- term ▁impact s ▁created ▁by ▁man ▁must ▁be ▁taken ▁into ▁consideration . ▁The ▁E PA ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁more ▁environment ally ▁friendly ▁materials ▁and ▁chemical s ▁since ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁its ▁mission . ▁To xic ▁chemical s ▁pose ▁thre ats ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁environment ▁and ▁people , ▁but ▁the ▁E PA ▁is ▁working ▁to ▁less en ▁these ▁impact s . ▁ ▁E PA ▁programs ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁materials ▁management ▁& ▁human ▁health ▁sector ▁work ▁to ▁promote ▁gre ener ▁and ▁cleaner ▁products ▁and ▁production ▁processes . ▁These ▁object ives ▁not ▁only ▁benefit ▁the ▁environment , ▁but ▁they ▁often ▁result ▁in ▁costs ▁that ▁are ▁less ▁than ▁traditional ▁techniques . ▁ ▁Pol ic ies ▁and ▁programs ▁One ▁of ▁E PA ’ s ▁most ▁emphas ized ▁programs ▁in ▁this ▁sector ▁is ▁called ▁Children ’ s ▁Health . ▁Children ▁are ▁more ▁vulner able ▁to ▁effects ▁of ▁to x ins ▁or ▁chemical s ▁in ▁the ▁environment ▁and ▁the ▁E PA ▁has ▁a ▁priority ▁for ▁children ’ s ▁health . ▁ ▁The ▁E PA ▁has ▁conducted ▁much ▁research ▁in ▁areas ▁related ▁to ▁materials ▁management ▁and ▁human ▁health . ▁They ▁have ▁studied ▁air ▁to x ics , ▁end ocr ine ▁dis rupt ors , ▁p estic ides , ▁life ▁cycle ▁assess ments , ▁and ▁more . ▁There ▁are ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁other ▁policies ▁and ▁programs ▁in ▁place ▁for ▁material ▁management ▁and ▁human ▁health . ▁These ▁include , ▁but ▁are ▁not ▁limited ▁to ▁environmental ▁management ▁systems , ▁green ▁supp liers ▁network , ▁national