Co-exposure to non-persistent organic chemicals among American pre-school aged children: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General population human biomonitoring programs such as the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in the United States suggest that chemical exposures are common. Exposures during childhood may affect health later in life, but biomonitoring data in NHANES among pre-school aged children are limited.

Methods

A convenience group of 122 3-5year old American boys and girls were recruited in 2013 for a pilot study to assess the feasibility of collecting urine from young children and analyzing it for select chemical exposure biomarkers for future NHANES. Children were primarily Hispanic (64.8%); the remainder was divided between non-Hispanic black, and non-Hispanic white and "other." We measured 52 urinary biomarkers: 13 phthalates and one non-phthala

SUBMITTER: Calafat AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5618796 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature