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The following is information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about being at school.

Keep Your Paws Off Mercury Video (2007)
http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/tsd/mercury/videos.htm

Chemicals in Schools: Solutions for Healthy School Environments (PDF/290K) (2006)
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/conserve/clusters/schools/pdfs/solutions.pdf

Chemicals in Schools: Partner for Healthy School Environments (PDF/312K) (2006)
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/conserve/clusters/schools/pdfs/partner.pdf

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools (2007)
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/index.html

Indoor Air Quality Tools For Schools Communications Guide (PDF/500K) (2003)
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/pdfs/publications/communicationsguide.pdf

EPA and Department of Health and Human Services: Smoke-free, Asthma-Friendly Homes for Head Start Families (2007)
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/headstart/

Online Course: Introduction to Mold and Mold Remediation for Environmental and Public Health Professionals (2006)
http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldcourse/index.html

Asbestos and Schools (2005)
http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/asbestos_in_schools.html

What You Should Know About Diesel Exhaust and School Bus Idling (PDF/540K) (2002)
http://www.epa.gov/region01/eco/diesel/assets/pdfs/Diesel_Factsheet_Schoolbus.pdf

Healthy School Environments
http://www.epa.gov/schools/




Enforcement Alert - Protect Children from Exposure to Asbestos at School (PDF/87K) (2004)
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/newsletters/civil/enfalert/aheraalert0721.pdf

Drinking Water in Schools and Childcare Facilities
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/schools

Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3) (2007)
http://www.epa.gov/sc3

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Schools
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ipm/

Pest Control in the School Environment: Adopting Integrated Pest Management (1993)
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ipm/brochure

Radon in Schools (2005)
http://www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/schoolrn.html

Mold Resources (2001)
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/moldresources.html

Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings (2001)
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/mold_remediation.html

Other Federal and State Links

California Children’s Environmental Health Program
from California Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.calepa.ca.gov/childhealth/

Mercury Report - Children's Exposure to Elemental Mercury (2009)
from Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mercury/mercury_report.html

Reducing Pesticide Exposure at Schools (2007)
from National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2007-150/

Managing Asthma -- A Guide for Schools (2003)
from National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/asth_sch.htm

National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (2006)
from U.S. Department of Education
http://www.edfacilities.org/

Outdoor, Indoor, and Personal Exposure to VOCs in Children (2004)
from Environmental Health Perspectives
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1247565

Tox Town (2007)
from National Library of Medicine
http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/

Other Organization Links

Mold Basics (2002) Exit EPA
from Healthy Child Healthy World
http://healthychild.org/blog/comments/mold_basics_and_resources/

Children and Indoor Molds Exit EPA
from Mold Across America
http://www.moldacrossamerica.org/kids.htm

Mold in Schools (2006) Exit EPA
from National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/Mold.cfm

Asthma and Schools (PDF/121K) (2003) Exit EPA
from American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/sections/allergy/schoolschild.pdf

Indoor Air Pollution Increases Asthma Symptoms (2009) Exit EPA
from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2009/breysse_indoor_asthma.html

New Asthma Study Links VOCs and Allergens to an Increase in Childhood Asthma (PDF) (6 pp, 186K) Exit EPA
from Air Quality Sciences
http://www.aerias.org/uploads/Linking%20IAQ%20and%20Asthma%20in%20Schools.pdf

Practice Prevention: Pesticides (PDF/41K) (2006) Exit EPA
from Institute for Children’s Environmental Health
http://www.iceh.org/pdfs/LDDI/PracPrevention/pesticides.pdf

Study Abstract: Acute Illnesses Associated With Pesticide Exposure at Schools (2005) Exit EPA
from Journal of the American Medical Association
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/294/4/455?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=Acute+Illnesses+Associated+With+Pesticide&searchid=1128608847075_2349&stored_search=&FIRSTINDEX=0&journalcode=jama

What You Can Do at Your School Exit EPA
from Healthy Schools Network, Inc.
http://www.healthyschools.org/what_you_can.html

Mental Health and Environmental Exposures (PDF) (16 pp, 148K) (2008) Exit EPA
from Institute for Children’s Environmental Health
http://www.iceh.org/pdfs/LDDI/MentalHealthFactSheet.pdf

See Also:
Arsenic, Asbestos, Asthma Triggers, Carbon Monoxide, Diesel, Drinking Water Contaminants, Formaldehyde, Lead, Molds, Pesticides, Radon, UV Radiation, Volatile Organic Compounds, Mercury
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