SFU researcher calls for collective action on limiting cumulative low-level exposures to common toxicants shown to negatively impact the health and development of children.
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We’ve been studying the impact of toxins on children for the past 30 years and reached the inescapable conclusion: little things matter. We’ve discovered that extremely low levels of toxins can impact brain development. We have also discovered that subtle shifts in the intellectual abilities of individual children have a big impact on the number of children in a population that are challenged or gifted. Steps should be taken to reduce children’s exposure to toxins or suspected toxins.
More information
- Video published on 11 Nov 2014 by B Lanphear.
- Video drives home impact of cumulative environmental toxic exposures on children’s brain development, SFU Media Release and SFU News, November 20, 2014.
- ‘Little Things Matter’ Exposes Big Threat To Children’s Brains, huffingtonpost green, 11/20/2014.
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