Dioxin emissions from a municipal solid waste incinerator and risk of invasive breast cancer: a population-based case-control study with GIS-derived exposure

Viel, Jean‐François; Clément, Marie-Caroline; Hägi, Mathieu; Grandjean, Sébastien; Challier, Bruno; Danzon, Arlette

doi:10.1186/1476-072x-7-4

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Dioxin emissions from a municipal solid waste incinerator and risk of invasive breast cancer: a population-based case-control study with GIS-derived exposure

Published in International Journal of Health Geographics • Jan 1, 2008

Authors:

Jean‐François Viel

Marie-Caroline Clément

Mathieu Hägi

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To date, few epidemiologic studies have examined the relationship between environmental PCDD/F exposure and breast cancer in human populations. Dioxin emissions from municipal solid waste incinerators (MSWIs) are one of the major sources of environmental dioxins and are therefore an expo...

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Breast cancer

Environmental health

Population

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