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Melissa Legrand

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Lukina A, Fisher M, Khoury C, Than J, Guay M, Paradis J, et al.
Chemosphere . 2020 Oct; 264(Pt 1):128402. PMID: 33022505
Prenatal exposure to total mercury (T-Hg) comes from both natural and anthropogenic sources. T-Hg can cross the blood-brain and placental barriers, and may be associated with future neurological and physiological...
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Arbuckle T, Lei Liang C, Morisset A, Fisher M, Weiler H, Mihai Cirtiu C, et al.
Chemosphere . 2016 Aug; 163:270-282. PMID: 27540762
Given the susceptibility of the fetus to toxicants, it is important to estimate their exposure. Approximately 2000 pregnant women were recruited in 2008-2011 from 10 cities across Canada. Cd, Pb,...
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Fernandez D, Legrand M, Abujaber S, Nelson L
Clin Toxicol (Phila) . 2014 Dec; 53(1):73. PMID: 25434814
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Oulhote Y, Mergler D, Barbeau B, Bellinger D, Bouffard T, Brodeur M, et al.
Environ Health Perspect . 2014 Sep; 122(12):1343-50. PMID: 25260096
Background: Manganese neurotoxicity is well documented in individuals occupationally exposed to airborne particulates, but few data are available on risks from drinking-water exposure. Objective: We examined associations of exposure from...
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Arbuckle T, Davis K, Marro L, Fisher M, Legrand M, LeBlanc A, et al.
Environ Int . 2014 Apr; 68:55-65. PMID: 24709781
Bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates are endocrine disruptors possibly linked to adverse reproductive and neurodevelopmental outcomes. These chemicals have commonly been measured in urine in population surveys; however, such data...
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Lye E, Legrand M, Clarke J, Probert A
Can J Public Health . 2013 Jul; 104(3):e246-51. PMID: 23823890
Objectives: We present total mercury (THg) in blood of Canadians 6-79 years of age from the first to-date nationally-representative survey, the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS). This analysis is particularly...
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Arbuckle T, Fraser W, Fisher M, Davis K, Lei Liang C, Lupien N, et al.
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol . 2013 Jun; 27(4):415-25. PMID: 23772943
Background: The Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) Study was established to obtain Canadian biomonitoring data for pregnant women and their infants, and to examine potential adverse health effects of...
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Bouchard M, Sauve S, Barbeau B, Legrand M, Brodeur M, Bouffard T, et al.
Environ Health Perspect . 2010 Sep; 119(1):138-43. PMID: 20855239
Background: Manganese is an essential nutrient, but in excess it can be a potent neurotoxicant. Despite the common occurrence of manganese in groundwater, the risks associated with this source of...
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Haines D, Arbuckle T, Lye E, Legrand M, Fisher M, Langlois R, et al.
J Epidemiol Community Health . 2010 Jul; 65(3):191-8. PMID: 20628082
Biomonitoring is used increasingly as an indicator and quantitative measure of exposure; however, there is a large gap in interpreting and communicating biomonitoring results to study participants. Two separate, national...
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Legrand M, Feeley M, Tikhonov C, Schoen D, Li-Muller A
Can J Public Health . 2010 Apr; 101(1):28-31. PMID: 20364534
Exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) from fish and marine mammal consumption continues to present a public health concern. To date, developmental neurotoxicity is the most sensitive health outcome, forming the basis...