Risk of Cancer Related to Exposure to Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators in France

An excess of risk of cancer in the populations living near municipal solid waste incinerators (MSWI) has been highlighted in some scientific publications [1, 2, 3] and caused aconcern to the French population exposed to these facilities.In addition, several occupational studies suggest that dioxin is a human carcinogen in workers [4], however no consistent pattern has emerged on its carcinogenicity in the general population