Everyday Environmental Toxins

Introduction. Part I: Introduction. Children Are Not Little Adults (Excerpt from Children's Health and the Environment: A Global Perspective). Windows of Susceptibility to Environmental Exposures in Children (Excerpt from Children's Health and the Environment: A Global Perspective). Developmental Milestones in Children's Environmental Health. Part II: Exposure to Tobacco Smoke. Prenatal Tobacco Smoke Exposure Is Associated with Childhood DNA CpG Methylation. Evaluation of Systematic Assessment of Asthma-Like Symptoms and Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Early Childhood by Well-Child Professionals: A Randomized Trial. Part III: Ambient and Household Exposures. Prenatal Exposure to Persistent Organochlorines and Childhood Obesity in the U.S. Collaborative Perinatal Project. Birth Outcomes and Maternal Residential Proximity to Natural Gas Development in Rural Colorado. Part IV: Lead Exposure. Exploring Childhood Lead Exposure through GIS: A Review of the Recent Literature. Linking Source and Effect: Resuspended Soil Lead, Air Lead, and Children's Blood Lead Levels in Detroit, Michigan. Part V: Food and Agriculture Exposures. Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Prenatal Residential Proximity to Agricultural Pesticides: The CHARGE Study. Seven-Year Neurodevelopmental Scores and Prenatal Exposure to Chlorpyrifos, a Common Agricultural Pesticide. Part VI: Flame Retardants. Prenatal Exposure to PBDEs and Neurodevelopment. Neurobehavioral Function and Low-Level Exposure to Brominated Flame Retardants in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study. Part VII: Looking Toward the Future. Uncertain Inheritance: Transgenerational Effects of Environmental Exposures. Taking Action to Protect Children from Environmental Hazards (Excerpt from Children's Health and the Environment: A Global Perspective). Index.