These findings were surprising because DEHP is rapidly metabolized and excreted, yet the results suggest a lingering effect of in utero exposure to DEHP on body weight and fat tissue formation.
Although linear growth during childhood may be affected by early-life exposures, few studies have examined whether the effects of these exposures linger on during school age, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Mr. Hall said such a study could also aid American veterans of that war who have lingering illnesses or questions about their exposure to possibly harmful materials.
Sweet fruit seemed to leap from the glass of the '80, and the lingering flavors became more complex with exposure to air.
Raber published a study this month that attempted to answer some lingering questions about pot and pesticide exposure.
As this is a retrospective study we were not able to ascertain the reasons for not returning to the clinic however some parents expressed lingering concerns about the risk of exposure to an infectious disease in an outpatient clinic.
Proud, blithe, stoic, pensive - whatever their mood, their lingering expressions are eerily engaging, the duration of each exposure having rendered them with a ghostly effect.
Knowing that the effects of BPA exposure can linger after it is discontinued forces reconsideration of the assertion that BPA might not be biologically relevant in humans because it is rapidly metabolized (41).
Some of these routes of exposure still exist in countries outside the United States, making lead a lingering concern around the world.
There is no immediate health risk from PCBs lingering in schools, all are told, yet with one important caveat: the longer the exposure, the higher the risk.
