The Council of Ministers
The Minister for European Affairs, the Honourable Andrea Ronchi
the Minister of the Environment, Land and Sea, Stefania Prestigiacomo
To the Minister of Health, Hon Ferruccio Fazio
To the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Mr Matteoli
the Minister of Economic Development, Mr Silvio Berlusconi
the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Minister the Hon Giancarlo Galan
Foreign Affairs, Mr Franco Frattini
the Justice Minister Angelino Alfano
The Hon Minister of Economy and Finance Giulio Tremonti
the Hon Minister for Relations with the Regions and territorial cohesion, Mr Raffaele Lease
E for information to:
All Members of the Italian Parliament
All Members of the European Parliament
Italian news agencies
November 2, 2010
astonished when we have learned that our Government on 13/08/2010 by Legislative Decree No 155 has moved to December 31, 2012 the prohibition against exceeding the level of one nanogram per cubic meter for benzo (a) pyrene. This prohibition was in effect from 01/01/1999 to urban areas over 150,000 inhabitants.
surprising because injuries, including severe and irreversible effects on human health and children in particular, resulting from exposure to chemicals are now known and documented by extensive scientific literature. The commitment of the Governments priority therefore is to control and reduce the possibility for placing di sostanze tossiche nell’ambiente. Molto in questo senso è ancora da fare, ma molto è stato fatto grazie alla normativa europea e anche italiana a dimostrazione di una costante e doverosa attenzione dei Governi al problema.
The Minister for European Affairs, the Honourable Andrea Ronchi
the Minister of the Environment, Land and Sea, Stefania Prestigiacomo
To the Minister of Health, Hon Ferruccio Fazio
To the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Mr Matteoli
the Minister of Economic Development, Mr Silvio Berlusconi
the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Minister the Hon Giancarlo Galan
Foreign Affairs, Mr Franco Frattini
the Justice Minister Angelino Alfano
The Hon Minister of Economy and Finance Giulio Tremonti
the Hon Minister for Relations with the Regions and territorial cohesion, Mr Raffaele Lease
E for information to:
All Members of the Italian Parliament
All Members of the European Parliament
Italian news agencies
November 2, 2010
astonished when we have learned that our Government on 13/08/2010 by Legislative Decree No 155 has moved to December 31, 2012 the prohibition against exceeding the level of one nanogram per cubic meter for benzo (a) pyrene. This prohibition was in effect from 01/01/1999 to urban areas over 150,000 inhabitants.
surprising because injuries, including severe and irreversible effects on human health and children in particular, resulting from exposure to chemicals are now known and documented by extensive scientific literature. The commitment of the Governments priority therefore is to control and reduce the possibility for placing di sostanze tossiche nell’ambiente. Molto in questo senso è ancora da fare, ma molto è stato fatto grazie alla normativa europea e anche italiana a dimostrazione di una costante e doverosa attenzione dei Governi al problema.
Tale Decreto Legislativo di fatto mantiene ancora per 2 anni i cittadini italiani al rischio di esposizione a livelli elevati di questo pericolosissimo inquinante, svincolando le aziende inquinanti dall’obbligo di abbattere le emissioni in eccesso.
In particolare, mantiene in questa inaccettabile situazione di rischio i cittadini ed i bambini di Taranto, città in cui l’acciaieria più grande d’Europa, l’ILVA, immetterebbe, secondo i calcoli dell’ARPA Puglia, 98% of benzo (a) pyrene in the nearest neighborhood.
concern is also noted that, pursuant to Decree Law, the target value, one nanogram per cubic meter, even after a specified time, it should be noted that this does not involve "disproportionate cost".
E 'task of the scientific community to the attention of the Government to put the "human costs" due to exposure to benzo (a) pyrene, which, as stated in the Directive 2004/107/EC of the European Parliament, is a genotoxic carcinogen. We would also recall that the literature shows that exposure during pregnancy to high levels of benzo (a) pyrene comporti il rischio di ridurre il Quoziente Intellettivo del neonato, aumenti il rischio di malattie respiratorie del bambino e, poiché il feto può essere fino a 10 volte più suscettibile al danno del DNA, possa tramite esposizione prenatale incrementare molto il rischio cancerogeno.
In particolare, mantiene in questa inaccettabile situazione di rischio i cittadini ed i bambini di Taranto, città in cui l’acciaieria più grande d’Europa, l’ILVA, immetterebbe, secondo i calcoli dell’ARPA Puglia, 98% of benzo (a) pyrene in the nearest neighborhood.
concern is also noted that, pursuant to Decree Law, the target value, one nanogram per cubic meter, even after a specified time, it should be noted that this does not involve "disproportionate cost".
E 'task of the scientific community to the attention of the Government to put the "human costs" due to exposure to benzo (a) pyrene, which, as stated in the Directive 2004/107/EC of the European Parliament, is a genotoxic carcinogen. We would also recall that the literature shows that exposure during pregnancy to high levels of benzo (a) pyrene comporti il rischio di ridurre il Quoziente Intellettivo del neonato, aumenti il rischio di malattie respiratorie del bambino e, poiché il feto può essere fino a 10 volte più suscettibile al danno del DNA, possa tramite esposizione prenatale incrementare molto il rischio cancerogeno.
Si chiede pertanto, in considerazione dei rischi per la salute sproporzionati ed inaccettabili derivanti dall’esposizione a livelli elevati di tale agente cancerogeno, che il Governo riveda le sue decisioni con la massima urgenza e ripristini integralmente la precedente normativa sul benzo(a)pirene.
In attesa di un Vostro riscontro, porgiamo distinti saluti.
Per l’Associazione Culturale Pediatri (ACP)
Paolo Siani – Presidente,
Annamaria Moschetti – Referente regionale ACP per la Puglia e la Basilicata
In attesa di un Vostro riscontro, porgiamo distinti saluti.
Per l’Associazione Culturale Pediatri (ACP)
Paolo Siani – Presidente,
Annamaria Moschetti – Referente regionale ACP per la Puglia e la Basilicata
Per la Società Italiana di Pediatria (SIP)
Alberto Ugazio – Presidente
Per la Federazione Italiana Medici Pediatri (FIMP) Alberto Ugazio – Presidente
Giuseppe Mele – Presidente
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