Behavioral toxicology

Journal Article · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995 · Environmental Health Perspectives

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/3432352· OSTI ID:426040

Needleman, H L ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

The new fields of behavioral toxicology and behavioral teratology investigate the outcome of specific toxic exposures in humans and animals on learning, memory, and behavioral characteristics. Three important classes of behavioral neurotoxicants are metals, solvents, and pesticides. The clearest data on the deleterious effects of prenatal exposure to toxicants comes from the study of two metals, lead and mercury, and form epidemiological investigations of the effects of alcohol taken during pregnancy. Less complete data are available for two other groups of agents, solvents, and pesticides. What we do know about their effects on the fetal brain is convincing enough to make us demand caution in their distribution. 15 refs.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 426040
• Journal Information: Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 103, Issue Suppl.6; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
POLLUTANTS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
MAN
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES
BEHAVIOR
LEAD
MERCURY
ALCOHOLS
SOLVENTS
PESTICIDES