Search Potential Environmental Hazards

OPTION 1: Enter an environmental hazard Enter a keyword(s) and press the search button.
The following list includes examples of potential environmental hazards that may be of interest to parents, researchers, and/or have been covered by the media. The list is not exhaustive, and is expected to change and be updated periodically. OPTION 2: Choose an environmental hazard Select the potential environmental hazard(s) you would like to learn about and press the search button.
Arsenic & CCA Asbestos Asthma Triggers Benzene Carbon Monoxide Diesel Dioxins Drinking Water Contaminants Endocrine Disruptors Formaldehyde Household Chemicals Lead		Mercury Molds Nitrogen Oxides (Nox) Ozone Particulate Matter (PM) Pesticides Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Radon Secondhand Smoke/ETS Sulfur Dioxide (Sox) UV Radiation Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
OPTION 3: Listed below are links that have additional information on environmental hazards:
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) http://www.epa.gov/iris EPA Children’s Environmental Health Yearbook (pdf) ochpyearbook.pdf (1.3 MB) EPA Children's Environmental Health Yearbook Supplement (pdf) yrbook_supp.pdf Child Health Champion Resource Guide (pdf) chcgui99.pdf America's Children and the Environment: A First View of Available Measures (pdf) ACE-Report.pdf Asthma and the Environment: A Strategy to Protect Children (pdf) asthmastrategy.pdf Eliminating Childhood Lead Poisoning: A Federal Strategy Targeting Lead Paint Hazards (pdf) leadhaz.pdf EPA Envirofacts Database http://www.epa.gov/enviro EPA Window to My Environment http://www.epa.gov/enviro/wme/index.html ATSDR Tox FAQs http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html Environmental Scorecard http://www.scorecard.org National Library of Medicine's PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed National Library of Medicine's Tox Town http://www.toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/index.html Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program http://www.epa.gov/chemrtk/vccep/index.htm Children's Environmental Health and Safety Inventory on Research http://oaspub.epa.gov/chehsir/chehsir.page American Chemistry Council Trade Organization's Kids Health Page http://www.kidshealthinfo.org

 

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