Publications by authors named "Andrea Corrales-Vargas"
Purpose: To examine associations of prenatal biomarkers of pesticide exposure with birth size measures and length of gestation among newborns from the Infants' Environmental Health (ISA) birth cohort, Costa Rica.
Methods: We included 386 singleton liveborn newborns with data on birth size measures, length of gestation, and maternal urinary biomarkers of chlorpyrifos, synthetic pyrethroids, mancozeb, pyrimethanil, and 2, 4-D during pregnancy. We associated biomarkers of exposure with birth outcomes using multivariate linear regression and generalized additive models.
A cross-sectional analysis of medical conditions and environmental factors associated with fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) in women and children from the ISA birth cohort, Costa Rica.
Environ Res
September 2023
Background: Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a marker of airway inflammation. Elevated FeNO has been associated with environmental exposures, however, studies from tropical countries are limited. Using data from the Infants' Environmental Health Study (ISA) birth cohort, we evaluated medical conditions and environmental exposures' association with elevated FeNO.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Playful learning for environmental education represents a participatory pedagogical mediation that considers the socio-environmental realities in which persons are immersed.
Objective: To promote environmental education, through playful, participatory, and flexible methods, to prevent pesticide exposure.
Methodology: Using geographic information systems, the distances between schools and bananas plantations were calculated.
Article Synopsis
- - AVONET is a comprehensive dataset providing functional traits for all bird species, featuring data on ecological variables, morphological traits, and species' range sizes from over 90,000 individuals across 181 countries.
- - The dataset includes both raw measurements and summarized species averages in multiple taxonomic formats, enabling integration with phylogenies, geographical maps, and conservation status information.
- - AVONET aims to enhance research in evolutionary biology and ecology by offering detailed insights into biodiversity, facilitating the testing of theories and models related to global change.
Background: Pesticides and metals may disrupt thyroid function, which is key to fetal brain development.
Objectives: To evaluate if current-use pesticide exposures, lead and excess manganese alter free thyroxine (FT4), free triiodothyronine (FT3), and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) concentrations in pregnant women from the Infants' Environmental Health Study (ISA).
Methods: At enrollment, we determined women's (n = 400) specific-gravity corrected urinary pesticide (μg/L) metabolite concentrations of mancozeb (ethylene thiourea (ETU)), pyrimethanil, thiabendazole, chlorpyrifos, synthetic pyrethroids, and 2,4-D.