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Human Health Concerns
Sites with information related to human health
protection and preventive care.
Hotlines
Water
- Human Health Advisories
and Criteria
- What
Is Source Water Protection (SWP)?
Source water protection is a common sense approach to guarding public
health by protecting drinking water supplies.
- Current Drinking
Water Standards
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs or primary standards)
are legally enforceable standards that apply to public water systems.
Primary standards protect drinking water quality by limiting the levels
of specific contaminants that can adversely affect public health and
are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems.
- Flood Cleanup: Avoiding
Indoor Air Quality Problems
During a flood cleanup, the indoor air quality in your home or office
may appear to be the least of your problems. However, failure to remove
contaminated materials and to reduce moisture and humidity can present
serious long-term health risks.
- Water on Tap:
Water on Tap: What You Need To Know
- Private Drinking
Water Wells
Testing private wells for safety.
- Drinking Water
From the Cumulative Exposure Project.
- Actions You
Can Take to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water
Other Areas of Health Protection and Prevention
Air
- Smog -- Who Does It Hurt?
What you need to know about ozone and your health.
- 10 Indoor Air Hazards to Watch
For
- Flood Cleanup: Avoiding Indoor
Air Quality Problems
This fact sheet discusses problems caused by microbial growth, as well
as other potential effects of flooding, on long-term indoor air quality
and the steps you can take to lessen these effects. Although the information
contained here emphasizes residential flood cleanup, it is also applicable
to other types of buildings.
- Ozone: Good Up High, Bad
Nearby
How can ozone be both good and bad?
- Introduction to indoor air
quality
Indoor pollution sources that release gases or particles into the air
are the primary cause of indoor air quality problems in homes.
- Asthma and Indoor Environments
Asthma may be triggered by allergens and irritants that are common in
homes and work environments.
- Lead (Pb)
Biopesticides
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What are Biopesticides
Biopesticides (also known as biological pesticides) are certain types
of pesticides derived from such natural materials as animals, plants,
bacteria, and certain minerals. For example, canola oil and baking soda
have pesticidal applications and are considered biopesticides. At the
end of 1998, there were approximately 175 registered biopesticide active
ingredients and 700 products.
Carbon Monoxide
- Protect Your Family and
Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
You can't see or smell carbon monoxide, but at high levels it can kill
a person in minutes. Carbon monoxide (CO) is produced whenever any fuel
such as gas, oil, kerosene, wood, or charcoal is burned.
Food
- Highlights of the
Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
Includes sections on Health-Based Safety Standard for Pesticide Residues
in Food, Special Provisions for Infants and Children, and more.
Hazardous Products
- Hazardous
Products in the Home
Virtual House looks at hazardous products room by room.
Kids
Pesticides
- Assessing
Health Risks from Pesticides
Learn about the more than 865 active ingredients registered as pesticides,
which are formulated into thousands of pesticide products that are available
in the marketplace. About 350 pesticides are used on the foods we eat,
and to protect our homes and pets.
- Pesticides - Concerned
Citizens-Home and Garden
- Pesticide Safety
Program
- Spanish Version
Programas de Seguridad conlos Pesticidas
- Citizen's Guide
to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety. (PDF format)
Radon
Smoke
- Secondhand Smoke
What you can do about secondhand smoke as parents, decisionmakers, and
building occupants.
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Talks about following health effects: eye, nose, and throat irritation;
headaches; lung cancer; may contribute to heart disease. Specifically
for children, increased risk of lower respiratory tract infections,
such as bronchitis and pneumonia, and ear infections; build-up of fluid
in the middle ear; increased severity and frequency of asthma episodes;
decreased lung function.
Toxic Contamination
- Cumulative Exposure Project
EPA's Cumulative Exposure Project (CEP) is examining how much toxic
contamination Americans are exposed to cumulatively through air, food,
and drinking water.
- Drinking Water
portion
Part of the Cumulative Exposure Project
UV Radiation
- The Sun, UV, and You: A Guide
to SunWise Behavior (PDF format)
A booklet about UV rays and how to protect yourself and family
- Global
Warming
The earth's climate is predicted to change because human activities
are altering the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the
buildup of greenhouse gases primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous
oxide. The heat-trapping property of these gases is undisputed. Although
uncertainty exists about exactly how earth's climate responds to these
gases, global temperatures are rising.
- Action Steps for
Sun Protection While some exposure to sunlight can be enjoyable,
too much can be dangerous. Overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation
in sunlight can result in a painful sunburn. It can also lead to more
serious health effects, including skin cancer, premature aging of the
skin, and other skin disorders; cataracts and other eye damage; and
immune system suppression.
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