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Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy and DC Mayor Vincent C. Gray will visit The Inspired Teaching School to bring attention to Children’s Health Month and highlight actions we can all take to educate and protect children from environmental health risks. Scientific research shows that children are uniquely vulnerable ...
Tomorrow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy and DC Mayor Vincent C. Gray will visit The Inspired Teaching School to bring attention to Children’s Health Month and highlight actions we can all take to educate and protect children from environmental health risks. Scientific research shows that children are uniquely ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its partners in Oklahoma are celebrating a significant achievement in children’s health: Since 1997, blood lead levels of children in Ottawa County and Tar Creek have drastically declined, with 0% of children in these areas showing elevated levels by 2013. ...
However, air management district officials also noted that calculations of cancer risk from the particles have been underestimated. The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment found that actual cancer risk due to the toxins tracked in the study is about three times greater than current state guidelines suggest. ...
Helsinki, 06 June 2013 – Tributyltin compounds already have a harmonised group entry in Annex VI of the CLP Regulation, covering acute toxicity, specific target organ toxicity – repeated exposure, eye irritation, skin irritation and environmental hazards. The dossier submitter, Germany, proposes classification for reproductive toxicity and to update ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld today recognized Jeanne Conry, M.D., Ph.D., of Roseville, Calif. at an environmental award ceremony held at the University of California, San Francisco Parnassus Campus. ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found that the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health violated federal law governing the handling and storage of hazardous waste at two of its facilities and has fined the agency $68,000 for the violations. ...
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of another online video to help educate the public about issues that may impact their health. The latest educational video discusses the threat to human health due to Toxoplasmosis and Toxoplasma gondii. Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by a single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. More than 60 million ...
A $100,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will help protect children in Washington, D.C. from environmental health hazards such as lead, mold, pesticides and carbon monoxide. ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded $357,999 in grants to local community organizations for projects aiming to protect children in underserved communities from environmental threats. ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has declared October 23-30, 2011 Lead Poisoning Prevention Week as part of the agency’s on-going efforts to make families aware of the hazards presented by lead and lead-based paint in the home and places where children under six years of age are regularly present. ...
A $100,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will help protect children in the City of Baltimore from environmental health hazards such as lead, mold, pesticides and carbon monoxide. ...
In celebration of Children’s Health Month, EPA Region 4 and the AT&T Pioneers Georgia Chapter of the TelecomPioneers, a Colorado nonprofit corporation, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote the awareness on environmental health hazards that affect children at home, school, and in their communities - the places where they live, learn ...
As President Obama proclaims today as Children Health Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working with its partners to expand the conversation on what all of us can do to protect children from environmental health hazards. ...
Seventh Generation, the nation"s leading brand of non-toxic and environmentally safe household and personal care products, is working with Bachelorette alumni and eco-conscious parents, Trista and Ryan Sutter, to help educate parents nationwide about creating a safe and healthy home environment as well as to support the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010. ...
Many may believe this only includes homes, but it also includes such places as day care centers, schools, medical facilities and many others where children could be exposed to the health hazards of lead-based paint which has been disturbed. The Federal Law requires that all contractors who will be disturbing more than 6 square feet of interior lead-based paint, or 20 square feet ...
In addition, the pilot will test the effectiveness of an educational campaign about the hazards to life, health, and the environment presented by improper storage and disposal of unused medications. ...