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Losing Our Minds: How Environmental Pollution Impairs Human Intelligence and Mental Health - Oxford Series in Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Demeneix, Professor Barbara (Professor, Professor, Natural History Museum, Paris, France, Paris) 1st edition
Losing Our Minds: How Environmental Pollution Impairs Human Intelligence and Mental Health - Oxford Series in Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
Demeneix, Professor Barbara (Professor, Professor, Natural History Museum, Paris, France, Paris)
The exponential increases in neurodevelopmental disorders implicate both genetic causes and environmental factors. Flame-retardants, pesticides, plasticizers, and other every-day products contain chemicals shown to affect thyroid hormone signaling, which if disrupted can result in significant impairment to IQ. Across entire populations, such effects spell large-scale social and economic consequences.
312 pages, 49 illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 13, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199917518 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 312 |
| Dimensions | 243 × 165 × 28 mm · 589 g |
| Language | English |