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SynthesisEnvironmental health : a global access science source2009

A systematic review of US state environmental legislation and regulation with regards to the prevention of neurodevelopmental disabilities and asthma.

Lauren Zajac, Eli Sprecher, Philip J Landrigan, Leonardo Trasande

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Synthesis in Environmental health : a global access science source, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. A qualitative analysis of environmental policy and children's health in Mexico.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2010
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lauren ZajacDepartment of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. lauren.zajac@mssm.edu
Eli Sprecher
Philip J Landrigan
Leonardo Trasande
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhile much attention is focused on national policies intended to protect human health from environmental hazards, states can also prevent environmentally mediated disease through legislation and regulation. However, relatively few analyses have examined the extent to which states protect children from chemical factors in the environment.

methodsUsing Lexis Nexis and other secondary sources, we systematically reviewed environmental regulation and legislation in the fifty states and the District of Columbia as of July 2007 intended to protect children against neurodevelopmental disabilities and asthma.

resultsStates rarely address children specifically in environmental regulation and legislation, though many state regulations go far to limit children's exposures to environmental hazards. Northeast and Midwest states have implemented model regulation of mercury emissions, and regulations in five states set exposure limits to volatile organic compound emissions that are more stringent than US Environmental Protection Agency standards. DISCUSSION: Differences in state environmental regulation and legislation are likely to lead to differences in exposure, and thus to impacts on children's health. The need for further study should not inhibit other states and the federal government from pursuing the model regulation and legislation we identified to prevent diseases of environmental origin in children.

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Government RegulationState GovernmentAsthmaCongenital AbnormalitiesEnvironmental ExposureHealth PolicyHumansReview Literature as TopicUnited States

Identifiers

PMID19323818
PMCPMC2667485
OpenAlexW2024996019

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