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Losing Our Minds(1st Edition)
How Environmental Pollution Impairs Human Intelligence and Mental Health (Oxford Series in Behavioral Neuroendocrinology)
by Professor Barbara Demeneix, Natural History Museum
Hardcover, 312 Pages, Published 2014 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-991751-8, ISBN: 0-19-991751-5

"The global prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders is accelerating. Numbers of children affected by an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States have reached 1 in 88 -- 1 in 56 among boys -- and even more children have developed attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD). The burden of these disorders to individuals and society overall is enormous; ASD alone costs the United States a staggering $130 billion, with ADHD ..."

Toxic Cocktail(1st Edition)
How Chemical Pollution Is Poisoning Our Brains
by Professor Barbara Demeneix
Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2017 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-026093-4, ISBN: 0-19-026093-9

"In today's world, everyone carries in their bloodstream a toxic assortment of dozens of industrially produced chemicals. 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, surfactan ..."

Hormone-Disruptive Chemical Contaminants in Food(1st Edition)
RSC (Issues in Toxicology)
by Ingemar Pongratz, Linda Bergander, Alberto Mantovani, Krista Power, Adriana Maggi, Emilio Benfenati, Jun Kanno, Marchela Pandelova, K. Svechnikov, P. Damdimopoulou, S. Weis, I. Nalvarte, O. Zierau, S. O'dwyer, D. Zalko, Vincent Laudet, Diana Anderson, Jean-Pierre Cravedi, Professor Barbara Demeneix, Dr B. Ramachandran, M. Tohme, J-B Fini, A. Roncaglioni, K. Aisaki, K. Igarashi, N. Nakatsu, Y. Kodama, K. Sekita, A. Takagi, S. Kitajima, R. Gonella Diaza, Ilaria Proietti, Photographer Jason Matthews, Ake Bergman, Olle Söder, Karl-Werner Schramm, Joëlle Rüegg, Jan-Åke Gustafsson, Jan-Ake Gustafsson, Jason Matthews, Barbara Demeneix, Mike D. Waters, Tim Marrs, Janke Gustafsson, Rsc Publishing, Olle Sã¶Der, Jane Doe, Olle Sder, Joulle Regg, Joulle R. Egg, Joulle R3egg, Linda Vikstrom Bergander
Hardcover, 236 Pages, Published 2011 by Royal Society Of Chemistry
ISBN-13: 978-1-84973-189-8, ISBN: 1-84973-189-6

"Today, we are surrounded by a multitude of different chemicals that are essential components of our everyday life. As a consequence, there are various hazardous substances like dioxins, phthalates and flame-retardants circulating in the environment. These have an impact on ecosystems, wildlife and possibly human health. In recent years, the phenomenon called endocrine disruption has raised considerable concern. This book discusses the s ..."