Today, one out of every six children suffers from some form of neurodevelopmental abnormality. The causes are mostly unknown. Some environmental chemicals are known to cause brain damage and many more are suspected of it, but few have been tested for such effects. Philippe Grandjean provides an authoritative and engaging analysis of how environmental hazards can damage brain development and what we can do about it.
Today, one out of every six children suffers from some form of neurodevelopmental abnormality. The causes are mostly unknown. Some environmental chemicals are known to cause brain damage and many more are suspected of it, but few have been tested for such effects. Philippe Grandjean provides an authoritative and engaging analysis of how environmental hazards can damage brain development and what we can do about it.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Philippe Grandjean is Professor and Chair of Environmental Medicine at the University of Southern Denmark and Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard School of Public Health. He has devoted his career to studying how environmental chemicals affect children and their brain development. His studies on mercury triggered an international response that led to a United Nations agreement to control mercury pollution. He has studied children in the U.S. and Denmark, in the Faroe Islands, and countries in South America and Asia, and he has published more than 500 scientific papers on his findings.
Inhaltsangabe
* Introduction: Brain Matters: Only One Chance to Develop a Brain * 1. Sensitive Development: Complexity Creates Vulnerability * 2. Toxic Invasion: The Placenta Is Not a Protective Armor * 3. Invisible Lead: Health Hazards from Demanding Scientific Proof * 4. Poisoned Science: Mercury Damaged the Child's Brain but Did Not Harm the Mother * 5. Substituted Milk: Poisoning During Infancy Causes Permanent Brain Damage * 6. Persistent Problems: Chemicals Resistant to Break-Down Can Break Brain Cells * 7. Unusual Suspects: Chemicals That Protect the Lawn May Damage the Brain * 8. Mindless Costs: Losses Suffered by Victims and Society from Chemical Brain Drain * 9. Inconvenient Truths: Vested Interests Can Endanger Brain Development * 10. Brainy Choices: How to Secure Optimal Brain Development for the Next Generation * Appendix: Chemicals Known to Be Brain Drainers * Acknowledgments * Endnotes * Bibliography
* Introduction: Brain Matters: Only One Chance to Develop a Brain * 1. Sensitive Development: Complexity Creates Vulnerability * 2. Toxic Invasion: The Placenta Is Not a Protective Armor * 3. Invisible Lead: Health Hazards from Demanding Scientific Proof * 4. Poisoned Science: Mercury Damaged the Child's Brain but Did Not Harm the Mother * 5. Substituted Milk: Poisoning During Infancy Causes Permanent Brain Damage * 6. Persistent Problems: Chemicals Resistant to Break-Down Can Break Brain Cells * 7. Unusual Suspects: Chemicals That Protect the Lawn May Damage the Brain * 8. Mindless Costs: Losses Suffered by Victims and Society from Chemical Brain Drain * 9. Inconvenient Truths: Vested Interests Can Endanger Brain Development * 10. Brainy Choices: How to Secure Optimal Brain Development for the Next Generation * Appendix: Chemicals Known to Be Brain Drainers * Acknowledgments * Endnotes * Bibliography
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