Impact of a sewage treatment plant on health of local residents: gastrointestinal system symptoms

• Autorzy: Jaremkow A. , Szalata L. , Kolwzan B. , Sowka I. , Zwozdziak J. , Pawlak K.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a sewage treatment plant on the occurrence of gastrointestinal symptoms among the local residents. A survey was conducted on two populations: one from the vicinity of the sewage treatment plant (the exposed group: 586 people), and the other from outside the impact area of the plant (the control group: 502 people). The research area was divided into distance zones from the plant (A, B, C). The questionnaire included questions about the occurrence of gastrointestinal disorders. Compared with the control group, the local residents reported more often: nausea, vomiting, and frequent diarrhea. Occurrences of gastrointestinal disorders were associated with air pollution by pathogenic staphylococci (OR~7) and odours (OR = 7.34; Cl 3.43-15.72) emitted by the plant, and also living in zone A vs. zone C (OR = 3.47; CI 1.00-12.07), use of a gas cooker in houses (OR = 2.21; CI 1.03-4.70), and the age of the respondents (0.98; CI 0.96-1.00). The study showed that as distance from the plant increased, the incidence of reported gastrointestinal disorders declined. Living in the vicinity of a sewage treatment plant favours the occurrence of gastrointestinal symptoms among the local residents.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: 26
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.127-136,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Jaremkow A.

• Department of Hygiene, Medical University of Wroclaw, J. Mikulicza-Radeckiego 7, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland

autor

Szalata L.

• Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego St. 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland

autor

Kolwzan B.

• Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego St. 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland

autor

Sowka I.

• Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspianskiego St. 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland

autor

Zwozdziak J.

• Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego St. 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland

autor

Pawlak K.

• Department of Hygiene, Medical University of Wroclaw, J. Mikulicza-Radeckiego 7, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland
• Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Koscielna 13, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland

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DOI

10.15244/pjoes/64793