关于环境汞排放、特殊教育率与自闭症谱系障碍的问题：帕尔默等人对得克萨斯州的一项生态学研究

Questions regarding environmental mercury release, special education rates, and autism disorder: an ecological study of Texas by Palmer et al.

作者信息

Lewandowski Thomas A

机构信息

Gradient Corporation, 600 Stewart Street, Suite 803, Seattle, WA 98101, USA.

出版信息

Health Place. 2006 Dec;12(4):749-50; discussion 751-2. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.10.005. Epub 2005 Dec 6.

DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.10.005

PMID:16337825

Abstract

Palmer et al. present an analysis in which they look for an association between Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting data for mercury and rates of autism and special education enrollment in Texas. In their analysis, the link between TRI release data and actual mercury exposure is not clear at all, and thus the conclusions drawn from the analysis are questionable.

摘要

帕尔默等人进行了一项分析，他们在分析中探寻得克萨斯州有毒物质排放清单（TRI）中汞的报告数据与自闭症发病率及特殊教育入学率之间的关联。在他们的分析中，TRI排放数据与实际汞暴露之间的联系根本不明确，因此从该分析得出的结论值得怀疑。