An exploratory analysis of the relationship between ambient ozone and particulate matter concentrations during early pregnancy and selected birth defects in Texas

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 202, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-6

  Vinikoor Imler, Lisa C ^a   Stewart, Thomas G ^b   Luben, Thomas J ^a   Davis, J Allen ^a   Langlois, Peter H ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Birth defects; Ozone; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; OBSTETRICS; OZONE; POLLUTION;

AIR MONITORING; BIRTH DEFECTS; CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS; EARLY PREGNANCY; EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION CONCENTRATION;

AIR POLLUTION;

FOLIC ACID; OZONE; AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH IMPACT; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEART DISEASE; HEART OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREGNANCY; TEXAS;

EID: 84924769447     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.03.001     Document Type: Article

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