Maternal Exposure to Ambient Levels of Benzene and Neural Tube Defects among Offspring: Texas, 1999–2004 | Zendy

Philip J. Lupo | Zendy; Elaine Symanski | Zendy; D. Kim Waller | Zendy; Wenyaw Chan | Zendy; Peter H. Langlois | Zendy; Mark A. Canfield | Zendy; Laura E. Mitchell | Zendy

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Maternal Exposure to Ambient Levels of Benzene and Neural Tube Defects among Offspring: Texas, 1999–2004

Author(s) -

Philip J. Lupo,

Elaine Symanski,

D. Kim Waller,

Wenyaw Chan,

Peter H. Langlois,

Mark A. Canfield,

Laura E. Mitchell

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1002212

Subject(s) - spina bifida , confidence interval , btex , offspring , odds ratio , anencephaly , medicine , environmental health , population , pregnancy , pediatrics , xylene , biology , benzene , chemistry , fetus , genetics , organic chemistry

Previous studies have reported positive associations between maternal exposure to air pollutants and several adverse birth outcomes. However, there have been no studies assessing the association between environmental levels of hazardous air pollutants, such as benzene, and neural tube defects (NTDs), a common and serious group of congenital malformations.

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