Screen LibraryChildren and environmental toxins : what everyone needs to know /
Over the past four decades, the prevalence of autism, asthma, ADHD, obesity, diabetes, and birth defects has increased substantially among children throughout the world. Not coincidentally, more than 80,000 new chemicals have been developed and released into the global environment during this same p...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY, United States of America : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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What everyone needs to know |
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Over the past four decades, the prevalence of autism, asthma, ADHD, obesity, diabetes, and birth defects has increased substantially among children throughout the world. Not coincidentally, more than 80,000 new chemicals have been developed and released into the global environment during this same period. The Landrigans offer an authoritative yet accessible question-and-answer guide to environmental threats to children's health. |
| Carrier Form: | xxi, 210 pages : illustrations, forms ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780190662646 (hardcover) : 0190662646 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | RA1225 |
| CLC: | R720.231 |
| Call Number: | R720.231/L262 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- The changing patterns of disease in children -- The chemical environment -- Children's unique vulnerability to toxic chemicals in the environment -- The links between toxic chemicals in the environment and disease in children -- Lead in the home -- Allergens and respiratory irritants at home -- Endocrine disruptors in the home -- Pesticides and herbicides -- Food -- Toxic chemicals and other hazards in the home -- Daycare -- Schools -- Epilogue. |