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Section Title Size
Front Matter Acknowledgements, Table of Contents, Forward 227 kb
Executive Summary Executive Summary 250 kb
Chapter 1 Nature of the Problem 145 kb
Chapter 2 Normal Brain Development and Developmental Toxicology 205 kb
Chapter 3 The Spectrum of Developmental Disorders and Their Public Health Impact 190 kb
Chapter 4 The Long Road from Research to Real Life 119 kb
Chapter 5 The Multiple Causes of Disabilities 120 kb
Chapter 6 Known and Suspected Developmental Neurotoxicants 450 kb
Chapter 7 Chemicals, Regulations and the Environment 461 kb
Chapter 8 Conclusions 127 kb
Appendix Clinical Spectrum of Developmental Disorders 183 kb
Entire Report In Harm's Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development 2.7 mb


Errata

Please note: The report was updated in 2001. The following Errata only apply to the first printing (2000).

1)  Page 84 - "Second, the low concentrations of chlorpyrifos necessary to impair DNA synthesis and cell division are actually lower than exposure levels of children under some pesticide home-use conditions." Should read: "Second, the exposures to chlorpyrifos shown to impair DNA synthesis and cell division in animal tests are only about 4-5 times higher than potential exposure levels of children under some pesticide home-use conditions."

2)  Page 66-67 - "Based on the Seychelles study the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has established a minimum risk level for oral exposure to methylmercury at 0.5 mg/kg/day." Should read: "....0.3 mg/kg/day."

3)  Page 94 - Delete "H" under dioxin.

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