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The Student Environmental
Protection Act (SEPA)
Information Page
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Introductory Material
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Marie's Open Letter to the Senate
Concerning the Student Environmental Protection Act
(SEPA) and the Misuse of Pesticides
at Southwest Baptist University
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NCAMP PRESS RELEASE
(October 13, 1999)
introducing
the School Environment Protection Act
(SEPA)

School Environment Protection Act (SEPA)
Introduced to Protect Children
From Hazardous Pesticides
Used In and Around Schools
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Introductory Statement on the
School Environment Protection Act (SEPA)
by Jay Feldman, Executive Director,
Beyond Pesticides/NCAMP
to the U.S. Senate
(October 13, 1999)
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Children and Pesticides
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~*~New~*~
Unthinkable Risk
Northwest Coalition for
Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)

The report documents nearly
100 actual incidents,
and cites additional reviews showing
that literally thousands of
children and school staff
have been sickened by
pesticide exposures
at schools around the country.
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~*~New~*~
Fact Sheet: Organophosphate
and Carbamate Insecticides
Natural Resources Defense Council

Americans, especially children,
are widely exposed to these
hazardous pesticides
and their residues.
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Chemicals in Kids:
Household Products
Could Cause Birth Defects
ABC News

The effect of chemicals in
common household products
solvents and pesticides on
pregnant women
are thought to cause problems
ranging from
hyperactivity to autism in the child.
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Persistent Organic Pollutants,
The Danger Is Not Over
Press Release from the Swedish EPA
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Children Face Danger
in the Schoolyard Grass
from Pesticides
WebMD and CNN
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Are Pesticides Taking Away
the Ability of Our Children to Learn?
Journal of Pesticide Reform
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Exposures of Children to
Organophosphate Pesticides
and Their Potential Adverse Health Effects
Center for Children's Environmental Health Research,
School of Public Health, University of California
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Health Effects of 48 Pesticides
Commonly Used in Schools
Adobe format (.pdf file)
from
NCAMP / Beyond Pesticides
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Our Children At Risk:
The Five Greatest Threats to Their Health
Chapter Five -- Pesticides
Natural Resources Defense Council
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Brain Storm:
Are We Threatening Our Intelligence
with Chemical Pollution?
E Magazine
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Student Environmental Protection Act Bill
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Student Environment Protection Act
(SEPA) Bill Summary
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The Full Text of the
Student Environmental Protection Act
of 1999 (SEPA)
at thomas.loc.gov
or in Adobe format (.pdf file)
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Show Your Support for the Children
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SEPA Action Alert
Printable Form and Information
Adobe format (.pdf file)
from
NCAMP / Beyond Pesticides
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