Only one chance : how environmental pollution impairs brain development--and how to protect the brains of the next generation /
Grandjean, Philippe, 1950-
Only one chance : how environmental pollution impairs brain development--and how to protect the brains of the next generation / Philippe Grandjean. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (xviii, 212 pages) - Environmental ethics and science policy series . - Environmental ethics and science policy. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction. Brain matters : Only one chance to develop a brain -- Chapter 1. Sensitive development : Complexity creates vulnerability -- Chapter 2. Toxic invasion : The placenta is not a protective armor -- Chapter 3. Invisible lead : Health hazards from demanding scientific proof -- Chapter 4. Poisoned science : Mercury damages the child's brain but does not harm the mother -- Chapter 5. Substituted milk : Poisoning during infancy causes permanent brain damage -- Chapter 6. Persistent problems : Chemicals resistant to break-down can break brain cells -- Chapter 7. Unusual suspects : Chemicals that protect the lawn may damage the brain -- Chapter 8. Mindless costs : Brains are indispensable to each individual and to society -- Chapter 9. Inconvenient truths : Vested interests can endanger brain development -- Chapter 10. Brainy choices : How to secure optimal brain development for the next generation -- Appendix. Chemicals known to be brain drainers -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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.
9780199985395 (electronic bk.) 0199985391 (electronic bk.) (epub)
Prenatal influences.
Fetus--Abnormalities--Etiology.
Brain--growth & development
Brain Diseases--chemically induced
Brain Diseases--prevention & control
Environmental Pollution--adverse effects
Environmental Pollution--prevention & control
Influence prénatale.
Fœtus--Malformations--Étiologie.
MEDICAL--Perinatology & Neonatology.
Fetus--Abnormalities--Etiology.
Prenatal influences.
Electronic books.
RG627.5 / .G73 2013eb
618.3/2686
Only one chance : how environmental pollution impairs brain development--and how to protect the brains of the next generation / Philippe Grandjean. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (xviii, 212 pages) - Environmental ethics and science policy series . - Environmental ethics and science policy. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction. Brain matters : Only one chance to develop a brain -- Chapter 1. Sensitive development : Complexity creates vulnerability -- Chapter 2. Toxic invasion : The placenta is not a protective armor -- Chapter 3. Invisible lead : Health hazards from demanding scientific proof -- Chapter 4. Poisoned science : Mercury damages the child's brain but does not harm the mother -- Chapter 5. Substituted milk : Poisoning during infancy causes permanent brain damage -- Chapter 6. Persistent problems : Chemicals resistant to break-down can break brain cells -- Chapter 7. Unusual suspects : Chemicals that protect the lawn may damage the brain -- Chapter 8. Mindless costs : Brains are indispensable to each individual and to society -- Chapter 9. Inconvenient truths : Vested interests can endanger brain development -- Chapter 10. Brainy choices : How to secure optimal brain development for the next generation -- Appendix. Chemicals known to be brain drainers -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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.
9780199985395 (electronic bk.) 0199985391 (electronic bk.) (epub)
Prenatal influences.
Fetus--Abnormalities--Etiology.
Brain--growth & development
Brain Diseases--chemically induced
Brain Diseases--prevention & control
Environmental Pollution--adverse effects
Environmental Pollution--prevention & control
Influence prénatale.
Fœtus--Malformations--Étiologie.
MEDICAL--Perinatology & Neonatology.
Fetus--Abnormalities--Etiology.
Prenatal influences.
Electronic books.
RG627.5 / .G73 2013eb
618.3/2686