The world's aging populations, with age-related disorders affecting every organ
system, are generating medical care costs rising at an unsustainable rate.
Although such disorders are expected, we are now beginning to ask whether
exposures to toxic environmental chemicals hasten or account for their onset.
This book provides a detailed review of current knowledge about the possible
associations between a variety of chemical contaminants and adverse effects
later in life. It will serve as a guide to policy decisions about protecting us
from chemical exposures that distort the aging process. It provides a guide to
current understanding of how our contaminated environment may be influencing the
aging process and