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Aerial application of mancozeb and urinary ethylene thiourea (ETU) concentrations among pregnant women in Costa Rica: the Infants' Environmental Health Study (ISA).
van Wendel de Joode, Berna; Mora, Ana María; Córdoba, Leonel; Cano, Camilo; Quesada, Rosario; Faniband, Moosa; Wesseling, Catharina; Ruepert, Clemens; Oberg, Mathias; Eskenazi, Brenda; Mergler, Donna; Lindh, Christian (Research: Children´s health, 2014-12)Background: Mancozeb and its main metabolite ethylene thiourea (ETU) may alter thyroid function; thyroid hormones are essential for fetal brain development. In Costa Rica, mancozeb is aerially sprayed at large-scale ... -
Indigenous children living nearby plantations with chlorpyrifos-treated bags have elevated 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy) urinary concentrations
van Wendel de Joode, Berna; Barraza, Douglas; Ruepert, Clemens; Mora Vargas, Ana Maria; Oberg, Mathias; Wesseling, Catharina; Lindh, Christian; Mergler, Donna; Córdoba, Leonel (Elsevier, 2012)The US Environmental Protection Agency voluntary phased-out residential use of chlorpyrifos in 2001. In contrast, in Costa Rica, chlorpyrifos-treated bags are increasingly used to protect banana and plantain fruits from ... -
Manganese concentrations in drinking water from villages near banana plantations with aerial mancozeb spraying in Costa Rica: Results from the Infants' Environmental Health Study (ISA)
van Wendel de Joode, Berna; Barbeau, Benoit; Bouchard, Maryse; Mora, Ana María; Skytt, Asa; Córdoba, Leonel; Quesada, Rosario; Lundh, Thomas; Lindh, Christian; Mergler, Donna (Elsevier, 2016-03)Elevated manganese (Mn) in drinking water has been reported worldwide. While, naturally occurring Mn in groundwater is generally the major source, anthropogenic contamination by Mn-containing fungicides such as mancozeb ... -
Pesticide exposure and neurodevelopment in children age 6-9 years from Talamanca, Costa Rica.
van Wendel de Joode, Berna; Mora, Ana María; Lindh, Christian; Hernández Bonilla, David; Córdoba, Leonel; Wesseling, Catharina; Hoppin, Jane; Mergler, Donna (Elsevier Ltd, 2016-09-05)Certain pesticides may affect children's neurodevelopment. We assessed whether pesticide exposure was associated with impaired neurobehavioral outcomes in children aged 6e9 years. We conducted a cross-sectional study ...