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development
June 25, 2026
U.S. researchers and health professionals outline current evidence for childhood exposure to toxic chemicals from plastics, micro- and nanoplastics; highlight plastic-associated neurodevelopmental conditions as “a significant public health concern”; call for policy action to limit exposure to plastic-associated toxic chemicals, especially among children
Reading time: 2 minutes
October 28, 2020
Special issue of peer-reviewed journal Birth Defects Research presents a collection of articles on plastics’ effects on human health, with a particular focus on early development
Reading time: 4 minutes
April 9, 2020
FDA scientists review currently available tools, discuss how they might be used for developmental immunotoxicity assessment of food contact materials
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January 18, 2019
Epidemiologists examine possible associations between PFAS exposure and metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, fetal and child development
Reading time: 5 minutes
November 2, 2018
Prenatal exposure to phthalates linked to language development delays in children, according to prospective epidemiological study of mother and child cohorts in Sweden and U.S.
Reading time: 2 minutes
September 7, 2018
Systematic review of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate finds DEHP exposure affects intelligence quotient, psychomotor development
Reading time: 2 minutes
August 27, 2018
OECD adds endpoints to prenatal development toxicity testing guideline to better detect effects of endocrine disruptors
Reading time: 1 minute
August 9, 2018
Washington Post discusses exposure to environmental chemicals during pregnancy, risks posed to unborn children
Reading time: 2 minutes
August 6, 2018
German risk assessment institute considers direct link between occurrence of molar incisor hypomineralization and exposure to bisphenol A in children unlikely
Reading time: 1 minute
June 21, 2018
Peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health presents collection of selected articles on fetal and developmental exposure effects, the topic of the PPTOX VI conference of May 2018
Topics: chronic disease, development
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