Month: February 2016

Center for Environmental Exposures and Disease

Neurobehavioral Effects of Exposure to Organophosphates and Pyrethroid Pesticides Among Thai Children

The use of pesticides for crop production has grown rapidly in the developing world and specifically in Thailand during the last decade. As a result, children living on rice farms in Thailand are exposed to higher concentrations of organophosphate (OP) and pyrethroid (PYR) pesticides than Thai children living on shrimp farms or US children from…
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February 15, 2016 0

Dr. Joanna Burger’s Biographical Profile Featured in December 2015 Issue of Risk Analysis

Dr. Joanna Burger, member of CEED and Co-Director of CEED Community Outreach and Engagement Center, has been featured in the December 2015 issue of Risk Analysis. Click the link below to read the complete article. Joanna Burger: Respect for All Living Things By Michael Greenberg and Karen Lowrie


February 5, 2016 0