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Maternal residential proximity to the most polluting facilities and birth weight in France

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  • Ibrahim Y. Tawbe

    (Université de Bretagne occidentale, F-29000 Quimper, France)

  • Jihad Elnaboulsi

    (Université de Franche-Comté, CRESE, UR3190, F-25000 Besançon, France)

Abstract

This study seeks to investigate the impact of maternal residential proximity to toxic pollutant sites on birth weight using data from the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) and the Etude Longitudinale Française depuis l’Enfance (ELFE) cohort. In line with the literature, we categorized the distance between the mother’s residence during gestation and the E-PRTR sites into three ranges: 0-3 km, 3.1- 5 km, and 5.1-10 km. Using linear regression model, we did not find statistically significant associations between proximity to E-PRTR sites and birth weight. However, upon further examination of specific industrial sectors, we observed that mining sites had a detrimental effect on birth weight for infants whose mothers resided within distances of 0-3 km and 3.1-5 km compared to those between 5.1 and 10 km from these sites. Specifically, residing within 0-3 km and 3.1-5 km of a mineral industry resulted in reduced birth weight compared to other distances, with respective decreases of 68 and 56 grams.

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  • Ibrahim Y. Tawbe & Jihad Elnaboulsi, 2024. "Maternal residential proximity to the most polluting facilities and birth weight in France," Working Papers 2024-15, CRESE.
    • Handle: RePEc:crb:wpaper:2024-15
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    • Q5 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics
    • G53 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Financial Literacy
    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • K3 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law

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