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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Maternal and Umbilical Cord Blood from Pregnant Hispanic Women Living in Brownsville, Texas

Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Venous blood was drawn from 35 pregnant Hispanic women living in Brownsville, Texas, and matched cord blood was collected at birth. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry was used to measure concentrations of 55 individual PAHs or groups of PAHs. Results indicate that these women and their fetuses were regularly exposed to multiple PAHs at comparatively low concentrations, with levels in cord blood generally exceeding levels in paired maternal blood. While the possibility of related adverse effects on the fetus is uncertain, these exposures in combination with socioeconomically-disadvantaged and environmentally-challenging living conditions raise legitimate public health concerns.
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8083365
Authors: Ken Sexton, Jennifer J. Salinas, Thomas J. McDonald, Rose M. Z. Gowen, Rebecca P. Miller, Joseph B. McCormick, Susan P. Fisher-Hoch
Institutions: The University of Texas System, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M University System, Texas A&M University, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Language: English
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,016
OpenAlex ID: W1964604408
FWCI: 1.298
Cites: 49
Cited by: 44
Related to: 10