Tetrachloroethylene exposure and neurobehavioral performance among children living near multiple contamination sites.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) is a known neurotoxicant mainly observed in populations with high level occupational exposure. Health effects of low-level community exposure are poorly understood. This study evaluated PCE exposure and neurobehavioral performance in 6 to 11-year-old children living in a community with multiple PCE contamination sites.

Methods

This cross-sectional study recruited eighty-nine children who attended public schools in Martinsville, Indiana. PCE was measured in exhaled breath using proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry. Children were classified into three exposure groups: 'Level 1' (≤ 0.75 μg/m³), 'Level 2' (>0.75-1.90 μg/m³), and 'Level 3' (>1.90 μg/m³). A battery of tests assessed children's neurobehavio

SUBMITTER: Alajlouni M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11970973 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature