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Health conditions in a population living near an industrial waste recycling plant in Mexico

dc.contributor.authorTovalín Ahumada, Horacioes_ES
dc.date.accessioned2015
dc.date.available2015
dc.date.issued1998es_ES
dc.identifier.citationTovalín Ahumada, Horacio (1998) Health conditions in a population living near an industrial waste recycling plant in Mexico. Rev Panam Salud Publica;3(3) -,mar. 1998. Retrieved from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49891998000300002&lng=pt&nrm=isoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49891998000300002&lng=pt&nrm=isoes_ES
dc.identifier.urihttps://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/8994
dc.format.extenttabes_ES
dc.relation.ispartofseriesRev Panam Salud Publica;3(3),mar. 1998es_ES
dc.subjectUso de Resíduos Sólidoses_ES
dc.subjectPlantas de Tratamentoes_ES
dc.subjectZincoes_ES
dc.subjectMetais Pesadoses_ES
dc.subjectExposição Ambientalpt_BR
dc.subjectImpactos na Saúdept_BR
dc.subjectOlhoes_ES
dc.subjectTranstornos Respiratórioses_ES
dc.subjectTranstornos do Sonopt_BR
dc.subjectHipersensibilidadees_ES
dc.subjectBronquitees_ES
dc.subjectDermatopatiases_ES
dc.subjectOtitees_ES
dc.subjectAnemiaes_ES
dc.subjectMexicoes_ES
dc.titleHealth conditions in a population living near an industrial waste recycling plant in Mexicoen_US
dc.typeJournal articlesen_US
dc.rights.holderPan American Health Organizationen_US
dc.description.notesThe present study was conducted in a population living near a recycling plant for zinc and other metallic dusts to determine whether exposures to these substances were occurring and producing adverse health effects. The plant is situated in a suburb of Monterrey, which is the third most populous city in Mexico and the second most industrialized. A cross-sectional study design was used for the investigation, which was carried out from September 1994 to November 1994. Using cluster sampling procedures, homes in two areas were selected - one exposed through proximity to the plant, and the other unexposed to serve as a control - until the desired sample size was achivied (621 individuals, with an average of five per dwelling). A specially trained psychology student administered a questionnaire to an adult member of each family, soliciting data on the presence of acute and chronic infections, complications of pregnancy, and congenital diseases among the family members. One hundred twenty-seven questionnaires were administered in the exposed population, yieldind information on 596 individuals. In the unexposed population, 147 questionnaires were administered furnishing data on 743 individuals. The sex and age distributions of the two populations were similar. The unexposed population had a slightly longer average duration of residence. The most common health problems in the exposed population were irritation of the eyes and upper respiratory tract, allergies, sleep disturbances, bronchitis, excessive fatigue, skin problems, otitis, and anemia. The exposed population had significantly higher risks for skin eruptions and diseases, excessive fatigue, sleep disturbances, upper respiratory infections, otitis, bronchitis, and allergies. Exposed and unexposed women had comparable prevalences of obstetrical problems, spontaneous abortions, congenitally malformed offspring, and low birthweigth. The questionnaire used to detect health problems has low sensitivity and may have generated underestimates of some conditions. Nevertheless, the analysis controlled for several different biases, and thus it can be concluded that a positive association exists between environmental exposure to these wastes and increased risk of diseaseen_US


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