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Prenatal exposure to legacy contaminants and visual acuity in Canadian infants: a maternal-infant research on environmental chemicals study (MIREC-ID).

C PolevoyT E ArbuckleY OulhoteB P LanphearK A CockellG MuckleDave Saint-Amour
Published in: Environmental health : a global access science source (2020)
Our results suggest that subtle, but detectable alterations of infant electrophysiological visual acuity can be identified in a population prenatally exposed to low mercury concentrations. Compared to behavioural visual acuity testing, electrophysiological assessment may more sensitive in detecting visual neurotoxicity in relation with prenatal exposure to mercury.
Keyphrases
  • pregnant women
  • drinking water
  • birth weight
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • physical activity
  • human health
  • weight gain