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ENVIRONMENT TOXIC SUBSTANCES

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PCBs: Farmed Salmon vs. Wild Salmon - Is Farmed Salmon safe to eat?
Discusses various reports on safety and guidelines by various health agencies.
www.healthcastle.com

Food Safety Research Information Office: Pesticides/Pesticide Residues
Directory of factsheets, reports, press releases, and resources on pesticides and their effects.
fsrio.nal.usda.gov

TRIFacts.org
Provides information on US EPA toxic release inventory data for dioxin. Links to other resources.
www.trifacts.org

Environmental Working Group - Body Burden
Reports results from the most comprehensive study ever conducted of multiple chemical contaminants in humans.
www.ewg.org

Chem-Tox.Com
Index provides links to research about health disorders resulting from exposure to common chemicals and pesticides.
www.chem-tox.com

Pesticides, Metals, Chemical Contaminants and Natural Toxins
Program area the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) with links to information about these toxins.
vm.cfsan.fda.gov

Toxic Releases and Health
U.S. PIRG Report provides review of pollution data and current knowledge on the health effects of toxic chemicals.
uspirg.org

DAIN Metadatabase of Resources for Environmental Chemicals
A database of separate databases. Search by type of database, use of chemicals, type of information and/or descriptors.
dino.wiz.uni-kassel.de

Global Campaign to Reduce the Use of Toxic Chemicals
Information from the WWF on toxic chemicals in the environment. Focus on endocrine disruptors, persistent organic pesticides (POPs) and agricultural pesticides.
www.worldwildlife.org

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.
www.scorecard.org

International Programme on Chemical Safety INCHEM Database
Provides information on chemicals affecting the environment and human health from internationally peer-reviewed chemical safety-related publications and databases.
www.inchem.org

National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Information and index on toxicology, environmental health, HIV, and AIDS. Search toxicology and chemical information databases from Specialized Information Services (SIS).
sis.nlm.nih.gov

Tox Town
Illustrated guide to commonly encountered toxic chemicals, environmental health risks, and the public's health, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.[Requires Flash]
toxtown.nlm.nih.gov

The Vermiculite Institute
Organized by vermiculite mining companies, processors, and users to promote the many uses of vermiculite and to address concerns about the health and safety of using vermiculite.
www.vermiculiteinstitute.org

Chemical Industry Archives
Searchable database of internal chemical industry documents dating from the last 50 years. A project of the Environmental Working Group. Has chemical news, articles, background information and contacts.
www.chemicalindustryarchives.org

CDC's Second National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Second National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals. Ongoing assessment of the exposure of the U.S. population to environmental chemicals using biomonitoring.
www.cdc.gov

Ban CCA.org
Online reference for concerned consumers and end users of Copper Chromated Arsenate (CCA) pressure treated wood. Provides health hazard information and links on the health hazards of CCA, arsenic and chromium exposure.
www.bancca.org

Protecting Our Health
Consumer-oriented summary of research on environmental toxins, with peer-reviewed summaries and abstracts of published studies. Covers specific disorders such as infertility, asthma, childhood leukemia, and other cancers.
www.protectingourhealth.org

Human and Environmental Risk Assessment
The HERA project is a European voluntary initiative launched by the suppliers and manufacturers, AISE and CEFIC, of household cleaning products to provide a common risk assessment framework. Provides news, risk assessment results and resources.
www.heraproject.com

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.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov

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