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The toxic schoolhouse /

The Toxic Schoolhouseis a collection of articles on chemical hazards endangering students, teachers, and staff in the education system of the United States and Canada. Some of the articles were originally published in a special issue of New Solutions: A Journal of Occupational and Environmental Poli...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Scammell, Madeleine Kangsen, Levenstein, Charles
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amityville, New York : Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., 2014.
Colección:Work, health, and environment series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""The Toxic Schoolhouse""; ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I The Problem""; ""Chapter 1. Who's in Charge of Children's Environmental Health at School?""; ""Chapter 2. Who's Sick at School: Linking Poor School Conditions and Health Disparities for Boston's Children""; ""June 2012 Update on Who's Sick at School Report""; ""Chapter 3. Failing Our Children: Lead in U.S. School Drinking Water""; ""Chapter 4. PCBs in School„Persistent Chemicals, Persistent Problems""
  • ""Update on PCBs in School""""Chapter 5. Healthy School Siting and Planning Policies: Linking Public Health, Education, and the Environment""; ""PART II Organizing for Change""; ""Chapter 6. ""Serving Two Masters""„An Interview with School Teacher and Union Organizer Debra Askwith""; ""Chapter 7. ""We Can't Give Up, It's Too Important""„Health and Safety Stories from Canadian and U.S. Schools""; ""Chapter 8. New Jersey's Union-Centered Healthy Schools Work""; ""Chapter 9. Negotiating Indoor Air„Case Report on Negotiation of Teachers' Union, School Board on Air Contaminants""
  • ""Chapter 10. School Custodians and Green Cleaners: Labor-Environment Coalitions and Toxics Reduction""""PART III Advances in Policy""; ""Chapter 11. Integrated Pest Management Policies in America's Schools: Is Federal Legislation Needed?""; ""Chapter 12. Reducing Asthma Triggers in Schools: Recommendations for Effective Policies, Regulations, and Legislation""; ""Chapter 13. Building the New Schoolhouse: The Massachusetts School Building Authority""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""Back Cover""