Prenatal DDT exposure in relation to anthropometric and pubertal measures in adolescent males.(Children's Health)

From: Environmental Health Perspectives | Date: December 1, 2004| Author: Barr, Dana B.; Davis, Mark D.; Gladen, Beth C.; Hediger, Mary L.; Katz, Solomon H.; Klebanoff, Mark A.; Longnecker, Matthew P. | Copyright information

DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane), a pesticide once used widely in agriculture and now limited to public health use, remains a controversial chemical because of a combination of benefits and risks. DDT or its breakdown products are ubiquitous in the environment and in humans. Compounds in the DDT family have endocrine actions and have been associated with reproductive toxicity. A previous study reported associations between prenatal exposure to p,p'-DDE [1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-...

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