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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

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

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

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