Elizabeth Brainerd|Nidhiya Menon
Seasonal effects of water quality: The hidden costs of the Green Revolution to infant and child health in India
Brandeis University|Brandeis University
paper examines impact fertilizer agrichemicals water infant child health using water quality data combined data child health outcomes demographic health surveys india fertilizers applied specific times growing season concentrations agrichemicals water vary seasonally cropped area indian states plant predominantly summer crops others plant winter crops identification strategy exploits differing timing planting seasons across states differing seasonal prenatal exposure agrichemicals identify impact agrichemical contamination various measures child health results indicate children exposed higher concentrations agrichemicals first month experience worse health outcomes variety measures effects largest among vulnerable groups particularly children uneducated poor women living rural india