People living
within five kilometers of a landfill site are at an increased risk of
developing lung cancer and respiratory diseases. In Italy, evaluated the
potential health effects of living near nine different landfills in the Lazio
region, and therefore being exposed to air pollutants emitted by the waste
treatment plants. As many as 242,409 people were enrolled in the cohort from
1996 to 2008. The results showed a strong association between hydrogen sulphide
(Used as a surrogate for all pollutants emitted from the landfills) and deaths
caused by lung cancer, as well as deaths and hospitalization for respiratory
diseases. The annual average exposure level of hydrogen sulphide was 6.3
nanogramme per cubic meter (ng/m3), compared to people living close
to larger landfills in Rome whose levels averaged 45 ng/m3.
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