Maternal Cadmium Levels during Pregnancy Associated with Lower Birth Weight in Infants in a North Carolina Cohort

Jill E Johnston, Ellis Valentiner, Pamela Maxson, Marie Lynn Miranda and Rebecca C Fry

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 10, 1-9

Abstract: Cadmium (Cd) is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant, a known carcinogen, and understudied as a developmental toxicant. In the present study, we examined the relationships between Cd levels during pregnancy and infant birth outcomes in a prospective pregnancy cohort in Durham, North Carolina. The study participants (n = 1027) had a mean Cd level of 0.46 µg/L with a range of

Date: 2014
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