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Study adds to evidence that PCB exposure can reduce birth weight
21-Feb-2012
A study undertaken as part of the EU Environmental Health Risks in European Birth Cohorts (Enrieco) and Obesogenic Endocrine disrupting chemicals: Linking prenatal exposure to the development of obesity later in life (Obelix) projects has reported a link between exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and low birth-weight babies. The study involved almost 8,000 women who gave birth between 1990 and 2008. The researchers say that the results add to “mounting evidence” that low-level exposure to PCBs is associated with low birth weight.
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