EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS AND METALS AND RISK OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW - Although pesticide exposure was identified as candidate risk factor, more well-designed studies are needed to provide a definitive answer; Sutedja NA, Veldink JH, Fischer K, Kromhout H, Heederik D, Huisman MH, Wokke JH, Van Den Berg LH. From the Department of Neurology; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 2008 Nov 8: 1-20
Fetal exposure to propoxur and abnormal child neurodevelopment at 2 years of age - Enrique M. Ostrea Jr, Alexis Reyes, Esterlita Villanueva-Uy, Rochelle Pacifico, Bernadette Benitez, Essie Ramos, Rommel C. Bernardo, Dawn M. Bielawski, Virginia Delaney-Black, Lisa Chiodo, James J. Janisse, Joel W. Ager; NeuroToxicology, , online 1 December 2011
High plasma concentrations of organic pollutants negatively impact survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Goutman SA, Boss J, Patterson A, et al
Impact of prenatal chlorpyrifos exposure on neurodevelopment in the first 3 years of life among inner-city children - Rauh VA, Garfinkel R, Perera FP, Andrews HF, Hoepner L, Barr DB, Whitehead R, Tang D, Whyatt RW. Pediatrics. Dec 2006 118 (6): e1845–e1859.
Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Piperonyl Butoxide and Permethrin on 36-Month Neurodevelopment - Horton, M.K., A. Rundle, D.E. Camann, D.B. Barr, V.A. Rauh and R.M. Whyatt. Pediatrics.Feb 2011 127,(3): e699–e706.
Neurobehavioral problems following low-level exposure to organophosphate pesticides: a systematic and meta-analytic review - Finds long-term low-level exposure to organophosphate pesticides produces lasting damage to neurological and cognitive functions, according to researchers at University College London (UCL). This research pulls data from 14 studies over the past 20 years; Ross SM, McManus IC, Harrison V, Mason O.; Crit Rev Toxicol. 2013 Jan;43(1):21-44.
Occupational exposure to pesticides during pregnancy and neurobehavioral development of infants and toddlers - Finds children whose mothers worked in the flower industry during pregnancy scored lower on communication and fine motor skills and had a higher odds of having poor visual acuity compared with children whose mothers did not work in the flower industry during pregnancy; Handal AJ, Harlow SD, Breilh J, Lozoff B.; Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI; Epidemiology. 2008 Sep 20.
Pesticide Exposure and Depression Among Agricultural Workers in France - Compared with nonusers, those who used herbicides for <19 years and ≥19 years (median for all herbicide users, 19 years) had hazard ratios of 1.51 (95% CI: 0.62, 3.67) and 2.31 (95% CI: 1.05, 5.10), respectively. There is widespread use of herbicides by the general public, although likely at lower levels than in agriculture. Thus, determining whether similar associations are seen at lower levels of exposure should be explored. Marc G. Weisskopf*,Frédéric Moisan, Christophe Tzourio, Paul J. Rathouz and Alexis Elbaz
Regular Herbicide Use Linked to Depression - Pesticide Exposure and Depression among Male Private Pesticide Applicators in the Agricultural Health Study. John D. Beard,1,2 David M. Umbach,3 Jane A. Hoppin,2 Marie Richards,4 Michael C.R. Alavanja,5 Aaron Blair,5 Dale P. Sandler,2 and Freya Kamel2. Advance Publication: 6 June 2014. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences