Recommended Web Sites

ToxFAQs - These fact sheets come from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Healthy Drinking Water - The National Center for Infectious Diseases has put up this web site.

Environmental Diseases From A to Z - Great listing of diseases which can be caused by things in the air, water and land around us.

Environmental Virtual Campus - MIT has developed this "Environmental Virtual Campus" ("EVC") to assist students, staff, and researchers with campus environmental management practices, including both regulatory compliance and non-regulatory "green" environmental practices.

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - is the world's largest organization of occupational and environmental physicians, and is dedicated to promoting and protecting the health of workers through preventive services, clinical care, research, and educational programs.

ATSDR - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - Contains information for researchers, students and the general public on hazardous materials and toxic substances.

Beach Pollution - The EPA has created this fact sheet on beach pollution.

Choosing Where You Live: A Consumer Self Help Guide to the U.S. and U.S. Territories - This guide, prepared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), offers publicly available information sources and guidelines for consumers to use when evaluating different geographic areas. EPA seeks to make this information available in order to aid consumers in choosing the most appropriate environments for them to work, live, and play safely.

Cleaning Up Our Land, Water and Air - Great resources from the Environmental Protection Agency are at this site.

A Community Guide to Environmental Health - The Hesperian Foundation offers this book which is free to download.

The Environment and Women's Health - This information is from WomensHealth.gov

Environmental Factors and Breast Cancer Risk - Learn more about how your environment can influence your risk of developing breast cancer.

EPA - Their mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the environment. The web site contains environmental info for teachers, students, scientists, businesses, and is easy to navigate.

Frequently Asked Questions about Drycleaning - The EPA has created this fact sheet about dry cleaning and the chemicals used in the process.

Healthy Homes - Learn what you can do to help yourself and your family to have better health at home, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Heat Island Effect - The Environmental Protection Agency tells about heat islands.

Learn about Chemicals Around Your House - The Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs tells all about the things in your home that contain chemicals.

Marine and Freshwater Toxins - If you eat fish and shellfish, read about the hazards here.

MedlinePlus - Developed by the National Library of Medicine, this consumer health site directs the user to selected online resources on many environmental issues.

Monterey Bay Seafood Watch - This is a program of Monterey Bay Aquarium designed to raise consumer awareness about the importance of buying seafood from sustainable sources. They recommend which seafood to buy or avoid, helping consumers to become advocates for environmentally friendly seafood.

National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) - Government site dedicated to providing all types of health information on topics which are related to environmental conditions. Contains a Spanish language link, and a kid's version.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Research on Environment-Related Diseases- Good links and information about environmental issues.

Outdoor Air Pollution - The American Academy of Family Physicians offers this information on the health effects of air pollution.

RadTown USA - Learn more about radiation in our everyday lives, at RadTown, from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Red Tide - The CDC describes the problems and hazards of the algae blooms that cause red tides.

What Makes Air Unhealthy - The American Lung Association has created this report on air pollution.

Terms of Environment - The EPA has created this list of terms and definitions.

ToxMystery - This is a great way to learn about toxic substances, with Toxie the cat, from the National Library of Medicine.

Tox Town - Tox Town is an interactive guide to commonly encountered toxic substances, your health, and the environment. Information on chemical and environmental concerns is from the TOXNET and MedlinePlus resources of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), as well as other authoritative sources.

Twenty Easy Steps to Personal Environmental Health Now - These are great (and simple) things you can do in your own part of the world; your house, your job and your community.

What is Environmental Health? - The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences offers the answer to the question.

What You Can Do To Protect Children From Environmental Risks - Learn how to protect your kids with this advice from the EPA.