When enough data are not enough to enact policy: The failure to ban chlorpyrifos.
Strong evidence now supports the notion that organophosphate pesticides damage the fetal brain and produce cognitive and behavioral dysfunction through multiple mechanisms, including thyroid disruption. A regulatory ban was proposed, but actions to end the use of one such pesticide, chlorpyrifos, in...
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| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-12-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5739382?pdf=render |