Pollution Prevention - Lead
Resources
Controlling Lead in Drinking Water for Schools and Day Care Facilities: A Summary of State Programs
 | Type: Article/Report |
| Summary: This report is designed to identify state programs that address issues of drinking water contamination that arises from the presence of lead. Chidlren are susceptible to adverse health effects from lead and exposure through water in schools and day care facil... |
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| Type: Article/Report - Fact sheet |
| Summary: Background on lead (basic facts), childhood lead poisoning prevention strategies (in outline form)and current facts and figures. |
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| Type: Article/Report |
| Summary: How are decision makers looking at the issues of potential pollutants and links to educational difficulties? Lead poisoning symptoms, sources, societal influences and how it affects learning are thoughtfully presented in this 6-page article by Erik Ness. |
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| Type: Article/Report - Fact sheet - Web site |
| Summary: What is lead, why should we care, sources of lead poisoning and symptoms of lead poisoning as well as research links are provided. |
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| Type: Glossary |
| Summary: This very short glossary links to ATSDR and MMWR for comprehensive glossaries. |
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Nontoxic High Density Compounds
| Type: Article/Report |
| Summary: A new line of patented nontoxic thermoplastic composite materials that can replace lead and other traditional materials in other applications is being sold called Ecomass® Compounds. These composite materials are completely nontoxic and can be formulated to th... |
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| Type: Article/Report - Research |
| Summary: The objectives of this study are to (1) document complex exposure patterns involving multiple acute exposures and exposures to chemical mixtures for school children (K - 5) from two low-income, racially diverse neighborhoods in Minneapolis, (2) examine tempora... |
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Silent Scourge: Children, Pollution and Why Scientists Disagree
| Type: BiblioResources (Books) - Manual/Handbook |
| Summary: NonFiction AuthorColleen Moore ISBN019515391 Colleen Moore’s book identifies a troubling body of evidence. She shows how environmental pollution places an increasing and quantifiable burden on the education of American children. The book... |
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Suppliers of Non-lead Fishing Tackle
| Type: List |
| Summary: This is a PDF of non-lead fishing tackle suppliers. |
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