Detection of Azoxystrobin Fungicide and Metabolite Azoxystrobin-Acid in Pregnant Women and Children, Estimation of Daily Intake, and Evaluation of Placental and Lactational Transfer in Mice.
Wenxin HuChih-Wei LiuJessica A JiménezEric S McCoyYun-Chung HsiaoWeili LinStephanie M EngelKun LuMark J ZylkaPublished in: Environmental health perspectives (2022)
Our study suggested that pregnant women and children were exposed to AZ, and at least 10% of the children (2 out of 20 that were evaluated at two ages) showed evidence of chronic exposure. Future studies are warranted to evaluate whether chronic AZ exposure affects human health and development. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP9808.