Organophosphate exposures during pregnancy and child neurodevelopment: Recommendations for essential policy reforms

Irva Hertz-Picciotto; Jennifer B Sass; Stephanie Engel; Deborah H Bennett; Asa Bradman; Brenda Eskenazi; Bruce Lanphear; Robin Whyatt

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002671

Organophosphate exposures during pregnancy and child neurodevelopment: Recommendations for essential policy reforms

PLoS Med. 2018 Oct 24;15(10):e1002671. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002671. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Authors

Irva Hertz-Picciotto¹, Jennifer B Sass^{2

3}, Stephanie Engel⁴, Deborah H Bennett¹, Asa Bradman⁵, Brenda Eskenazi⁵, Bruce Lanphear⁶, Robin Whyatt⁷

Affiliations

¹ Environmental Health Sciences Center and Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America.
² Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC, United States of America.
³ George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
⁵ School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America.
⁶ BC Children's Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
⁷ Mailman School of Public Health and Children's Center for Environmental Health at Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America.

Abstract

In a Policy Forum, Irva Hertz-Picciotto and colleagues review the scientific evidence linking organophosphate pesticides to cognitive, behavioral, and neurological deficits in children and recommend actions to reduce exposures.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Child
Child Development / drug effects
Child, Preschool
Environmental Exposure / adverse effects
Environmental Exposure / legislation & jurisprudence*
Female
Health Policy*
Humans
Insecticides / toxicity*
Neurodevelopmental Disorders / chemically induced*
Organophosphates / toxicity*
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / chemically induced*

Substances

Insecticides
Organophosphates

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

Grants and funding