The Pediatrician's Role in Protecting Children from Environmental Hazards

Overview

Journal Pediatr Clin North Am

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 2022 Nov 19

PMID 36402464

Authors

Leonardo Trasande

Christopher D Kassotis

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Abstract

Children suffer disproportionately from disease and disability due to environmental hazards, for reasons rooted in their biology. The contribution is substantial and increasingly recognized, particularly due to ever-increasing awareness of endocrine disruption. Regulatory actions can be traced directly to reductions in toxic exposures, with tangible benefits to society. Deep flaws remain in the policy framework in industrialized countries, failing to offer sufficient protection, but are even more limited in industrializing nations where the majority of chemical production and use will occur by 2030. Evidence-based steps for reducing chemical exposures associated with adverse health outcomes exist and should be incorporated into anticipatory guidance.

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