Abstract | OBJECTIVES: In the 1970s and 1980s, people in a village in southern Finland had been exposed to high concentrations of chlorophenols in the drinking water and in fish from a nearby lake. An ecological analysis and a case-control study conducted around 1990 indicated significant excess in the incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and soft-tissue cancer in the municipality and a relationship between the chlorophenol exposure and the incidence of these cancers. The present article reports a follow-up of cancer risk in the same study area during a 20-year period after the closing of the old water intake plant, which was contaminated by chlorophenols. METHODS: The observed and expected numbers of cancer were obtained for three periods, 1953-1971 (before exposure), 1972-1986 (during exposure) and 1987-2006 (after exposure), for all cancers combined and separately for cancers potentially related to chlorophenols. RESULTS: The present study demonstrates that all of the cancer risks returned to the average population level during the 20-year period after the old water intake plant was closed and chlorophenol exposure stopped. CONCLUSIONS: The rapid changes in cancer risk after changes in chlorophenol exposure suggest that chlorophenols may have a promotion effect in the carcinogenic process.
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Authors | Pentti Lampi, Jouko Tuomisto, Timo Hakulinen, Eero Pukkala |
Journal | Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health
(Scand J Work Environ Health)
Vol. 34
Issue 3
Pg. 230-3
(Jun 2008)
ISSN: 0355-3140 [Print] Finland |
PMID | 18728913
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Carcinogens, Environmental
- Chlorophenols
- Water Pollutants, Chemical
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Topics |
- Carcinogens, Environmental
(poisoning)
- Chlorophenols
(poisoning)
- Environmental Exposure
(adverse effects)
- Finland
(epidemiology)
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Incidence
- Neoplasms
(chemically induced, epidemiology)
- Registries
- Water Pollutants, Chemical
(poisoning)
- Water Supply
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