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Hazard Alert - Asbestos in Construction

Also available in: Spanish 

Asbestos can hurt your lungs and many uses for it have been banned. The construction trades most at risk from asbestos have been insulators, plumbers and pipefitters, electricians, and sheet metal wor... Details >

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ten Tips to Protect Children from Pesticide and Lead Poisonings Around the Home

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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

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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™: Asbestos

Also available in: Spanish 

This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions about asbestos. For more information, you may call the ATSDR Information Center at 1-888-422-8737.... Details >

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Information Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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