Chemical Exposure Continued exposure of some children to lead in their environment—a well-known neurotoxin—is having serious effects on their development. And experts have increasing concerns about children being exposed to chemicals in the environment and resultant neurodevelopmental disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) children’s environmental health indicators initiative was making important progress in coming to grips with the scale of this problem. However, this important children’s environmental health indicators initiative was recently cancelled
