ABSTRACT

Industrial development and use of different chemical substances are closely related with human activities. Obviously, large numbers of workers are associated with equally large numbers of industry around the world. Workers and the general public have been using, handling, and transporting many chemical substances over the decades. The list of industrial chemical substances is huge and linked with many implications to human health. Chemicals have become an indispensable part of human life-sustaining activities and development, preventing and controlling many diseases, and increasing agricultural productivity. Despite their benets, chemicals may, especially when misused, cause adverse effects on human health. The nervous system has been shown to be particularly vulnerable to certain chemical exposures, and there is increasing global concern about the potential health effects from exposure to neurotoxic chemicals.