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TEACH Chemical Summaries
The TEACH chemical summaries each provide information and an overview of concerns to children's health for each specific chemical of concern. Information is drawn from numerous scientific and U.S. governmental resources, and compiled in one document with links to other resources.
TEACH Chemical Summaries consist of 9 sections:
- Introduction
- Exposure
- Toxicity Summary
- Exposure and Toxicity Studies from the TEACH Database
- Considerations for Decision-Makers
- Toxicity Reference Values
- U.S. Regulatory Issues
- Background on Chemical
- References
Chemical Summaries
There are currently eighteen Chemical Summaries available. Use your browser's "back" button to return to this page after viewing the summary form.
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- 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D) (PDF) (12pp., 113K) (Last revised 03/30/07)
- Arsenic (As) (PDF) (20pp., 200K) (Last revised 7/30/07)
- Atrazine (PDF) (12pp., 119K) (Last revised 4/24/07)
- Benzene (PDF) (14pp., 150K) (Last revised 10/5/07)
- Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) (PDF) (14pp., 114K) (Last revised 7/30/07)
- Dichlorvos (PDF) (13pp., 101K) (Posted 6/27/07)
- Diethyltoluamide (DEET) (PDF) (10pp., 119K) (Last revised 4/24/07)
- Formaldehyde (PDF) (11 pp., 105K) (Last revised 9/21/07)
- Manganese (PDF) (14pp., 105K) (Last revised 10/29/07)
- Mercury (Elemental) (PDF) (18pp., 140K) (Last revised 9/21/07)
- Mercury (Inorganic) (PDF) (19pp., 152K) (Last revised 9/21/07)
- Mercury (Methylmercury and Ethylmercury) (PDF) (26pp., 179K) (Posted 10/29/07)
- Nitrates/Nitrites (PDF) (14pp., 143K) (Last revised 5/22/07)
- Permethrin and Resmethrin (Pyrethroids) (PDF) (14pp., 132K) (Last revised 6/1/07)
- Phthalates (PDF) (25pp., 162K) (Posted 10/12/07)
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) (PDF) (29pp., 378K) (Posted 10/12/07)
- Trichloroethylene (TCE) (PDF) (13pp., 102K) (Last revised 9/21/07)
- Vinyl Chloride (PDF) (12pp., 90K) (Last revised 10/5/07)
List of Abbreviations Used in TEACH