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Ong, Paul – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012
This paper presents an analysis of an environmental justice (EJ) program adopted by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) as a part of its regulation to phase out a toxic chemical used by dry cleaners. SCAQMD provided financial incentives to switch early and gave establishments in EJ neighborhoods priority in applying for…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Pollution, Environmental Education, Environmental Influences
Healthy Schools Network, Inc., 2013
States compel children to attend school; in fact, 98% of all school-age children attend schools--irrespective of conditions. Yet the environmental conditions of decayed facilities or facilities close to hazards can damage children's health and ability to learn. At the same time, it is well documented that healthy school facilities can help…
Descriptors: Health Insurance, Risk, Public Health, Diseases
Healthy Schools Network, Inc., 2010
Neighborhood and school playgrounds are places that kids play, get fit and make friends. Individuals expect playgrounds to be safe and clean environments for children to play in. However, too many playgrounds across America have unsafe play equipment and are not well-maintained. Some may pose environmental health hazards such as the ones discussed…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Federal Legislation, Public Health, Risk Management
Kennedy, Mike – American School & University, 2010
Many education institutions have embraced the growing push for sustainable design and have built environmentally friendly facilities that use resources more efficiently. But the plaudits that administrators receive for LEED certification and other recognition of their efforts may be meaningless if the green commitment ends when a building is…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Sanitation, Sustainable Development, Conservation (Environment)
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Ratnapradipa, Dhitinut; Rhodes, Darson L. – Health Educator, 2010
This activity is designed to provide students with an overview of environmental health and to encourage them to think critically about how they can minimize their potential negative health impacts from environmental exposures. Objectives: Students will (a) define environmental health, (b) analyze media wherein environmental health issues are…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Prevention, Risk, Critical Thinking
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Bevelacqua, Joseph John – Physics Teacher, 2010
Introductory physics courses present the basic concepts of radioactivity and an overview of nuclear physics that emphasizes the basic decay relationship and the various types of emitted radiation. Although this presentation provides insight into radiological science, it often fails to interest students to explore these concepts in a more rigorous…
Descriptors: Radiation, Nuclear Physics, Science Instruction, Introductory Courses
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Grady, Julie R.; Madden, Andrew S. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2010
Investigations that integrate concepts from geological sciences with biology and chemistry are rare. The authors present an investigation that introduces high school students to microbe-mineral interactions by tying together anaerobic respiration, reduction reactions, metal ion solubility, and groundwater pollution. During the investigation,…
Descriptors: Water, Pollution, Science Instruction, High School Students
California Childcare Health Program, 2011
This "Integrated Pest Management Toolkit for Early Care and Education Programs" presents practical information about using integrated pest management (IPM) to prevent and manage pest problems in early care and education programs. This curriculum will help people in early care and education programs learn how to keep pests out of early…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Facilities
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Marra, Nancy; Vanek, Diana; Hester, Carolyn; Holian, Andrij; Ward, Tony; Adams, Earle; Knuth, Randy – Journal of Chemical Education, 2011
As a yearlong exploration of air quality and its relation to respiratory health, the "Air Toxics Under the Big Sky" program offers opportunities for students to learn and apply science process skills through self-designed inquiry-based research projects conducted within their communities. The program follows a systematic scope and sequence…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Science Process Skills, Pollution, Environmental Standards
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Fancovicova, Jana; Prokop, Pavol – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2011
Children's ability to identify common plants is a necessary prerequisite for learning botany. However, recent work has shown that children lack positive attitudes toward plants and are unable to identify them. We examined children's (aged 10-17) ability to discriminate between common toxic and non-toxic plants and their mature fruits presented in…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Knowledge Level, Botany, Foods Instruction
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Verboven, Hans – Business Communication Quarterly, 2011
This article analyzes the communication of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate image in the chemical industry through mission slogans. Morsing's (2006) CSR communication framework is adapted for a comparative analysis of the strategies behind mission slogans. By grouping rhetorical strategies in a mission slogan into a mission…
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Manufacturing Industry, Public Relations, Comparative Analysis
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Luo, Juhua; Hendryx, Michael – Journal of Rural Health, 2011
Purpose: Environmental hazards are unevenly distributed across communities and populations; however, little is known about the distribution of environmental carcinogenic pollutants and lung cancer risk across populations defined by race, sex, and rural-urban setting. Methods: We used the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) database to conduct an…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Mortality Rate, Cancer, Urban Areas
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Hendryx, Michael; Fedorko, Evan – Journal of Rural Health, 2011
Background: Potential environmental exposures from chemical manufacturing or industrial sites have not been well studied for rural populations. The current study examines whether chemical releases from facilities monitored through the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program are associated with population mortality rates for both rural and urban…
Descriptors: Research Tools, Disease Control, Mortality Rate, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Fantuzzo, John W.; LeBoeuf, Whitney A.; Rouse, Heather L. – Educational Researcher, 2014
This study investigated the unique relations between school concentrations of student risk factors and measures of reading, mathematics, and attendance. It used an integrated administrative data system to create a combined data set of risks (i.e., birth risks, teen mother, low maternal education, homelessness, maltreatment, and lead exposure) for…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Well Being, Correlation, Early Parenthood
US Environmental Protection Agency, 2010
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are synthetic chemicals that were manufactured in the United States between about 1930 and 1977 for use in various industrial and commercial applications because of their nonflammability, chemical stability, high boiling point, and electrical insulation properties (ATSDR, 2000). PCBs were used in numerous products…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Pollution, School Buildings, Research and Development
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