Pesticides and inner-city children: Exposures, risks, and prevention

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1999, Pages 431-437

  Landrigan, Philip J ^a   Claudio, Luz ^a   Markowitz, Steven B ^a   Berkowitz, Gertrud S ^a   Brenner, Barbara L ^a   Romero, Harry ^a   Wetmur, James G ^b   Matte, Thomas D ^d   Gore, Andrea C ^c   Godbold, James H ^a   Wolff, Mary S ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Borikuen Neighborhood Health Center   (United States)

^d NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's environmental health; Chlorpyrifos; Environmental justice; Neurodevelopmental impairment; Organophosphates; Pesticides; Pyrethroids

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PARATHION METHYL; PESTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CITY; DAY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INFANT; NEUROTOXICITY; PEST CONTROL; POVERTY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RISK; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032802028     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107s3431     Document Type: Review

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