Solvents' link to birth defects bolstered
Exposure to organic solvents increases a pregnant woman's likelihood of having a deformed baby.
References:
Khattak, S., et al. 1999. Pregnancy outcome following gestational exposure to organic solvents. Journal of the American Medical Association 281(March 24&31):1106.
Further Readings:
Andrew, F.D., et al. 1981. Effects of inhalation exposure to ethoxy ethanol on pregnant rats and rabbits. Toxicologist 1:30.
Tikkanan, J., and O. Helnonen. 1988. Cardiovascular malformations and organic solvent exposure during pregnancy in Finland. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 14:1.
White, R.F., and S.P. Proctor. 1997. Solvents and neurotoxicity. Lancet 349(April 26):1239.
Sources:
Sohail Khattak
Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8
Canada
Richard K. Miller
University of Rochester Medical Center
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
601 Elwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14642-8668
From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 13, March 27, 1999, p. 196. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
