Agricultural pesticide use and adverse birth outcomes in the San Joaquin Valley of California
The health consequences of exposure to pesticides are uncertain and subject to much debate. Here, the effect of exposure during pregnancy is investigated in an agriculturally dominated residential area, showing that an increase in adverse birth outcomes is observed with very high levels of pesticide...
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| author | Ashley E. Larsen Steven D. Gaines Olivier Deschênes |
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| description | The health consequences of exposure to pesticides are uncertain and subject to much debate. Here, the effect of exposure during pregnancy is investigated in an agriculturally dominated residential area, showing that an increase in adverse birth outcomes is observed with very high levels of pesticide exposure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-296e88e2521d4b18abba2309583750122022-12-21T18:03:38ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232017-08-01811910.1038/s41467-017-00349-2Agricultural pesticide use and adverse birth outcomes in the San Joaquin Valley of CaliforniaAshley E. Larsen0Steven D. Gaines1Olivier Deschênes2Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of CaliforniaBren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of CaliforniaEconomics Department, University of CaliforniaThe health consequences of exposure to pesticides are uncertain and subject to much debate. Here, the effect of exposure during pregnancy is investigated in an agriculturally dominated residential area, showing that an increase in adverse birth outcomes is observed with very high levels of pesticide exposure.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00349-2 |
| spellingShingle | Ashley E. Larsen Steven D. Gaines Olivier Deschênes Agricultural pesticide use and adverse birth outcomes in the San Joaquin Valley of California Nature Communications |
| title | Agricultural pesticide use and adverse birth outcomes in the San Joaquin Valley of California |
| title_full | Agricultural pesticide use and adverse birth outcomes in the San Joaquin Valley of California |
| title_fullStr | Agricultural pesticide use and adverse birth outcomes in the San Joaquin Valley of California |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agricultural pesticide use and adverse birth outcomes in the San Joaquin Valley of California |
| title_short | Agricultural pesticide use and adverse birth outcomes in the San Joaquin Valley of California |
| title_sort | agricultural pesticide use and adverse birth outcomes in the san joaquin valley of california |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00349-2 |
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