Kouznetsova M, Huang X, Ma J, Lessner L, Carpenter DO. Increased rate of hospitalization for diabetes and residential proximity of hazardous waste sites. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2007;115(1):75-79.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.9223
Recent epidemiologic evidence suggests associations between diabetes and several environmental exposures, specifically persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that residential proximity to POP-contaminated waste sites result in increased rates of hospitalization for diabetes.