饮用水污染物度和出生结果
Richard W DiSalvo1, Elaine L Hill2
1Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University.
概括
即使低水平的饮用水污染,低于监管违规门,也可能对出生结果产生负面影响. 暴露的增加与较高的低出生体重和早产率有关.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 以前的美国研究将饮用水污染与不良健康影响联系起来,主要是发生监管违规时.
- 在了解低于监管违规点的污染物水平对健康的影响方面存在关键差距.
研究的目的:
- 调查社区水系统污染与宾夕法尼亚州出生结果之间的联系.
- 具体来说,要评估水污染对未受到监管违规行为的新生儿的健康影响.
主要方法:
- 利用了宾夕法尼亚州社区水系统的饮用水采样数据.
- 雇佣母亲在最严格的统计规范中固定了影响.
- 分析了不同污染物水平对低出生体重和早产的影响.
主要成果:
- 从水污染的第10个百分位移到第90个百分位移 (低于违规水平) 与低出生体重增加12%有关.
- 污染水平的同样的变化与早产率的17%的增加有关.
结论:
- 社区饮用水系统中的污染,即使在没有触发监管违规的水平上,也会对出生结果造成风险.
- 调查结果强调需要考虑基于健康的指导,以污染物水平低于当前的监管标准.
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