Only one chance: how environmental pollution impairs brain development and how to protect the brains of the next generation

"Explains how industrial chemicals are causing a silent pandemic of chemical brain drain. For the first time links vulnerable development of our complicated brain circuitry to functional changes caused by environmental pollutants. Exposes how a combination of academic naiveté, negligence by reg...

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Main Author: Grandjean, Philippe
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: New York 2013
Oxford University Press
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19111095124919392779-only-one-chance-how-environmen.htm
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Summary:"Explains how industrial chemicals are causing a silent pandemic of chemical brain drain. For the first time links vulnerable development of our complicated brain circuitry to functional changes caused by environmental pollutants. Exposes how a combination of academic naiveté, negligence by regulatory authorities, and irresponsible interference by vested interests has created a public health crisis of chemical brain drain."
Physical Description:212 p.
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