Fetal Deaths and Proximity to Hazardous Waste Sites in Washington State

Mueller, Beth A.; Kuehn, Carrie M.; Shapiro-Mendoza, Carrie K.; Tomashek, Kay M.

doi:10.1289/ehp.9750

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“…14 Other studies examined proximity during pregnancy to mobile phone stations in a study of childhood cancer, 15 nuclear power plants in relation to congenital defects, 16 and hazardous waste sites for risk of fetal death. 17 To assess environmental exposures, these and similar studies require data or assumptions regarding mother’s location throughout pregnancy.…”

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Review of research on residential mobility during pregnancy: consequences for assessment of prenatal environmental exposures

Bell

Belanger

2012

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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Studies on environmental exposures during pregnancy often have limited residential history (e.g., at delivery), potentially introducing exposure misclassification. We reviewed studies reporting residential mobility during pregnancy to summarize current evidence and discuss research implications. A meaningful quantitative combination of results (e.g., meta-analysis), was infeasible owing to variation in study designs. Fourteen studies were identified, of which half were from the US. Most were case-control studies examining birth defects. Residential history was typically assessed after delivery. Overall mobility rates were 9–32% and highest in the second trimester. Mobility generally declined with age, parity, and socioeconomic status, although not consistently. Married mothers moved less frequently. Findings were dissimilar by race, smoking, or alcohol use. On the basis of the few studies reporting distance moved, most distances were short (median often <10 km). Results indicate potential misclassification for environmental exposures estimated with incomplete residential information. This misclassification could be associated with potential confounders, such as socioeconomics, thereby affecting risk estimates. As most moves were short distances, exposures that are homogenous within a community may be well estimated with limited residential data. Future research should consider the implications of residential mobility during pregnancy in relation to the exposure’s spatial heterogeneity and factors associated with the likelihood of moving and distance moved.

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Review of research on residential mobility during pregnancy: consequences for assessment of prenatal environmental exposures

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Belanger

2012

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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153

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“…Most studies were conducted in the United States (18) [ 12 , 13 , 22 , 23 , 27 – 40 ] and the UK (14) [ 11 , 21 , 24 , 25 , 41 – 50 ]. We also found five studies conducted in continental Europe [ 1 , 26 , 51 – 53 ], two in Canada [ 54 , 55 ] and two in Asia [ 56 , 57 ] investigating whether living near a polluted site increases the risk of adverse reproductive outcome.…”

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“…With the exception of a single descriptive geographical study [ 25 ] and eleven ecological studies [ 11 , 21 , 24 , 27 , 28 , 45 , 47 – 49 , 53 , 57 ], all papers analysed individual data, including ten cohort studies [ 29 , 36 , 42 – 44 , 46 , 50 , 55 , 56 ] and 18 case–control studies [ 1 , 12 , 13 , 22 , 23 , 30 – 35 , 37 – 40 , 51 , 52 , 54 ]. Most databases were drawn from either congenital registers or birth certificates (see Table 3 ).…”

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Systematic literature review of reproductive outcome associated with residential proximity to polluted sites

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This study aims to assess the evidence on adverse pregnancy outcome associated with living close to polluted industrial sites, and identify the strengths and weaknesses of published epidemiological studies. A systematic literature search has been performed on all epidemiological studies published in developed countries since 1990, on the association between residential proximity to industrial sites (hazardous waste sites, industrial facilities and landfill sites) and adverse pregnancy outcome (low birth weight, preterm birth, small for gestational age, intrauterine growth retardation, infant mortality, congenital malformation). Based on 41 papers, our review reveals an excess risk of reproductive morbidity. However, no studies show significant excess risk of mortality including fetal death, neonatal or infant mortality and stillbirth. All published studies tend to show an increased risk of congenital abnormalities, yet not all are statistically significant. All but two of these studies revealed an excess risk of low birth weight. Results for preterm birth, small for gestational age and intrauterine growth retardation show the same pattern. There is suggestive evidence from the post-1990 literature that residential proximity to polluted sites (including landfills, hazardous waste sites and industrial facilities) might contribute to adverse reproductive outcomes, especially congenital malformations and low birth weight—though not mortality. This body of evidence has limitations that impede the formulation of firm conclusions, and new, well-focused studies are called for. The review findings suggest that continued strengthening of rules governing industrial emissions as well as industrial waste management and improved land use planning are needed.

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“…Hazardous waste: general population mortality and morbidity (XLSX 51 kb) Additional file 2: Table S2. Hazardous waste: birth outcomes [88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104][105] (XLSX 30 kb) Additional file 3: Table S3 Hazardous waste: acute effects (XLSX 12 kb)…”

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Hazardous waste and health impact: a systematic review of the scientific literature

Fazzo¹,

Minichilli²,

Santoro³

et al. 2016

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Waste is part of the agenda of the European Environment and Health Process and included among the topics of the Sixth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health. Disposal and management of hazardous waste are worldwide challenges. We performed a systematic review to evaluate the evidence of the health impact of hazardous waste exposure, applying transparent and a priori defined methods. The following five steps, based on pre-defined systematic criteria, were applied. 1. Specify the research question, in terms of "Population-Exposure-Comparators-Outcomes" (PECO). Population: people living near hazardous waste sites; Exposure: exposure to hazardous waste; Comparators: all comparators; Outcomes: all diseases/health disorders. 2. Carry out the literature search, in Medline and EMBASE. 3. Select studies for inclusion: original epidemiological studies, published between 1999 and 2015, on populations residentially exposed to hazardous waste. 4. Assess the quality of selected studies, taking into account study design, exposure and outcome assessment, confounding control. 5. Rate the confidence in the body of evidence for each outcome taking into account the reliability of each study, the strength of the association and concordance of results. Fifty-seven papers of epidemiological investigations on the health status of populations living near hazardous waste sites were selected for the evidence evaluation. The association between 95 health outcomes (diseases and disorders) and residential exposure to hazardous waste sites was evaluated. Health effects of residential hazardous waste exposure, previously partially unrecognized, were highlighted. Sufficient evidence was found of association between exposure to oil industry waste that releases high concentrations of hydrogen sulphide and acute symptoms. The evidence of causal relationship with hazardous waste was defined as limited for: liver, bladder, breast and testis cancers, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, asthma, congenital anomalies overall and anomalies of the neural tube, urogenital, connective and musculoskeletal systems, low birth weight and pre-term birth; evidence was defined as inadequate for the other health outcomes. The results, although not conclusive, provide indications that more effective public health policies on hazardous waste management are urgently needed. International, national and local authorities should oppose and eliminate poor, outdated and illegal practices of waste disposal, including illegal transboundary trade, and increase support regulation and its enforcement.

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Fetal Deaths and Proximity to Hazardous Waste Sites in Washington State

Cited by 11 publications

References 53 publications

Review of research on residential mobility during pregnancy: consequences for assessment of prenatal environmental exposures

Review of research on residential mobility during pregnancy: consequences for assessment of prenatal environmental exposures

Systematic literature review of reproductive outcome associated with residential proximity to polluted sites

Hazardous waste and health impact: a systematic review of the scientific literature

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