NEW YORK, JULY 2 (IANS): Scientists and experts from various fields have for the first time come together to support a link between exposures to toxic chemicals in air, water, food and everyday products and children’s risks for neuro-developmental disorders. Project TENDR, which stands for “Targeting Environmental Neuro-Developmental Risks,” are an alliance of 48 of the top scientists, health professionals and health advocates from the US. In a consensus statement published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, the alliance called for immediate action to significantly reduce exposures to toxic chemicals and protect brain development now and for generations to come. The chemicals and pollutants highlighted in the statement as contributing to children’s learning, intellectual and behavioral impairments include Organophosphate (OP) pesticides, Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) used as flame-retardants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, Mercury and Lead.
