Prevalence of fetal exposure to environmental toxins as determined by meconium analysis.

Objective: The primary objective was to determine whether environmental pollutants, specifically lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As) and organochlorine and organophosphate pesticides can be detected in meconium.

Study Design: Prospective, cohort study. Infants were randomly recruited from the nurseries of five hospitals in Manila, Philippines.