Prenatal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter Components and Autism Risk in Childhood
In this large cohort study, prenatal exposure to specific PM2.5 components and postnatal O3 exposure were associated with ASD risk. The second and third trimesters may represent sensitive exposure windows. These findings support further research on air pollution's role in ASD etiology.
Authors
- Éric Lavigne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6146-9839)
- Scott Weichenthal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9634-5323)
- Martin Cloutier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4867-4739)
- Robert Talarico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5060-680X)
- Jean-Nicolas Côté (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9629-0492)
- Steven Hawken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3341-9022)
- Sabit Cakmak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9921-2107)
- Randall V. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2632-8402)
- Chris Hebbern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0378-9038)
- Anna Gunz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2824-2274)
- Aaron van Donkelaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2998-8521)
- Hong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7273-4789)
- Chengchun Yu
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Health Canada (CA)
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Children’s Health Research Institute (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.38882
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- University of Ottawa
- McGill University
- Children's Health Research Institute
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
- Université de Sherbrooke
- University of Toronto
- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University
- Health Canada
- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry