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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

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AUG 15, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Association of prenatal exposure to PM2.5 and its chemical constituents with early childhood obesity: A population-based study

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Large prospective population-based study with 339,435 mother-child pairs using validated exposure assessment and quantile g-computation to evaluate PM2.5 constituents and childhood obesity, showing consistent dose-response associations across multiple pollutants with narrow confidence intervals.

Strong EvidenceQuan Na Huan Li Shuqi Wu

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Sample size339435

PM2.5 total mass (per IQR) - OR1.050

PM2.5 total mass (per IQR) - 95%…1.036, 1.064

AUG 13, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Repeated exposure of bumblebee workers to field-realistic doses of di-2-ethylhexyl and di-n-butyl phthalates lowers worker survival and induces obesity-related phenotypes in workers and brood

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

A controlled experimental study showing clear dose-response effects on survival and metabolic endpoints in a relevant model organism, but limited by single species, lab conditions, and absence of field validation or mechanistic confirmation.

PromisingAnimal Testing and Alternatives Sebastien Duterne Laetitia Verdy

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Worker mortality increase with DE…up to 50%

Exposure duration35 days

Exposure frequencyonce per week