pdf link: chlorpyrifos: Pesticide exposure linked to brain changes: study

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* Virginia A. Rauh, et al

Brain anomalies in children exposed prenatally to a common

organophosphate pesticide

PNAS 2012 ; published ahead of print April 30, 2012,

doi:10.1073/pnas.1203396109

* Abstract

<http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/04/25/1203396109.abstract>

* Full Text (PDF)

<http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/04/25/1203396109.full.pdf+html>

* Supporting Information

<http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/04/25/1203396109/suppl/DCSupplemental>

Pesticide exposure linked to brain changes: study

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iWpgvLu2E6STVd7dg7ouskByx8RQ?\

docId=CNG.087c462f440ac213392e47e7d4fa97cd.51

WASHINGTON --- When pregnant women are exposed to moderate levels of a

common pesticide, their children may experience lasting changes in brain

structure linked to lower intelligence, a US study said Monday.

The study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

examined New York City pregnant mothers who were tested for exposure to

chlorpyrifos, or CPF, which is widely used for pest control in farms and

public spaces....