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The following list includes examples of potential environmental hazards that may be of interest to parents, researchers, and/or have been covered by the media. The list is not exhaustive, and is expected to change and be updated periodically.

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Arsenic & CCA Asbestos Asthma Triggers Benzene Carbon Monoxide Diesel Dioxins Drinking Water Contaminants Endocrine Disruptors Formaldehyde Household Chemicals Lead Mercury

Molds Nitrogen Oxides (Nox) Ozone Particulate Matter (PM) Pesticides Plastics Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Radon Secondhand Smoke/ETS Sulfur Dioxide (Sox) UV Radiation Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

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OPTION 3: Listed below are links that have additional information on environmental hazards:

Toxicity and Exposure Assessment for Children's Health (TEACH)
http://www.epa.gov/teach/

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
http://www.epa.gov/iris

EPA Children’s Environmental Health Yearbook (pdf)
ochpyearbook.pdf (1.3 MB)

EPA Children's Environmental Health Yearbook Supplement (pdf)
yrbook_supp.pdf

Child Health Champion Resource Guide (pdf)
chcgui99.pdf

America’s Children and the Environment, Third Edition (pdf)
http://www.epa.gov/envirohealth/children/publications/ace3-main_report.pdf

Asthma and the Environment: A Strategy to Protect Children (pdf)
asthmastrategy.pdf

Eliminating Childhood Lead Poisoning: A Federal Strategy Targeting Lead Paint Hazards (pdf)
leadhaz.pdf

EPA Envirofacts Database
http://www.epa.gov/enviro

EPA Window to My Environment
http://www.epa.gov/enviro/wme/index.html

ATSDR Tox FAQs
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html

Environmental Scorecard
http://www.scorecard.org

National Library of Medicine's PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed

National Library of Medicine's Tox Town
http://www.toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/index.html

National Library of Medicine's TOXMAP
http://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov

Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program
http://www.epa.gov/chemrtk/vccep/index.htm

American Chemistry Council Trade Organization's Kids Health Page
http://www.kidshealthinfo.org