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The following is information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about playing in the yard/outdoors.

How to Use Insect Repellents Safely (2007)
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/mosquitoes/insectrp.htm

Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) (2007)
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/antimicrobials/reregistration/cca/

Outdoor Residential Misting Systems (Including Mosquito Misting Systems) Fact Sheet (2007)
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/misting_systems.htm

Action Steps for Sun Protection (PDF/165K) (1999)
http://www.epa.gov/sunwise1/doc/sunpro8-26.pdf

Cleaner Outdoors
http://www.epa.gov/region01/children/outdoors.html

Overview of Air Toxics
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/allabout.html

What are the Six Common Air Pollutants?
http://www.epa.gov/air/urbanair/6poll.html

Overview of Air Toxics
http://www.epa.gov/air/toxicair/index.html

Smog -- Who Does It Hurt? (PDF/818K) (1999)
http://www.epa.gov/airnow/health/smog.pdf

Climate Change and the Health of Children (2008)
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/climate.htm

SunWise School Program
http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/summary.html

Insect Repellents: Use and Effectiveness (2009)
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/mosquitoes/insectrp.htm

The Sun, UV, and You: A Guide to SunWise Behavior (PDF/380K) (2006)
http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/doc/sunuvu.pdf

UV Index
http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html

New England Lead Safe Yard Project
http://www.epa.gov/region01/leadsafe

Other Federal and State Links

Health Care Providers (2008)
from AIRNow
http://cfpub.epa.gov/airnow/index.cfm?action=health_prof.main

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

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

Particulates Boost Risk of Asthma in Children (2008)
from Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
http://www.azdeq.gov/function/news/2008/dec.html#1230

Skin Cancer: Choose Your Cover (2006)
from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/chooseyourcover/

Pulmonary Effects of Indoor- and Outdoor-Generated Particles in Children with Asthma (2005)
from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
http://www.ehponline.org/members/2005/7511/7511.html

Article: Arsenic on the Hands of Children After Playing in Playgrounds (2004)
from Environmental Health Perspectives
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2004/7197/abstract.html

Other Organization Links

The Built Environment: Designing Communities to Promote Physical Activity in Children (2009) Exit EPA
from American Academy of Pediatrics
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;123/6/1591

State of the Air: 2009 Report (2009) Exit EPA
from American Lung Association
http://www.stateoftheair.org/

Climate Disruption and Children’s Health Exit EPA
from Children's Environmental Health Network
http://www.cehn.org/climate.htm

Professor Ozone Patrol Exit EPA
from Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association
http://www.gmtma.org/pop.htm

Protecting Your Children from Ozone (2008) Exit EPA
from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
http://www.choa.org/default.aspx?id=476

Children are at Increased Risk from Effects of Global Climate Change (2007) Exit EPA
from American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/oct07climate.htm

Practice Prevention: PCBs (PDF/42K) (2006) Exit EPA
from Institute for Children’s Environmental Health
http://www.iceh.org/pdfs/LDDI/PracPrevention/PCBs.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

Chemical Hazards to Children: Pesticides (2006) Exit EPA
from World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/ceh/risks/cehchemicals2/en/index1.html

Preventing Child Exposures to Environmental Hazards: Research and Policy Issues Exit EPA
from Children's Environmental Health Network
http://www.cehn.org/cehn/research/symposium1997.html#keyis

A Probabilistic Arsenic Exposure Assessment for Children who Contact Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)-treated Playsets and Decks, Part 2: Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analyses (2006) Exit EPA
from Society for Risk Analysis
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118562885/abstract

A Probabilistic Arsenic Exposure Assessment for Children who Contact CCA-treated Playsets and Decks, Part 1: Model Methodology, Variability Results, and Model Evaluation (2006) Exit EPA
from Society for Risk Analysis
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118562884/abstract

5 Easy Steps to Create a Safer, Healthier Environment for Your Children Exit EPA
from Healthy Child, Healthy World
http://healthychild.org/5steps/

How Parents Can Protect Children From Ozone and Particle Pollution (2004) Exit EPA
from American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=50346

Protecting Children from UV Radiation (2001) Exit EPA
from World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs261/en

Children and Ozone Air Pollution (2000) Exit EPA
from American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=44567

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