Cancer risk in the residents of a town near three industrial waste incinerators in Korea: a retrospective cohort study.

Kyung-Hwa ChoiHyungryul LimSanghyuk BaeMina HaHo-Jang KwonMira YoonSeonmi HongSang-Yong EomYong Dae KimHeon Kim

Published in: International archives of occupational and environmental health (2022)

Cancer risk was higher in Koreans having residential history living near IWIs compared to the other areas. Further study warrants nationwide effects and longer follow-up of WIs for cancers in Korea.

Keyphrases

heavy metals
municipal solid waste
south africa
wastewater treatment
air pollution
sewage sludge
anaerobic digestion