Biomaterial Database

Assessing the impact of aerial pesticide spraying: mancozeb exposures among pregnant women living near banana plantations. 2014

Carol Potera

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008344	Maneb	Manganese derivative of ethylenebisdithiocarbamate. It is used in agriculture as a fungicide and has been shown to cause irritation to the eyes, nose, skin, and throat.	Manganese, ((1,2-ethanediylbis(carbamodithioato))(2-))-
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D005031	Ethylenethiourea	A degradation product of ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate) fungicides. It has been found to be carcinogenic and to cause THYROID hyperplasia.	Imidazolidinethione,2-Mercaptoimidazoline,Imidazolidine-2-thione,2 Mercaptoimidazoline
D005260	Female		Females
D005659	Fungicides, Industrial	Chemicals that kill or inhibit the growth of fungi in agricultural applications, on wood, plastics, or other materials, in swimming pools, etc.	Industrial Fungicides
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000393	Air Pollutants	Any substance in the air which could, if present in high enough concentration, harm humans, animals, vegetation or materials. Substances include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; and volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.	Air Pollutant,Air Pollutants, Environmental,Environmental Air Pollutants,Environmental Pollutants, Air,Air Environmental Pollutants,Pollutant, Air,Pollutants, Air,Pollutants, Air Environmental,Pollutants, Environmental Air
D015038	Zineb	An agricultural fungicide of the dithiocarbamate class. It has relatively low toxicity and there is little evidence of human injury from exposure.	Cynkotox,Dithane Z-78,Novozir,Zinc Ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate),Dithane Z 78,Dithane Z78
D018811	Maternal Exposure	Exposure of the female parent, human or animal, to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals that may affect offspring. It includes pre-conception maternal exposure.	Exposure, Maternal,Exposures, Maternal,Maternal Exposures