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Author NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Environmental Heavy Metal Pollution and Effects on Child Mental Development- Risk Assessment and Prevention Strategies (2010 : Sofia, Bulgaria)

Title Environmental heavy metal pollution and effects on child mental development : risk assessment and prevention strategies / edited by Lubomir I. Simeonov, Mihail V. Kochubovski and Biana G. Simeonova
Published Dordrecht : Springer, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 344 pages)
Series NATO science for peace and security. Series C, Environmental security
NATO science for peace and security series. Series C, Environmental security.
Contents Note continued: Problem of Heavy Metal Pollution in the Republic of Armenia: Overview and Strategies of Balancing Socioeconomic and Ecological Development / Arman Sargsyan -- How to Grow Environmental-Sound Biofuels / Hanna Sas-Nowosielska -- NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Environmental Heavy Metal Pollution and Effects on Child Mental Development: Discussion, Conclusions and Recommendations / Richard Canfield
Summary Heavy metals can be emitted into environment by both natural and anthropogenic sources, mainly mining and industrial activity. Human exposure occurs through all environmental media. Infants are more susceptible to the adverse effects of exposure. Increasing attention is now being paid to the mental development of children exposed to heavy metals. The purpose of this book is to evaluate the existing knowledge on intellectual impairment in children exposed to heavy metals in their living environment and to identify the research needs in order to obtain a clearer picture of the situation in countries and regions at risk, in which the economy is closely related to metallurgy and heavy metals emission, and to recommend a strategy for human protection. In greater detail the main objectives could be formulated as follows: to review the principal sources of single, and complex mixtures of, heavy metal pollutants in the environment; to identify suitable methodology for chemical analyses in the environment and in humans; to evaluate the existing methods for measuring mental impairment, including their reliability and validity; to recommend a standard testing protocol to be used in future research; to assess the future role of environmental heavy metal pollution in countries and regions at risk and its effects on children's neurological development; to recommend a prevention strategy for protecting children's health and development
Analysis zware metalen
heavy metals
verontreinigingsbeheersing
pollution control
verontreiniging
pollution
cognitieve ontwikkeling
cognitive development
kinderen
children
Environmental Pollution
Milieuverontreiniging
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Heavy metals -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses
Heavy metals -- Physiological effect -- Congresses
Child psychopathology -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses
Infants.
Children.
Metals, Heavy -- adverse effects
Infant
Child
Developmental Disabilities -- chemically induced
Child Development -- drug effects
Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects
Environmental Exposure -- prevention & control
infants.
children (people by age group)
Environnement.
Climat.
Infants
Children
Heavy metals -- Environmental aspects
Heavy metals -- Physiological effect
Genre/Form proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Form Electronic book
Author Simeonov, Lubomir.
Kochubovski, Mihail V
Simeonova, Biana G
ISBN 9789400702530
9400702531
9789400702523
9400702523
9789400702554
9400702558