SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Incidence of Respiratory Symptoms for Residents Living Near a Petrochemical Industrial Complex: A Meta-Analysis.
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- Short-term and long-term effects of air pollution on acute lower respiratory infections incidence and mortality: an overview and critical appraisal of systematic reviews.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Pooled it
- Mortality and hospitalization in contaminated sites with petrochemical and steel plants: a meta-regression ecological study.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Air pollution and chronic disease in South Korea's industrial zones: evidence from a cohort follow-up study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Advancing Environmental Justice through Chemical Education: Perspective from New Orleans' Water and Air Quality Challenges.Journal of chemical education · 2026Article
- Increased Risk of Hospitalization for Lower Respiratory Tract Illness (LRTI) in the Elderly Living in Communities near a Newly Established Industrial Estate in Central Thailand.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Residential proximity to industrial zones and self-reported respiratory morbidity: a community-based cross-sectional survey of three Karachi industrial areas.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Promotion of environmental public health and environmental justice in communities affected by large and long lasting industrial contamination: methods applied and lessons learned from the case study of Porto Torres (Italy).Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health.Annals of global health · 2023Review
- Factors Associated with Urinary 1-Hydroxypyrene and Malondialdehyde among Adults near a Petrochemical Factory: Implications for Sex and Lifestyle Modification.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Incidence of chronic respiratory conditions among oil spill responders: Five years of follow-up in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Coast Guard Cohort study.Environmental research · 2022Article
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Abstract
The air pollution emitted by petrochemical industrial complexes (PICs) may affect the respiratory health of surrounding residents. Previous meta-analyses have indicated a higher risk of lung cancer mortality and incidence among residents near a PIC. Therefore, in this study, a meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the degree to which PIC exposure increases the risk of the development of nonmalignant respiratory symptoms among residents. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines to systematically identify, select, and critically appraise relevant research. Finally, we identified 16 study groups reporting 5 types of respiratory symptoms: asthma, bronchitis, cough, rhinitis, and wheezing. We estimated pooled odds ratios (ORs) using random-effect models and investigated the robustness of pooled estimates in subgroup analyses by location, observation period, and age group. We determined that residential exposure to a PIC was significantly associated with a higher incidence of cough (OR = 1.35), wheezing (OR = 1.28), bronchitis (OR = 1.26), rhinitis (OR = 1.17), and asthma (OR = 1.15), although the latter two associations did not reach statistical significance. Subgroup analyses suggested that the association remained robust across different groups for cough and bronchitis. We identified high heterogeneity for asthma, rhinitis, and wheezing, which could be due to higher ORs in South America. Our meta-analysis indicates that residential exposure to a PIC is associated with an increased risk of nonmalignant respiratory symptoms.
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