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Protecting Students and Teachers in Schools

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are known to cause cancer and other deadly diseases, impede normal brain and body development, harm intelligence by causing ADHD, lower IQ and other developmental issues; and the presence of PCBs in schools causes grave concern among parents, teachers and students.

In 1976, PCBs were banned by Congress in the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) because of their danger to human health, yet they remain in up to 25,000 schools nationwide putting children and teachers at risk. Join us to Champion Children to identify and remove toxic chemicals, particularly PCBs from our nation's schools.

Are PCBs In Your School?

This is a short video that will answer these questions: What are PCBs, Are they in my school and What can I do about it? To see more of our videos, visit our America Unites for Kids YouTube page.

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Congressman Lieu Grateful to AU

Posted on October 05, 2016

Senator Ed Markey’s PCB in Schools Report

Posted on October 05, 2016

Poison lurking in schools

Posted on June 20, 2016

Joel Shufro, Executive Director of the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health

(I have) urged the EPA to acknowledge the emerging science on the health effects of PCB exposure, and apply the precautionary principle to protect school employees, teachers and children who work and learn in these buildings."

David O. Carpenter, Ph.D. at University of Albany

"There is no safe level of PCBs for kids to breath. PCBs must be removed from our nation's schools."

Legislative History of TSCA and Banning of PCBs

The EPA is not one of viperous and quick action. This amendment defines PCBs to be bad, hazardous and dangerous and it mandates a program for their gradual removal, beginning with those uses which are outside of enclosed containers.

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