What You Should Know about Asbestos Health Hazards.

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ERIC Number: EJ344640

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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What You Should Know about Asbestos Health Hazards.

PTA Today, v12 n2 p8-9 Nov 1986

The presence of asbestos health hazards in the schools is particulary serious since children exposed to asbestos are more likely to develop cancer than adults similarly exposed. Health risks of asbestos, scope of the problem, and asbestos testing are discussed. (DF)

Descriptors: Asbestos, Elementary Secondary Education, Hazardous Materials, Physical Health

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Parents

Language: English

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Note: Adapted and reprinted from the National Education Association's "Asbestos in Our Schools: Taming the Silent Killer".