Table 4
Prioritizing environmental risk assessment to fetus and infant health by individual risk factor*

Variable 1st 1st+2nd
Global warming and climate change 231 (23.1) 405 (40.5)
Electromagnetic wave (appliances, mobile phones) 201 (20.1) 330 (33.0)
Endocrine-disrupting compounds 123 (12.3) 258 (25.8)
Outdoor air pollution 105 (10.5) 195 (19.5)
Food contamination 98 (9.8) 210 (21.0)
Water pollution 55 (5.5) 132 (13.2)
Radiation exposure 47 (4.7) 78 (7.8)
Heavy metal exposure (lead, mercury, cadmium) 36 (3.6) 95 (9.5)
River and marine pollution 32 (3.2) 95 (9.5)
Soil pollution (gas station/abandoned mine/landfill) 28 (2.8) 67 (6.7)
Noise and vibration 22 (2.2) 66 (6.6)
New chemical materials (nanomaterial) 11 (1.1) 45 (4.5)
Indoor air pollution (home, office) 11 (1.1) 24 (2.4)
Values are presented as number (%).
*Question: What do you think is the most serious environmental problem that could affect fetus and infant health?