Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Sex Ratio of Children of Russian Pesticide Producers Exposed to Dioxin. |
| Authors: |
Ryan, John Jake, Amirova, Zarema, Carrier, Gaetan |
| Source: |
Environmental Health Perspectives. Nov2002, Vol. 110 Issue 11, pA699. 3p. |
| Subjects: |
Sex ratio, Physiological effects of pesticides |
| Abstract: |
Investigates the sex ratio of children of pesticide workers who produced the biocide trichlorophenol and the herbicide 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid from 1961 to 1988 in Bashkortostan, Russia. Measurement of exposure of related cohorts to 2,3, 7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and other dioxins; Sex ratio of the combined cohort; Analysis of the sex ratio of the children according to maternal or paternal exposure. |
| Database: |
Engineering Source |
