Art - Ceramics
Resources
AMACO America Clay Company Product Information
 | Grade Level: Pre-K thru Kindergarten - Elementary - Middle School/Junior High - High School |
| Type: Checklist - Fact sheet - Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) - Web site |
| Summary: "Since 1940, the Art and Creative Materials Institute, Inc. has been certifying art material labeling through a program of toxicological evaluation by a medical expert. American Art Clay Co., Inc. is a charter member of that program and has the distinction of... |
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| Grade Level: High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: BiblioResources (Books) - Manual/Handbook |
| Summary: Non-fiction, reference Authors, McCann, Michael, PhD, CIH ISBN 1-59228-592-9 Dr. McCann presents a comprehensive manual on the hards of working with all art and craft materials and the precautions every artist and craftsperso... |
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Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide
| Grade Level: High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: BiblioResources (Books) - Classroom Materials - Manual/Handbook |
| Summary: Non-fiction, reference AuthorsRossol, Monona. ISBN 1581152043 Monona Rossol provides a comprehenshive guidebook on raw materials used by artists, their reglations, associated risks, and precautions for individual media incud... |
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| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report - Fact sheet |
| Summary: Ceramic art and pottery has a wide variety of hazards. The specific hazards and precautions can be divided into four areas: workking with clay, glazing and coloring, firing in a kil, and potential leaching of finished ware. This resources discusses clay, gla... |
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| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Fact sheet - Web site |
| Summary: Hazards in Ceramics describes materials, allergies, skin problems, firing toxins, basement kilns, fixing a toxic house, kilns in schools, eyesight damage, uranium, back injuries and wrist problems and a pottery link. |
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How to Clean & Work with Less Clay Dust
| Grade Level: Middle School/Junior High - High School - Post-Secondary |
| Type: Article/Report |
| Summary: This article provides ideas for reducing clay dust and long term health effects from exposure to clay dust. |
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