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Editorial
. 2017 Feb;91(2):603-604.
doi: 10.1007/s00204-016-1920-7. Epub 2016 Dec 28.

Neurodevelopmental disorders and pesticide exposure: the northeastern Italian experience

L Roncati  1   2 , T Pusiol  3 , F Piscioli  3 , A M Lavezzi  4
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Neurodevelopmental disorders and pesticide exposure: the northeastern Italian experience

L Roncati et al. Arch Toxicol. 2017 Feb.

Abstract

Endocrine disruptors are chemical substances that can interfere with the endocrine system. They include pesticides, metals, additives or contaminants in food, and personal care products. Pesticides are the only substances intentionally released into our environment to kill living things (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides). There is scientific evidence that exposure to pesticides produces a growing number of human pathological conditions; among these, stillbirth is an emerging issue.

Keywords: Endocrine disruptors (EDs); Environment; Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS); Neurodevelopment; Pesticides; Stillbirth.

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