Everywhere, a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development program to restructure and rebuild some public housing projects. Specifically refers to apartments owned and operated directly by a local housing authority or city. Environmental Protection Agency program that identifies and cleans up toxic waste sites. That list has 1,238 sites out of about 11,000 EPA-indentified toxic waste sites nationwide.
Exposure is required before a toxic substance can cause harm.
Federal experts are working to make available information on the public's actual exposures. The higher a substance's toxicity, the less of the substance is required to cause harm. Used in manufacturing semiconductors, lead shot and other products. A powerful poison known to cause cancer. Found in crude oil, gasoline, and cigarette smoke.