Maternal urinary cadmium levels during pregnancy associated with risk of sex-dependent birth outcomes from an e-waste pollution site in China

• Published in: Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) Vol. 75; pp. 49 - 55
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yuling, Xu, Xijin, Chen, Aimin, Davuljigari, Chand Basha, Zheng, Xiangbin, Kim, Stephani S., Dietrich, Kim N., Ho, Shuk-Mei, Reponen, Tiina, Huo, Xia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Apgar Score; Birth outcomes; Birth Weight - drug effects; Cadmium; Cadmium - toxicity; Cadmium - urine; China; E-waste; Electronic Waste - adverse effects; Environmental Pollutants - toxicity; Environmental Pollutants - urine; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Maternal Exposure - adverse effects; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects - urine; Risk; Sex Characteristics; Sex-specific; Waste Disposal Facilities; Pregnancy; E-waste; Cadmium; Birth outcomes; Sex-specific

•We firstly reported Cd associated with sex-specific difference in birth outcomes of neonates from an e-waste recycling area.•The maternal urine Cd concentrations were much higher in Guiyu group than that in the referenced group.•E-waste recycling activities and residence in an e-waste area during p...