Prenatal air pollution exposure and ultrasound measures of fetal growth in Los Angeles, California

Few previous studies examined the impact of prenatal air pollution exposures on fetal development based on ultrasound measures during pregnancy. In a prospective birth cohort of more than 500 women followed during 1993–1996 in Los Angeles, California, we examined how air pollution impacts fetal grow...

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Published in:Environmental research 2014-04, Vol.130, p.7-13
Main Authors: Ritz, Beate, Qiu, Jiaheng, Lee, Pei-Chen, Lurmann, Fred, Penfold, Bryan, Erin Weiss, Robert, McConnell, Rob, Arora, Chander, Hobel, Calvin, Wilhelm, Michelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Air
Air pollution
Air Pollution - adverse effects
Ambient air pollution
Biological and medical sciences
Carbon monoxide
Carbon Monoxide - toxicity
Cohort Studies
Environmental pollutants toxicology
Estimates
Exposure
Female
Fetal Development - physiology
Fetal growth
Gestation
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Los Angeles
Male
Maternal Exposure - adverse effects
Medical sciences
Models, Theoretical
Nitrogen dioxide
Nitrogen Oxides - toxicity
Ozone - toxicity
Particulate Matter - toxicity
Pregnancy
Prospective Studies
Reduction
Toxicology
Traffic-related air pollution
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Ultrasound
Ultrasound measurements
Vehicle Emissions - toxicity
Young Adult
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Summary:Few previous studies examined the impact of prenatal air pollution exposures on fetal development based on ultrasound measures during pregnancy. In a prospective birth cohort of more than 500 women followed during 1993–1996 in Los Angeles, California, we examined how air pollution impacts fetal growth during pregnancy. Exposure to traffic related air pollution was estimated using CALINE4 air dispersion modeling for nitrogen oxides (NOx) and a land use regression (LUR) model for nitrogen monoxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and NOx. Exposures to carbon monoxide (CO), NO2, ozone (O3) and particles
ISSN:0013-9351
1096-0953
DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2014.01.006