ArticleEnvironmental health : a global access science source2017
Early-life exposure to air pollution and greater use of academic support services in childhood: a population-based cohort study of urban children.
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- Effects of prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and childhood material hardship on reading achievement in school-age children: A preliminary study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Prenatal exposure to air pollution is associated with childhood inhibitory control and adolescent academic achievement.Environmental research · 2021Article
- Inequalities in Exposure to Ambient Air Neurotoxicants and Disparities in Markers of Neurodevelopment in Children by Maternal Nativity Status.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Prenatal air pollution exposure and neurodevelopment: A review and blueprint for a harmonized approach within ECHO.Environmental research · 2021Review
- Quantifying Urban Spatial Variations of Anthropogenic VOC Concentrations and Source Contributions with a Mobile Sampling Platform.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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backgroundThere is a growing literature showing associations between prenatal and early-life exposure to air pollution and children's neurodevelopment. However, it is unclear if decrements in neurodevelopment observed in epidemiologic research translate into observable functional outcomes in the broader pediatric population. The objective of this study was to examine the association between early-life exposures to common urban air toxics and the use of academic support services, such as early intervention and special education within a population-based cohort of urban children.
methodsData for 201,559 children born between 1994 and 1998 in New York City were obtained through administrative data linkages between birth, early intervention and educational records. Use of academic support services was ascertained from birth through attendance in 3
resultsChildren with higher exposures to BTEX compounds were more likely to receive academic support services later in childhood. For example, the adjusted hazard ratio comparing children exposed to the highest decile of benzene to those with lower exposure was 1.09 (95% confidence interval 1.05, 1.13). Results were consistent across individual BTEX compounds, for exposure metrics which summarized exposure to all four BTEX pollutants and for multiple sensitivity analyses.
conclusionsThese findings suggest urban air pollution may affect children's neurodevelopment and educational trajectories. They also demonstrate the use of public health data systems to advance children's environmental health research.
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