Health and Medical Guide to Poisoning, Toxicology and Environmental Health Asbestos Health information topics about Asbestos: Children 1. ABCs of Asbestos in Schools Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/abcsfinal.pdf Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Diagnosis and Treatment of Asbestos-Related Illnes Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/asbestos_risks.html Law and Policy 1. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Asbes Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwh/c-ioc/asbestos.html National Institutes of Health 1. Asbestos Exposure: Questions and Answers National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_21.htm Organizations 1. National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/ 2. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ 3. American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/ 4. Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/ 5. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Hea http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html 6. Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/ Overviews 1. Health Effects of Exposure to Asbestos Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/asbestos_effects.html 2. Tox Town National Library of Medicine http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/ 3. Asbestos Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts61.html 4. Sources of Indoor Air Pollution - Asbestos Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asbestos.html 5. What Is Asbestos? Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/asbestos_whatis.html Related Issues 1. World Trade Center Asbestos Findings Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/asbestos_WTC.html 2. Vermiculite Consumer Products Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/NEWS/vermiculite051603.html 3. TOXNET Databases National Library of Medicine http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/ 4. Questions and Answers - Exposure to Asbestos in So Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/NEWS/asbestosnoins.html 5. Current Best Practices for Vermiculite Attic Insul Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/insulation.html 6. Asbestos in Your Home Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/ashome.html 7. Asbestos in Schools Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/aherafaq.html 8. Asbestos in Construction Center to Protect Workers' Rights http://www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/d0100/d000028/d000028.html 9. 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