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The effects of lead on mental function and development in children (including the foetus) will be discussed. The evidence presented indicts lead as a major cause of lower intellectual achievement in children as well as of a number of behavioural disorders. Because the human brain is the most complex and purposefully ordered form of matter known to us, and is the organ on which man depends for his unique position in the world, even the most marginal impairment in its function could be very highly geared to adverse consequences for human society.
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Bryce-Smith, D. (1980). Lead and Brain Function. In: Birch, G.G., Parker, K.J. (eds) Food and Health: Science and Technology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8718-0_31
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