Surf these sites: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) -- Charged under U.S. CERCLA statute to assess the presence and nature of health hazards at Superfund sites and to help reduce further exposures. Website has toxicity profiles for hazardous chemicals and extensive information on topics such as multiple chemical exposures and PCBs. Allergy & Asthma Resource Center- Mayo Clinic Health O@sis -- Mayo Clinic Experts offer information about the causes of Allergies and Asthma, along with the latest treatments and steps you can take to prevent allergic reactions and Asthma attacks. American Council on Science and Health: Environmental health index -- An index of environmental health items published by the American Council on Science and Health, the public health group led by 300 physicians and scientists in the U.S. and Canada. BBC News - Medical notes -- Information briefs on health topics related to the news, including several on environmental health topics. Canada''s National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) -- information about releases of pollutants into air, water and land, from Environment Canada Center for Health and the Global Environment -- The Center''s mission is to understand the human health consequences of global environmental change, and to promote a wider understanding of these consequences among physicians, scientists, policy-makers, the media, and the general public. Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (U.K.) -- Founded in 1883, an independent organisation representing the interests of the environmental health profession. Website is primarily about the organisation, its journals, programs, library, etc. Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology -- CIIT is a not-for-profit toxicology research institute dedicated to providing an improved scientific basis for understanding and assessing the potential adverse effects of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and consumer products on human health. Chlorine Free Products Association -- About the human and environmental impacts associated with the use of chlorine compounds in paper manufacturing and water purification. EDF Chemical Scorecard -- Toxic Release Inventory data for the US. Sources and amounts of toxic chemicals released to air and water. Also has information on health effects and other topics. EPA Fish and Wildlife Consumption Advisories -- These advisories inform the public that high concentrations of chemical contaminants have been found in local fish and wildlife and include recommendations to limit or avoid consumption of certain fish and wildlife species from specific U.S. waterbodies or waterbody types. EnviroMetric Laboratories, Inc., Washington, DC -- Commercial site with a wide range of information related to environmental hazards and testing for these hazards (radon, lead paint, underground storage tanks, asbestos, drinking water contaminants) and residential real estate. Environmental Genome Project -- research program on genetic susceptibility to environmentally-associated diseases (NIEHS) Environmental Health - About.com -- Collection of environmental health internet links. Environmental Health at PlanetClick -- Short directory of Environmental Health websites, prioritized by user ratings and reviews. Environmental Health in Pennsylvania -- The Pennsylvania Environmental Health Association is a professional organization that serves the needs of environmental health professionals in Pennsylvania. This site is a link to environmental health issues for food, water, air, waste management, and other issues environmental issues. Includes information on careers, jobs, and current events in environmental health. Health Canada - Office of Environmental Health Assessment -- Since the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act requires an environmental assessment of federal projects, it is the primary responsibility of this Office to ensure that human health is a component of environmental assessment. HealthSpace Links -- Collection of environmental health related links on the internet. Particular focus on Canada. Human Exposure Research Branch, U.S. EPA -- Research on determining exposure factors, exposure models, and exposure measurement technologies, in order to improve human health risk assessment and reduce (or better understand) the uncertainties in risk and exposure assessment. Institute of Occupational, Social, and Environmental Medicine, Erfurt, Germany -- Site discusses the institute''s background and current and past projects. Indoor air quality is a particular focus. Bilingual site has more extensive information in Deutsch than in English. International Symposium on Biological Monitoring in Occupational and Environmental Health -- Biological monitoring provides information on body burden of contaminants in the occupational and environmental settings. September 19 to 21, 2001 in Banff, Alberta. Tentative topics are Respiratory disorders • Pesticides • Susceptibility markers • Effects monitoring of carcinogens • Trace elements • Biological monitoring of mixtures • Biological monitoring in oil and gas industry • Endocrine disruptors • Adducts • Solvents • Analytical techniques • Quality assurance • Specimen bank MIT Center for Environmental Health Sciences -- Interdisciplinary research and educational alliance focused on discovering which ordinary interactions between humans and environmental chemicals, biologicals, or radiation, are in fact harmful to health. Marine Biotoxins -- About natural toxic algae in the coastal environment. From the Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research Biotoxin division of the Department of Commerce, NOAA, and NOS. NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences -- Conducts basic research on environmental health
and environment-related diseases. Links to information on programs, grants,
research, events, contracts, employment, training, outreach events, public information. NIEHS Center for Molecular and Cellular Toxicology -- The Environmental Health Sciences Center for Molecular and Cellular Toxicology with Human Applications examines the effects of urban environmental factors on human health. National Association of Physicians for the Environment -- NAPE is currently involved in educating physicians and the public about the importance of energy efficiency in the healthcare sector, protecting biological diversity, and other environmental issues that impact on human health. National Center for Environmental Assessment (U.S. EPA) -- NCEA is EPA''s national resource center for the overall process of human health and ecological risk assessments; the integration of hazard, dose-response, and exposure data and models to produce risk characterizations. National Center for Environmental Health -- Prevents or controls those diseases, birth defects, disabilities, or deaths that result from interactions between people and their environment. National Environmental Indicator Series -- Environmental indicators are selected key statistics which represent or summarize a significant aspect of the state of the environment, natural resource sustainability and related human activities. National Environmental Respiratory Center (NERC) -- A national research center facilitating research to improve the scientific basis for understanding and managing the health risks related to air quality. Pesticides, Human Health and the Environment -- Topics include pesticide properties, dietary exposure, pesticides as endocrine disruptors, pesticides as carcinogens, and pesticides and disease. Sierra Legal Defence Club -- Canadian Group offering representation to cleints who''s views are consistent with the Sierra Club. South African Institute of Environmental Health -- Information on the institute and environmental health. The Dioxin Home Page -- Personal home page by Lewis A. Shadoff, Ph.D., discusses dioxins, furans, and similar toxic substances, including what they are and where they are found. The Junkscience Page -- Links, together with editorial comments, to articles in the news that relate to environmental health. Controversial, witty and a great way to stay up to speed on the heath news. Times Beach - An entertaining, if not scientific, approach -- This unscientific and conspiracy theory is amusing Toxicology Information Response Center -- TIRC is an information center offering direct access to virtually all of the world''s scientific and technical databases and operates on a cost recovery basis. TIRC was organized in 1971 under the sponsorship of the National Library of Medicine to serve as an international center for toxicology and related information. Toxicology and Environmental Health Information -- Part of the National Library of Medicine''s Division of Specialized Information Services. Offers data bases and other information services related to toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and environmental health Ultraviolet (UV) Index -- Health effects of ultraviolet radiation; How to protect yourself from the damaging effects of the sun. From U.S. EPA. Women''s Community Cancer Project -- A grassroots feminist organization that links environmental pollution of all types to the dramactic rise in the incidence of cancer, and what can be done about it.
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