Life Expectancy and Mortality in the Aspect of Diverse Environmental Exposure to PCDD/Fs and PCBs-Ecological Case Study from the Silesia Province, Poland.

ABSTRACT: The present ecological study endeavours to evaluate the variability of life expectancy (MLE) and mortality rate (MR) on a micro scale, specifically between populations of neighbouring villages in the Silesia Province. This endeavour is of particular significance due to the chronic exposure to halogenated persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in one of the villages under study. The present study is innovative in comparison with previous research in this field, as it considers the impact of the most toxic dioxin, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD), and utilises a village-level reference area. A thorough investigation was undertaken to determine the possible consequences of inhalation exposure within the local community to polychlorinated dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs) and polych

SUBMITTER: Duda A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12655967 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature