Temporal trends of agricultural organophosphate pesticide use in California and proximity to pregnant people in 2021
A high number of births statewide, particularly in high use counties, were to pregnant people who lived within 1 km of OP pesticide use at levels similar to those linked to adverse impacts for the child in epidemiologic studies. This suggests that regulatory changes to limit use or restrict applications in close proximity to residential areas could have a substantial public health benefit on children's brain development.
Authors
- Kim G. Harley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7077-1474)
- Paul English (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1790-9926)
- Robert B. Gunier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-9919)
- Catherine Carpenter
- Miriam Rotkin-Ellman
- Maxwell J. Richardson
Institutions
- Citigroup (US)
- New York Proton Center (US)
- Public Health Institute (US)
- Berkeley Public Health Division (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23939-y
- Primary Topic
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00