Temporal trends of agricultural organophosphate pesticide use in California and proximity to pregnant people in 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Organophosphate (OP) pesticide exposure, particularly during the prenatal period, is linked to adverse neurodevelopmental impacts in children. One commonly used agricultural OP pesticide, chlorpyrifos, was severely restricted in California in 2020 but other OP pesticides continue to be used.

Methods

We calculated the absolute change in agricultural OP pesticide applications (by weight) in California before and after the chlorpyrifos ban (2016-2021) and investigated the spatial and demographic patterns of OP applications within 1 km of residences during pregnancy for all births in California in 2021. Geocoded residential addresses from 2021 California birth certificates were linked with publicly available records of pesticide applications within 1 km. Kilograms of

SUBMITTER: Rotkin-Ellman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12481947 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature