Proximity to sources of airborne lead is associated with reductions in Children's executive function in the first four years of life
| Autor: | Christopher S. Fowler, David C. Folch, Michael T. Willoughby, Siri Warkentien, Lisa M. Gatzke-Kopp, Clancy Blair |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Health (social science)
media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Air pollution medicine.disease_cause Article Executive Function 03 medical and health sciences Cognition 0302 clinical medicine Lead (geology) Risk Factors Environmental health Cognitive development medicine Humans Family 030212 general & internal medicine Child Function (engineering) media_common 030505 public health Instrumental variable Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Environmental Exposure United States Family life Risk screening 0305 other medical science Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Health Place |
| ISSN: | 1353-8292 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102517 |
| Popis: | Although policies to remove lead from gasoline have resulted in a substantial reduction in airborne lead, multiple industries are known to generate lead that is released in the air. The present study examines the extent to which residential proximity to a documented source of airborne lead is associated with intellectual and executive function in children. Data were available for n = 849 children from the Family Life Project. Geolocation for children's residences between birth and 36 months were referenced against the Environmental Protection Agency's Risk Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI) database, which estimates exposure for each ½ mile grid in the contiguous United States. Instrumental variable models were employed to estimate causal associations between exposure and cognitive outcomes measured at 36, 48, and 60 months, using census-documented density of manufacturing employment as the instrument. Models of continuous lead dosage indicated small negative effects for both child IQ and executive function (EF). These results indicate that RSEI estimates of airborne lead exposure are meaningfully associated with decrements in cognitive development. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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