Latest News - CEHC Research Links Pesticide Exposure in the Womb to Lower IQ

On April 21, research conducted at the Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center (CEHC) reveals that pesticide exposure in the womb may lower the IQ of children.

Led by Dr. Stephanie Engel at CEHC, this study concluded that exposure to organophosphate pesticideshas a negative impact on the cognitive development of school-aged children, particularly their perceptual reasoning skills. While others have linked these exposures to neurodevelopmental outcomes in newborns, these findings are among the first to suggest that these effects extend throughout early childhood.
 
To learn more about pesticides and how to prevent exposure at home, watch Dr. Landrigan on WABC New York or see our latest green tip of the week.
 
To learn more about these studies, see major media coverage in:

Dr. Landrigan talks to Glamour magazine about the impact
of toxic chemicals on women’s health.
Click here to read “The New Toxic Threats to Women’s Health.”

Click here for a full video coverage of Chemicals Found in Pregnant Women.

Click here to read the Time Magazine article featuring Dr. Landrigan
entitled 'The Perils of Plastic' issued on April 1, 2010.

Click here to read about Dr. Shanna Swan,
who will be joining Dr. Landrigan's team in April.

Click here for an interview with Dr. Shanna Swan in "60 Minutes"
regarding chemicals called Phthalates and their impact.