11/26/2019 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this study, researchers from the University of California, San Diego and the University of Minnesota examined the association of time following a heightened agricultural production period – the Mother’s Day flower harvest in May – with children’s blood pressure. Their findings were published in the journal Environmental Research.
Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that a heightened pesticide spray period increases blood pressure and the expression of pesticide exposure markers in children.
Suarez-Lopez JR, Amchich F, Murillo J, Denenberg J. BLOOD PRESSURE AFTER A HEIGHTENED PESTICIDE SPRAY PERIOD AMONG CHILDREN LIVING IN AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN ECUADOR. Environmental Research. August 2019;175:335–342. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.05.030
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