Plastics and rubber industry emissions
Intervention1 paper1 finding
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Against: findings that point the other way from most findings on the same outcome.
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- Humans1
Associations
1Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
upin humans1OR 1.34
1 study
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
upin humans1OR 1.34
Plastics and rubber industry emissions raise the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in humans (OR = 1.34).
Humansmoderate emissions exposure, adjusting for individual and neighborhood characteristics
Long-Term Industrial Emissions Exposure and Cognitive Impairment in Older U.S. Adults: A Longitudinal Cohort Study · Health science reports · 3 Sep 2026