The December Seminar of the South Wales local group of the RSS
is tomorrow, 12th December at 5:00pm (4:30pm for tea). It is in
the Epidemiology Seminar Room, UHW, Heath, Cardiff. If you
require directions please email me.
The talk is by Dr. Frank Dunstan, UWCM and is entitled
'Adverse health outcomes associates with landfill sites: a Welsh
perspective'
There has been much controversy in South Wales over possible
health hazards associated with landfill sites, particularly in
connection with congenital malformations. This talk will present
results from a study looking at all major landfill sites in Wales over
a 15 year period.
In August SAHSU published a report on their investigation into this
problem using data from the whole of Great Britain and concluded
that there was a very small excess risk. The talk will compare the
methods and conclusions of that study with those of the local
study and limitations of the approaches will be discussed, together
with the requirements for a rigorous investigation into these
important matters of public health.
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