Safe Classroom: ADEQ releases chemical management toolkit
Sarita Douglas, examiner.com
September 29, 2012
Sarita Douglas, examiner.com
September 29, 2012
On Thursday, September 27, 2012 the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) released a 60-page chemical management toolkit to assist Arizona school districts in managing chemicals used at schools.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ranks responsible chemical management as a top priority for schools, stating that many school buildings "contain environmental conditions that inhibit learning and pose increased risks to the health of children and staff."
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The EPA provides information and resources on its own healthy schools chemical management website.
The EPA video on the SC3 campaign to clean up chemicals in schools provides an in-depth look at the many places chemicals can be found in and outside the chemistry lab, and the process of removal in several schools in the US.
