Carcinogénesis Ambiental

Resumo

The paper reviews experimental, fundamentally epidemiological. evidence one the possible relationships between air and water contamination and cancer prevalence in various places and populations. The conclusions considered the many methodological criticisms this evidence is liable to, but it seems highly to entertain too skeptical an attitude due to the fact that many of the air and water contaminants have been identified as carcinogenic in experimental tests; among these substances are heterocyclic, epoxydes, arsenic, asbestos, trihalomethanes. Therefore, their surveillance is to be highly recommended to avoid the population’s exposition to them.