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    Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    The role of this agency is to implement the laws that protect the public from hazardous wastes and environmental spills of hazardous substances. ATSDR is charged under the Superfund Act of 1980 to ass... Details >
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    Children's Environmental Health Network
    The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multi-disciplinary project whose mission is to promote a healthy environment and to protect the fetus and the child from environmental hazards... Details >
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    Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
    The mission of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is to administer the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) and to enforce compliance with mandatory sa... Details >
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    National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    The mission of the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) is to provide national leadership, through science and service, to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling d... Details >
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    National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    The NCTR conducts FDA mission-critical, peer-reviewed research that is targeted to develop a more scientifically sound basis for regulatory decisions and reduce risks associated with FDA-regulated pro... Details >
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    Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (OAR) will be the leader in the U.S. and the world in protecting human health and the environment by preventing air pollution and expo... Details >
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    Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, U.S. Department of Energy
    The mission of this division of the Department of Energy is to provide for the timely disposal of the Nation's nuclear waste in a geologic repository, in a manner that protects the health and safety o... Details >
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    Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, U.S. Department of Energy
    The mission of this division of the Department of Energy is to provide for the timely disposal of the Nation's nuclear waste in a geologic repository, in a manner that protects the health and safety o... Details >
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    Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    The Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, plays an important role in protecting public health and the environment from potential risk from toxic chemicals for now and for generations ... Details >
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