This review examines the large body of toxicological and epidemiological information on
human exposures to chlorpyrifos, with an emphasis on the controversial potential for …

Prevention and control of damage to health, crops, and property by insects, fungi, and
noxious weeds are the major goals of pesticide applications. As with use of any biologically …

Hayes' Principles and Methods of Toxicology has long been established as a reliable and
informative reference for the concepts, methodologies, and assessments integral to …

Inner-city, minority populations are high-risk groups for adverse birth outcomes and also are
more likely to be exposed to environmental contaminants, including environmental tobacco …

Background: Residential proximity to agricultural pesticide use has been associated with
neural tube defects and autism, but more subtle outcomes such as cognition have not been …

Although pesticide use is widespread, little is known about potential adverse health effects
of in utero exposure. We investigated the effects of organophosphate pesticide exposure …

BACKGROUND: Exposure to endocrine disruptors (EDs), including some phthalates,
phytoestrogens and phenols can be quantified using biomarkers of exposure. However …

Nlrp3 is a vital integration point of diverse extracellular stimuli and cellular stress. However,
the inappropriate activation of Nlrp3 results in the progression of autoinflammatory and …

Evidence is growing that indoor pesticide exposure is of considerable magnitude in the
United States and that pesticide concentrations may be especially high in urban areas. Of …

Biomonitoring of exposure is a useful tool for assessing environmental exposures. The
matrices available for analyses include blood, urine, breast milk, adipose tissue, and saliva …