An exploratory analysis of the relationship between ambient ozone and particulate matter concentrations during early pregnancy and selected birth defects in Texas

作者：Vinikoor Imler Lisa C^*; Stewart Thomas G; Luben Thomas J; Davis J Allen; Langlois Peter H

来源：Environmental Pollution, 2015, 202: 1-6.

DOI：10.1016/j.envpol.2015.03.001

• Air pollution
• Ozone
• Particulate matter
• Birth defects

We performed an exploratory analysis of ozone (O-3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations during early pregnancy and multiple types of birth defects. Data on births were obtained from the Texas Birth Defects Registry (TBDR) and the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS) in Texas. Air pollution concentrations were previously determined by combining modeled air pollution concentrations with air monitoring data. The analysis generated hypotheses for future, confirmatory studies; although many of the observed associations were null. The hypotheses are provided by an observed association between O-3 and craniosynostosis and inverse associations between PM2.5 and septal and obstructive heart defects in the TBDR. Associations with PM2.5 for septal heart defects and ventricular outflow tract obstructions were null using the NBDPS. Both the TBDR and the NBPDS had inverse associations between O-3 and septal heart defects. Further research to confirm the observed associations is warranted.

• 出版日期2015-7