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Prenatal organophosphate pesticide exposure and traits related to autism spectrum disorders in a population living in proximity to agriculture [1]

Prenatal exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides has been linked with poorer neurodevelopment and behaviors related to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in previous studies, including in the Center for Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas (CHAMACOS) study, a birth cohort living in the agricultural Salinas Valley in California. The objective of the study is to investigate the association of prenatal exposure to OP pesticides with traits related to ASD, in childhood and adolescents in CHAMACOS.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
25/04/2018
Sharon K. Sagiv [3], Maria H. Harris [4], Robert B. Gunier & et al [5]
Environmental Health Perspectives [6]
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Tags:
Pesticide Use [7], Health Effects [8], Mental Health [9], Neurology [10], Agriculture [11], United States Of America (US) [12], Child Health [13], California [14]
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[2] https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/EHP2580.alt_.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sharon-k-sagiv
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/maria-h-harris
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/robert-b-gunier-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-use
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mental-health
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/neurology
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/california