Open AccessTrihalomethane Exposures from Municipal Water Supplies and Selected Congenital Malformations
Author(s) -
Gary M. Shaw,
Dilrini K. Ranatunga,
Thu Quach,
Eric Neri,
Adolfo Correa,
Raymond Neutra
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/01.ede.0000050697.18634.a6
Subject(s) - trihalomethane , congenital malformations , environmental health , environmental science , medicine , environmental engineering , water treatment , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Concerns about potential health effects of trihalomethanes (THMs) have prompted investigations on whether infants whose mothers were periconceptionally exposed to drinking water containing THMs are at greater risk of congenital malformations.