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1The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, USA.
2Department of Research, David & Alice Jurist Institute for Research, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, USA.
3Department of Mathematical Sciences, NJ Institute of Technology, Newark, USA.
4Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute, New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, Lyndhurst, USA.
2Department of Research, David & Alice Jurist Institute for Research, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, USA.
3Department of Mathematical Sciences, NJ Institute of Technology, Newark, USA.
4Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute, New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, Lyndhurst, USA.
The rise in reported
prevalence rates of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is a national concern that
continues to grow at a record pace. New Jersey has the highest prevalence rate
of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) among states surveyed, with approximately 1
in 45 children diagnosed. Northern NJ has 269,790 Known Contaminated Sites
(KCSNJ) of toxins potentially linked to autism: arsenic, lead, manganese,
mercury, organophosphate pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, trichloroethylene,
and vinyl chloride. Our objective was to identify and map these sites, and
identify methods by which more robust contaminant data could be collected and
analyzed. This study resulted in eight original maps showing KCSNJ potentially
linked to ASDs. These maps will aid in further monitoring and dissemination, as
well as future analyses exploring links between autism and these toxins.
Concentrations of multiple toxins associated with ASDs were most dense near
urban industrial or mixed residential/industrial areas, though no conclusions
can be made regarding association or causality. Based in part on this study,
NJDEP has made and will continue to make improvements to contaminant data
collection systems.
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