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02470aam a2200505 i 4500 001 C9C8AF8EA99211E7A347A92897128E48 003 SILO 005 20171005010218 008 160315s2017 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2016011950 020 $a 0190260939 (hardcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780190260934 (hardcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)945170049 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d NYP $d OQX $d IMD $d YDX $d IBI $d YUS $d OCLCO $d CHVBK $d OCLCO $d ZCU $d OCLCO $d NLM $d OCLCO $d UIN $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QP188.T54 $b D46 2017 060 00 $a 2017 D-967 060 10 $a WA 671 082 00 $a 612.4/4 $2 23 100 1 $a Demeneix, Barbara. 245 10 $a Toxic cocktail : $b how chemical pollution is poisoning our brains / $c Barbara Demeneix. 264 1 $a New York, New York : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2017] 300 $a xiii, 253 pages ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-244) and index. 520 $a Children born to women exposed to thyroid-disrupting chemicals have lower IQs and more neurodevelopmental disorders in autism and ADHD, among others. Numerous chemicals that contaminate our bodies and interfere with our thyroids are in fact lowering our IQ and increasing disorders for future generations. A "self-help" guide to reducing exposure to chemicals is included. -- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a Violet vapors -- A molecule of mystery -- Thyroids in a chemical soup -- Losing it : undoing brain evolution -- Counting the costs -- The alarming increase in autism -- From DNA to epigenetics -- Who really picks up the bill? -- Time to act : how to act -- Glossary. 650 0 $a Thyroid gland $x Effect of chemicals on. 650 0 $a Brain $x Effect of chemicals on. 650 0 $a Brain $x Growth. 650 0 $a Pollution $x Physiological effect. 650 0 $a Autism. 650 0 $a Mental illness. 650 12 $a Environmental Exposure $x adverse effects. 650 22 $a Endocrine Disruptors. 650 22 $a Environmental Pollutants $x toxicity. 650 22 $a Neurodevelopmental Disorders $x etiology. 650 7 $a Hirnfunktion $2 gnd 650 7 $a Umweltverschmutzung $2 gnd 941 $a 4 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20200508022227.0 952 $l HWAX074 $d 20180524044745.0 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20180512010156.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20171129010337.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C9C8AF8EA99211E7A347A92897128E48 994 $a Z0 $b UIIInitiate Another SILO Locator Search