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Cancer incidence and trihalomethane concentrations in a public drinking water system.

Author(s) -

George L. Carlo,

Curtis Mettlin

Publication year - 1980

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.70.5.523

Subject(s) - trihalomethane , incidence (geometry) , pancreatic cancer , environmental health , colorectal cancer , cancer , medicine , cancer incidence , environmental science , environmental engineering , water treatment , mathematics , geometry

Four thousand two hundred fifty-five cases of esophageal, stomach, colon, rectal, bladder, and pancreatic cancer reported from Erie County, NY between 1973 and 1976 were analyzed in terms of their relationship to type of water source, level of trihalomethane (THM) and various social and economic parameters. Among white males, a significant positive correlation existed between pancreatic cancer incidence rates and THM level. No other significant correlations were observed. This research lends little or no support to the hypothesis that THM levels which meet present standards are related to the incidence of human cancer.

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