Hazardous waste sites may be a significant risk factor for developing primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) – especially the exposure to toxins from hazardous waste. Researchers found significant clusters of the disease near Superfund toxic waste sites (SFS) and that the majority of patients in New York City, who need liver transplants because of PBC, reside near SFS.
This is published in the March 2006 issue of Hepatology on behalf of the society by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and is available online via Wiley InterScience at http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/hepatology.
Via: Science Daily