Dipartimento di Ambiente e Connessa Prevenzione Primaria, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. E-mail:
Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2014;50(2):108-10. doi: 10.4415/ANN_14_02_01.
Subsequently to the observation of a localized excess of mortality from malignant pleural neoplasms in the town of Biancavilla (Sicily), previously unknown amphibolic fibres with fluoro-edenitic composition were detected as naturally occurring soil contaminants. Less then two years after the initial report, ISS provided a set of public health recommendations that were complied by regional and local institutions. The recognition of Biancavilla as a National Priority Contaminated Site in 2002 opened the way to clean-up interventions. An up-dating of epidemiological studies, exposure assessment investigations and in vivo and in vitro mechanistic studies on fluoro-edenite fibres is provided in this issue. Scientific evidence can provide a sound foundation to public health action and environmental remediation. Finally, it is now necessary to properly tune the response of the health system to the community needs in terms of diagnostic procedures and medical treatment.
随后，在西西里岛的比安卡维拉镇观察到恶性胸膜肿瘤的死亡率局部增加，此前未知的具有氟-硅镁石成分的两栖纤维被检测为自然存在的土壤污染物。在最初报告后的不到两年时间里，ISS 提供了一系列公共卫生建议，这些建议得到了地区和地方机构的遵守。2002 年，比安卡维拉被确认为国家优先污染场地，为清理干预措施开辟了道路。本期提供了关于氟硅镁石纤维的流行病学研究、暴露评估调查以及体内和体外机制研究的最新情况。科学证据可以为公共卫生行动和环境补救提供坚实的基础。最后，现在有必要根据诊断程序和医疗的社区需求，适当调整卫生系统的反应。
