pesticide

Residential proximity to agricultural pesticide exposures during preconception and pregnancy and associations with Apgar scores in the Az-PEAR study (2006–2020)

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Nagy K, Duca RC, Lovas S, Creta M, Scheepers PTJ, Godderis L, et al. Systematic review of comparative studies assessing the toxicity of pesticide active ingredients and their product formulations. Environ Res. 2020;181:108926. Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Mnif W, Hassine AIH, Bouaziz A, Bartegi A, Thomas O, Roig B. Effect of endocrine disruptor pesticides: … Read more

New U of A study expands pesticide risk window to before pregnancy

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Women exposed to agricultural pesticides, even before becoming pregnant, may be putting their newborn’s health at risk. A new University of Arizona study links those exposures to poorer health in newborns, raising questions about how farming chemicals affect the next generation.  The study, published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, found that … Read more