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Although Best Available Technologies (BAT) are employed, potential health effects on both residents and workers remain a public health concern and warrant continuous monitoring. The Turin WTE came into operation in 2013 and a human biomarker measurement (HBM) study was set up.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To assess the potential occupational exposure to persistent organic pollutants of a cohort of workers at the WTE plant using a longitudinal approach.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Serum concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were measured at baseline (T0), before plant start-up and after 3 years of operation (T2) in 25 workers permanently employed at the facility. In addition, a cross-sectional sample of 13 subcontractor personnel potentially exposed to ash was included (Tx). Tests were performed for paired temporal comparisons and intergroup analyses (T2 versus Tx).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Considering permanent workers, serum concentrations of PCDDs, PCDFs and PCBs after 3 years of activity (T2) were not significantly higher than baseline levels (T0), with median values always below occupational reference limits. The Tx group showed slightly elevated concentrations of \u03a36NDL-PCBs and \u03a330NDL-PCBs compared to the T2 group, although these differences were not statistically significant. The increase is likely attributable to specific maintenance tasks involving direct contact with ash or residual materials.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A very low level of occupational exposure to organic compounds was found in this context.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/occmed\/kqag081","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,10]],"date-time":"2026-07-10T11:55:24Z","timestamp":1783684524000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Biomonitoring of organic compounds in Turin waste-to-energy plant workers, Italy"],"prefix":"10.1093","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3325-1055","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"E","family":"Farina","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology, ASL TO3 , Collegno (Turin) 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