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Below is a list of resources intended to help raise awareness about the dangers of toxic chemical exposure on infants, toddlers, and children.
Ashford, Nicholas and Claudia Miller. 1998. Chemical Exposures: Low Levels and High Stakes, 2nd Edition. Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Bonvie, Linda et al. Chemical-Free Kids: How to Safeguard Your Child’s Diet and Environment. Kensington: 2004.
E Magazine. Green Living: The E Magazine Handbook for Living Lightly on the Earth. Plume: 2005.
Wargo, John. 1998. Our Children's Toxic Legacy : How Science and Law Fail to Protect Us from Pesticides. Yale University Press.
Schettler, T, G Solomon, M Valenti and A Huddle. 1999. Generations at Risk. MIT Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Chemical Encyclopedia
http://healthychild.org/resources/chemical/
A Child-Safe U.S. Chemicals Policy
Children’s Environmental Health Network
http://216.194.201.160/Child_Safe_Chemicals_Policy_may_2007.htm
Glossary of Terms
http://healthychild.org/resources/glossary/
National Environmental Trust
http://www.net.org/health/
Northwest Coalition for Alternative to Pesticides
http://www.pesticide.org/default.htm
Pesticide Action Network North America
http://www.panna.org/
Children and Chemicals
Center for Health, Environment & Justice
http://www.healthychild.com/childrens-toxic-environment.htm
Healthy Milk, Healthy Baby: Chemical Pollution and Mother's Milk
Natural Resources Defense Council
http://www.nrdc.org/breastmilk/default.asp
arsenic
Ten Safety Steps to Reduce Your Family’s Exposure to Arsenic from Arsenic-Treated Wood
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/reports/allhandsondeck
Nationwide Consumer Testing of Backyard Decks and Playsets Shows High Levels of Arsenic on Old Wood
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/node/20387
flame retardants
Flame Retardants in Breast Milk
http://www.enviroblog.org/2007/06/ask-ewg-do-flameretardant-chem.htm
Toxic Fire Retardants In American Homes:
High Levels of Toxic Fire Retardants Contaminate American Homes
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/reports/inthedust
Toxic Fire Retardants (PBDEs) in Human Breast Milk:
Study Finds Record High Levels of Toxic Fire Retardants in Breast Milk from American Mothers
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/reports/mothersmilk
fluoride
Fluoride in Southern California Tap Water Will Put 64,000 Kids at Risk
http://www.ewg.org/reports/cafluoride
lead
No 'Safe' Lead Level Seen for Fetal Brain
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/node/18355
Lead Astray: Is Your Child At Risk?
California's Broken Promise to Protect Children from Lead Poisoning
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/reports/leadastray
Lead’s Dangerous Legacy
Kids Poisoned By Their Homes; City's Failure to Prosecute Landlords Leaves Poor Families Exposed to Toxic Hazard
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/node/18711
mercury
Brain Food: Government Seafood Consumption Advice Could Expose 1 In 4 Newborns to Elevated Mercury Levels
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/reports/brainfood
New Science, New Insights About Mercury and Autism in Children
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/reports/autism
perchlorate
'Health Goal' for Perchlorate Will Remain
6 Parts Per Billion: The Governor Pressed for a Review After EPA Set the Federal Level of 24.5 Parts.
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/node/17323
Perchlorate and Children's Health: The Case for a Strong Cleanup Standard for Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water
Environment California
http://www.environmentcalifornia.org
/reports/clean-water/clean-water-program-reports/perchlorate-
and-children39s-health-the-case-for-a-strong-cleanup-
standard-for-rocket-fuel-in-drinking-water
Rocket Science: Chapter 1: A Toxic Legacy
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/node/8262
When Water Can Be Bad for Kids: Adults Can Tolerate Perchlorate-Contaminated Water, But Too Much Might Hurt Fetuses and the Young. Exactly How Much Is Too Much May Soon Be Known
BusinessWeek
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2004/
tc20041215_6123_tc024.htm
pesticides
Pesticides in Food
Food News Shoppers Guide to Pesticides
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/sites/foodnews/
Overexposed: Organophosphate Insecticides in Children's Food
One Million Kids a Day Exposed to Unsafe Levels of Toxic Pesticides in Fruit, Vegetables, and Baby Food
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/node/20168
Overexposed: Organophosphate Insecticides in Children's Food
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/reports/ops
phthalates
Are phthalates safe for babies?
http://www.enviroblog.org/2007/05/ask-ewg-are-phthalates-safe-fo.htm |