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Learn About Chemicals Around Your House Play this game and learn more about pesticides and other chemicals around the home. To take the house tour, just pick a room -- kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room, cellar or garage -- and find t... Details > Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances/EPA | Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances There are many health risks associated with pesticides and toxic substances. This site provides links to information on the health hazards associated with these substances and prevention measures that... Details > Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Pesticides and Child Safety Although pesticides can be beneficial to society, they can be dangerous if used carelessly or if they are not stored properly and out of the reach of children. This document provides recommendations f... Details > Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances/EPA | Sources of Information on Indoor Air Quality: Lead This consumer health information fact sheet discusses lead as an indoor air pollutant -- the health effects of exposure; sources within the home or workplace; and tips to reduce exposure. The document... Details > U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Superfund Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Congress established the Superfund Program in 1980 to eliminate the health and environmental threats posed by hazardous waste sites. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administers the Supe... Details > U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Ten Tips to Protect Children from Pesticide and Lead Poisonings Around the Home Also available in: Spanish Follow these simple steps to help you save children from environmental hazards around the home... Details > Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances/EPA | Tips to Protect Children from Environmental Threats Also available in: Spanish Advice for parents and caregivers about steps they can take to protect children's environmental health. The topics addressed include indoor air pollution, lead poisoning, carbon monoxide poising, sun ... Details > Office of Children’s Health Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Tox Town: An Interactive Guide to Commonly Encountered Toxic Substances Tox Town is designed to give you information on everyday locations where you might find toxic chemicals, non-technical descriptions of chemicals, links to selected, authoritative chemical information ... Details > National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health | ToxFAQs for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions (FAQs) about polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) -- a group of manufactured organic chemicals that contain 209 individual chlorinated ch... Details > Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Information Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | ToxFAQs: Information on Toxic Substances Also available in: Spanish ToxFAQs was developed by the Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to summarize known information about hazardous substances. Information for these summaries is excerpted from the ATSDR Toxico... Details > Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Information Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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