A comparison of infant hair, cord blood and meconium analysis to detect fetal exposure to environmental pesticides

Environmental Research

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 277-283

  Ostrea Jr , Enrique M ^a   Bielawski, Dawn M ^a   Posecion Jr , Norberto C ^a   Corrion, Melissa ^a   Villanueva Uy, Esterlita ^b   Jin, Yan ^a   Janisse, James J ^c   Ager, Joel W ^c  

^a HUTZEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioallethrin; Blood analysis; Hair analysis; Meconium; Pesticides; Pregnancy; Prenatal exposure to pesticides; Propoxur

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; BIOALLETHRIN; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CIPERMETHRIN; CYFLUTHRIN; DIMPYLATE; LINDANE; MALATHION; PESTICIDE; PRETILACHLOR; PROPOXUR; TRANSFLUTHRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MECONIUM; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MECONIUM; PESTICIDES; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 38749102350     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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