Pesticides exposure in vineyard rural area and asthma in children

Conclusions: Children in schools near vineyard are at higher risk of dithiocarbamates exposure during summer period. Despite the limited size of our sample, our results suggest possible link between pesticide exposure and respiratory health.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Raherison-Semjen, C., Canal-Raffin, M., Pouquet, M., Berteaud, E., Bouvier, G., Baldi, I. Tags: Occupational and Environmental Health Source Type: research