@article{fdi:010054403,
  title = {{C}hild neurodevelopment in a {B}olivian mining city},
  author = {{R}uiz-{C}astell, {M}. and {P}aco, {P}. and {B}arbieri, {F}.{L}. and {D}uprey, {J}ean-{L}ouis and {F}orns, {J}. and {C}arsin, {A}.{E}. and {F}reydier, {R}. and {C}asiot, {C}. and {S}unyer, {J}. and {G}ardon, {J}acques},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study evaluates the neurodevelopment of children living near contaminated mining industries during their first year of life. {P}articipants from the city of {O}ruro ({B}olivia) were prospectively recruited during pregnancy. {F}ollow-up occurred between {M}ay 2007 and {N}ovember 2009. {I}nformation about the socioeconomic status and medical history of the pregnant women were collected using questionnaires. {N}eurodevelopment was evaluated for 246 children using the {B}ayley {S}cales of {I}nfant {D}evelopment ({BSID}) at 10.5-12.5 months of age. {E}xposure to trace elements ({P}b, {A}s, {C}d, {S}b, {C}s, {Z}n, {F}e, {C}u, {S}e, {R}b, and {S}r) during prenatal life was evaluated by testing maternal blood concentrations before delivery. {A}lmost all measured levels were lower than the control limits. {T}he blood lead concentration of pregnant women was low, considering the contaminated environmental context. {T}he geometric mean was 1.76 mu g/d{L} (95% {C}l; 1.68-1.84), a level comparable with those observed in non-contaminated areas. {T}he only element found to be relatively elevated was antimony, with a geometric mean of 1.03 mu g/d{L} (95% {C}l: 0.96-1.11). {O}ur results suggest that women from this mining area were not highly exposed. {T}he {B}ayley {S}cales of {I}nfant {D}evelopment ({BSID}) did not reveal mental or psychomotor abnormalities. {S}urprisingly, at the observed low levels, lead was positively associated with the children's {BSID} performance.},
  keywords = {{C}hild neurodevelopment ; {BSID} ; {T}race metals ; {M}ining city ; {B}olivia ; {BOLIVIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}nvironmental {R}esearch},
  volume = {112},
  numero = {},
  pages = {147--154},
  ISSN = {0013-9351},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.envres.2011.12.001},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054403},
}