Maternal hair—An appropriate matrix for detecting maternal exposure to pesticides during pregnancy

• Published in: Environmental research Vol. 101; no. 3; pp. 312 - 322
• Main Authors: Ostrea, Enrique M., Villanueva-Uy, Esterlita, Bielawski, Dawn M., Posecion, Norberto C., Corrion, Melissa L., Jin, Yan, Janisse, James J., Ager, Joel W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01.07.2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Allethrin - analysis; Allethrin - blood; Bioallethrin; Biological and medical sciences; Blood pesticide analysis; DDT - analysis; DDT - blood; Environmental Exposure - analysis; Environmental Pollutants - analysis; Environmental Pollutants - blood; Female; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry - methods; Hair - chemistry; Hair pesticide analysis; Humans; Hygiene; Lindane - analysis; Lindane - blood; Maternal Exposure; Medical sciences; Pesticide Residues - analysis; Pesticide Residues - blood; Pesticides; Pesticides, fertilizers and other agrochemicals toxicology; Philippines; Pregnancy; Pregnancy - blood; Pregnancy Complications; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; Propoxur; Propoxur - analysis; Propoxur - blood; Prospective Studies; Toxicology; Asia; Philippine Islands; Philippines; Pregnancy; Hair pesticide analysis; Bioallethrin; Blood pesticide analysis; Propoxur; Pesticides; Human; Insecticide; Pyrethroids; Epidemiology; Blood; Hair (head); Female; Detection; Carbamate; Public health; Quantitative analysis

The detection of exposure of pregnant women to toxicants in the environment is important because these compounds can be harmful to the health of the woman and her fetus. The aim of this study was to analyze for pesticides/herbicides in paired maternal hair and blood samples to determine the most app...