Scientific Studies: Kids and Environmental Hazards
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Infants and children are more susceptible to environmental hazards than adults due to their smaller body size. The same exposure is more concentrated in infants and children than it is in adults.
Certain time windows, known as the critical period of development, also render the fetus and infant more vulnerable to common and unavoidable environmental toxicants, especially those which disrupt development.
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