Children and Emergencies
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Climate Change and the Health of Children
Draft National Toxicology Program (NTP) Brief on Bisphenol A (PDF) (69 pp, 544K)
Children's Environmental Health Disparities Fact Sheets
Monthly Online Action Initiation Lists Highlighting New EPA Rules in Development
Basic Information about Risk Assessments
Health Care Provider Resources
Children's Environmental Health: 2007 Highlights (PDF) (20 pp, 2.6MB)
America's Children and the Environment
Latest Product Recalls
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Children may be more vulnerable to environmental exposures than adults because:
- Their bodily systems are still developing
- They eat more, drink more, and breathe more in proportion to their body size
- Their behavior can expose them more to chemicals and organisms
Protecting children's health from environmental risks is fundamental to EPA's mission. Get the facts about children's environmental health.
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