Prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and child attention problems at 3-7 years.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) comprise a class of halogenated compounds used extensively as flame retardant chemicals in consumer products resulting in nearly ubiquitous human exposure. Mounting evidence suggests that PBDEs are developmental neurotoxicants; however, associations between early life exposure and child behavior have been largely limited to a single developmental time point.

Methods

The study population consists primarily of white, black and Chinese women who were pregnant on 11 September 2001 and delivered at 1 of 3 downtown New York City hospitals. Maternal-child pairs were followed through age 7 years. Cord blood was collected at delivery and PBDE plasma levels for 210 samples were analyzed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre

SUBMITTER: Cowell WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4785171 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature