Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Maternal and Umbilical Cord Blood from Pregnant Hispanic Women Living in Brownsville, Texas

Ken Sexton, Jennifer J. Salinas, Thomas J. McDonald, Rose M. Z. Gowen, Rebecca P. Miller, Joseph B. McCormick and Susan P. Fisher-Hoch
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Ken Sexton: University of Texas School of Public Health, Brownville Regional Campus, 80 Fort Brown–AHC, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
Jennifer J. Salinas: University of Texas School of Public Health, Brownville Regional Campus, 80 Fort Brown–AHC, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
Thomas J. McDonald: School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M System Health Science Center, SRPH Building, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Rose M. Z. Gowen: University of Texas School of Public Health, Brownville Regional Campus, 80 Fort Brown–AHC, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
Rebecca P. Miller: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Region 12, 5425 Polk Street, Houston, TX 77023, USA
Joseph B. McCormick: University of Texas School of Public Health, Brownville Regional Campus, 80 Fort Brown–AHC, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
Susan P. Fisher-Hoch: University of Texas School of Public Health, Brownville Regional Campus, 80 Fort Brown–AHC, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA

IJERPH, 2011, vol. 8, issue 8, 1-15

Abstract: Venous blood was drawn from 35 pregnant Hispanic women living in Brownsville, Texas, and matched cord blood was collected at birth. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry was used to measure concentrations of 55 individual PAHs or groups of PAHs. Results indicate that these women and their fetuses were regularly exposed to multiple PAHs at comparatively low concentrations, with levels in cord blood generally exceeding levels in paired maternal blood. While the possibility of related adverse effects on the fetus is uncertain, these exposures in combination with socioeconomically-disadvantaged and environmentally-challenging living conditions raise legitimate public health concerns.

Keywords: biomarkers; fetal exposure; maternal exposure; PAHs; prenatal exposure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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