Background: Multiple epidemiological studies have shown that exposure to pesticides is
associated with adverse health outcomes. However, the literature on pesticide-related …

Plant Protection Products, more commonly referred to as pesticides and biocides, are used
to control a wide range of yield-reducing pests including insects, fungi, nematodes, and …

Background: Gestational exposure to several common agricultural pesticides can induce
developmental neurotoxicity in humans, and has been associated with developmental delay …

Abstract Since 1987, the World Health Organization (WHO) carried out global surveys on
polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and …

Pesticides are a category of chemicals formulated to kill or repel a pest or halt its
reproduction. In this article we review the toxicological and epidemiological literature; …

A growing body of research in the United States and Western Europe documents significant
effects of the physical environment (toxins, pollutants, noise, crowding, chaos, and housing …

This review covers recent findings on the main categories of thyroid hormone–disrupting
chemicals and their effects on brain development. We draw mostly on epidemiological and …

Objectives Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) was used worldwide until the 1970s,
when concerns about its toxic effects, its environmental persistence, and its concentration in …

Insecticides are by design toxic. They must be toxic to effectively kill target species of insects.
Unfortunately, they also have off-target toxic effects that can harm other species, including …

The impact of toxins on the developing brain is usually subtle for an individual child, but the
damage can be substantial at the population level. Numerous challenges must be …