Secondary sex ratio in relation to exposures to polychlorinated biphenyls, dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene and methylmercury [PDF]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2017 This study was undertaken to assess the potential impact of maternal exposures to polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene (DDE) and methylmercury on the secondary sex ratios (the ratio of male to female live births) over a span ...
C Amalie G Timmermann +2 more
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Sex and poverty modify associations between maternal peripartum concentrations of DDT/E and pyrethroid metabolites and thyroid hormone levels in neonates participating in the VHEMBE study, South Africa [PDF]
Environment International, 2019 Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS), the application of insecticides on the inside walls of dwellings, is used by 84 countries for malaria control. Although effective in preventing malaria, this practice results in elevated insecticide exposure to >100 ...
Jonathan Chevrier +5 more
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Level of Organochlorine Pesticide in Prediabetic and Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Varying Degree of Glucose Intolerance and Insulin Resistance among North Indian Population [PDF]
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2021 Background Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) exposure may induce an endocrine disruption which may lead to the risk of developing diabetes through alteration and disturbance of glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, and destruction of β-cells.
Shipra Tyagi +6 more
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Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene (DDE) concentrations in the breast milk of women in Quebec. [PDF]
American Journal of Public Health, 1996 OBJECTIVES: This study documented the concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene (DDE) in the breast milk of women from Quebec, Canada, and assessed the impact of various sociodemographic and lifestyle factors on these levels.
E, Dewailly +5 more
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Association between prenatal exposure to indoor residual spraying insecticides and infection rates among South African children participating in the Venda Health Examination of Mothers, Babies and their Environment (VHEMBE). [PDF]
Sci Total EnvironIn 2021, 53 countries conducted indoor residual spraying (IRS), the application of insecticides such as dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) or pyrethroids to the walls of homes to control malaria.
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Neuropsychological Measures of Attention and Impulse Control among 8-Year-Old Children Exposed Prenatally to Organochlorines [PDF]
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2012 Background: We previously reported associations between organochlorines and behaviors related to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among boys and girls at 8 years of age using a teacher’s rating scale for a birth cohort in New Bedford ...
Sharon K Sagiv, Sally W Thurston, Susan
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Evaluation of pesticide residues in human blood samples from Punjab (India) [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2015 Aim: The present study was undertaken to estimate the current status of residues of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), organophosphates (OPs) and synthetic pyrethroids (SPs) pesticides in human blood.
Jasbir Singh Bedi +4 more
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Maternal levels of dichlorodiphenyl-dichloroethylene (DDE) may increase weight and body mass index in adult female offspring [PDF]
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2008 Objectives:To investigate the effect of prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dichlorodiphenyl-dichloroethylene (DDE) on weight, height and body mass index (BMI) in adult female offspring of the Michigan fisheater cohort examined between 1973 and 1991.Methods:259 mothers from the Michigan fisheater cohort were studied.
W, Karmaus +7 more
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DDE and PCB serum concentration in maternal blood and their adult female offspring [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene (DDE) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can be passed from mother to offspring through placental transfer or breast feeding. Unknown is whether maternal levels can predict concentrations in adult offspring.
Adera, Selamawit +6 more
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Organochlorine in the serum of inhabitants living near an electrochemical factory [PDF]
, 1999 7 pages, 2 figures, 3 tables.-- PMID: 10448322 [PubMed].-- PMCID: PMC1757711.OBJECTIVES: To measure the impact of occupational and lifestyle factors on concentrations of organochlorine compounds in a general population sample living near an ...
Sala, María +5 more
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