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Illness associated with contamination of drinking water supplies with phenol.
An accidental spill of phenol (100%) into the Nakdong river with subsequent contamination of the tap water for about two million consumers in Teagu city of Korea occurred in March 1991. A historical cohort study of 6,913 individuals was undertaken to determine association with illness. Population su...
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Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
1994
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3054080/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7993588 |
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author | Kim, D. H. Lee, S. K. Chun, B. Y. Lee, D. H. Hong, S. C. Jang, B. K. |
author_facet | Kim, D. H. Lee, S. K. Chun, B. Y. Lee, D. H. Hong, S. C. Jang, B. K. |
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description | An accidental spill of phenol (100%) into the Nakdong river with subsequent contamination of the tap water for about two million consumers in Teagu city of Korea occurred in March 1991. A historical cohort study of 6,913 individuals was undertaken to determine association with illness. Population subjects were divided into two groups of exposed and unexposed. Exposed subjects were reported to have significantly more phenol associated symptoms than those in a nearby unexposed area (39.6% vs. 9.4%, p < 0.01). Especially, in the related symptoms, highly significant differences were noted in the number of subjects reporting gastrointestinal illness such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal pain. During the accident, study subjects who experienced peculiar taste or odor in the tap water were significantly more in the exposed areas (92% vs. 34.3%). |
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spelling | pubmed-30540802011-03-15 Illness associated with contamination of drinking water supplies with phenol. Kim, D. H. Lee, S. K. Chun, B. Y. Lee, D. H. Hong, S. C. Jang, B. K. J Korean Med Sci Research Article An accidental spill of phenol (100%) into the Nakdong river with subsequent contamination of the tap water for about two million consumers in Teagu city of Korea occurred in March 1991. A historical cohort study of 6,913 individuals was undertaken to determine association with illness. Population subjects were divided into two groups of exposed and unexposed. Exposed subjects were reported to have significantly more phenol associated symptoms than those in a nearby unexposed area (39.6% vs. 9.4%, p < 0.01). Especially, in the related symptoms, highly significant differences were noted in the number of subjects reporting gastrointestinal illness such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal pain. During the accident, study subjects who experienced peculiar taste or odor in the tap water were significantly more in the exposed areas (92% vs. 34.3%). Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 1994-06 /pmc/articles/PMC3054080/ /pubmed/7993588 Text en |
spellingShingle | Research Article Kim, D. H. Lee, S. K. Chun, B. Y. Lee, D. H. Hong, S. C. Jang, B. K. Illness associated with contamination of drinking water supplies with phenol. |
title | Illness associated with contamination of drinking water supplies with phenol. |
title_full | Illness associated with contamination of drinking water supplies with phenol. |
title_fullStr | Illness associated with contamination of drinking water supplies with phenol. |
title_full_unstemmed | Illness associated with contamination of drinking water supplies with phenol. |
title_short | Illness associated with contamination of drinking water supplies with phenol. |
title_sort | illness associated with contamination of drinking water supplies with phenol. |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3054080/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7993588 |
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