Changes in pest infestation levels, self-reported pesticide use, and permethrin exposure during pregnancy after the 2000-2001 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency restriction of organophosphates

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1681-1688

  Williams, Megan K ^a   Rundle, Andrew ^a   Holmes, Darrell ^a   Reyes, Marilyn ^a   Hoepner, Lori A ^a   Barr, Dana B ^b   Camann, David E ^c   Perera, Frederica P ^a   Whyatt, Robin M ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Indoor air; Insecticides; Pregnancy; Residential

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; DIMPYLATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PERMETHRIN; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFESTATION; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PEST CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; PERMETHRIN; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 58149356240     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.11367     Document Type: Article

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