Yang C Y, Cheng B H, Hsu T Y, Tsai S S, Hung C F, Wu T N
School of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan.
Environ Res. 2000 May;83(1):33-40. doi: 10.1006/enrs.2000.4038.
This study was conducted to assess whether female mortality from lung cancer is associated with residence in communities adjacent to a petroleum refinery plant and whether petroleum air pollution could affect the sex ratios of births. The Kaohsiung Refinery of the Chinese Petroleum Corp. is the oldest oil refinery in Taiwan and is located between the Tso-Ying and the Nan-Tzu municipalities. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) for female lung cancer and sex ratios of births were calculated for each municipality for the years 1971-1996. Cumulative-sum techniques were used to detect the occurrence of changes in the SMRs. The study results show that mortality from female lung cancer rose gradually about 30 to 37 years after the operation of a petroleum refinery plant began. However, the association between exposure to the petroleum air pollution and abnormal sex ratios at birth was not significant.
本研究旨在评估女性肺癌死亡率是否与居住在炼油厂附近社区有关，以及石油空气污染是否会影响出生性别比。中国石油公司高雄炼油厂是台湾最古老的炼油厂，位于左营市和楠梓市之间。计算了1971年至1996年各城市女性肺癌的标准化死亡率（SMR）和出生性别比。采用累积求和技术检测SMR的变化情况。研究结果表明，炼油厂开始运营约30至37年后，女性肺癌死亡率逐渐上升。然而，接触石油空气污染与出生时性别比异常之间的关联并不显著。
