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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
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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
Plastics
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)
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:

Toxicity and Exposure Assessment for Children's Health (TEACH)
http://www.epa.gov/teach/

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris/index.cfm

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.orgexit EPA

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://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/

National Library of Medicine's TOXMAP
http://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov/toxmap/main/index.jsp

Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/vccep/

American Chemistry Council Trade Organization's Kids Health Page
http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_acc/sec_policyissues.asp?CID=319&DID=1145exit EPA



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