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Useful Websites:
Books:
Safe and Healthy School Environments
Edited by members of the
Southeast PEHSU team: Frumkin, Rubin, Geller, and Nodvin.
Coming in 2006 from Oxford University Press
This book will be of interest to a wide variety
of readers, from school administrators and facilities managers
to parents, teachers, and health care providers. It is a useful
resource for school officials from principals and teachers
to facilities planners, for members of Boards of Education,
for environmental health professionals, for pediatricians
and other health care providers, and for parents.
The Handbook of
Pediatric Environmental Health
Edited by Ruth Etzel, MD,MPH, and Sophie Balk,
MD. Published by AAP Committee on Environmental Health
Affairs, 1999.
Published by the American Academy of Pediatrics,
this book provides a comprehensive and practical guide to
the field of children's environmental health. As the
book explains, "The Academy developed this comprehensive
tool to help everyone involved in caring for children identify,
reduce, and eliminate potential environmental hazards. "
The book includes information on a wide variety of exposures,
including asbestos, carbon monoxide, electric/magnetic fields,
tobacco, food contaminants, lead, mercury, indoor/outdoor
air pollutants, nitrates, noise, pesticides, ionizing radiation,
ultraviolet light, and water pollution, and on how they affect
children. It also addresses major diseases and syndromes
such as asthma, cancer, and multiple chemical sensitivities.
Raising
Children Toxic Free: How to Keep Your Child Safe from
Lead, Asbestos, Pesticides, and Other Environmental Hazards.
By Herbert Needleman and Philip Landrigan
In this work, two prominent pediatricians, Herbert
Needleman and Philip Landrigan offer practical advise for
both the parent and physician on how to evaluate and minimize
the risk posed by toxic exposures. These exposures
include lead, asbestos, pesticides, and other environmental
hazards which may take place in the home, in school, or on
the playground. They also discuss ways in which
to ensure community compliance with already existing laws
meant to protect children from these toxic substances.
Academic Journal
Articles:
Adams J, Barone S, LaMantia A, et al.
Workgroup to identify critical windows of exposure for child
health: neurobehavioral workgroup summary. Environmental
Health Perspectives 2000;108 Supp 3:535-44.
Anonymous. Proposal to boost children's health.
Environmental Health Perspectives 1999;107(10):A500-1.
Anonymous. 1997 declaration of the environment
leaders of the Eight on children's environmental health. Canadian
Journal of Public Health 1998;89 Suppl 1:S5-8.
Anonymous. Children and the environment.
Environmental Health Perspectives 1997;105(4):370-1.
Anonymous. DHHS, EPA fund children's
environmental health research centers. Public Health 1998;113(6):486.
Armstrong T, Hushka L, et al. Tiered approach
for assessing children's exposure. Environmental Health Perspectives
2000;108(6):469-74.
Barr M, DeSesso J, Lau C, et al. Workshop
to Identify Critical Windows of Exposure for Children's Health:
Cardiovascular and Endocrine Work Group Summary. Environmental
Health Perspectives 2000;108 Supp 3:569-71.
Bearer CF. Biomarkers in pediatric environmental
health: a cross-cutting issue. Environmental Health Perspectives
1998;106 Suppl 3:813-6.
Bearer C, Phillips R. Pediatric environmental
health training. Impact on pediatric residents.
American Journal of Disabilities in Children 1993;147(6):682-4.
Bearer CF. How are children different from
adults? [Review]. Environmental Health Perspectives 1995;103
Suppl 6:7-12.
Brown KS. Joining forces for children's
health. Environmental Health Perspectives 1998;106(1):A24-5.
Carlson J. Children’s environmental
health research: an introduction. Environmental
Health Perspectives 1998;106 suppl 3:785-86.
Chance G, Harmsen E. Children are different:
environmental contaminants and children's health. Canadian Journal
of Public Health 1998;89 Suppl 1:S9-13, S10-5.
Claudio L, Bearer CF, Wallinga D. Assessment
of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency methods for identification
of hazards to developing organisms, Part I: The reproduction
and fertility testing guidelines [Review]. American
Journal of Industrial Medicine 1999;35(6):543-53.
Claudio L, Bearer C, Wallinga D. Assessment
of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency methods for identification
of hazards to developing organisms, part II: the developmental
toxicity testing guidelines [Review]. American Journal
of Industrial Medicine 1999;35(6):554-63.
Claudio L, Torres, T. Sanjurjo E, et al. Environmental
health sciences education--a tool for achieving environmental
equity and protecting children. Environmental Health Perspectives
1998; 106 Suppl 3:849-55.
Cohen H, Sheldon L, Burke J, et al.Children's
exposure assessment: a review of factors influencing children's
exposure, and the data available to characterize and assess
that exposure. [Review] Environmental Health Perspectives
2000;108(6):475-86.
Goldman L. Linking research and policy
to ensure children's environmental health. Environmental Health
Perspectives 1998b;106 Suppl 3:857-62.
Golub M. Adolescent Health and the Environment.
Environmental Health Perspectives 2000;108(4):355-62.
Guillette E. Examining childhood development
in contaminated urban settings. Environmental Health Perspectives
2000;108 Supp 3:389-93.
Holmes H. Building healthy communities
for children: the transportation link. Environmental
Health Perspectives 1995;103 Suppl 6:71-2.
Holt P. Potential role of environmental
factors in the etiology and pathogenesis of atopy: a working
model. [Review] Environmental Health Perspectives 1999; 107
Suppl 3:485-7.
Landrigan P, Carlson J, Bearer C, et al.
Children's health and the environment: a new agenda for prevention
research. Environmental Health Perspectives 1998;106 Suppl
3:787-94.
Renwick A, Dorne J, Walton K. An analysis
of the need for an additional uncertainty factor for infants
and children. Regulatory Toxicology & Pharmacology 2000.
31(3):286-96.
Selevan S, Kimmel C, Mendola P. Identifying
Critical Windows of Exposure for Children's Health. Environmental
Health Perspectives 2000; 108 Supp 3:451-55.
Sheth M, Patel J, et al. Hazard analysis
and critical control points of weaning foods. Indian Journal
of Pediatrics 2000;67(6):405-10.
WaterstonT, Lenton S. Public health: sustainable
development, human induced lobal climate change, and the health
of children. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2000;82(2):95-7.
Waterston T. Sustainable development
and child health. Child Care, Health & Development 1997;23(3):203-6.
Air
pollution (indoor, outdoor)
Academic Journal Articles:
Biesiada M. Zejda J, Skiba M. Air pollution
and acute respiratory diseases in children: regression analysis
of morbidity data. International Journal of Occupational Medicine
& Environmental Health 2000;13(2):113-20.
Bobak, Martin. Outdoor air pollution,
low birth weight, and Prematurity. Environmental Health
Perspectives 2000;108(2):173-176.
Diez U, Kroessner T. Rehwagen M, et al. Effects
of indoor painting and smoking on airway symptoms in atopy
risk of children in the first year of life: results of the
LARS study. International Journal of Hygiene & Environmental
Health 2000;203(1):23-8.
Dillon H, Miller J, Sorenson W, et al. Review
of methods applicable to the assessment of mold exposure to
children. [Review] Environmental Health Perspectives 1999;
107 Suppl 3:473-80.
Geyh A, Xue J, Ozkaynak H, Spengler J.
The Harvard Southern California Chronic Ozone Exposure Study:
assessing ozone exposure of grade-school age children in two
Southern California communities. Environmental Health Perspectives
2000;108(3):265-270.
Gilliland F, McConnell R, Peters J, et al.
A theoretical basis for investigating ambient air pollution
and children's respiratory health. Environmental Health Perspectives
1999; 107 Suppl 3:403-7.
Gold D, Damokosh A, et al. Particulate and ozone
pollutant effects on the respiratory function of children
in southwest Mexico City. Epidemiology 1999;10(1):8-16.
Gouveia N, Fletcher T. Respiratory diseases
in children and outdoor air pollution in Sao Paulo, Brazil:
a time series analysis. Occupational & Environmental Medicine
2000;57(7):477-83.
Guo Y, Lin Y, Sung F, et al. Climate,
traffic-related air pollutants, and asthma prevalence in middle-school
children in Taiwan. Environmental Health Perspectives 1999;107(12):1001-6.
Johanning, Landsbergis P, et al. Clinical experience
and results of a sentinel health investigation related to
indoor fungal exposure. Environmental Health Perspectives
1999; 107 Suppl 3:489-94.
Linaker C, Chauhan A, et al.Personal exposures
of children to nitrogen dioxide relative to concentrations
in outdoor air.Occupational & Environmental Medicine 2000;57(7):472-6.
Rylander R, Etzel R. Introduction and summary:
workshop on children's health and indoor mold exposure. Environmental
Health Perspectives 1999;107 Suppl 3:465-8.
Schwartz D. Etiology and pathogenesis of airway
disease in children and adults from rural communities. [Review]
Environmental Health Perspectives 1999;107 Suppl 3:393-401.
Tolbert P, Mulholland J, et al. Air quality
and pediatric emergency room visits for asthma in Atlanta,
Georgia, USA. American Journal of Epidemiology 2000;151(8):798-810.
Arsenic
Academic Journal Articles:
Hopenhayn-Rich C, Browning S, et al. Chronic
arsenic exposure and risk of infant mortality in two areas
of chile. Environmental Health Perspectives 2000;108(7):667-73.
Asthma
PEHSU Training Materials:
Environmental
factors in pediatric respiratory disease (PEHSU Powerpoint
slides)
Academic Journal Articles:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Asthma mortality and hospitalization among children
and young adults: United States, 1980-93. Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report 1996;45:350-53.
Clark N, Brown R, Parker E, et al. Childhood
asthma. [Review] Environmental Health Perspectives 1999; 107
Suppl 3:421-9.
Eggleston P, Buckley T, Breysse P, et al. The
environment and asthma in U.S. inner cities. [Review] Environmental
Health Perspectives 1999;107 Suppl 3:439-50.
Fauroux B, Sampil M, et al. Ozone: a trigger
for hospital pediatric asthma emergency room visits. Pediatric
Pulmonology 2000;30(1):41-6.
Peden D. Development of Atopy and Asthma:
Candidate environmental influences and important periods of
exposure. Environmental Health Perspectives 2000;108 Supp
3:475-82.
Pinkerton K, Joad J. The mammalian respiratory
system and critical windows of exposure for children's health. Environmental
Health Perspectives 2000;108 Supp 3:457-62.
Roemer W, Hoek G, Brunekreef B. Pollution effects
on asthmatic children in Europe, the PEACE study. [Review]
Clinical & Experimental Allergy 2000;30(8):1067-75.
Autism
Academic Journal Articles:
London E, Etzel R. The Environment as
an etiologic factor in autism: a new direction for research. Environmental
Health Perspectives 2000;108 Supp 3:401-4.
Behavior
problems
Academic Journal Articles:
Eskenazi B, Castorini R, et al. Association
of prenatal, maternal or postnatal child environmental tobacco
smoke exposure and neurodevelopmental and behavioral problems
in children [Review]. Environmental Health Perspectives 1999;107(12):
991-1000.
Rice D. Parallels between attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder and behavioral deficits produced by
neurotoxic exposure in monkeys. Environmental Health
Perspectives 2000;108 Supp 3:405-8.
Birth
defects/ Developmental disabilities
Books:
Developmental Disabilities: Delivery
of Medical Care for Children and Adults Second Edition
Edited by I. Leslie Rubin, M.D. and Allen C.
Crocker, M.D. Coming in 2006!
Having Faith: An
Ecologist’s Journey to Motherhood
By Sandra Steingraber, PhD. New York: Perseus
Publishing, 2001.
In this book, poet, writer, and biologist Sandra
Steingraber tells a month-by-month story of her own first
pregnancy and childbirth. As the book describes, "In
the eyes of an ecologist, the mother’s body is the first
environment, the mediator between the chemicals—both
nourishing and dangerous—in our food, water, and air
and her unborn child." This work provides detail on the
mechanisms by which environmental hazards—from industrial
poisons found in amniotic fluid to the presence of toxins
in breast milk—might threaten each stage of infant development.
It is written in a personal narrative, poetic style layered
with information from extensive scientific research. It is
particularly geared toward women and expectant mothers.
In Harm's Way:
Toxic Threats to Child Development
By Schettler, Ted, Valenti, Maria, and others.
Greater Boston PSR, 2000.
A publication of the Greater Boston chapter
of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). This
highly readable work summarizes the research regarding
developmental, learning, and behavioral disabilities among
children and examines how commonly encountered chemicals may
contribute to these these developmental problems, even at
levels previously thought to be safe. The book argues
that toxic exposures deserve special attention because they
are preventable and that we as a society have so far failed
in our duty to protect our children from this very real threat.
Generations at
Risk: Reproductive Health and the Environment
By Ted Schettler and Maria Valenti. Cambridge,
Mass. MIT Press, c1999.
This work presents evidence that exposures to
commonly encountered toxic chemicals can have profound effects
on human reproduction and development which may persist
for entire generations. Furthermore, it examines how
our regulatory institutions have failed to either properly
test or protect us from this threat. The book also presents
resources through which concerned citizens may take action
to protect the reproductive health of themselves and their
loved ones from these toxins.
PEHSU Training Materials:
Developmental
pediatrics: children and the environment (PEHSU Powerpoint
slides)
Academic Journal Articles:
Bolger M. Commentary: safety/risk assessment
of neurodevelopmental toxins in food. Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews 1997;3:275-278.
Carpenter D. Possible effects of electromagnetic
fields on the nervous system and development. Mental Retardation
and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews 1997;3:270-274.
Davidson P, Myers G, Schroeder S. Overview:
environmental contaminants and developmental disabilities.
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research
Reviews 1997;3:221-222.
Eskenazi B, Castorini R, et al. Association
of prenatal, maternal or postnatal child environmental tobacco
smoke exposure and neurodevelopmental and behavioral problems
in children [Review]. Environmental Health Perspectives 1999;107(12):
991-1000.
Garcia A. Occupational exposure to pesticides
and congenital malformations: a review of mechanisms, methods,
and results. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1998;33:232-40.
Gasiewicz T. Exposure to dioxin and dioxin-like
compounds as a potential factor in developmental disabilities.
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research
Reviews 1997;3:230-238.
Goldman L, Koduru S. Chemicals in the
environment and developmental toxicity to children:
a public health and policy perspective. Environmental
Health Perspectives 2000;108 Supp 3:443-8.
Jacobson J, Jacobson S. Intellectual impairment
in children exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls in utero.
New England Journal of Medicine 1996;335:783-89.
Marshall E, Gensburg L, et al.Maternal residential
exposure to hazardous wastes and risk of central nervous system
and musculoskeletal birth defects. Archives of Environmental
Health 1997;52(6):416-25.
Myers GJ, Davidson PW, et al. Contribution
of heavy metals to developmental disabilities in children.
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research
Reviews 1997;3:239-245.
Olney J, Farber N, et al. Environmental
agents that have the potential to trigger massive apoptotic
degeneration in the developing brain. Environmental Health
Perspectives 2000;108 Supp 3:383-88.
Paneth N. Adopting a public health approach
to developmental neurotoxicity. [Review] Neurotoxicology &
Teratology 1996;18(3):233-4; discussion 271-6.
Pryor J, Hughes C, et al. Critical windows
of exposure for children's health: the reproductive
system in animals and humans. Environmental Health Perspectives
2000;108 Supp 3:491-503.
Rice D, Barone S Jr. Critical periods
of vulnerability for the developing nervous system:
evidence from human and animal models. Environmental Health
Perspectives 2000;108 Supp 3:511-33.
Rice D. Neurotoxicity produced by developmental
exposure to PCBs. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Research Reviews 1997;3:223-229.
Rice D. Issues in developmental neurotoxicology:
interpretation and implications of the data. Canadian Journal
of Public Health 1998;89 Suppl 1:S31-36.
Savitz D, Bornschein R, et al. Assessment
of reproductive disorders and birth defects in communities
near hazardous chemical sites: I. Birth defects and developmental
disorders. Reproductive Toxicology 1997;11:223-30.
Chemicals
PEHSU Training Materials:
Lead
and PCBs: A toxic legacy in Anniston, AL (PEHSU Powerpoint
slides)
Academic Journal Articles:
Chou K and Wright R. Pthalates
in Food and Medical Devices. (PDF) American College of
Medical Toxicology monograph 2006. Provides basic information
and a review of research on potential adverse effects.
Gasiewicz T. Exposure to dioxin and dioxin-like
compounds as a potential factor in developmental disabilities.
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research
Reviews 1997;3:230-238.
Guo Y, Lambert G, Hsu C. Growth abnormalities
in the population exposed in utero and early postnatally to
polychlorinated biphenyls and dibenzofurans. Environmental
Health Perspectives 1995;103 suppl 6:117-22.
Jacobson J, Jacobson S. Intellectual impairment
in children exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls in utero.
New England Journal of Medicine 1996;335:783-89.
Korrick S, Altshul L. High breast milk levels
of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) among four women living
adjacent to a PCB-contaminated waste site. Environmental
Health Perspectives 1998;106(8):513-8.
Longnecker M, Rogan W, Lucier G. The human
health effects of DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and
PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and an overview of organochlorines
in public helath. Annual Review of Public Health 1997;18:211-44.
Porterfield S. Thyroidal dysfunction and
environmental chemicals-potential impact on Brain Development. Environmental
Health Perspectives 2000;108 Supp 3:433-8.
Rice D. Neurotoxicity produced by developmental
exposure to PCBs. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Research Reviews 1997;3:223-229.
Rice D. PCBs and behavioral impairment: are
there lessons we can learn from lead? [Review] Neurotoxicology
& Teratology 1996;18(3):229-32; discussion 271-6.
Rowbotham A, Levy L, Shuker L.Chromium in the
environment: an evaluation of exposure of the UK general population
and possible adverse health effects. [Review] Journal of Toxicology
& Environmental Health 2000;3(3):145-78.
Savitz D, Bornschein R, et al. Assessment
of reproductive disorders and birth defects in communities
near hazardous chemical sites: I. Birth defects and developmental
disorders. Reproductive Toxicology 1997;11:223-30.
Childhood
cancer
Academic Journal Articles:
Anderson L, Diwan B, Fear N, Roman E.
Critical windows for children's health: cancer in human epidemiologic
studies and neoplasms in experimental animal models. Environmental
Health Perspectives 2000;108 Supp 3:573-94.
Auvinen A, Linet M, et al. Extremely low-frequency
magnetic fields and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia:
an exploratory analysis of alternative exposure metrics. American
Journal of Epidemiology 2000;152(1):20-31.
Boffetta P, Tredaniel J, Greco A. Risk
of childhood cancer and adult lung cancer after childhood
exposure to passive smoke: a meta-analysis. Environmental
Health Perspectives 2000;108(1):73-82.
Carroquino M, Galson S, Licht J, et al.
The U.S. EPA conference on preventable causes of cancer in
children: a research agenda. Environmental Health Perspectives 1998;106:Suppl
3:867-73.
DeVesa S, Blot W, Stone B, Miller B, et al.
Recent cancer trends in the United States. Journal
of the National Cancer Institute 1995;87:175-82.
Kheifets L, Sussman S, Preston-Martin S. Childhood
brain tumors and residential electromagnetic fields (EMF)
[Review]. Reviews of Environmental Contamination &
Toxicology 1999;159:111-29.
McBride M. Childhood cancer and environmental
contaminants. Canadian Journal of Public Health 1998;89
suppl 1:S53-S62.
Robison L, Buckley J, Bunin G. Assessment
of environmental and genetic factors in the etiology of childhood
cancers: the children's cancer group epidemiology program.
Environmental Health Perspectives 1995;103 suppl 6:111-16.
Endocrine
disrupters
Books:
Hormonal Chaos: The Scientific and Social
Origins of the Environmental Endocrine Hypothesis.
By Sheldon Krimsky. Johns Hopkins Press, 1999.
In this book, Sheldon Krimsky explains his theory
of how toxic chemicals common in the environment disrupt normal
hormonal function in both animals and humans.
Academic Journal Articles:
Barr M, DeSesso J, Lau C, et al. Workshop
to Identify Critical Windows of Exposure for Children's Health:
Cardiovascular and Endocrine Work Group Summary. Environmental
Health Perspectives 2000;108 Supp 3:569-71.
Foster W. Endocrine disruptors and development
of the reproductive system in the fetus and children: Is there
cause for concern? [Review] Canadian Journal of Public Health
1998;89 Suppl 1:S37-41.
Heindel J. Learning disabilities association-sponsored
symposium on chemical hormone imposters and child development. Environmental
Health Perspectives 2000;108(8):785-6.
Herman-Giddens M, Slora E, Wasserman R, et
al. Secondary sexual characteristics and menses in
young girls seen in office practice. Pediatrics 1997;89:505-12.
Intellectual
Disability
Academic Journal Articles:
Bolger M. Commentary: safety/risk assessment
of neurodevelopmental toxins in food. Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews 1997;3:275-278.
Carpenter D. Possible effects of electromagnetic
fields on the nervous system and development. Mental Retardation
and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews 1997;3:270-274.
Davidson P, Myers G, Schroeder S. Overview:
environmental contaminants and developmental disabilities.
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research
Reviews 1997;3:221-222.
Schroeder S. Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities Influenced by Environmental Neurotoxic Insults. Envir
Health Persp 2000;108 Supp 3:395-99.
Lead
PEHSU Training Materials:
Lead
and PCBs: A toxic legacy in Anniston, AL (PEHSU Powerpoint
slides)
Websites:
Academic Journal Articles:
Bellinger, David C. Lead. Pediatrics 2004; 113(4):
1016-22.
Bellinger D, Dietrich K. Low-level lead exposure
and cognitive function in children [Review]. Pediatric Annals
1994;23(11):600-5.
Bellinger D, Matthews J. Social and economic
dimensions of environmental policy: lead poisoning as a case
study. Perspectives in Biology & Medicine 1998;41(3):307-26.
Ellis M, Kane K. Lightening the lead load in
children. [Review] American Family Physician 2000;62(3):545-54,
559-60.
Han B. Effects of lead exposure before
pregnancy and dietary calcium during pregnancy on fetal development
and lead accumulation. Environmental Health Perspectives 2000;108(6):527-31.
Shorten C, Hooven M. Methods of Exposure
Assessment: Lead Contaminated Dust in Philadelphia Schools. Envir
Health Persp 2000;108(7):663-66.
Snakin V, Prisyazhnaya A. Lead contamination
of the environment in Russia.Science of the Total Environment
2000;256(2-3):95-101.
Yiin L, Rhoads G, Lioy P. Seasonal influences
on childhood lead exposure. Environmental Health Perspectives
2000;108(2):177-82
Mercury
Websites:
Academic Journal Articles:
Benes B, Spevackova V, Smid J, et al. The concentration
levels of Cd, Pb, Hg, Cu, Zn and Se in blood of the population
in the Czech Republic. Central European Journal of Public
Health 2000;8(2):117-9.
Davidson P, Myers G, Cox C, et al. Effects
of prenatal and postnatal methylmercury exposure from fish
consumption on neurodevelopment: outcomes at 66 months of
age in the Seychelles Child Development Study. JAMA
1998;280(8):701-7.
Forman J, Moline J, Cernichiari E, et al. A
cluster of pediatric metallic mercury exposure cases treated
with meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) Environmental
Health Perspectives 2000 108(6):575-7
Myers G, Davidson P. Does methylmercury
have a role in causing developmental disabilities in children?
Environmental Health Perspectives 2000;108 Supp 3:413-20.
Myers G, Davidson P, Cox C, et al. Twenty-seven
years studying the human neurotoxicity of methylmercury exposure.
[Review] Environmental Research 2000. 83(3):275-85.
Pesticides
Websites:
Books:
Our Children's Toxic
Legacy: How Science and Law Fail to Protect Us from Pesticides.
By John Fargo. New Haven : Yale University
Press, 1996.
As an expert in the field of pesticide policy,
Fargo examines the history and science behind pesticide use
and concludes that we as a society have failed to protect
ourselves, and especially our children from the pesticide
contamination of our food, water, air, and soil. He
also suggests fundamental scientific and political reforms
to limit the immense burden that such toxic chemicals may
place on the health of our children,now and well into the
future.
Academic Journal
Articles:
Geller R. Questions
About Pesticides on Foods. (PDF) American College of Medical
Toxicology monograph 2006.
Aprea C, Strambi M, Novelli M, et al.
Biologic monitoring of exposure to organophosphate pesticides
in 195 Italian Children. Environmental Health Perspectives
2000;108(6):521-5.
Bolger M. Commentary: safety/risk assessment
of neurodevelopmental toxins in food. Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews 1997;3:275-278.
Eskenazi B, Bradman A, Castorina R. Exposures
of children to organophosphate pesticides and their potential
adverse health effects. [Review] Environmental Health Perspectives
1999;107 Suppl 3:409-19.
Fenske R, Kissel J, Lu C, et al. Biologically
based pesticide dose estimates for children in an agricultural
community. Environmental Health Perspectives 2000;108(6):515-20.
Garcia A. Occupational exposure to pesticides
and congenital malformations: a review of mechanisms, methods,
and results. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1998;33:232-40.
Landrigan P, Claudio L, Markowitz S, et al.
Pesticides and inner-city children: exposures, risks, and
prevention. [Review] Environmental Health Perspectives 1999;107
Suppl 3:431-7.
Longnecker M, Rogan W, Lucier G. The human
health effects of DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and
PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and an overview of organochlorines
in public helath. Annual Review of Public Health 1997;18:211-44.
Sherman J. Chlorpyrifos (Dursban)-associated
birth defects: report of four cases. Archives of Environmental
Health 1996;51:5-8.
Zartarian V, Ozkaynak H, et al. A model
framework for estimating children's residential exposure and
dose to chlorpyrifos via dermal residue contact and nondietary
ingestion. Environmental Health Perspectives 2000;108(6):505-14.
Smoking
(tobacco)
Academic Journal Articles:
Diez U, Kroessner T. Rehwagen M, et al. Effects
of indoor painting and smoking on airway symptoms in atopy
risk of children in the first year of life: results of the
LARS study. International Journal of Hygiene & Environmental
Health 2000;203(1):23-8.
Hovell M, Zakarian J, Matt G, et al. Effect
of counselling mothers on their children's exposure to environmental
tobacco smoke: randomised controlled trial. British Medical
Journal 2000;321(7257):337-42.
Manuel J. Double exposure. Environmental tobacco
smoke. Environmental Health Perspectives 1999;107(4):A196-20.
Olds D. Tobacco exposure and impaired
development: a review of the evidence. Mental Retardation
and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews 1997;3:257-269.
Water
Academic Journal Articles:
Eife R, Weiss M, Barros V, et al. Chronic poisoning
by copper in tap water: I. copper intoxications with predominantly
gastrointestinal symptoms. European Journal of Medical Research
1999;4(6):219-23.
Eife R. Weiss M. Muller-Hocker M, et al.
Chronic poisoning by copper in tap water: II. Copper intoxications
with predominantly systemic symptoms. European Journal of
Medical Research 1999; 4(6):224-8.
van Maanen J. Does the risk of childhood
diabetes mellitus require revision of the guideline values
for nitrate in drinking water? Environmental Health Perspectives
2000;108(5):457-61.
Taha A, Sebai Z, et al. Assessment of water
use and sanitation behavior of a rural area in Bangladesh.
Archives of Environmental Health 2000; 55(1):51-7.
Woldemicael G. The effects of water supply and
sanitation on childhood mortality in urban Eritrea. Journal
of Biosocial Science 2000; 32(2):207-27.
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