Pyrethroid insecticide exposure and cognitive developmental disabilities in children: The PELAGIE mother-child cohort
Viel et al.
The finding, in our words
In a French mother-child cohort, childhood exposure to pyrethroid insecticides, measured in first-void urine, was associated with reduced verbal comprehension scores at age six, while prenatal exposure showed no consistent association. This illustrates how urine biomarker monitoring in pediatric populations can identify environmental neurotoxicant risks.
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