Risk of Cancer as a Result of Community Exposure to Gasoline Vapors

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• Personal Author:
  Dell D ; Patel AS ; Rycheck JA ; Schwerha J ; Talbott EO ; Xu X ; Zborowski JV
• Description:
  The Tranguch Gasoline Spill leaked 50,000-900,000 gallons of gasoline from underground storage tanks, potentially exposing an area of Hazle Township and Hazleton, Pennsylvania, to chronic low levels of benzene since at least 1990. A retrospective cohort study of 663 individuals representing 275 households assessed whether affected residents were at increased risk for cancer from 1990-2000 compared with the Pennsylvania populace. Age-adjusted standard incidence ratios (SIRs) were calculated using Pennsylvania rates to determine expected numbers. The age-adjusted SIR for the gasoline-affected area was 4.40 (95% confidence interval: 1.09-10.24) for leukemia. These results suggest an association between living within the area affected by the Tranguch Gasoline Spill and increased risk for leukemia. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Epidemiology Fuel Oils Hematologic Diseases Neoplasms Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Benzene Blood-disorders Cancer Cancer-rates Community Demographic-characteristics Fuels Gasoline Leukemia Statistical-analysis
• ISSN:
  0003-9896
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  497-503
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033676
• Citation:
  Arch Environ Health 2004 Oct; 59(10):497-503
• Email:
  app8@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pittsburgh
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010701
• Source Full Name:
  Archives of Environmental Health
• End Date:
  20060630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:be3f8a2773fd98fd3271ab1782c9488661f9d9954f2fd6d285beab1ae71ff05f40778ba450025b0b90a7a7826ce52b5480452438c3ee5c13e7d67c33a5aeeeb6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189156/cdc_189156_DS1.pdf
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