Environmental Public Health Policy for Asbestos in Schools

Author: Jacqueline Karn Corn
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 156670488X
Category: Medical

Environmental Public Health Policy for Asbestos in Schools: Unintended Consequences

On January 3, 1977, Howell Township, New Jersey closed its schools while scientists tested for dangerous levels of asbestos. Download Environmental Public Health Policy for Asbestos in Schools medical books for free.
After reports of unexplained ailments in some children, the parents of 4,500 elementary school children had threatened to boycott classes until the Board of Education removed asbestos-containing materials. Similar cases occurred across the country. In February, 1977, the New York Times reported that the child whose illness had been attributed to asbestos actually had mononucleosis.
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