environmental exposure

From the worst cases of syphilis to Sigmund Freud's first cases of hysteria, from baffling new disorders in 19th century Britain to the modern scourge of autism, this book traces the long overlooked history of mercury poisoning. It demonstrates with clarity how chemical and environmental clues may have been missed as medical "experts," many of them blinded by decades of systemic bias, instead placed blamed on parental behavior or children's biology.

Lists 230 dangerous materials in the environment, explains terms used in the field, lists federal laws and agencies controlling hazardous substances, and gives government agencies and public interest organizations furnishing more information.