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1 online resource |
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Cover -- Toxic cocktail : how chemical pollution is poisoning our brains -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Note to the reader -- Introduction -- 1. Violet vapors -- 2. A molecule of mystery -- 3. Thyroids in a chemical soup -- 4. Losing it: undoing brain evolution -- 5. The alarming increase in autism -- 6. From DNA to epigenetics -- 7. Counting the costs -- 8. Who really picks up the bill? -- 9. Time to act and how to act -- Glossary -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
"In today's world, everyone carries a toxic load of dozens of industrially produced chemicals in their bloodstream. Not only do these adversely affect the health of adults and children, but also, and more worryingly, they damage the development of unborn infants. The amniotic fluid of pregnant women has been found to contain a variety of chemicals, such as pesticides, plasticizers, disinfectant products, flame-retardants, surfactants and UV filters, many of which interfere with fetal physiology, especially thyroid hormone action. Thyroid hormone is vital for brain development, particularly for the fetus during pregnancy and for toddlers. I fact, children born to women who lack this thyroid hormone (or who are unwittingly exposed to thyroid-disrupting chemicals) have lower IQs and more neurodevelopmental problems"-- Provided by publisher |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Thyroid gland -- Effect of chemicals on
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Brain -- Effect of chemicals on
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Brain -- Growth.
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Pollution -- Physiological effect.
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Autism.
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Mental illness.
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Environmental Pollutants -- toxicity
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Autistic Disorder
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Mental Disorders
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mental disorders.
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MEDICAL -- Physiology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
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Autism
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Brain -- Effect of chemicals on
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Brain -- Growth
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Mental illness
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Pollution -- Physiological effect
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0190260947 |
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9780190260941 |
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