ArticlePLoS biology2017
Will buffer zones around schools in agricultural areas be adequate to protect children from the potential adverse effects of pesticide exposure?
Article in PLoS biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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- Beyond the Take-Home Pathway: Community-Level Pesticide Exposure Among Children Living in an Intensively Cultivated Agricultural Landscape.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Sex and adrenal hormone alteration in Ecuadorian adolescents with home and school proximity to floriculture crop area.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2026Article
- Temporal trends of agricultural organophosphate pesticide use in California and proximity to pregnant people in 2021.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Quantifying residents' exposure to agricultural pesticides using new geospatial approaches.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Exposure to agricultural pesticides and wheezing among 5-12-year-old children in the Imperial Valley, CA, USA.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2024Article
- Heavy Metal Contamination of Soil in Preschool Facilities around Industrial Operations, Kuils River, Cape Town (South Africa).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Psychometric Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess Perception and Knowledge About Exposure to Pesticides in Rural Schoolchildren of Maule, Chile.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Crop proximity index for monitoring of peri-urban land use in agro-industrial crop regions.Heliyon · 2020Article
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- Residential proximity to greenhouse agriculture and neurobehavioral performance in Ecuadorian children.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2020Article
- An educational intervention on the risk perception of pesticides exposure and organophosphate metabolites urinary concentrations in rural school children in Maule Region, Chile.Environmental research · 2019Article
- Regulating toxic chemicals for public and environmental health.PLoS biology · 2017Article
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Abstract
California has proposed limiting agricultural pesticide use within 0.4 km of schools and childcare facilities. However, the 0.4-km buffer may not be appropriate for all pesticides because of differing toxicities, fate, and application methods. Living near pesticide use has been associated with poorer birth outcomes, neurodevelopment, and respiratory function in children. More research about exposures in schools, childcare facilities, and homes is needed. Despite incomplete science, this regulation is an important step to reduce potential exposures to children. The most vulnerable exposure period may be in utero, and future regulations should also aim to reduce exposures to pregnant women.
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