 Evaluate
the environmental impact of school activities including cleaning, facility
maintenance and pest management. Learn how to identify products and practices
that threaten or improve the health of your students and staff.
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how integrated pest management (IPM) and green cleaning can benefit students
and staff as well as your bottom line.
Green Seal
Choose Green Reports
Green Office Buying Guide
101 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 827
Washington D.C. 20036-5525
(202) 872-6400
greenseal@greenseal.org
www.greenseal.org
Independent non-profit identifies, evaluates and promotes
products and services that cause less toxic pollution and waste, conserve
resources and habitats,
and minimize global warming and ozone depletion. Provides evaluation tools.
Green Seal evaluates products using ISO criteria.
Beyond Pesticides
(202) 543-5450
info@beyondpesticides.org
www.beyondpesticides.org/schools/index.htm
Fact sheets:
- Healthy Schools Project
- Safer Schools Report
- School Pesticide Monitor
- Integrated Pest Management
Works with allies in protecting public health and
the environment to lead to a world free of toxic pesticides. Provides useful
information on pesticides
and alternatives to their use. Publishes quarterly news magazine, Pesticides
and You; monthly news bulletin,Technical Report; Daily News website
service; and, the bi-monthly bulletin, School Pesticide Monitor. Also publishes
a wide
variety of brochures, information packets, and reports.
Center for New
American Dream
www.newdream.org/cleanschools/safelist.php
Lists
makers of green cleaning products and their products certified by either
Green Seal, Environmental Choice, or both. Currently the most stringent
standards based on independent reviews of green cleaning supplies. California School Integrated Pest Management Program
California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation
1001 I Street, PO Box 4015
Sacramento, CA 95812-4015
(916) 445-4300
www.schoolipm.info
Integrated pest management is a widely accepted approach
to pest management that results in effective suppression of pest populations,
while minimizing
human health and environmental hazards. This state program provides resources
for enforcement and compliance with the state Healthy Schools Act, including
record keeping, training, notification, tools and templates, model programs,
and other resources.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: IPM in Schools
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division
Environmental Stewardship Branch
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20460
Sherry Glick
glick.sherry@epa.gov
www.epa.gov/pesticides/ipm
The
IPM Schools web site is designed to provide one-stop access to the many programs
and resources available to help prevent and resolve environmental
issues in schools.
“Protecting Children in Schools from Pests and
Pesticides”
This brochure provides resources, success stories and examples of IPM practices
for safer pest management within our Nation's schools. A copy of the brochure
may be obtained on-line by contacting the National Service Center for Environmental
Publications (NSCEP), or by phone at 1-800-490-9198. The EPA publication
number is EPA-735-F-02-014.
“Pest Control in the School Environment: Adopting
IPM”
A booklet designed to encourage and assist school officials in examining and
improving their pest management practices. It identifies ways to reduce the
use of pesticides in school buildings and landscapes, as well as alternative
methods of managing pests commonly found in schools. A copy of the booklet
may be obtained on- line by contacting the NSCEP, or by phone at 1-800-490-9198.
The EPA publication number is EPA 735-F-93-012.
HealthySEAT
www.epa.gov/schools/healthyseat/
EPA has developed a new software tool to help school districts establish and
manage comprehensive school facility self-assessment programs. The Healthy
School Environments Assessment Tool (HealthySEAT) contains a fully integrated
environmental health and safety checklist and is designed to be easily customized
to reflect state and local requirements and policies.
National Pesticide Information Center
1-800-858-7378 (toll-free) 6:30AM to 4:30PM Pacific Time daily
npic@ace.orst.edu
www.npic.orst.edu
Information via seven day
toll free phone line, web and email on pesticide chemistry, toxicology, and
environmental effects to all who inquire, including
industry, government, medical, and agricultural personnel, in addition to the
general public. The toll free info line is answered live by specialists seven
days a week, 6:30AM to 4:30PM Pacific Time.
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