Lead:
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www.epa.gov/oppt/lead
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EPA's Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil site. EPA requirements,
information, grants, news, resources.
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www.atsdr.cdc.gov
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Dept of Health and Human Services- Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry. Information on lead.
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www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead
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Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
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www.epa.gov/pesticides
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EPA's Ten Tips to Protect Children from Pesticide and
Lead Poisonings.
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cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm
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US EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment.
Data; Publications. Numerous reports,papers, etc...
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www.sciencenews.org
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Science News story about a 'new' building on Univ of N
Carolina's campus...which tested for high levels of lead in their
water and it was discovered that new brass (which is 8
percent lead) fixtures heavily leach lead into tap or fountain
water for a good six months after installation. Link to 'read
more' after story title on page.
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www.nsf.org
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NSF International is involved in several New Initiatives that
would put into place policy that would limit lead in drinking
water.
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www.sciencenews.org
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Science News. "From Aerators to Rust — New Lead Risks"
Clean out your faucet aerators frequently. Nov 2008.
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Pesticides:
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www.epa.gov
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EPA. Pesticides: Health and Safety. Pesticides and Food:
Why Children May be Especially Sensitive to Pesticides.
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www.epa.gov/pesticides
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EPA's Ten Tips to Protect Children from Pesticide and
Lead Poisonings.
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www.cehi.org
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Children's Environmental Health Institute, The Pesticide
Issue. Facts and solutions.
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www.non-toxickids.net
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Non-Toxic Kids: Helping Your Kids Stay Safe, Healthy and
Smart. Helping parents in their quest to find quality
information and safe products for their kids. Blog.
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www.beyondpesticides.org
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Beyond Pesticides (formerly National Coalition Against the
Misuse of Pesticides) works with allies in protecting public
health and the environment to lead the transition to a world
free of toxic pesticides. News.
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www.ehponline.org
berkeley.edu
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Environmental Health Perspectives Journal- Jun 9, 2009
Center for Children's Environmental Health, School of Public
Health, University of California,. Berkeley. Research Shows
Children are Critically Susceptible to Pesticides because they
lack sufficient levels of the enzyme paraoxonase or PON1-
which is responsible for detoxifying pesticides. PDF.
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Pollutants: see chemicals and pesticides as well
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www.epa.gov/nerl
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EPA's National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL)
conducts research and development that leads to improved
methods, measurements and models to assess and predict
exposures of humans and ecosystems to harmful pollutants
and other conditions in air, water, soil, and food.
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www.epa.gov
/envirohealth
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America’s Children and the Environment brings together, in
one place, quantitative information from a variety of sources
to show trends in levels of environmental contaminants in air,
water, food, and soil; concentrations of contaminants
measured in the bodies of mothers and children; and childhood
diseases that may be influenced by environmental factors.
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www.cec.org
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"Toxic Chemicals and Children’s Health in North America"
A Call for Efforts to Determine the Sources, Levels of
Exposure, and Risks that Industrial Chemicals Pose to Children’
s Health. Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
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healthychild.org/blog
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Healthy Child. Article: "Carcinogenic Cribs and Changing
Tables?" May 08, 2008 Good info and solutions.
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www.atsdr.cdc.gov
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"Mercury Report - Children's Exposure to Elemental
Mercury" A National Review of Exposure Events. Dept of
Health and Human Services- Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry. Scroll down page for more info and links
on mercury. 2009.
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cfpub.epa.gov/ncea
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US EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment.
Data, Publications. Numerous reports,papers, etc...
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