Children’s Environmental Health

1. Association of placenta organotin concentrations with growth and ponderal index in 110 newborn boys from Finland during the first 18 months of life: a cohort study

   Humans are exposed to tributyltin (TBT), previously used as an antifouling paint in ships, mainly through fish consumption. As TBT is a known obesogen, we studied the association of placenta TBT and other orga...

   Authors: Panu Rantakokko, Katharina M Main, Christine Wohlfart-Veje, Hannu Kiviranta, Riikka Airaksinen, Terttu Vartiainen, Niels E Skakkebæk, Jorma Toppari and Helena E Virtanen

   Citation: Environmental Health 2014 13:45

   Content type: Research Published on: 5 June 2014

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2. Estrogenic chemicals often leach from BPA-free plastic products that are replacements for BPA-containing polycarbonate products

   Xenobiotic chemicals with estrogenic activity (EA), such as bisphenol A (BPA), have been reported to have potential adverse health effects in mammals, including humans, especially in fetal and infant stages. C...

   Authors: George D Bittner, Chun Z Yang and Matthew A Stoner

   Citation: Environmental Health 2014 13:41

   Content type: Research Published on: 28 May 2014

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3. Using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and temperature data to generate time-activity classifications for estimating personal exposure in air monitoring studies: an automated method

   Personal exposure studies of air pollution generally use self-reported diaries to capture individuals’ time-activity data. Enhancements in the accuracy, size, memory and battery life of personal Global Positio...

   Authors: Elizabeth Nethery, Gary Mallach, Daniel Rainham, Mark S Goldberg and Amanda J Wheeler

   Citation: Environmental Health 2014 13:33

   Content type: Research Published on: 8 May 2014

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4. A cross-sectional study of well water arsenic and child IQ in Maine schoolchildren

   In recent studies in Bangladesh and elsewhere, exposure to arsenic (As) via drinking water is negatively associated with performance-related aspects of child intelligence (e.g., Perceptual Reasoning, Working M...

   Authors: Gail A Wasserman, Xinhua Liu, Nancy J LoIacono, Jennie Kline, Pam Factor-Litvak, Alexander van Geen, Jacob L Mey, Diane Levy, Richard Abramson, Amy Schwartz and Joseph H Graziano

   Citation: Environmental Health 2014 13:23

   Content type: Research Published on: 1 April 2014

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5. Autism spectrum disorder, flea and tick medication, and adjustments for exposure misclassification: the CHARGE (CHildhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment) case–control study

   The environmental contribution to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is largely unknown, but household pesticides are receiving increased attention. We examined associations between ASD and maternally-reported us...

   Authors: Alexander P Keil, Julie L Daniels and Irva Hertz-Picciotto

   Citation: Environmental Health 2014 13:3

   Content type: Research Published on: 23 January 2014

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6. Blood cadmium is elevated in iron deficient U.S. children: a cross-sectional study

   Cadmium (Cd), a widespread environmental contaminant, and iron deficiency (ID), the most common nutrient deficiency in the world, are known risk factors for neurodevelopmental delays, as well as other disorder...

   Authors: Monica K Silver, Betsy Lozoff and John D Meeker

   Citation: Environmental Health 2013 12:117

   Content type: Research Published on: 30 December 2013

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