Frederica P. Perera

TL;DR: It is suggested that prenatal exposure to BPA may affect child behavior, and differently among boys and girls.

TL;DR: The results demonstrate considerable phthalate exposures during pregnancy among women in these two cohorts and indicate that inhalation is an important route of exposure.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that prenatal exposure to PAH air pollutants contributes to slower processing speed, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms, and externalizing problems in urban youth by disrupting the development of left hemisphere white matter, whereas postnatal PAH exposure contributes to additional disturbances in theDevelopment of white matter in dorsal prefrontal regions.

TL;DR: Data from a recent study of the developmental effects of fetal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons via ambient pollution provides a new molecular link between PAH exposure and developmental effects, generating initial data and hypotheses for further study.

TL;DR: Prenatal PAH exposure was associated with significantly reduced birth weight in both Krakow Caucasians and in NYC African Americans, and increased susceptibility of NYC African American is suggested.