ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015
Environmental pollution from illegal waste disposal and health effects: a review on the "triangle of death".
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 196 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The 'land of fires': epidemiological research and public health policy during the waste crisis in Campania, Italy.Heliyon · 2022Review
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- Effects of an Educational Glass Recycling Program against Environmental Pollution in Spain.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Analyzing Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Scenarios in Rapidly Urbanizing Cities in Developing Countries: The Case of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Asking Sensitive Questions Using the Randomized Response Approach in Public Health Research: An Empirical Study on the Factors of Illegal Waste Disposal.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Heavy Environmental Pressure in Campania and Other Italian Regions: A Short Review of Available Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Review
- Vetiver plantlets in aerated system degrade phenol in illegally dumped industrial wastewater by phytochemical and rhizomicrobial degradation.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2017Article
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- Characterization, chemometric evaluation, and human health-related aspects of essential and toxic elements in Italian honey samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2016Article
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Abstract
The term "triangle of death" was used for the first time by Senior and Mazza in the journal The Lancet Oncology referring to the eastern area of the Campania Region (Southern Italy) which has one of the worst records of illegal waste dumping practices. In the past decades, many studies have focused on the potential of illegal waste disposal to cause adverse effects on human health in this area. The great heterogeneity in the findings, and the bias in media communication has generated great healthcare doubts, anxieties and alarm. This paper addresses a review of the up-to-date literature on the "triangle of death", bringing together the available information on the occurrence and severity of health effects related to illegal waste disposal. The Scopus database was searched using the search terms "waste", "Campania", "Naples", "triangle of death" and "human biomonitoring". Despite the methodological and sampling heterogeneity between the studies, this review examines the evidence from published data concerning cancer incidence, childhood mortality and birth defects, so that the current situation, knowledge gaps and research priorities can be established. The review aims to provide a contribution to the scientific community, and to respond to the concerns of the general population.
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