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. 2017 May 5;12(5):e0176859. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176859

Table 1. Locations of the studied sites (stations) for enviromental biomonitoring.

Sites Station name Location description Latitude Longitude
1 Paradigna (Parma) Urban area (near an industrial area); high prevalence of sarcoidosis. 44°49'56.35"N 10°20'25.67"E
2 Parma-Parco (Parma) Urban area; absence of cases of sarcoidosis. 44°48'13.71"N 10°20'41.94"E
3 Varano de’ Melegari Residential area in a hilly zone; high prevalence of sarcoidosis. 44°41'13.23"N 10° 0'46.43"E
4 Medesano Residential area in a hilly zone; high prevalence of sarcoidosis. 44°41'59.38"N 10° 5'16.99"E
5 Varsi Rural area in a hill zone; absence of cases of sarcoidosis. 44°39'40.71"N 9°50'55.83"E
6 San Secondo Parmense Residential area in a plain zone; high prevalence of sarcoidosis. 44°55'21.93"N 10°13'43.17"E
7 Roccabianca Residential area in a plain zone; absence of cases of sarcoidosis. 45° 0'24.21"N 10°12'59.79"E
8 Berceto Residential area, in a mountain zone; high prevalence of sarcoidosis. 44°30'33.23"N 9°59'26.78"E
9 Borgo Val di Taro Rural areas in a hill zone (near an ophiolites quarry); high prevalence of sarcoidosis. 44°28'12.42"N
9°47'6.56"E
10 Valmozzola Rural area in a hill zone (near an ophiolites quarry); high prevalence of sarcoidosis. 44°32'8.43"N 9°52'46.69"E
11 Bedonia Residential area, in a hill zone; high prevalence of sarcoidosis. 44°30'32.35"N 9°37'58.43"E