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(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, May 11, 2022) Pregnant women are being exposed to increasing amounts of dangerous industrial chemicals, according to research published this week in Environmental Science and Technology<\/a>. \u00a0The chemicals in question include pesticides, plastics, and parabens, as well as \u2018replacement chemicals\u2019 for substances like phthalates and bisphenols that have gained notoriety for risks to public health. With a range of scientific data highlighting chemical exposures during pregnancy as a critical window of vulnerability<\/a>, public awareness of these growing threats, and meaningful action by government regulators to reduce exposure is needed. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The results of this study follow the release of data last year finding over 100 different chemicals in<\/a> U.S. pregnant women\u2019s blood and umbilical cord samples. For the present study, however, researchers did not merely detect these chemicals, they tracked exposure levels over the course of 12 years. The cohort of 171 women represents a diverse group from seven American states and territories (including New Hampshire, New York, Puerto Rico, Illinois, California, and Georgia), with 20% of women participating Black, one third white, 40% Latina, and the remaining from other or multiple groups. Over the course of the study, routine monitoring was conducted utilizing an advanced diagnostic method that permits analysis of dozens of chemicals from a single urine sample.<\/p>\n

Of the 103 chemicals reviewed, over 80% is detected in at least one woman enrolled in the research. One third of the compounds is found in over 50% of women. In particular, the study finds that many women have levels of neonicotinoid insecticides in their urine. Although widely known for their hazards to pollinators, a range of data over the last decade has pointed to concerning impacts on human development from prenatal exposure. Peer-reviewed studies have linked these exposures to autism like symptoms<\/a>, birth defects in the heart<\/a>, and birth defects in the brain<\/a>, per a review by the Natural Resources Defense Council.<\/a><\/p>\n

Body burden of these hazardous chemicals are disproportionate between women of different races and backgrounds. Higher exposure amounts is seen in non-white women, those with less education, and pregnant women who are single. Researchers also note that Latinas encountered higher levels of parabens, bisphenols, and phthalates.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile pesticides and replacement chemicals were prevalent in all women, we were surprised to find that Latinas had substantially higher levels of parabens, phthalates and bisphenols,\u201d said Jessie Buckley, PhD, associate professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and first author of the study. \u201cThis could be the result of higher exposures to products with chemicals, such as processed foods or personal care products.\u201d<\/p>\n

These data line up with recent research showing that BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) communities are exposed to pesticides at disproportionately higher rates than other communities<\/a>. Beyond these exposures, current laws result in weaker protection of these communities, including elevated risk factors for pesticide-induced illness, toxic housing, and poor enforcement even when problems are identified.<\/p>\n

Overall, many of the chemicals detected are found in higher amounts than previous studies in the peer-reviewed literature. \u201cThis is the first time we\u2019ve been able to measure the amounts of chemicals in such a large and diverse group of pregnant women \u2013 not just identify chemicals,\u201d said Tracey J. Woodruff, PhD, professor and director of the UC San Francisco Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment and co-director of the UCSF EaRTH Center, and the senior author of the study. \u201cOur findings make clear that the number and scope of chemicals in pregnant women are increasing during a very vulnerable time of development for both the pregnant person and the fetus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pesticide exposure during this critical window of vulnerability is associated with a range of long-term health hazards. A study published late last month found that maternal pesticide exposure during pregnancy can affect sleep patterns later in life<\/a>. Sleep problems one may be having now can be precipitated by a chemical exposure at the start of one\u2019s life, causing life-long disruption. But this type of otherwise inscrutable health problems that individuals live with is only one example. Exposure during pregnancy can increase the probability of childhood ear infections<\/a>, risking hearing loss that can set back childhood development and change the course of an individuals life. ADHD is yet another example, with pregnant mothers who have used insecticides at 98% increased odds of having children with ADHD scores in the 90th<\/sup> percentile<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Exposures can likewise result in a range of health impacts. Research finds that early exposure to pesticides in the womb increases the risk of the rare fetal disorder holoprosencephaly<\/a>. This disorder prevents the embryonic forebrain from developing into two separate hemispheres. Pesticides can result in early births and low birth weight<\/a>, and evidence is growing that glyphosate in particular is a primary contributor to this phenomenon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Overwhelming data links prenatal pesticide exposure to increased risk of cancer. Whether it be acute childhood leukemia<\/a> (see coverage of another study on this health outcome here<\/a>), nephroblastoma kidney cancer<\/a>, or brain tumors<\/a>, the data is consistent and incredibly concerning.<\/p>\n

While peer-reviewed science continues to sound the alarm, federal regulators at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continue to allow harmful exposures to continue, and in some cases permitted increases in application rates of chemicals linked to prenatal and early childhood health impacts<\/a>, like the pyrethroid class of insecticides.<\/p>\n

Join Beyond Pesticides in efforts to reform the core principles of pesticide law in the United States by urging your Senator to cosponsor Sen. Cory Booker\u2019s Protect America\u2019s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act.<\/a> For more information on the hazards pesticides pose to pregnant women and young children, see Beyond Pesticides\u2019 webpage on the Hazards of Pesticides for Children\u2019s Health<\/a>, as well as the Pesticide Induced Diseases Database.<\/a><\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: \u00a0University of California, San Francisco press release<\/a>, Environmental Science and Technology<\/a><\/p>\n

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