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POISONS. The mayor of Velletri prohibits the use of water that comes out of taps. Antonio Litta of Doctors for the Environment meets Massimo Ottaviani ISS: "Other than exceptions. We must act quickly. "
The water was so good that they closed the taps. After Vitorchiano in the province of Viterbo, even in Velletri fire alarm arsenic. The mayor, Fausto Servadio has issued an order to prohibit the use of tap water: the too high Arsenic concentrations of the infamous, according to the analysis of ASL made in October, with peaks of more than 70 micrograms per liter. All clear? Not really. In the mish-contaminated water arrived only yesterday the latest analsi ACEA ATO 2. All values \u200b\u200bsarebberosotto 20 micrograms, less than a well. Easy to imagine the bewilderment of the public, which for days waiting for some news, even for what concerns the possible health consequences. The ISDE, International Society of Doctors for the Environment sent a letter to the major institutions to shed light on the matter. We interviewed her representative for Italy Antonio Litta.
Massimo Ottaviani Institute of Health yesterday spoke to Earth of "unjustified alarmism" by saying that the European Commission should be interpreted strictly to scientific advice and that in reality there is a real risk. What do you think?
That is only the opinion of Ottaviani. The European Union is an institution of great authority and what he has decided to match what you know for some time. Arsenic causes cancer and a type of toxic action. It is good that people are not exposed to this substance. Especially children, to which the European Commission makes an explicit reference. So
the danger exists. There
The health of a million Italians, let alone that of future generations. Because arsenic regardless of the quantity exerts an action on the human genome, producing changes that can be transferred from one generation to another. The figures are extremely worrying and require us to act immediately. To provide clean water to people, especially children, and ensure that the one with which food preparation is free dall'arsenico. This is what Europe calls on the basis of scientific documentation, immense and objective. If a substance is carcinogenic there are quantities that are good or quantities that will not make us feel bad. It just does not come into contact with the human body.
What does the International Agency for Research on Cancer?
IARC classifies arsenic as a carcinogen certain element.
What could be the consequence of prolonged intake?
are hundreds of studies that correlate the arsenic exposure to a variety of diseases. Due not only to the quantity of the substance we put into the body by drinking, but also to that contained in all foods prepared with this water.
And the rest of the scientific community?
Chronic exposure to arsenic can cause the onset of lung cancer, bladder, skin, kidney, colon, and also the liver. But not only. From the international scientific evidence emerges more and more evidence that arsenic interferes with the endocrine system. May cause hypertension, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and neurobehavioral disorders, particularly the exposure of the mother during the fetal period. No coincidence that since 2001 Europe has asked Italy to dramatically lower the level of this water. We arrived at 2010 and what we say is only that the problem is not so importante.
Tra l’altro la possibilità di dearsenificare le acque c’è.
Si e l’Italia ha a disposizione tecnologie che esporta in tutto il mondo. Non si capisce perché i cittadini italiani debbano essere esposti come cavie a questi quantitativi. A fronte di tante spese inutili e di opere che devastano salute e ambiente, un intervento del genere è prioritario. Bisogna finanziarlo e realizzarlo subito.
Cosa ne pensa della decisione del ministro Fazio di tornare in sede europea per chiedere nuove deroghe, stavolta per 20 microgrammi per litro anziché 50?
La considero una decisione estremamente grave, soprattutto a fronte del fatto che il ministero should have acted long ago to make sure that the Regions, the ATO and the various secretariats Technical Institute ad hoc working to make the water safe. Instead of solving the problem once and for all, in Italy there is anxious for more exceptions, remains to understand what has been done so far in practice to adapt to EU directives and protect people's health.
Massimo Ottaviani Institute of Health yesterday spoke to Earth of "unjustified alarmism" by saying that the European Commission should be interpreted strictly to scientific advice and that in reality there is a real risk. What do you think?
That is only the opinion of Ottaviani. The European Union is an institution of great authority and what he has decided to match what you know for some time. Arsenic causes cancer and a type of toxic action. It is good that people are not exposed to this substance. Especially children, to which the European Commission makes an explicit reference. So
the danger exists. There
The health of a million Italians, let alone that of future generations. Because arsenic regardless of the quantity exerts an action on the human genome, producing changes that can be transferred from one generation to another. The figures are extremely worrying and require us to act immediately. To provide clean water to people, especially children, and ensure that the one with which food preparation is free dall'arsenico. This is what Europe calls on the basis of scientific documentation, immense and objective. If a substance is carcinogenic there are quantities that are good or quantities that will not make us feel bad. It just does not come into contact with the human body.
What does the International Agency for Research on Cancer?
IARC classifies arsenic as a carcinogen certain element.
What could be the consequence of prolonged intake?
are hundreds of studies that correlate the arsenic exposure to a variety of diseases. Due not only to the quantity of the substance we put into the body by drinking, but also to that contained in all foods prepared with this water.
And the rest of the scientific community?
Chronic exposure to arsenic can cause the onset of lung cancer, bladder, skin, kidney, colon, and also the liver. But not only. From the international scientific evidence emerges more and more evidence that arsenic interferes with the endocrine system. May cause hypertension, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and neurobehavioral disorders, particularly the exposure of the mother during the fetal period. No coincidence that since 2001 Europe has asked Italy to dramatically lower the level of this water. We arrived at 2010 and what we say is only that the problem is not so importante.
Tra l’altro la possibilità di dearsenificare le acque c’è.
Si e l’Italia ha a disposizione tecnologie che esporta in tutto il mondo. Non si capisce perché i cittadini italiani debbano essere esposti come cavie a questi quantitativi. A fronte di tante spese inutili e di opere che devastano salute e ambiente, un intervento del genere è prioritario. Bisogna finanziarlo e realizzarlo subito.
Cosa ne pensa della decisione del ministro Fazio di tornare in sede europea per chiedere nuove deroghe, stavolta per 20 microgrammi per litro anziché 50?
La considero una decisione estremamente grave, soprattutto a fronte del fatto che il ministero should have acted long ago to make sure that the Regions, the ATO and the various secretariats Technical Institute ad hoc working to make the water safe. Instead of solving the problem once and for all, in Italy there is anxious for more exceptions, remains to understand what has been done so far in practice to adapt to EU directives and protect people's health.
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