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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.
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