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| | NCEF Resource List: Hazardous Materials in Schools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Liabilities of teaching science, collection of material safety data sheets, preparation and maintenance of chemical inventories, suggestions for stockroom organization, and some practical hints for proper disposal of unwanted or unneeded chemicals will be addressed. |
 | | While the threats from building materials such as lead and asbestos are subsiding, mold, vinyl, and toxic fumes from carpeting present a new generation of hazards. |
 | | A comprehensive list of state contacts is also provided, and information on other environmental concerns that may be apparent in schools such as underground storage tanks, recycling efforts, pesticides, and polychlorinated biphenyl is included 75p. |
| www.edfacilities.org /rl/hazardous_materials.cfm (9881 words) |
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