Socioeconomic position and exposure to multiple environmental chemical contaminants in six European mother-child cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human exposure to environmental chemical contaminants at critical periods of development can lead to lifelong health consequences. Traditionally, socioeconomically disadvantaged groups are thought to experience higher contaminant exposures; however, this relationship may not hold for all contaminants.

Methods

Using data from six European birth cohorts (1301 mother-child pairs), we determined biomarkers of exposure to 41 contaminants in biological samples from children (6-12 years) and their mothers during pregnancy, including organochlorine compounds (OCs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), metals, phthalate metabolites, phenols, and organophosphate (OP) pesticide metabolites. We analyzed these biomarkers with sev

SUBMITTER: Montazeri P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8713641 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature