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Only one chance : how environmental pollution impairs brain development--and how to protect the brains of the next generation / Philippe Grandjean.

By: Series: Environmental ethics and science policy seriesPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]Description: xvii, 212 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199985388
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 618.3/2686 23
LOC classification:
  • RG627.5 .G73 2013
Contents:
Sensitive development : complexity creates vulnerability -- Toxic invasion : the placenta is not a protective armor -- Invisible lead : health hazards from demanding scientific proof -- Poisoned science : mercury damaged the child's brain but did not harm the mother -- Substituted milk : poisoning during infancy causes permanent brain damage -- Persistent problems : chemicals resistant to break-down can break brain cells -- Unusual suspects : chemicals that protect the lawn may damage the brain -- Mindless costs : losses suffered by victims and society from chemical brain drain -- Inconvenient truths : vested interests can endanger brain development -- Brainy choices : how to secure optimal brain development for the next generation.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks RG627.5 .G73 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001312569

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-201) and index.

Sensitive development : complexity creates vulnerability -- Toxic invasion : the placenta is not a protective armor -- Invisible lead : health hazards from demanding scientific proof -- Poisoned science : mercury damaged the child's brain but did not harm the mother -- Substituted milk : poisoning during infancy causes permanent brain damage -- Persistent problems : chemicals resistant to break-down can break brain cells -- Unusual suspects : chemicals that protect the lawn may damage the brain -- Mindless costs : losses suffered by victims and society from chemical brain drain -- Inconvenient truths : vested interests can endanger brain development -- Brainy choices : how to secure optimal brain development for the next generation.

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