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Booklets

KeywordDescriptionGrade Level
CancerCancer and the Environment. What you need to know. What you can do. (685KB)
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  • 9-12
  • 12+
DiseaseEnvironmental Diseases from A to Z - 1996 (4MB)
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  • 9-12
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EMFEMF Electric and Magnetic Fields Associated with the Use of Electric Power (11MB)
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  • 9-12
  • 12+
GeneticsYou and Your Genes - Making it in a Tough Environment - 2000 (325KB)
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  • 5-8
  • 9-12
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OzoneOzone Alerts - 2000 (1MB)
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  • 9-12
  • 12+
PreventionFamily Guide--20 Easy Steps to Personal Environmental Health Now (346KB)
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Fact Sheets

KeywordDescriptionGrade Level
Asthma Allergens and Irritants
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  • 9-12
  • 12+
Asthma Environmental Factors and Breast Cancer Risk (589KB)
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Cancer Report on Carcinogens (RoC)
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Chemicals Nomination of Substances for Toxicological Studies  
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Children New Directions in Children's Environmental Health Research (2MB)
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  • 12+
Chromium Hexavalent Chromium
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  • 12+
Endocrine Endocrine Disruptors (914KB)
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  • 12+
Lead Lead and Your Health (3MB)
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  • 9-12
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Medicine Medicinal Herbs
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  • 12+
Nanotechnology Nanotechnology Safety Assessment  National Toxicology Program
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  • 9-12
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Occupation Occupational Exposures
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  • 12+
Oceans Oceans of Discovery (1MB)
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  • 9-12
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Phones Cell Phone Radiofrequency Radiation Studies (1007KB)
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  • 12+
Risk NTP Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (99KB)
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Toxicology The NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (80KB)
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Water Safe Drinking Water Program at National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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Flyers

KeywordDescriptionGrade Level
AirHealthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Indoor Air - 2001 (358KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
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  • 5-8
  • 9-12
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AirHealthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Indoor Air (Arabic) - 2001 (361KB) This fact sheet in Arabic presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
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FoodHealthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Food Safety - 2001 (345KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
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FoodHealthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Food Safety (Arabic) - 2001 (309KB) This fact sheet in Arabic presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
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LeadHealthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Heavy Metals - 2001 (188KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
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  • 9-12
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LeadHealthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Heavy Metals (Arabic) - 2001 (236KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
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PesticidesHealthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Pest Control - 2001 (310KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
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PesticidesHealthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Pest Control (Arabic) - 2001 (352KB) This fact sheet in Arabic presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
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PoisonHealthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Look-A-Likes - 2001 (172KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
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PoisonHealthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Look-A-Likes (Arabic) - 2001 (303KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
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WaterHealthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Indoor Water - 2001 (269KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
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WaterHealthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Indoor Water (Arabic) - 2001 (639KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
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Interviews with Scientists/Researchers

KeywordDescriptionGrade Level
EcologistWhat is a Wetland Ecologist?
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  • 5-8
  • 9-12
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Environmental AnalystWhat is an Environmental Analyst?
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  • 9-12
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Growth BiologistWhat is a Growth Biologist?
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  • 9-12
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Lung DoctorWhat is a Lung Doctor?
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  • 9-12
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MicrobiologistWhat is a Microbiologist?
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  • 9-12
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ProfessionMeet the Experts: Environmental Health 
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  • 9-12
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ProfessionScientist Video Interviews 
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  • 9-12
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News

KeywordDescriptionGrade Level
Environment Beyond the Bench Articles  
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  • 9-12
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News  NIEHS Press Releases and News Stories
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Research Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) Headliners   EHP journal each month selects a paper authored by an NIEHS grantee to include in the NIEHS News section.
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Research  Selected Extramural Publications
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  • 9-12
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Topics Environews by Topic - Table of Contents  
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  • 9-12
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Topics Health Topics A to Z
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  • 9-12
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Pamphlets

KeywordDescriptionGrade Level
DefinitionSharon Finds the Environment (2MB) See also, Story Time: Sharon finds the Environment.
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DefinitionThe New Environmental Health (836KB)
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  • 9-12
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Parkinson'sRole of the Environment in Parkinson's Disease (1MB)
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Videos

KeywordDescriptionGrade Level
Environment Public Service Announcements
  • Breathe Easier
  • Common Chemicals
  • Second Hand Smoke
  • K-4
  • 5-8
  • 9-12
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Last Reviewed: November 18, 2011