What are the results of the 1998 ATSDR study on volatile organic compounds in drinking water and adverse pregnancy outcomes at Camp Lejeune?
ATSDR’s study on adverse pregnancy outcomes included children born from 1968 through 1985 to mothers who gave birth at Camp Lejeune. This study was done to determine if there was a link between mothers who were exposed to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune and infants who were small for gestational age (SGA). The study also looked at preterm birth and lower birth weight babies. The study showed that exposure to VOC-contaminated drinking water was linked with higher risk for SGA among male infants. Exposure to VOC-contaminated drinking water was also linked with SGA and lower birth weight among infants born to subgroups of the mothers. However, because of errors in the exposure information available at that time, ATSDR will reanalyze this study when the water modeling is completed.
Related Questions
- What are the results of the 1998 ATSDR study on volatile organic compounds in drinking water and adverse pregnancy outcomes at Camp Lejeune?
- What progress has ATSDR made on its study of contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune and specific birth defects and childhood cancers?
- Does Krytox® contain any VOC, Volatile Organic Compounds?
