Objectives: to geocode all residence addresses from Lazio Health Information System in order to obtain a geographical regional database.
Design: a semiautomatic and multistep geocoding procedure using several tools and software.
Setting And Participants: all residence addresses of resident population of Lazio Region (Central Italy) in 2020.
Background: The assessment of individual exposure to toxicants in industrially contaminated areas is difficult when multiple productions are active close to residential areas. Two thermoelectric power plants and a large harbor have been operating since the '60s in the area of Civitavecchia (North of Rome).
Methods: The ABC (Ambiente e Biomonitoraggio nell'area di Civitavecchia, Environment and Biomonitoring in Civitavecchia) program involved, in the period 2013-2014, residents in Civitavecchia and in the nearby municipalities (Santa Marinella, Allumiere, Tolfa and Tarquinia).