Author: Pennsylvania. Department of Environmental ProtectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drinking water
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
What Schools and Day-care Centers Need to Know about Lead in Drinking Water
Author: Pennsylvania. Department of Environmental ProtectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drinking water
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Sampling for Lead in Drinking Water in Nursery Schools and Day Care Facilities
Author: Lead in Drinking Water for Schools and Childcare Facilities
Author: Toxic Substances
Author: Richard L. HembraPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Day care centers
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Reports on Lead Content in Drinking Water at City Schools and Day-care Centers
Author: New York City. ComptrollerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Lead in School Drinking Water
Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of WaterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drinking water
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Controlling Lead in Drinking Water for Schools and Day Care Facilities
Author: Environmental Protection AgencyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Children are susceptible to adverse health effects from lead, such as impaired mental development, IQ deficits, shorter attention span, and lower birth weight. Exposure to lead is a significant health concern, particularly for young children and infants whose growing bodies tend to absorb more lead than the average adult. Testing water in schools and day care facilities is important because children spend a significant portion of their days in these facilities and likely consume water while there. Appended is a list of EPA materials on managing lead in school drinking water, letter to states, and summary of responses.
Lead Poisoning
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the EnvironmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lead
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Toxic Substances
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (GPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289137212
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed federal, state, and local activities to reduce lead hazards in child care facilities and schools, focusing on: (1) federal and state lead hazard inspection programs; and (2) existing information on the extent and treatment of lead hazards in child care facilities and schools. GAO found that: (1) most federal programs do not specifically address lead hazards in child care facilities and schools, but they do increase general understanding of lead hazards and facilitate efforts to identify and eliminate them in general; (2) the few federal programs that specifically target child care facilities and schools are limited in scope and apply to only a small number of facilities and schools; (3) the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to enforce legislation to reduce lead hazards or sufficient funds to test drinking water; (4) state and local lead hazard inspection and enforcement activities and requirements vary widely due to limited licensing and budgets; (5) there is not sufficient information on the extent and abatement of lead hazards in child care facilities; (6) some school districts have limited information on lead inspections in schools; and (7) Congress has proposed legislation to require local authorities to test all child care facilities for lead hazards in paint, drinking water, and soils, visually inspect elementary schools for potential lead hazards, and prepare reports on the results of these tests and inspections.
Hazards of Lead in Schools and Day Care Facilities
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the EnvironmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
The hearing reported in this document examined issues dealing with environmental lead hazards in schools and day care centers and the threat that lead poses to children's health, with a special focus on problems in New York City (NYC) public schools. Following an account of the opening remarks by Representatives on the committee and subcommittee, the hearing report contains accounts from the subcommittee of the disregard for lead hazards by schools and child care facilities, and of the lead hazard in the NYC public schools, including two documents, generated by the NYC Board of Education and the Chancellor's office, on the extent of the city's problem. Testimony was offered by the director of environmental protection issues for the General Accounting Office; the chairman of the American Academy of Pediatrics; the chief of the division of school facilities, NYC Board of Education; a member of Parents Against Lead in Schools; a professor of pediatrics at Montefiore Medical Center; and the chairperson of the New York Coalition to End Lead Poisoning. A written statement from the National School Boards Association is also included. (MDM)