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Article: Study Investigates Health Of Populations Around Landfill Sites.(Brief Article)
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- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- September 17, 2001
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2001 SEP 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
A major study into the possible health risks for populations living around landfill sites was published in the August 17, 2001 issue of the British Medical Journal.
The Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) studied the rates of birth defects, low birthweight, stillbirths, and of certain cancers in populations living within two kilometers of landfill sites. The group examined 9,565 landfill sites that were in operation between 1982 and 1997. It is the most extensive study into landfill sites anywhere in the world.
The study was commissioned in response to public concerns about the possible health ...