Project TENDR is a collaboration of leading scientists, health professionals and children’s and environmental advocates who came together in 2015 out of concern over the now substantial scientific evidence linking toxic environmental chemicals to neurodevelopment disorders.
These disorders include autism spectrum disorder, attention deficits, hyperactivity, intellectual disability and learning disorders.
In July, Project TENDR is releasing a scientific Consensus Statement as a national Call To Action to significantly reduce exposures to chemicals and pollutants that are contributing to neurodevelopmental disorders in America’s children.
The “prime examples” of neurotoxic chemicals listed in the Statement are
• Organophosphate (OP) pesticides
• PBDE flame retardants
• Combustion-related air pollutants, which generally include PAHs, nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter, and other air pollutants for which nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter are markers
• Lead
• Mercury
• PCBs
Check their Chemicals & Pollutants tab on the main menu for more information about how these chemicals can affect children’s development.
