Abstract Purpose of Review The volume of public health environmental justice (EJ) research
produced by academic institutions increased through 2022. However, the methods used for …

Background Numerous studies have suggested significant associations between prenatal
exposure to heavy metals and newborn anthropometric measures. However, little is known …

Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA to update its 2009 risk assessment on
arsenic in food carrying out a hazard assessment of inorganic arsenic (iAs) and using the …

Abstract Purpose of Review Zinc is an essential micronutrient with a myriad of key roles in
human health. This review summarizes mechanistic data supporting the protective effects of …

Mitochondria play a central role in maintaining cellular and metabolic homeostasis during
vital development cycles of foetal growth. Optimal mitochondrial functions are important not …

Objectives Barium is widely involved in drilling fluids, plastics, and personal care products.
Although the neurodevelopmental toxicity of barium has been reported in animals, human …

Background Oil and gas exploitation can release several contaminants in the environment,
including trace elements, with potentially deleterious effects on exposed pregnant …

Particulate matter (PM) exposure is a global health issue that impacts both urban and rural
communities. Residential communities in the Southwestern United States have expressed …

In‐utero exposures interact in complex ways that influence neurodevelopment. Animal
research demonstrates that fetal sex moderates the impact of joint exposure to metals and …

We applied a novel hierarchical Bayesian weighted quantile sum (HBWQS) regression to
combine data across 3 study sites to examine associations between prenatal exposure to …