Protecting the Growing Brain - Part 3: Environmental Harms
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Lanphear et al. (2005) - International pooled analysis showing no safe level of lead for children's cognitive development
Braun et al. (2009) - Early study linking prenatal BPA exposure to externalizing behaviors in 2-year-olds
Factor-Litvak et al. (2014) - Persistent associations between prenatal phthalate exposure and 6.7-point IQ deficit at age 7
Lam et al. (2017) - Systematic review finding 3.7 IQ point reduction per 10-fold increase in PBDE exposure
Bouchard et al. (2011) - 7-point IQ decrease associated with highest prenatal organophosphate exposure
Axelrad et al. (2007) - Integrative analysis showing 0.18 IQ point loss per unit increase in maternal hair mercury
Vandenberg et al. (2012) - Comprehensive review of why low-dose effects of endocrine disruptors cannot be predicted from high-dose studies
Grandjean & Landrigan (2014) - Lancet Neurology review of chemicals proven to harm developing brains
Searchable database rating safety of personal care products based on ingredient analysis
Database rating safety of cleaning products with ingredient transparency
National data on chemical concentrations in Americans' blood and urine
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