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Association between trihalomethane concentrations in drinking water and adverse pregnancy outcome in Taiwan.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17324396     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Chlorination has been the major strategy for disinfection of drinking water in Taiwan. Recently there has been interest in the relationship between by-products of disinfection of drinking water and pregnancy outcomes including low birth weight and preterm delivery. We performed a study to examine the effects of exposure to total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) on the risk of term low birth weight (TLBW), small for gestational age (SGA), and preterm delivery in Taiwan. TTHMs data were available for 65 municipalities in Taiwan. The study population comprised 90,848 women residing in the 65 municipalities who had a first parity singleton birth between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2002, and for which complete information on maternal age, education, gestational age, birth weight, and sex of the baby were available. Maternal TTHMs exposure was estimated from the TTHMs concentration for the municipality of residence at birth. The study results provide no evidence of an increased risk of TLBW, SGA, and preterm delivery at the relatively low concentrations of TTHMs in Taiwan's drinking water.
Authors:
Chun-Yuh Yang; Zhi-Ping Xiao; Shu-Chen Ho; Trong-Neng Wu; Shang-Shyue Tsai
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-02-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Environmental research     Volume:  104     ISSN:  0013-9351     ISO Abbreviation:  Environ. Res.     Publication Date:  2007 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-06-11     Completed Date:  2007-08-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0147621     Medline TA:  Environ Res     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  390-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Shih-Chuan 1st RD, Kaohsiung City, 80708, Taiwan. chunyuh@kmu.edu.tw
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cohort Studies
Drinking
Female
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight*
Infant, Newborn
Logistic Models
Maternal Exposure / adverse effects*
Pregnancy
Premature Birth / chemically induced*,  epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Taiwan / epidemiology
Trihalomethanes / toxicity*
Water Pollutants, Chemical / toxicity*
Water Supply / standards*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Trihalomethanes; 0/Water Pollutants, Chemical

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