Exposures to toxic chemicals 'represent a formidable risk to Americans' physical, mental, and economic health,' said Abigail Gaylord of NYU Langone.
PBDEsA decline in problems between 2008 and 2016 was likely due to the chemicals being phased out of use in 2004 due to public concern. Despite crackdowns, children may still come into contact with these chemicals because ofand their persistence in the environment meaning they could be found in dust and food."Leaded paint may no longer be used, but dust from remaining paint layers poses a major risk for lead inhalation and ingestion, especially among young children," the authors wrote.
More positively, the team also found a huge drop in the estimated loss of IQ points among children from 27 million in 2001 and 2002 to 9 million IQ points in 2015 and 2016.
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