Only One Chance : How Environmental Pollution Impairs Brain Development -- and How to Protect the Brains of the Next Generation.

Only One Chance : How Environmental Pollution Impairs Brain Development -- and How to Protect the Brains of the Next Generation.

Environmental pollutants such as lead, mercury, and pesticides interfere with brain development, yet we do not test industrial chemicals for brain toxicity. In this book, Philippe Grandjean argues for the necessity of protecting the brains of future generations and proposes a plan of action to halt...

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Main Author: Grandjean, Philippe
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Scholarship Online, 2013.
Series:Environmental ethics and science policy.
Subjects:
Prenatal influences.
Fetus > Abnormalities > Etiology.
Fetus > Abnormalities > Etiology
Prenatal influences
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Environmental pollutants such as lead, mercury, and pesticides interfere with brain development, yet we do not test industrial chemicals for brain toxicity. In this book, Philippe Grandjean argues for the necessity of protecting the brains of future generations and proposes a plan of action to halt what he refers to as chemical brain drain.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1299457851
9781299457850
9780199346233
0199346232
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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