Proposal to boost children's health.

نویسنده

  • D. M. P. THOMSON
چکیده

In a bid to provide better protection for children's health, U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-California) and Frank Lautenberg (D-New Jersey) introduced the Children's Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), on 24 May 1999. CEPA is an amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 and seeks to protect children from exposures to hazardous substances such as toxic air pollutants and pesticides sprayed in schools. The act would also provide parents with the information necessary to make decisions about how to protect their children against such health threats.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Environmental Health Perspectives

دوره 107  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1999