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Maryland Children's Environmental Health Report Card
Publication Date: December 2005
Publisher(s): MaryPIRG
Author(s): Chris Fick; Elizabeth Ridlington
Funder(s): Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation; Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation; Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund; Abell Foundation
Funder(s): Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation; Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation; Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund; Abell Foundation
Topic: Environment (Pollution and environmental degradation)
Keywords: Toxics; Children's health
Coverage: Maryland
Abstract:
Air pollution, mercury-tainted fish, peeling lead, pesticides and other commonly used toxic chemicals threaten the health of Maryland's children. Though there are many powerful policies available for the state to use in reducing pollution, Maryland has adopted only a few of them. Maryland Children's Environmental Health Report Card examines the most common environmental threats to children's health and evaluate and grades Maryland's response to these problems.