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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Monge Corella, Susana author García-Pérez, Javier author Aragones, Nuria author Pollan-Santamaria, Marina author Perez-Gomez, Beatriz author Lopez-Abente, Gonzalo author 2008-08-14 BACKGROUND: This study sought to ascertain whether there might be excess lung cancer mortality among the population residing in the vicinity of Spanish paper and board industries which report their emissions to the European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER). METHODS: This was an ecological study that modelled the Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR) for lung cancer in 8073 Spanish towns over the period 1994-2003. Population exposure to industrial pollution was estimated on the basis of distance from town of residence to pollution source. An exploratory, near-versus-far analysis was conducted, using mixed Poisson regression models and an analysis of the effect of municipal proximity within a 50-kilometre radius of each of the 18 installations. RESULTS: Results varied for the different facilities. In two instances there was an increasing mortality gradient with proximity to the installation, though this was exclusively observed among men. CONCLUSION: The study of cancer mortality in areas surrounding pollutant foci is a useful tool for environmental surveillance, and serves to highlight areas of interest susceptible to being investigated by ad hoc studies. Despite present limitations, recognition is therefore due to the advance represented by publication of the EPER and the study of pollutant foci. BMC Public Health. 2008 Aug 14;8:288. 10.1186/1471-2458-8-288 1471-2458 BMC public health 18702814 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/7097 Lung cancer mortality in towns near paper, pulp and board industries in Spain: a point source pollution study