Investigating early life exposure to plastic products in Australia and subsequent neurodevelopmental effects [ 2018 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof AnneLouise Ponsonby (Principal investigator) ,  Prof Deborah Dewey ,  Prof Jochen Mueller

Brief description Child neurodevelopment disorders like autism are becoming more common. Recent work indicates almost all pregnant mothers in Australia harbour plastic chemicals – bisphenols and phthalates and foetus is also exposed. Human evidence is emerging that higher exposure to plastics during pregnancy may be associated with these disorders. Randomised controlled trials are not possible so high quality birth cohort studies, as proposed here, are required to investigate this issue comprehensively.

Funding Amount $780,451.00

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant