiwan Cancer Registry for the period 1980–2015. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) for cancer were computed for the whole cohort using reference rates of the general population, and also reference labor population. Compared with the general population, SIR of the asbestos occupational cohort for the gastric cancer increased both in males (1.05, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.02–1.09) and females (1.10, 95% CI: 1.01–1.18). A total of 123 worksites were identified to have cases of malignant mesothelioma, where increased risk for gastric cancer was found with a relative risk of 1.76 (95% CI: 1.63–1.90). This 35-year retrospective cohort study of asbestos-exposed workers in Taiwan may provide support for an association between occupational exposure to asbestos and gastric cancer.
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- Yi-Jen Fang
- Ph.D. Program in Environmental and Occupational Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University and National Health Research Institutes, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (Y.-J.F.); (H.-Y.C.)
- Digestive Disease Center, Show-Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan
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- Ph.D. Program in Environmental and Occupational Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University and National Health Research Institutes, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (Y.-J.F.); (H.-Y.C.)
- Research Center for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Institute of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labor, New Taipei City 221, Taiwan;
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County 350, Taiwan;
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- Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan;
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- Ph.D. Program in Environmental and Occupational Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University and National Health Research Institutes, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (Y.-J.F.); (H.-Y.C.)
- Research Center for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County 350, Taiwan;
- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-37-206166 (ext. 36512)
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- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan;
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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García-Pérez J, Lope V, Fernández de Larrea-Baz N, Molina AJ, Tardón A, Alguacil J, Pérez-Gómez B, Moreno V, Guevara M, Castaño-Vinyals G, Jiménez-Moleón JJ, Gómez-Acebo I, Molina-Barceló A, Martín V, Kogevinas M, Pollán M, Aragonés N. Risk of gastric cancer in the environs of industrial facilities in the MCC-Spain study. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 278:116854. [PMID: 33714062 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer is the fifth most frequent tumor worldwide. In Spain, it presents a large geographic variability in incidence, suggesting a possible role of environmental factors in its etiology. Therefore, epidemiologic research focused on environmental exposures is necessary. OBJECTIVES To assess the association between risk of gastric cancer (by histological type and tumor site) and residential proximity to industrial installations, according to categories of industrial groups and specific pollutants released, in the context of a population-based multicase-control study of incident cancer conducted in Spain (MCC-Spain). METHODS In this study, 2664 controls and 137 gastric cancer cases from 9 provinces, frequency matched by province of residence, age, and sex were included. Distances from the individuals' residences to the 106 industries located in the study areas were computed. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs) for categories of distance (from 1 km to 3 km) to industries, adjusting for matching variables and potential confounders. RESULTS Overall, no excess risk of gastric cancer was observed in people living close to the industrial installations, with ORs ranging from 0.73 (at ≤2.5 km) to 0.93 (at ≤1.5 km). However, by industrial sector, excess risks (OR; 95%CI) were found near organic chemical industry (3.51; 1.42-8.69 at ≤2 km), inorganic chemical industry (3.33; 1.12-9.85 at ≤2 km), food/beverage sector (2.48; 1.12-5.50 at ≤2 km), and surface treatment using organic solvents (3.59; 1.40-9.22 at ≤3 km). By specific pollutant, a statistically significant excess risk (OR; 95%CI) was found near (≤3 km) industries releasing nonylphenol (6.43; 2.30-17.97) and antimony (4.82; 1.94-12.01). CONCLUSIONS The results suggest no association between risk of gastric cancer and living in the proximity to the industrial facilities as a whole. However, a few associations were detected near some industrial sectors and installations releasing specific pollutants.
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- Javier García-Pérez
- Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- The Research Group in Gene - Environment and Health Interactions (GIIGAS)/Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), Universidad de León, Campus Universitario de Vegazana, 24071, León, Spain; Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad de León, Campus Universitario de Vegazana, 24071, León, Spain.
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- Instituto Universitario de Oncología (IUOPA), Universidad de Oviedo, Facultad de Medicina, Campus de El Cristo B, 33006, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Av. Roma S/n, 33011, Oviedo, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Centro de Investigación en Recursos Naturales, Salud y Medio Ambiente, Universidad de Huelva, Campus Universitario de El Carmen, 21071, Huelva, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Unit of Biomarkers and Susceptibility, Oncology Data Analytics Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Hospital Duran I Reynals, Avinguda de La Gran Via de L'Hospitalet 199-203, 08908, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Colorectal Cancer Group, ONCOBELL Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Avinguda de La Gran Via de L'Hospitalet 199, 08908, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Carrer de Casanova 143, 08036, Barcelona, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Navarra Public Health Institute, Calle Leyre, 15, 31003, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain; Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Calle Leyre 15, 31003, Pamplona, Spain.
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- ISGlobal, Carrer del Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Campus Del Mar, Carrer Del Dr. Aiguader 80, 08003, Barcelona, Spain; IMIM (Hospital Del Mar Medical Research Institute), Carrer Del Dr. Aiguader 80, 08003, Barcelona, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Av. de La Investigación 11, 18016, Granada, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria Ibs.GRANADA, Doctor Azpitarte 4 4(a) Planta, Edificio Licinio de La Fuente, 18012, Granada, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Universidad de Cantabria - IDIVAL, Avenida Cardenal Herrera Oria S/n, 39011, Santander, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Cancer and Public Health Area, FISABIO - Public Health, Avda. de Catalunya 21, 46020, Valencia, Spain.
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- The Research Group in Gene - Environment and Health Interactions (GIIGAS)/Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), Universidad de León, Campus Universitario de Vegazana, 24071, León, Spain; Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad de León, Campus Universitario de Vegazana, 24071, León, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- ISGlobal, Carrer del Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Campus Del Mar, Carrer Del Dr. Aiguader 80, 08003, Barcelona, Spain; IMIM (Hospital Del Mar Medical Research Institute), Carrer Del Dr. Aiguader 80, 08003, Barcelona, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Epidemiology Section, Public Health Division, Department of Health of Madrid, C/San Martín de Porres, 6, 28035, Madrid, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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Barone G, De Giudici G, Gimeno D, Lanzafame G, Podda F, Cannas C, Giuffrida A, Barchitta M, Agodi A, Mazzoleni P. Surface reactivity of Etna volcanic ash and evaluation of health risks. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 761:143248. [PMID: 33183826 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This work is a part of a research project conducted in order to characterize the volcanic ash from Mount Etna, focusing in particular on the surface reactivity of ashes and possible consequence for human health. In this framework, a sampling campaign began on 16 March 2013, taking advantage of the intense volcanic activity on Etna. The interaction between volcanic ash and human organism was simulated treating two classes of representative Etnean particles with ultrapure water (grainsize of 850 um) and Gamble's solution mimic lug fluids (grainsize <38 μm) with the aim to evaluate the risk due to gastric and respiratory exposure to volcanic particles. The leachates were analysed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES), Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and Ionic Chromatography (CI) in order to highlight possible dangerous elements released in water solutions according to USGS protocol. Analyses of Gamble's solution highlighted a release of elements smaller than in watery solutions and always below the thresholds established by the Italian law. On the contrary, analyses of watery solutions evidenced, for some elements (B, Cd, Ni and As), levels higher than permitted by Italian law. Considering the effects of these elements on human health, further investigations are necessary and currently carried out in order to better constrain the release process and the specific effects on human organism.
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- Germana Barone
- University of Catania, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Corso Italia 57, 95129 Catania, Italy
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- University of Cagliari, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, Universitary Campus, 09042 Monserrato, CA, Italy
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- Universitat de Barcelona, Departament de Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada, Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, C/ Martí i Franquès s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- University of Catania, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Corso Italia 57, 95129 Catania, Italy
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- University of Cagliari, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, Universitary Campus, 09042 Monserrato, CA, Italy
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- University of Cagliari, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, Universitary Campus, 09042 Monserrato, CA, Italy
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- University of Catania, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", Via S. Sofia, 87, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- University of Catania, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", Via S. Sofia, 87, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- University of Catania, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Corso Italia 57, 95129 Catania, Italy.
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