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Lorenz S. Neuwirth; Jordan Bell – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2024
Purpose: Lead is a well-established environmental contaminant that over the last 50 years has become recognized as a neurotoxin with its greatest concern for the developing child (i.e. both in-utero and postnatally). What is problematic is that children exposed to lead often come from lower socioeconomic status (SES), are largely Black communities…
Descriptors: African American Children, Low Income Groups, Hazardous Materials, Public Health
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Anderson, Marcia – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2018
Children spend as much as ten hours per day, five days a week in childcare centers and preschools. In providing healthy environments, these facilities deal with a variety of pest and pesticide issues influenced by their geographic location, local environment, and pesticide regulations. Some rely extensively on pesticides while others use…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Poisoning, Toxicology, Child Health