ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

• 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.
• 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
• 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 Educational web site that explains the human and environmental impacts associated with the use of chlorine compounds in manufacturing paper products and water purification.
• Environmental Change and Human Health in Countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific Report by Stockholm Environmental Institute concludes that "old" problems of inadequate water, poor sanitation, smoky dwellings, and a lack of food, together with changes in the world economy pose a more obvious threat in these countries than does global climate change.
• Fiberglass Information Network Information on the health hazards of respirable, durable mineral fibers. Victims' stories, symptoms, background, identification and clean up tips.
• Health Care Without Harm Collaborative campaign for environmentally responsible health care made up of more than 250 organizations. Work to transform the health care industry so it is no longer a source of environmental harm by eliminating pollution in health care. Also info on endocrine disruptors.
• Healthopedia.com - Immune system information A list of over 30 auto-immune conditions and immune system disorders. Procedures & Surgeries, Medical Tests, and other topics.
• 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
• 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.
• Mercury Policy Project Raises awareness about the health and environmental threats of mercury contamination and works to reduce mercury exposures. Sources of mercury include power plants burning coal and municipal and medical waste incinerators burning mercury tainted trash.
• National Environmental Respiratory Center - NERC A U.S. national research center supported by the EPA, NERC facilitates research to improve the scientific basis for understanding and managing the health risks related to air quality.
• National Photovoltaic Environmental, Health and Safety Assistance Center This website provides information and guidance for the photovoltaic community and interested public based on work funded primarily by the U.S. Department of Energy,Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Photovoltaics Division.
• National Toxicology Program Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) Resource for the latest information about potentially hazardous effects of chemicals on human reproduction and development.
• 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.
• Pesticides, Human Health and the Environment Topics include pesticide properties, dietary exposure, pesticides as endocrine disruptors, pesticides as carcinogens, and pesticides and disease.
• Phthalates and Human Health: Demystifying the Risks of Plastic-softening Chemicals Chemicals used to soften normally-rigid PVC, or polyvinyl chloride plastics, may pose a threat to human health although there are significant health benefits directly related to their use.
• South African Institute of Environmental Health Information on the institute and environmental health.
• A Study of Environmental and Health Consequences of Oil Spills in Nigeria's Niger Delta A scientific investigation by three Nigerian environmental scientists on the impact of continuous oil spills in the Niger Delta, covering human health,air quality, fish health, and agriculture.
• TheEnvironmental.Net This is a free environmental reference source for professionals and consumers. Includes informative documents, contracts listings, and employment listings.
• Times Beach 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.
• Winthrop AIR Environment Health Committee Information focal point for the health impact of Boston Logan Airport on nearby communities. Contains the "Winthrop Health Study Report," the scientific study linking people's respiratory health to their proximity to Logan Airport.

• American Indoor Air Quality Council A non-profit organization for indoor air quality professionals and technicians. Offers IAQ training and certification.
• American Lung Association report on Air Cleaning Devices Residential Air Cleaning Devices: Types, Effectiveness, and Health Impact.
• Building Air Quality's Indoor Air Quality Resource Site. Expert guidance for providing acceptable Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in a commercial building.
• California Indoor Air Quality Program From the California Department of Health Services. Lots of info. Great factsheets: mold, classrooms and air quality, asbestos, hazards of ozone-generating air cleaning devices, selecting an indoor air quality consultant, and more.
• EA Group Information and internet resources for the environmental, health and safety professional.
• EnviroCenter EnviroVillage hosts indoor air quality (IAQ) information on the net. "We have all the key players in the field housed in our IAQ sites".
• Indoor Air Quality The Indoor Environments Division (IED) coordinates research and develops and implements policies regarding the impact of indoor air pollutants on the general public.
• Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes; Indoor Air Quality
• Homeowners Candle Soot Damage Discussion Board This message board is for the discussion of problems associated with candle soot deposition in homes. Exchange of mitigation or clean up techniques, health concerns, identification of brands & types of candles is encouraged.
• IAQ Job Line Bulletin Board Interactive bulletin board for sharing Job Listings & Openings in indoor air quality and Related Fields. Free to posting of openings (for employers) and qualifications (for job-seekers).
• IAQ List Mailing list discusses issues and concerns regarding "Indoor Air Quality" including the identifcation and mitigation of contaminants.
• Indoor Air Quality Advice on ways to improve the air quality inside your home or place of business.
• Indoor Environment Notebook An expert answers questions related to indoor air pollution, sick building syndrome, irritants and more. Includes a 'question of the week' section.
• The Inside Story - A Guide to Indoor Air Quality EPA's booklet on IAQ.
• International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate Non-profit organization whose purpose is to address indoor air quality. Founded in 1992 by 109 international scientists.
• Residential Air-Cleaning Devices - A Summary of Available Information EPA's booklet on indoor air cleaning devices for the home.
• Residential Indoor Air Quality Comprehensive guide. Pollutants and their sources are identified along with known health effects, exposure guidelines and pollutant control strategies.
• Risk Management Internet Services - Indoor Air Providing paid subscribers with a directory of indoor air quality materials on subjects including sick building syndrome and legionella.
• Sick Building Syndrome About.com article on how indoor air quality can cause illness.
• Sick Building Syndrome and You Symptoms, hazards, remedies, links to other informative sites and a personal account of the disease.
• You are what you breathe A candid discussion of the use of ozone for indoor air purification and state-of-the-art air purifiers.

• EPA Publications on Indoor Radon Complete publications list, descriptions and links. Informative EPA Guides for citizens, consumers, home buyers and sellers, physicians, tenants. Radon prevention in construction, schools. Measurement protocols. Links to regional Radon Offices.
• Fascinating Facts about Radon and Radioactivity Facts and controversies on radon gas and radioactivity. Fallout from radon stacks. Radon potions. Radon risks and cancer. Madame Curie. Radon in tobacco. Nazi War on Cancer. Nuclear accidents.
• Integrated Environmental Management Informative primer on radon, its progeny, measurement and risks. Extensive information on radioactivity and radiation, exposure and risks.
• Natural Radioactivity The Radiation Information Network (Idaho State U). Primordial, cosmogenic and man-made radiation sources. Radon accounts for 56% of the total effective dose to people in the US. Radioactivity in soil, building materials, and human bodies.
• UIC - Radiation and Life Illustrated primer on radiation all around us. Origins and types of radiation. Ionising, cosmic, background and man-made radiation. Radon contributes 48% of the radiation dose to people in Australia. Uranium Information Center, 1998.
• Radon - The Invisible Intruder Report from the Office of New York State Attorney General (1996) on the dangers of radon, testing, tips on reducing radon and selecting a contractor.
• Radon Detection Systems, Inc. A company that has been offering environmental testing nationwide for more than 20 years, including tests for radon, lead, asbestos, formaldehyde, electromagnetic fields and underground storage tank leaks.
• Radon Progeny A chart listing all of the decay products of radon gas in their order of appearance. Atomic mass, atomic numbers and the energy in MeV of the released alpha radiation.
• Radon Risk and Health Effects - AARST Position Paper of the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists discusses the dangers of exposure to radon at home.
• Residential Radon and Lung Cancer Study The latest and most substantial study ever on the link between radon and lung cancer (May, 2000) proves that residential radon causes cancer even at the low levels in homes. At the EPA's 4 pCi/L action limit, lung cancer risk to women increases by 50%.
• Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water The National Academy of Sciences report (1999) compares the risks of radon in air and water. Full report can be read online, or purchased.
• Uranium - The Deadliest Metal A detailed paper on uranium, its radioactive products, mining, and radiation risks to people issued by the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (1992). The health risks even at the low radon levels in homes.

• Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) Analysis and views from the Edison Electric Institute. This electrical utility trade association finds no evidence that the use of electricity poses a major unrecognized public health danger.
• Electromagnetic Field Safety Catalog Website offers a variety of devices for detecting and shielding electromagnetic fields.(EMF)
• EMC transactions Electromagnetic sources and their definitions, includes articles on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standards and protection.
• EMF Electrical Inspection Training Learn how to locate unsafe wiring that may be emitting a dangerous electromagnetic field.
• EMF Services - Field Measurement and Remediation Provides electromagnetic field measurement surveys, remediation services, and home design consultations.
• EMFRAPID - Electromagnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Reports, meeting transcripts, and other materials from the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences review of EMF safety.
• EMX Corporation Scientific studies on effects of electromagnetic fields on the human body and the development of a protective device.
• Enertech Consultants Company is involved in scientific research and measurement projects of electric and magnetic fields.
• Information & Products for Electrostress A comprehensive guide to electromagnetic radiation, our health and solutions.
• Magnetic field measurement Our main activity is centered around precise magnetic field and gradient measurement and its various applications in biomagnetism.
• Questions and Answers: Safe Distance to High-Tension Wires From NIEHS, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
• sci.med.physics FAQs Topics include powerlines and cancer, cell phone antennas and health, and health effects of EM fields.
• Static EM Fields and Cancer FAQs An informative FAQ on Static magnetic fields and cancer.
• VitaTech Engineering Company specializes in electromagnetic fields: surveys and measurements, exposure and risk assessments, and magnetic shielding solutions.
• Wild Indigo Trading Electro magnetic field detector meters used to determine safe distances from such fields and to locate appliances or electrical outlets that are unsafe or dangerous.

• Cell Phone Technology Killing Songbirds, Too Speculative paper about how cell phone tower emissions may be disrupting migratory flights of birds.
• Cellular Phone Antennas (Base Stations) and Human Health Questions and answers about whether cellular (and PCS) phone base station antennas are a risk to human health, from the Medical College of Wisconsin.
• Controversy Over Cell-Phone Health Hazards Resurfaces Jan. 2000 article that discusses and critiques research; from TravelTech.
• Rats Dive into Cell Phone Debate Report of a study done that links memory loss in rats with microwaves emitted by mobile phones.

• Endocrine Disrupting Substances in the Environment Canadian Environmental Corps offers PDF file on this subject.
• Endocrine Disruptors Research Initiative Describes the coordination of U.S. federal government efforts to examine the hypothesis that there are chemicals present in the environment of humans and wildlife that, by virtue of their ability to interact with endocrine systems, are causing a variety of adverse health effects.
• Environmental Toxins and Reproductive Health -- About.com Information and internet links related to the reproductive effects of dioxins and other environmental toxins.
• Global Campaign to Reduce the Use of Toxic Chemicals Information from the World Wildlife Fund on toxic chemicals in the environment. Focus on endocrine disruptors, persistant organic pesticides (POP's) and agricultural pesticides.
• Hormonally Active Agents in the Environment 1999 National Academy of Sciences report (1) examines the science behind the ominous prospect of "estrogen mimics" threatening health and well-being and (2) identifies research needs. Purchase book or read it online.
• Introduction to Hormone Disrupting Chemicals An introduction to the effects of hormone disrupting chemicals on man and the environment, and the response of governments and industry to this problem. Written for anyone interested in the subject. Includes internet links and other references.
• Lindane Comprehensive research site of the prevalent common pesticide lindane, its uses including treating lice/scabies, manufacturing, regulatory status. Discussion. References and links to scientific data regarding human health and ecotoxicity.
• WWF Endocrine Disruptor Information Papers and speeches on how hormone disruptors interfere with bio-chemical processes, and a suspected list of hormone disruptors.
• Öko-Recherche Analyses of material flows of chemicals in the environment, including chemicals damaging the ozone layer.

• Alliance To End Childhood Lead Poisoning A non-profit public interest organization dedicated to eradicating childhood lead poisoning. Extensive information on lead, safety, home, poisoning, renovating, decorating, remodeling, painting, child lead safety.
• California Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch A children's environmental health program offering multi-layered solutions to this complex problem.
• Lead Poisoning The purpose of this page is to inform the citizens of the City of Bremerton and Kitsap County that they and their children may have been lead poisoned.
• Lead Poisoning Prevention Outreach Program U.S. government program to give community-based organizations the tools and skills to plan and execute successful lead poisoning prevention programs in their communities.
• Lead Testing by HomeSafe Information about lead testing, lead-based paint, childhood lead poisoning, risk assessments, and related compliance and worker safety issues.
• The LEAD Group Inc Lead Advisory Service Lead poisoning information aiming to eliminate childhood lead poisoning in Australia by the year 2002 and to protect the environment from lead. Note: This site may not load with Netscape.
• U.S. EPA Lead Programs Information and analysis on hazards of residential lead exposure for children exposed to deteriorating lead-based paint, lead contaminated dust, and lead contaminated residential soil.

• Immune   Support and Information Forum for people with multiple chemical sensitivity, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and other immune-system problems.
• MCS Referral and Resources  Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Resources And Referrals
• Chemical Injury Information Network Focuses on education, credible research into Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS), and the empowerment of the chemically injured.
• HEAL: Your Health Matters! This site serves those whose health has been harmed by environmental exposures and those who are concerned about the health effects of chemicals.
• Health & Environment Resource Center Answers to questions about the health effects of products you use around the home.
• MCS - Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Resources Resources on MCS Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, with links and book reviews.
• MCS Web - Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Environmental Illness Resources for those afflicted with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities or Environmental Illness.
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS): What It Is, What It Is Not, And How It Is Manifested. Environmental Illness, MCS. (By Sheila Bastien, Ph.D.)
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Links and information about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Environmental Illness, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, CFS, and guidelines for non-toxic living.
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Survivors A Resource Web site for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome Report from Sept. 1998 at American Academy of Family Physicians
• Report on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Predecisional Draft.
• The Wall of Personal Testimony Personal stories about life with chemical illness.

• Amalgam / Mercury Dental Filling Toxicity Short review of facts from Holistic Healing.
• Amalgam Fillings and Informed Consent Michael A. Royal legal opinion that health risks suggested by (admittedly controversial) studies of amalgam fillings warrant permitting patients to choose alternatives.
• Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and Treatment of Mercury Poisoning A book that tells you how to find out if you have mercury poisoning (e.g. chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, ADHD, autism) and what to do to cure it.
• Amalgam-Related Illness FAQ Information and resources about about possible negative health effects from dental amalgam-fillings.
• American Dental Association on Amalgam News, research, journal, resources and information.
• Australian Society of Oral Medicine And Toxicology (ASOMAT) Non-profit professional organization of dentists and doctors interested in Bio-Compatible, non mercury based dentistry with a more holistic view of dentistry than the traditional model.
• The Chemical Manipulation of Human Consciousness How deliberately allowed environmental chemicals affect human health, reproduction, intelligence and social behavior. Directory of links on mercury amalgams and heavy metal toxicity.
• Preventive Dental Health Association Educate about the dangers of fluoride and mercury, and provide healthful alternate solutions.
• Environmental Health Information Service (EHIS) Environews by Topic: Metal Toxicity Links to current info on metal toxicity.
• Mercury Free and Healthy Information about mercury amalgam fillings from DAMS (Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome) Inc. and Consumers for Dental Choice (National Institute for Science, Law and Public Policy).
• The Mercury in Your Mouth By Quicksilver Associates, explains the dimensions of the problem of silver dental fillings, reports on recent research studies, and presents guidelines for the safe removal of these toxic fillings.
• Micromercurial Maze Alternative health information about mercury toxicity and dental amalgam fillings. Support, research, activism, survey, links and Hg WebRing.
• Pams Mercury Helpline A personal story, the symptoms, the help relating to mercury amalgam fillings. Other related topics.
• Toxic Television: The Mercury Amalgam Scam Manipulation of the media and public on the issue of dental amalgams.

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