Learning from Sisyphus: Time to rethink our current, ineffective strategy on neurodevelopmental environmental toxicants

Abstract

Background: The overwhelming number of potentially toxic chemicals in consumer products and in our daily environment makes it unrealistic to carry out in-depth analyses of each product with the objective of banning and eliminating toxic chemicals from our environment. Objectives: To present the challenges that environmental toxicology and epidemiology are currently facing in the context of ubiquitous chemical pollution. Discussion: We propose a realistic and pragmatic approach to this Herculean problem.