Pesticides play a pivotal role in controlling pests and disease infestations not only in urban
agriculture but also in non-agricultural settings. Several pesticides like herbicides …

Pesticides are a family of compounds which have brought many benefits to mankind in the
agricultural, industrial, and health areas, but their toxicities in both humans and animals …

In this article the neurotoxic disorders appearing in patients exposed to organophosphorus
pesticides and known mechanisms involved are reviewed. Organophosphorus compounds …

Background: Gestational exposure to several common agricultural pesticides can induce
developmental neurotoxicity in humans, and has been associated with developmental delay …

Accumulating evidence suggests that outdoor air pollution may have a significant impact on
central nervous system (CNS) health and disease. To address this issue, the National …

Context: Organophosphate (OP) pesticides are neurotoxic at high doses. Few studies have
examined whether chronic exposure at lower levels could adversely affect children's …

Background: In a longitudinal birth cohort study of inner-city mothers and children (Columbia
Center for Children's Environmental Health), we have previously reported that prenatal …

Prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos (CPF), an organophosphate insecticide, is associated with
neurobehavioral deficits in humans and animal models. We investigated associations …

In the past decade, the number of epidemiological publications addressing environmental
chemical exposures and autism has grown tremendously. These studies are important …

Expanded research is needed into environmental causation of autism. Children today are
surrounded by thousands of synthetic chemicals. Two hundred of them are neurotoxic in …