RESUMEN
In Italy occupational injuries still represent a serious medical, social, and economic issue in spite of the improvement in working conditions, and an improved attention to occupational safety from both legislators and employers. In Apulia we have evaluated the new data record by INAIL (National Institute for Insurance against Occupational Injuries) reporting the occupational injuries occurred in 2000 and compensated within the following year. The new data record represents a remarkable improvement, from the epidemiological point of view, compared to the old one. However, the statistical analysis is still not completely comparable to the international epidemiological indicators. Nevertheless, the coming data base will contain the first data codified in conformity with the new European recording system "ESAW/3" adopted by INAIL since January 1st 2002.
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Accidentes de Trabajo/prevención & control , Accidentes de Trabajo/estadística & datos numéricos , Bases de Datos Factuales , Humanos , ItaliaRESUMEN
This study aims at measuring association between environmental exposure to PAHs and internal or biologically effective dose biomarkers among 212 individuals living at different distance from the industrial area of Taranto, Italy. Environmental PAH exposure was determined by area monitoring. PAH levels was measured by HPLC UV/FL. Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene levels were measured by HPLC/Fluorescence. The levels of DNA adducts were determined by 32P. post-labelling. A questionnaire was administered to gather personal data, residence, occupational history, alcohol, tobacco smoke, and diet, to control for other sources of exposure to PAH. Blood and urinary samples, drawn from the subjects studied were collected and analysed. A multivariate regression model was used to investigate the influence of several confounding factors. Housing was placed within 1 km from smokestacks in Taranto and Statte, whereas they were more far away in Locorotondo and in Alberobello. The prevalence of current smokers was 31.6%.