Background: Pollution–unwanted waste released to air, water, and land by human activity–is
the largest environmental cause of disease in the world today. It is responsible for an …

Mercury (Hg) is a chemical of health concern worldwide that is now being acted upon
through the Minamata Convention. Operationalizing the Convention and tracking its …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),“famous” as persistent organic pollutants (POPs), have
been managed nationally since the 1970s and globally under the Stockholm Convention on …

Background Prenatal exposure to toxic metals or variations in maternal levels of essential
elements during pregnancy may be a risk factor for neurodevelopmental disorders such as …

Lead (Pb) is a worldwide environmental contaminant that even at low levels influences brain
development and affects neurobehavior later in life; nevertheless it is only a small fraction of …

Halogenated organic compounds are pervasive in natural and built environments. Despite
restrictions on the production of many of these compounds in most parts of the world through …

Abstract Development of the mammalian central nervous system is a complex process
whose disruption may have severe and long-lasting consequences upon brain structure and …

Abstract The 2021 Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) Mercury (Hg)
Assessment is motivated by Arctic populations, and most notably Indigenous Peoples in the …

Background Environmental exposures play a critical role in the genesis of some child mental
health problems. Methods We open with a discussion of children's vulnerability to neurotoxic …

Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a significant neurobehavioral
disorder in children and adolescence which may be affected by diet. Objective To evaluate …