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Do emissions from landfill fires affect pregnancy outcomes? A retrospective study after arson at a solid waste facility in Sicily.

Walter MazzuccoElisa TavorminaMaurizio MacalusoClaudia MarottaRosanna CusimanoDavide AlbaClaudio CostantinoRosario GrammautaAchille CernigliaroSalvatore ScondottoFrancesco Vitale
Published in: BMJ open (2019)
The study documented an excess of very preterm and very low birth weight among infants born to mothers exposed to the landfill fire emissions during conception or early pregnancy.
Keyphrases
  • low birth weight
  • municipal solid waste
  • preterm infants
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • human milk
  • preterm birth
  • sewage sludge
  • pregnant women
  • anaerobic digestion
  • life cycle
  • gestational age
  • heavy metals
  • long term care