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Publication Date: 2003
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Protecting Children from Chemical Exposure: Social Work and U.S. Social Welfare Policy.
Rogge, Mary E.; Combs-Orme, Terri
Social Work, v48 n4 p439-50 Oct 2003
Defines chemical contamination and reviews data regarding the ubiquity of toxic chemicals. Describes major risk pathways to fetuses and children at different developmental stages and discusses evidence regarding exposure and harm to children from chemical contamination. Reviews the roles for social workers in protecting current and future generations from environmental contaminants. (Contains 82 references.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Child Health, Environmental Standards, Hazardous Materials, Poisons, Pollution, Social Work, Social Workers
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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