Prenatal Exposure to PBDEs and Neurodevelopment

Prenatal Exposure to PBDEs and Neurodevelopment

BACKGROUND Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used flame retardant compounds that are persistent and bioaccumulative and therefore have become ubiquitous environment contaminants. Animal studies suggest that prenatal PBDE exposure may result in adverse neurodevelopmental effects. OBJECTIVE In a longitudinal cohort initiated after 11 September 2001, including 329 mothers who del...

Prenatal PBDEs and Neurodevelopment: Animal Studies and Human Health Assessment

Prenatal PBDEs and Neurodevelopment: Herbstman et al. Respond to Goodman et al. and to Banasik and Strosznajder

A 469 over time could have altered any observed exposure–response associations. In addition, the authors did not indicate how assessments of individual children changed over time. If different children contributed to associations at different ages, the reported findings may not be indicative of a causal role for PBDEs. Notably, most associations were found at earlier ages, suggesting that even ...

Benefits of Reducing Prenatal Exposure to Coal-Burning Pollutants to Children’s Neurodevelopment in China

BACKGROUND Coal burning provides 70% of the energy for China's industry and power, but releases large quantities of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and other pollutants. PAHs are reproductive and developmental toxicants, mutagens, and carcinogens. OBJECTIVE We evaluated the benefit to neurobehavioral development from the closure of a coal-fired power plant that was the major local sou...

Prenatal exposure to cell phone use and neurodevelopment at 14 months.

BACKGROUND Recently, an association was reported between prenatal and postnatal exposure to cell phones and neurobehavioral problems in children at the age of 7 years. METHODS A birth cohort was established in Sabadell, Spain between 2004 and 2006. Mothers completed questions about cell phone use in week 32 of the pregnancy (n = 587). Neurodevelopment of their children was tested at age 14 mo...