ReviewEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2015
Environmental exposure to pesticides and respiratory health.
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- The association between children's exposure to pesticides and asthma, wheezing, and lower respiratory tract infections. A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Respiratory and Allergic Effects in Children Exposed to Pesticides-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Situational analysis of pesticide poisoning and perceptions of autoinjector devices in rural communities in Sri Lanka - a study protocol.Global health action · 2024Article
- A systematic review of pesticide exposure, associated risks, and long-term human health impacts.Toxicology reports · 2024Review
- Agroextractivism in Argentina environmental health, scientific agendas, and socioecological crisis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Effect of Gestational Pesticide Exposure on the Child's Respiratory System: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Respiratory, hepatic, renal, and hematological disorders among adolescent females environmentally exposed to pesticides, Menoufia governorate, Egypt.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Article
- Time-Specific Factors Influencing the Development of Asthma in Children.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Maternal Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis and Atopic Dermatitis in the Offspring: The Environmental Health Fund Birth Cohort.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
- Effect of Pesticide Residue in Muscle and Fat Tissue of Pigs Treated with Propiconazole.Food science of animal resources · 2021Article
- Relationship between Respiratory Morbidity and Environmental Exposure to Organochlorine Pesticides in Armenia.Journal of health & pollution · 2021Article
- Effects of Chlorpyrifos on Serine Hydrolase Activities, Lipid Mediators, and Immune Responses in Lungs of Neonatal and Adult Mice.Chemical research in toxicology · 2021Article
- Pyrethroid exposure among children residing in green versus non-green multi-family, low-income housing.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2021Article
- Environmental exposures and sleep outcomes: A review of evidence, potential mechanisms, and implications.Environmental research · 2021Review
- Prenatal and Perinatal Environmental Influences Shaping the Neonatal Immune System: A Focus on Asthma and Allergy Origins.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Insecticide Filtration Efficiency of Respiratory Protective Equipment Commonly Worn by Farmers in Thailand.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Respiratory effects of environmental exposure to pesticides are debated. Here we aimed to review epidemiological studies published up until 2013, using the PubMed database. 20 studies dealing with respiratory health and non-occupational pesticide exposure were identified, 14 carried out on children and six on adults. In four out of nine studies in children with biological measurements, mothers' dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) blood levels during pregnancy were associated with asthma and wheezing in young children. An association was also found between permethrin in indoor air during pregnancy and wheezing in children. A significant association between asthma and DDE measured in children's blood (aged 7-10 years) was observed in one study. However, in three studies, no association was found between asthma or respiratory infections in children and pesticide levels in breast milk and/or infant blood. Lastly, in three out of four studies where post-natal pesticide exposure of children was assessed by parental questionnaire an association with respiratory symptoms was found. Results of the fewer studies on pesticide environmental exposure and respiratory health of adults were much less conclusive: indeed, the associations observed were weak and often not significant. In conclusion, further studies are needed to confirm whether there is a respiratory risk associated with environmental exposure to pesticides.
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