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This brochure is designed to address some of the most common areas of environmental health concerns found in schools. It also provides one-stop access to learn some facts about these issues and the many existing low cost or no cost, affordable measures, programs and resources available to help prevent, reduce and resolve each of the highlighted environmental hazards, such as Asbestos, Asthma and Asthma Triggers, chemical management, lead, and ...

School renovations have the potential to increase children's exposures to harmful contaminants which can lead to serious health risks. This informative booklet published by the Environmental Protection Agency addresses the unique challenges and opportunities of school renovation pro-actively that can help the school save money and support student performance. School environments play an important role in the health and academic success of chil...

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The EPA Activity Book, directed primarily towards children, is a graphic depiction of how the EPA protects our entire environment, protects the land where we live, protects ecosystems, and provides crossword games and puzzles to engage children in educating themselves about good environmental practices. Concepts and lessons about air quality index, asthma environmental factors, ecosystem protection, waste reduction practices, environmental pro...

This updated guide published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides simple steps to protect your family from lead hazards and identifies the health effects including how you can reduce lead intake through drinking water sources and the types of blood tests you can request your family physician to take if you think you, a child, or another person may have been exposed to high levels of lead. This consumer guidance may be hel...

This guide is divided into the following four sections: Section 1. Urban Stormwater Runoff defines urban stormwater runoff and explains why it is a problem. Section 2. The Role of Trees in Stormwater Management discusses what trees need to grow in urban environments and how they help manage stormwater. Section 3. Stormwater Management Systems with Trees provides an introduction to engineered systems available that utilize trees to manage a vol...

Plumbing cross-connections, which are defined as actual or potential connections between a potable and nonpotable water supply, constitute a serious public health hazard. There are numerous, well documented cases where cross-connections have been responsible for contamination of drinking water, and have resulted in the spread of disease. The problem is a dynamic one, because piping systems are continually being installed, altered, or extended....

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This pamphlet is for you if you reside in a home built before 1978, or if you own or operate a child care facility, including preschools and kindergarten classrooms built before 1978, or if you have a child under six years old who attends child care facility built before 1978. EPA 740 K-001. Revised September 2011.Sold in packages of 10 copies only under this stock number.Other related products: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 24, Housing a...

The Code of Federal Regulations is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the United States Federal Government. This print ISBN is the official U.S. Federal Government version of this title. 40 CFR Parts 53-59 continues coverage of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. In this volume, you will find rules, processes, procedures, and regulation...

The Code of Federal Regulations is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the United States Federal Government. This print ISBN is the official U.S. Federal Government version of this title.40 CFR Part 63 (Section Section 63.600 to 63.1199) continues coverage on the United States Environmental Protection agency. in this volume, you will find rules, proces...

Approximately 85% of the hazardous waste sites in the United States have contaminated ground water. The conventional approach for remediating contaminated ground water has been to extract the contaminated water, treat it above ground, and reinject or discharge the clean water in a process known as "pump-and-treat." The recovered contaminants must be disposed of separately. Pump-andtreat technologies require considerable investment over an exte...

Rainfall-derived Infiltration and Inflow (RDII) into sanitary sewer systems has long been recognized as a source of operating problems in sewerage systems. RDII is the main cause of sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) to basements, streets, or nearby streams and can also cause serious operating problems at wastewater treatment facilities. SSOs usually contain high levels of pathogenic microorganisms, suspended solids, toxic pollutants, floatables,...

A properly designed, operated and maintained sanitary sewer system is meant to collect and convey all of the sewage that flows into it to a wastewater treatment plant. However, occasional unintentional discharges of raw sewage from municipal sanitary sewers - called sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) - occur in many systems. Rainfall-derived infiltration and inflow (RDII) into sanitary sewer systems has long been recognized as a major source of o...

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The Code of Federal Regulations is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the United States Federal Government. This print ISBN is the Official U.S. Federal Government Edition. 40 CFR Part 52 (Section 52.1019 to 52.2019 continues coverage on the rules, processes, procedures, and regulations relating to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Th...

You may know what your environmental compliance obligations are, but do you know how EPA sees them? Created by the EPA, this industry-specific handbook includes a comprehensive environmental profile, industrial process information, pollution prevention techniques, pollutant release data, and regulatory requirements unique to the transportation equipment cleaning industry. Use the information presented in this book to build a foundation for dev...