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Direct linkFishel, Fred – Journal of Extension, 2010
Operation Cleansweep is a free pesticide disposal program that has operated in Florida since 1995. The program is open to commercial facilities, including agricultural production establishments, golf course operators, and pest control companies. Since its inception, the program has had more than 1,700 participants and collected more than 1,000,000…
Descriptors: Poisoning, Agricultural Production, Extension Education, Environmental Standards
McElgunn, Barbara – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2010
A large body of experimental animal research on the neurotoxic effects of certain environmental chemicals provides evidence of a cascade of neurobehavioural effects including learning deficits, hyperactivity, anxiety, depression, lack of motivation, increased aggressiveness, altered maternal care and bonding, and an over-reaction to small…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Hazardous Materials, Pollution
Miller, Roxanne Greitz – Science Scope, 2008
Commonly referred to as CFLs, compact fluorescent light bulbs are rapidly replacing traditional incandescent light bulbs for residential use. However, controversy and even comic parody have arisen surrounding CFL use. CFLs contain small amounts of mercury, and several public forums and news agencies have been announcing that the breakage of a CFL…
Descriptors: Lighting, Energy Conservation, Hazardous Materials, Poisoning
Varma, Roli; Varma, Daya R. – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2005
The 20th anniversary of the Bhopal calamity fell on December 3, 2004. The world's worst industrial disaster in Bhopal, India, happened because of inadequate maintenance by Union Carbide and poor monitoring by the Indian authorities. Malfunctioning safety measures, inappropriate location of the plant, and lack of information about the identity and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Politics, Safety
Creating and Sustaining Healthy Community Environments for Children: Lessons from Northern Manhattan
Prakash, Swati; Jordan, Jamillah – Zero to Three, 2005
Children and adults in communities of color and low-income communities face disproportionately high exposures to environmental hazards and, consequently, greater risk of experiencing adverse health impacts from these exposures. Almost two thirds of children under 6 with elevated blood lead levels are children of color living in disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Poisoning, City Government, Minority Groups
Keller, Thomas E. – 1989
A hands-on approach to science is highly desirable because an inquiry approach to science greatly promotes learning. However when students and teachers manipulate glassware, chemical, and other materials, accidents will happen. Because of this, risk management and safety procedures become an important, integral part of the science curriculum. This…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Biology, Chemistry, Elementary School Science
Download full textUS Environmental Protection Agency, 2006
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to ensure schools and child care facilities are safe environments for the nation's children. In response to rising public concern over the health risks posed to young children by lead in the drinking water, EPA is launching a "3Ts--Training, Testing, and Telling" program. This…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Water, Testing, Hazardous Materials
