[Epidemiological study on the population resident in the neighbourhood of an incinerator in Tuscany Region (Central Italy)].

Objectives: to evaluate the health impact of the emissions of two waste incinerators located in the same area in Pietrasanta (Tuscany Region, Central Italy) at the border with the municipality of Camaiore, especially for diseases suggested in previous studies to be related to those emissions.

Design: epidemiological geographic study.

Setting And Participants: the study population was defined on the basis of residence in the two municipalities and in the areas characterized by Particulate Matter with diameter equal or less than 2.