Children who are exposed to P-A-H could have a lower IQ)

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Could fetal exposure to common pollutants impact a child’s intelligence? A new study says it’s possible. The research is based on a study of black and Dominican-Americans living in New York City. It reveals high exposure to common pollutants, like car exhaust, means lower I-Q scores by the time a child reaches age five. Columbia University in New York City professor, Frederica Perera, is the author of the study. Perera looked at air monitoring between 1998 and 2003 during the pregnancy of 249 mothers. One-hundred-forty children were exposed to high levels of pollutants known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or P-A-H, in the womb. It was then revealed that by age five, children exposed to P-A-H, scored more than four points lower on full-scale I-Q tests. The findings also support previous research that suggest exposure to P-A-H, while in the womb can cause developmental changes, this study appears in the August issue of Pediatrics.