Grantee Research Project Results
Research Centers
University of Washington Center for Child Environmental Health Risks Research (2010)
University of Washington
Children living in agricultural areas face increased health risks due to exposure to pesticides sprayed on fields that can drift toward homes and schools. They may also ingest pesticides through food or drinking water. Children of farm workers are at higher risk since their parents may bring pesticides home in the car and on their clothing. This center aims to understand why some children are more susceptible than others to the harmful effects of pesticides and are trying to identify how this susceptibility affects growth, development and learning. Researchers are studying how age, genetic and environmental factors can affect children’s susceptibility. Areas of study include toxicology, exposure assessment and community intervention. Working with agricultural communities in the Yakima Valley of central Washington, the center aims to incorporate findings on pesticide toxicity and exposure into its risk assessment models to identify ways to help protect children's health. Through partnering with local communities, researchers at this center offer parents solutions in protecting their children from pesticide exposure and the possible harmful health effects.
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Main Center Abstract and Reports:
Research Center for Particulate Air Pollution and Health
Consortium for Estuarine Ecoindicator Research for the Gulf of Mexico (CEER-GOM)
- Original Abstract
- 2001 Progress Report
- 2002 Progress Report
- 2003 Progress Report
- 2004 Progress Report
- Final Report
Center for Child Environmental Health Risks Research
- Original Abstract
- 2002 Progress Report
- 2003 Progress Report
- 2004 Progress Report
- 2005 Progress Report
National Research Program on Design-Based/Model-Assisted Survey Methodology for Aquatic Resources
Center for Child Environmental Health Risks Research
- Original Abstract
- 2002 Progress Report
- 2003 Progress Report
- 2004 Progress Report
- 2005 Progress Report
Center for Child Environmental Health Risks Research
- Original Abstract
- 2004 Progress Report
- 2005 Progress Report
- 2006 Progress Report
- 2007 Progress Report
University of Washington Center for Clean Air Research (UW CCAR)
- Original Abstract
- 2011 Progress Report
- 2012 Progress Report
- 2013 Progress Report
- 2015 Progress Report
- Final Report
Environmental Research and Technology Transfer Program of The Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research, Inc.
- Original Abstract
- 2011 Progress Report
- 2012 Progress Report
- 2013 Progress Report
- 2014 Progress Report
- 2015 Progress Report
- 2016 Progress Report
- Final Report
Water Environment and Reuse Foundation (WE&RF)'s National Center for Resource Recovery and Nutrient Management
Predictive Toxicology Center for Organotypic Cultures and Assessment ofAOPs for Engineered Nanomaterials
- Original Abstract
- 2014 Progress Report
- 2015 Progress Report
- 2016 Progress Report
- 2017 Progress Report
- Final Report
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