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Environmental factors are blamed for the sharp increase in cases of autism in children. According to the Autism Science Foundation, in 2014 1 in 68 children were diagnosed with autism, 30% more than in 2012, when it was 1 in 88.
Harvard University study shows environmental pollution as one cause for the dramatic rise in autism.
Statistics also show that humans are getting less intelligent. IQ has declined 14 points since the Victorian era.
Daily Mail - Is pollution giving polar bears brain damage? Chemicals from stain repellent disrupt brain signal in Arctic predators.
He seems to be saying, I've got serious problems, man
Stop polluting my world. Please.
Researchers at University of Copenhagen studied polar bear brain tissue
They found perfluoroalkyl pollutants accumulated in the animals' brains
Higher levels were associated with lower levels of key neurotransmitters
These may impact on the behaviour and hormone levels in polar bears
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