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Frequently Asked Questions - The Environment and Women's Health

2007, On-line Publication, Federal Publication, English
Web link: http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/environment.htm

Description:

This publication explains how different things in the environment can affect your health and what you can do to prevent or reduce the harmful effects. It discusses the effects of acid rain, ozone, water pollution, environmental hormones, indoor air pollution, household products pesticides, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide lead, radon, asbestos, formaldehyde, smoke, "Sick Building" syndrome, and mercury.

Availability information:

This publication is available only on the Internet.

If you have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you may download a "printer-friendly," .pdf format version of this document. To download the Adobe Acrobat Reader free of charge, please visit the Adobe Web Site.

Source:

Womenshealth.gov, OWH, HHS
8270 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive
Fairfax VA 22031

Phone number(s):

(800) 994-9662
(800) 994-9662

Related topics:

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• AIR POLLUTION
• ASBESTOS
• CARCINOGENS
• CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
• ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
• ENVIRONMENTAL CARCINOGENS
• FOOD SAFETY
• LEAD POISONING
• PESTICIDES
• WATER POLLUTION

NWHIC record number P-9705