Chemical wastes, children's health, and the Superfund Basic Research Program

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Researchers lobby for government bodies to perform research on the effects of toxicants released from hazardous waste disposal sites on children's health. The increased number of children with asthma, cancer, and neurodevelopmental impairments suggest that exposure to environmental pollutants impact children differently from adults.

Research, Management, Pediatric diseases, Children, Diseases, Pollutants, Superfund, Hazardous waste sites, Environmental illness, Environmentally induced diseases in children

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A holistic approach to environmental health research

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The National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences faces several challenges in setting a research agenda for the US. The use of pesticides, children's health, and links to communities are some of the relevant issues in this area.

Editorial, Analysis, Public health, Environmental policy

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Hazardous Waste in Eastern and Central Europe: Technology and Health Effects

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The author examines the environmental health of Eastern and Central Europe. Topics include hazardous wastes, environmental impact studies, and public health.

Evaluation, Europe, Pollution, Polychlorinated biphenyls, Environmental health, Hazardous wastes

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