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Protecting children from environmental risks throughout each stage of their childhood

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Children’s susceptibility to environmental contaminants can vary significantly by life stage. The recent adoption by the US Environmental Protection Agency of a standard set of childhood age groups is proving instrumental in improving our ability to protect children by more consistently considering life-stage changes when assessing exposure, dose, and risk.

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Firestone, M. Protecting children from environmental risks throughout each stage of their childhood. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 20, 227–228 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/jes.2010.10

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