Ann M. Vuong (Environmental & Occupational Health) published an article on "Prenatal Exposure to a Mixture of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Child Reading Skills at School Age" in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health.
Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants may affect child neurobehavior; however, exposures to mixtures of POPs have rarely been examined. The study revealed inverse associations between prenatal polybrominated diphenyl ethers concentrations and children's reading scores. Positive associations of polychlorinated biphenyls congeners and polyfluoroalkyl substances with reading skills were also found.
