Fig. 5From: All-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality in the population of a large Italian area contaminated by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (1980–2018)Standardised mortality ratio (SMR) for cardiovascular disease by sex and calendar period in the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-contaminated Red area. Red, males; green, females. Panel (A), Red area; panel (B), Red area A. The Red area includes the 30 municipalities in the provinces of Vicenza, Padua and Verona (northern Italy) connected to the PFAS-contaminated aqueduct. The Red area A includes the subset of 13 municipalities with PFAS contamination of the groundwater too. 1980–2018Back to article page