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Living near agricultural pesticide applications and the risk of adverse reproductive outcomes: a review of the literature.

Abstract：

:Over the last decade, there has been growing concern about the possible health effects, including a number of adverse reproductive outcomes, from pesticide exposure of people living near agricultural fields. This systematic review evaluates the current epidemiological evidence on the association between living near agricultural pesticide applications and adverse reproductive outcomes, including congenital malformations, stillbirth, intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), low birthweight, preterm birth and miscarriage. We identified and reviewed 25 studies from a systematic search of the main scientific databases and other sources published in 1950-2007. Study methods and main results were summarised and tabulated according to the year of study, design and type of adverse reproductive outcome. The levels of evidence for reproductive toxicity in humans contributed by each study were assessed and the main limitations associated with these studies discussed. Residential proximity to agricultural pesticide applications may be an important source of ambient environmental exposure, but because of the underlying methodological difficulties, the strength of evidence for its relationship with adverse reproductive outcomes is generally weak and varied between outcomes. The evidence suggested an association for congenital malformations, but because of methodological limitations, such as poor exposure measurement and potentially inadequate control of confounding, a firm conclusion remains beyond reach. For the other outcomes (stillbirth, IUGR, low birthweight, preterm birth and miscarriage) the evidence for any associations was equivocal at best, but some leads warrant further investigation. Improved exposure assessment methods are needed to obtain a more reliable assessment of any risks.

journal_name

Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol

journal_title

Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors

Shirangi A,Nieuwenhuijsen M,Vienneau D,Holman CD

doi

10.1111/j.1365-3016.2010.01165.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-03-01 00:00:00

pages

172-91

issue

eissn

0269-5022

issn

1365-3016

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Living near agricultural pesticide applications and the risk of adverse reproductive outcomes: a review of the literature.