The effects of low-level prenatal lead exposure on birth outcomes

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 175, Issue , 2013, Pages 30-34

  Xie, Xin ^a   Ding, Guodong ^a   Cui, Chang ^a   Chen, Limei ^a   Gao, Yu ^a   Zhou, Yijun ^a   Shi, Rong ^a   Tian, Ying ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; China; Lead; Low level; Prenatal exposure

Indexed keywords

BIRTH OUTCOMES; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD LEAD; BLOOD LEAD LEVELS; CHINA; CORD BLOOD; FETAL GROWTH; LAIZHOU BAY; LEAD EXPOSURE; LOW-LEVEL; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS;

LEAD; RURAL AREAS;

BLOOD;

LEAD;

CHILDBEARING; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CHINA; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RURAL AREA; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LEAD; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA; LAIZHOU BAY; SHANDONG;

EID: 84872398322     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.12.013     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. D.C. Bellinger Very low lead exposures and children's neurodevelopment Curr. Opin. Pediatr. 20 2008 172 177 (Pubitemid 351365708)
2. J. Chen, Y. Tong, J. Xu, X. Liu, Y. Li, and M. Tan Environmental lead pollution threatens the children living in the Pearl River Delta region, China Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. Int. 19 2012 3268 3275
3. W.J. Crinnion The CDC fourth national report on human exposure to environmental chemicals: what it tells us about our toxic burden and how it assist environmental medicine physicians Altern. Med. Rev. 15 2010 101 109
4. B. Eskenazi, A. Bradman, and R. Castorina Exposures of children to organophosphate pesticides and their potential adverse health effects Environ. Health Perspect. 107 Suppl. 3 1999 409 419 (Pubitemid 29346987)
5. M. Falcon, P. Vinas, and A. Luna Placental lead and outcome of pregnancy Toxicology 185 2003 59 66 (Pubitemid 36054164)
6. GB15618 Environmental Quality Standard for Soils 1995 Ministry of Environmental Protection of China (in Chinese)
7. A. Gomaa, H. Hu, D. Bellinger, J. Schwartz, S.W. Tsaih, T. Gonzalez-Cossio, L. Schnaas, K. Peterson, A. Aro, and M. Hernandez-Avila Maternal bone lead as an independent risk factor for fetal neurotoxicity: a prospective study Pediatrics 110 2002 110 118 (Pubitemid 34742649)
8. C. Gundacker, S. Frohlich, K. Graf-Rohrmeister, B. Eibenberger, V. Jessenig, D. Gicic, S. Prinz, K.J. Wittmann, H. Zeisler, B. Vallant, A. Pollak, and P. Husslein Perinatal lead and mercury exposure in Austria Sci. Total Environ. 408 2010 5744 5749
9. C. Gundacker, B. Pietschnig, K.J. Wittmann, A. Lischka, H. Salzer, L. Hohenauer, and E. Schuster Lead and mercury in breast milk Pediatrics 110 2002 873 878 (Pubitemid 35266143)
10. W. Jedrychowski, F. Perera, J. Jankowski, V. Rauh, E. Flak, K.L. Caldwell, R.L. Jones, A. Pac, and I. Lisowska-Miszczyk Prenatal low-level lead exposure and developmental delay of infants at age 6 months (Krakow inner city study) Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Health 211 2008 345 351
11. L. Jia, W. Wang, Y. Li, and L. Yang Heavy metals in soil and crops of an intensively farmed area: a case study in Yucheng City, Shandong Province, China Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 7 2010 395 412
12. Y. Jiang, H. Wang, J. Chen, G. Zhang, L. Chen, W. Dai, W. Zhou, H. Yang, and H. Shi Blood lead levels during different trimesters of pregnancy and the possible influencing factors in Chengdu, China Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 144 2011 27 35
13. M.R. Lamb, T. Janevic, X. Liu, T. Cooper, J. Kline, and P. Factor-Litvak Environmental lead exposure, maternal thyroid function, and childhood growth Environ. Res. 106 2008 195 202 (Pubitemid 351162981)
14. B.P. Lanphear, R. Hornung, J. Khoury, K. Yolton, P. Baghurst, D.C. Bellinger, R.L. Canfield, K.N. Dietrich, R. Bornschein, T. Greene, S.J. Rothenberg, H.L. Needleman, L. Schnaas, G. Wasserman, J. Graziano, and R. Roberts Low-level environmental lead exposure and children's intellectual function: an international pooled analysis Environ. Health Perspect. 113 2005 894 899 (Pubitemid 40984191)
15. R. Levin, M.J. Brown, M.E. Kashtock, D.E. Jacobs, E.A. Whelan, J. Rodman, M.R. Schock, A. Padilla, and T. Sinks Lead exposures in U.S. Children, 2008: implications for prevention Environ. Health Perspect. 116 2008 1285 1293
16. H.B. Li, S. Yu, G.L. Li, H. Deng, and X.S. Luo Contamination and source differentiation of Pb in park soils along an urban-rural gradient in Shanghai Environ. Pollut. 159 12 2011 3536 3544
17. F. Liang, G. Zhang, M. Tan, C. Yan, X. Li, Y. Li, Y. Zhang, and Z. Shan Lead in children's blood is mainly caused by coal-fired ash after phasing out of leaded gasoline in Shanghai Environ. Sci. Technol. 44 2010 4760 4765
18. S. Lin, S.A. Hwang, E.G. Marshall, and D. Marion Does paternal occupational lead exposure increase the risks of low birth weight or prematurity? Am. J. Epidemiol. 148 1998 173 181 (Pubitemid 28334894)
19. S. Lin, X. Wang, I.T. Yu, W. Tang, J. Miao, J. Li, S. Wu, and X. Lin Environmental lead pollution and elevated blood lead levels among children in a rural area of China Am. J. Public Health 101 2011 834 841
20. D.D. Liu Huan, H.M. Deng, Z.Z. Yuan, Y.W. Mai, and F. Wei The relationship between the lead levels in cord blood and neonate development Hainan Med. J. 19 2008 104 105 (in Chinese)
21. S. Llop, X. Aguinagalde, J. Vioque, J. Ibarluzea, M. Guxens, M. Casas, M. Murcia, M. Ruiz, A. Amurrio, M. Rebagliato, L.S. Marina, A. Fernandez-Somoano, A. Tardon, and F. Ballester Prenatal exposure to lead in Spain: cord blood levels and associated factors Sci. Total Environ. 409 2011 2298 2305
22. N. Nashashibi, E. Cardamakis, G. Bolbos, and V. Tzingounis Investigation of kinetic of lead during pregnancy and lactation Gynecol. Obstet. Invest. 48 1999 158 162 (Pubitemid 29488316)
23. H. Needleman Lead poisoning Annu. Rev. Med. 55 2004 209 222 (Pubitemid 38316724)
24. T. Niisoe, K.H. Harada, T. Hitomi, T. Watanabe, N.N. Hung, H. Ishikawa, Z. Wang, and A. Koizumi Environmental ecological modeling of human blood lead levels in East Asia Environ. Sci. Technol. 45 2011 2856 2862
25. M.G. Opler, S.L. Buka, J. Groeger, I. McKeague, C. Wei, P. Factor-Litvak, M. Bresnahan, J. Graziano, J.M. Goldstein, L.J. Seidman, A.S. Brown, and E.S. Susser Prenatal exposure to lead, delta-aminolevulinic acid, and schizophrenia: further evidence Environ. Health Perspect. 116 2008 1586 1590
26. K. Osman, A. Akesson, M. Berglund, K. Bremme, A. Schutz, K. Ask, and M. Vahter Toxic and essential elements in placentas of Swedish women Clin. Biochem. 33 2000 131 138 (Pubitemid 30212821)
27. A.B. Patel, and A.S. Prabhu Determinants of lead level in umbilical cord blood Indian Pediatr. 46 2009 791 793
28. A. Rahman, H.A. Al-Rashidi, and A.R. Khan Association of maternal blood lead level during pregnancy with child blood lead level and pregnancy outcome in Kuwait Ecol. Food Nutr. 51 2012 40 57
29. Y. Sun, D. Sun, Z. Zhou, G. Zhu, L. Lei, H. Zhang, X. Chang, and T. Jin Estimation of benchmark dose for bone damage and renal dysfunction in a Chinese male population occupationally exposed to lead Ann. Occup. Hyg. 52 2008 527 533
30. Y. Tao, X.T. Bai, H.Q. Zhang, J.R. Liu, Y.L. Wang, B. Dong, P.W. Qi, and X.Q. Zheng Effect of lead exposure in prenatal and postnatal duration on infant growth J. Hyg. Res. 30 2001 102 104 (in Chinese)
31. L.L. Tian, Y.C. Zhao, X.C. Wang, J.L. Gu, Z.J. Sun, Y.L. Zhang, and J.X. Wang Effects of gestational cadmium exposure on pregnancy outcome and development in the offspring at age 4.5 years Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 132 2009 51 59
32. U.S. EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Air Quality Criteria for Lead (Final) 2006 Available at: http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm? deid=158823 (accessed 11.11.12.)
33. E.M. Wells, A. Navas-Acien, J.B. Herbstman, B.J. Apelberg, E.K. Silbergeld, K.L. Caldwell, R.L. Jones, R.U. Halden, F.R. Witter, and L.R. Goldman Low-level lead exposure and elevations in blood pressure during pregnancy Environ. Health Perspect. 119 2011 664 669
34. X. Xu, H. Yang, A. Chen, Y. Zhou, K. Wu, J. Liu, Y. Zhang, and X. Huo Birth outcomes related to informal e-waste recycling in Guiyu, China Reprod. Toxicol. 33 2012 94 98
35. X.Y. Yang, Q.Y. Hou, Z.F. Yang, Y. Yang, and Z.D. Zhao Form distribution and the influencing factors of Pb in yellow soil profiles from Chengdu economic area, China Geoscience 22 2008 966 974 (in Chinese)
36. C. Yazbeck, O. Thiebaugeorges, T. Moreau, V. Goua, G. Debotte, J. Sahuquillo, A. Forhan, B. Foliguet, G. Magnin, R. Slama, M.A. Charles, and G. Huel Maternal blood lead levels and the risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension: the EDEN cohort study Environ. Health Perspect. 117 2009 1526 1530
37. X.D. Yu, C.H. Yan, X.M. Shen, Y. Tian, L.L. Cao, X.G. Yu, L. Zhao, and J.X. Liu Prenatal exposure to multiple toxic heavy metals and neonatal neurobehavioral development in Shanghai, China Neurotoxicol. Teratol. 33 2011 437 443
38. H. Zhu, Z.J. Yang, and L.L. Cao Effect of lead exposure during pregnancy on mother and infants and the related factors Hainan Med. J. 22 2011 12 15 (in Chinese)
39. M. Zhu, E.F. Fitzgerald, K.H. Gelberg, S. Lin, and C.M. Druschel Maternal low-level lead exposure and fetal growth Environ. Health Perspect. 118 2010 1471 1475