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Role of the Environmental Protection Agency in protecting children's health : assessments /
Scientific studies have shown that because children's bodies are still developing, they can be more vulnerable than adults to certain environmental hazards, including air pollutants, pesticide residues on food, contaminants in drinking water, and toxic chemicals in the home. The Environmental P...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Publishers,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Children's issues, laws and programs series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Scientific studies have shown that because children's bodies are still developing, they can be more vulnerable than adults to certain environmental hazards, including air pollutants, pesticide residues on food, contaminants in drinking water, and toxic chemicals in the home. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made protecting children's health part of its mission by establishing a policy in 1995 to ensure that the agency consistently considers children in its actions and creating The Office of Children's Health Protection (OCHP) to support those efforts. In a 2010 report, the Governm. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781629485065 1629485063 |