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Archives: Fact Sheets & Posters

Este documento explica los principales contaminantes del aire exterior, sus impactos en la salud y medidas para protegerse de la contaminación.

This resource explains the main routes of environmental exposure—ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact—and provides strategies to minimize risks across different settings.

This factsheet discusses the disproportionate environmental health burdens faced by marginalized communities and advocates for improved policies and protections.

This factsheet examines the use of PBDEs as flame retardants, their potential health impacts, and tips to reduce exposure in homes and workplaces.

This factsheet explores the benefits and potential contaminants in human milk, offering recommendations for safer consumption to protect both infant and maternal health.

This document provides comprehensive information on the sources of lead exposure, its health effects, and strategies for prevention, emphasizing the importance of public health measures to reduce lead-related risks.

Particles and Nitrogen Oxides Environmental Exposure: This factsheet discusses the health impacts of particulate matter and nitrogen oxides from combustion processes, offering strategies to monitor air quality and reduce personal exposure.

Food and Water contamination: This document explains how nitrates from fertilizers, pesticides and preservatives can contaminate food and water, posing health risks to babies and suggests testing water sources in certain circumstances, and dietary precautions to reduce exposure.

Este folleto describe cómo manejar y prevenir problemas de moho en interiores para proteger la salud respiratoria.

Este folleto aborda los contaminantes presentes en el polvo doméstico y cómo reducir la exposición, especialmente en niños.

Este folleto advierte sobre la presencia de metales pesados en alimentos para bebés y proporciona consejos para reducir riesgos.

Este folleto explica las posibles contaminaciones del agua potable y sugiere métodos para garantizar agua segura mediante pruebas y filtración.