PMID- 21782756
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20121002
LR  - 20110725
IS  - 1382-6689 (Print)
IS  - 1382-6689 (Linking)
VI  - 18
IP  - 3
DP  - 2004 Dec
TI  - Respiratory disease in relation to patient residence near to hazardous waste 
      sites.
PG  - 249-57
LID - 10.1016/j.etap.2004.06.005 [doi]
AB  - We have examined rates of hospitalization for respiratory diseases in relation to 
      residences in zip codes with hazardous waste sites, as well as socio-economic 
      status. Chronic bronchitis and chronic airway obstruction were elevated in 
      persons who live in zip codes containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) 
      (PCBs and persistent pesticides) as compared to "clean" zip codes without 
      hazardous waste sites or zip codes with hazardous waste sites containing other 
      kinds of wastes, but the differences could be due to socio-economic status and 
      behavioral risk factors since these are also important risk factors for 
      respiratory diseases. Therefore, we investigated rates of hospitalization for 
      individuals living in zip codes along the Hudson River, because here the average 
      per capita income is higher than in the rest of the state, and there is less 
      smoking, better diet and more exercise. We found a similar elevation of chronic 
      bronchitis and chronic airway obstruction along the Hudson. These observations 
      are consistent with the possibility that living near a POPs-contaminated site 
      poses a risk of exposure and increased risk of chronic respiratory disease, 
      probably secondary to suppression of the immune system.
FAU - Kudyakov, Rustam
AU  - Kudyakov R
AD  - School of Public Health, University at Albany, One University Place B242, 
      Rensselaer, NY 12144-3456, USA.
FAU - Baibergenova, Akerke
AU  - Baibergenova A
FAU - Zdeb, Michael
AU  - Zdeb M
FAU - Carpenter, David O
AU  - Carpenter DO
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Environ Toxicol Pharmacol
JT  - Environmental toxicology and pharmacology
JID - 9612020
EDAT- 2004/12/01 00:00
MHDA- 2004/12/01 00:01
CRDT- 2011/07/26 06:00
PHST- 2002/12/16 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2004/06/29 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2011/07/26 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2004/12/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2004/12/01 00:01 [medline]
AID - S1382-6689(04)00154-1 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.etap.2004.06.005 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Toxicol Pharmacol. 2004 Dec;18(3):249-57. doi: 
      10.1016/j.etap.2004.06.005.