Microcystins in drinking water and cancer mortality in a city along Taihu Lake

VernacularTitle:太湖地区城市饮用水微囊藻毒素与恶性肿瘤死亡率的关系
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: drinking water; microcystins; cancer; mortality
From:China Oncology 2000;0(06):-
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Purpose: To study the relationship of microcystins ( MC) in drinking water to cancer mortality. Methods: An ecological study was carried out in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. Ten districts and counties with different types of drinking water were selected. Cancer mortality during 1992 to 2000 was collected, and the MC contents in different types of drinking water were tested for evaluating the level of MC exposure. The relationship between cancer mortality and MC in drinking water was analyzed. Results: MC in drinking water was positively correlated with the male overall cancer mortality and male stomach cancer mortality; and was negatively correlated with the male intestinal cancer mortality( P