Philip J. Landrigan

TL;DR: This book is dedicated to the memory of those who have served in the armed forces and their families during the conflicts of the twentieth century.

TL;DR: Two main impediments to prevention of neurodevelopmental deficits of chemical origin are the great gaps in testing chemicals for developmental neurotoxicity and the high level of proof required for regulation.

TL;DR: To control the pandemic of developmental neurotoxicity, a global prevention strategy is proposed and chemicals in existing use and all new chemicals must therefore be tested for developmental neurotoxicants is proposed.

TL;DR: A wide range of human illness including lung cancer and mesothelioma in persons exposed to asbestos, leukemia in people exposed to benzene, asthma and chronic bronchitis in persons exposure to organic dusts, lung cancer in persons exposing to radon, chronic disorders of the nervous system in workers exposed to solvents, kidney failure and hypertension in persons chronically exposed to lead, heart disease in personsexposed to carbon disulfide, impairment of reproductive function in persons tested for exposure to certain Solvents and pesticides, and chronic.

TL;DR: GBHs are the most heavily applied herbicide in the world and usage continues to rise; Worldwide, GBHs often contaminate drinking water sources, precipitation, and air, especially in agricultural regions and regulatory estimates of tolerable daily intakes for glyphosate in the United States and European Union are based on outdated science.