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Asbestos In the air or water from Chest and abdominal Obtain expert help in
old insulation, fireproof- cancers, lung disease. identification and
ing, acoustical material removal from homes or
or cement pipes. businesses.

Carbon Monoxide In the air, from car Reduces the ability to Avoid smoking, espe-
exhaust, unvented gas pass oxygen to the cially around young chil-
or kerosene heaters, brain. May cause dren. Air out rooms
leaking furnaces and slurred speech, mental where wood, kerosene
chimneys, wood and illness and death. or gas burning occurs,
gas stoves, tobacco maintain a fresh air sup-
smoke. ply to the room.

Hazardous Waste Air, water, soil. Ranges from unknown Find out how land was
effects to cancer, chron- previously used. Call
ic illnesses and death. planning and zoning
agencies or local
Environmental
Protection Offices to
help with this info.

Lead Air, water, soil. From Affects mental and Keep children from
paint dust or chips, lead physical development in exposure conditions.
solder in pipes, burning the unborn and young Have water sources
lead paint fumes, lead- children. Causes poor tested. Check for lead-
ed gasoline, battery and coordination, and a ed paint and other
other manufacturing, range of damage to the potential risks in the
and some ceramic kidneys, nervous sys- home or child care set-
glazes. Folk medicines tem and blood cells, ting. Encourage lead
may contain high levels related to the exposure blood level screening
of lead. time and concentration. tests of children.

Environmental Pollutants
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Nitrogen and Air from unvented gas Irritates lung tissue and Ventilate rooms. Quit
Sulfur Oxides heaters and kerosene causes shortness of smoking.
stoves. breath. Related to lung
Tobacco smoke. cancer.
Avoid outdoor activities
on days when pollution
or smog is at high levels.

In the level of air that Irritates the lungs, Avoid outdoor activities
we breathe. Formed throat, nose. Causes when the ozone levels
from a chemical reac- shortness of breath. are high. Obey all
Ozone tion between the sun Related to lung cancer. “clean air” alerts by
and air from auto and local officials.
factory emissions.

Found in food, water, Irritates eyes, nose and Avoid spraying when
the air and soil. In weed throat. Causes kidney children are present.
killers, bug sprays, and central nervous Follow safety directions
Herbicides and insecticides and ter- system damage and on package. Use non-
Pesticides mite control gases. certain types of cancer. toxic products around
children’s living or play-
ing areas. Wash pro-
duce with cold water.

Naturally occurring gas Lung cancer, related to Have site tested or

Air from cigarette Respiratory infections, Ban smoking in child

Source: Healthy Kids, Winter 1991, American Academy of Pediatrics

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