Medline Plus: Mercury

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Site description: U.S. National Library of Medicine information on mercury with links to reviews and articles.




Topic: Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Toxic_Substances/Mercury

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PreviousMercury Policy Projecthttp://www.mercurypolicy.org/index.shtml Mercury Policy ProjectTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Toxic_Substances/Mercury Raises awareness about the health and environmental threats of mercury contamination and works to reduce mercury exposures from power plants burning coal and municipal and medical waste incinerators.
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Next 10The LEAD Group Inchttp://www.lead.org.au/ The LEAD Group IncTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Toxic_Substances/Lead Organization aiming to eliminate childhood and foetal lead poisoning in Australia by the year 2012 and to protect the environment from lead. Includes fact sheets, news articles, and other resources.
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Next 70Trodella, Victorhttp://www.mainearchitecture.com/ Trodella, VictorTop/Business/Construction_and_Maintenance/Design/Architects/Health_Care Maine practice specializing in custom home design and healthcare architecture. Provides FAQs, tips, profile and project list.
Previous 70Our Children's Earth Foundationhttp://www.ocefoundation.org/ Our Children's Earth FoundationTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations/Children's Work to protect the public, especially children, from the health impacts of pollution in California. Information on campaigns, events and news.
Next 170American Lifeguard Associationhttp://americanlifeguard.com American Lifeguard AssociationTop/Business/Education_and_Training/Health_and_Safety/CPR_and_First_Aid National lifeguard, CPR, first aid training and certifying agency. Nationally recognized, OSHA approved and follows American Red Cross guidelines.
Previous 170Environmental Hormonehttp://e.hormone.tulane.edu/ Environmental HormoneTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Endocrine_Disruptors/Conferences Annual conference on the effects of environmental estrogens. Includes summaries of research presented in previous years. Hosted by the Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities, New Orleans, LA, US.
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Previous 270Radiation Safety Solutionshttp://www.ionising.com Radiation Safety SolutionsTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health/Products_and_Services Radiation Protection Advisers for meeting UK regulatory requirements, such as IRR99 & RSA93, and achieving radiation safety in general.
Other resource N0 NukePills.comhttp://www.nukepills.com/ NukePills.comTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health/Products_and_Services Provides information and sales of IOSAT anti radiation pills that protect the thyroid during nuclear emergencies.
Other resource N1 Able-RACE-Serviceshttp://www.race-services.com/ Able-RACE-ServicesTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health/Products_and_Services Certified Health Physicists offering radiological services, support and direction concerning nuclear rad waste processing alternatives that lower overall operational cost. Provides description of services.
Other resource N2 The World Wide Nuclear Emergency Response Network.http://www.nuclearsite.com/index.html The World Wide Nuclear Emergency Response Network.Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health/Products_and_Services Provides information, products and services to protect the general public, emergency response personnel and nuclear professionals from radiation exposure.
Other resource N3 Radioprotection J.-M. Legarehttp://www.sftext.com/jm_legare.shtml Radioprotection J.-M. LegareTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health/Products_and_Services Expertise in ionizing radiation (X and gamma rays, alpha, neutron) and non-ionizing (UV, laser, IR, microwaves, RF). Consulting and radiation protection services.
Other resource N4 Christman Cua Associateshttp://home.comcast.net/~eac8 Christman Cua AssociatesTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health/Products_and_Services Provides a brief description of CCA services and qualifications in Radiation Safety, Health Physics and Environmental Health and Safety.
Other resource N5 National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurementshttp://www.ncrp.com/ National Council on Radiation Protection and MeasurementsTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health/Organizations NCRP is a U.S. organization that seeks to formulate and disseminate information, guidance and recommendations on radiation protection and measurements which represent the consensus of leading scientific thinking.
Other resource N6 Nuclear Policy Research Institutehttp://www.nuclearpolicy.org/ Nuclear Policy Research InstituteTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health/Organizations Founded by Dr. Helen Caldicott 2002, produces public education campaigns in U.S. media about the health dangers of nuclear weapons, nuclear war, nuclear power programs and nuclear policies.
Other resource N7 OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Radiation Protection Programmehttp://www.nea.fr/html/rp/ OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Radiation Protection ProgrammeTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health/Organizations The NEA's goal in this area is to assist member countries in the regulation and application of the radiation protection system by identifying and addressing conceptual, scientific, policy, operational, and societal issues in a timely and prospective fashion, and clarifying their implications.
Other resource N8 American Association of Physicists in Medicinehttp://aapm.org/ American Association of Physicists in MedicineTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health/Organizations/Professional_Associations AAPM homepage with a link to the journal "Medical Physics". Resources in Medical Physics.
Other resource N9 International Radiation Protection Associationhttp://www.irpa.net/ International Radiation Protection AssociationTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Health_Physics_and_Radiological_Health/Organizations/Professional_Associations For people engaged in radiation protection activities in all parts of the world. Website includes organization information, and professional training materials on a wide range of topics in radiological protection and nuclear medicine.
Other resource N10 Teacher Resources on Environmental Healthhttp://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/teacher.htm Teacher Resources on Environmental HealthTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education Curriculum materials, kids' pages, and other educational resources from NIEHS.
Other resource N11 Richard's Environmental Health Resourceshttp://www.ehresources.co.uk Richard's Environmental Health ResourcesTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education Environmental Health educational resources for medical students and trainee environmental health professionals
Other resource N12 Wayne State University Institute of Environmental Health Scienceshttp://www.iehs.wayne.edu/ Wayne State University Institute of Environmental Health SciencesTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education Offers Ph.D. and M.S. degree programs including molecular and cellular toxicology.. Conducts research on the short- and long-term effects of environmental agents on human health. Description of programs, facilities, events and services.
Other resource N13 Environmental Health and Safety at Iowa State Universityhttp://www.ehs.iastate.edu Environmental Health and Safety at Iowa State UniversityTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education Comprehensive campus health and safety web site. Provide information on biological safety, general safety, ergonomics, radiation safety and occupational medicine.
Other resource N14 Center for Health and the Global Environmenthttp://www.med.harvard.edu/chge Center for Health and the Global EnvironmentTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education 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.
Other resource N15 Environmental Cyberschool Househttp://www.cyberschoolhouse.org Environmental Cyberschool HouseTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education An interactive, web-based curriculum for middle and high school students about the role of biomedical research in environmental toxicology. Topics include lead poisoning, asthma, and genetics and the environment.
Other resource N16 Environmental Health and Toxicology Resourceshttp://swehsc.pharmacy.arizona.edu/coep Environmental Health and Toxicology ResourcesTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education Down load lectures, exercises, and curricula. K-12 programs and educational activities from the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona.
Other resource N17 New York University Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicinehttp://niem.med.nyu.edu/ New York University Nelson Institute of Environmental MedicineTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education A department in the NYU School of Medicine and an institute within NYU Medical Center. Provides information on faculty, research and training. Resources include community outreach, education, and public service programs.
Other resource N18 Fundamentals of Mold, Biological Sampling and Report Interpretationhttp://www.moldu.com/ Fundamentals of Mold, Biological Sampling and Report InterpretationTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education EMLab offers seminar to provide better understanding of the fundamentals of mold.
Other resource N19 UIUC Division of Environmental Health and Safetyhttp://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/ UIUC Division of Environmental Health and SafetyTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign EHS advises and consult in matters relating to the health and safety of faculty, staff, students, and visitors, and in matters related to compliance programs for campus activities.
Other resource N20 Endocrine Disruptors Research Initiativehttp://www.epa.gov/endocrine/ Endocrine Disruptors Research InitiativeTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Endocrine_Disruptors 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.
Other resource N21 Endocrine Disrupting Substances in the Environmenthttp://www.ec.gc.ca/eds/fact/index.htm Endocrine Disrupting Substances in the EnvironmentTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Endocrine_Disruptors Canadian Environmental Corps offers PDF file on this subject.
Other resource N22 Öko-Recherchehttp://www.oekorecherche.de/english.html Öko-RechercheTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Endocrine_Disruptors Analyses of material flows of chemicals in the environment, including endocrine-disrupting industrial chemicals.
Other resource N23 Teens Before Their Timehttp://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,58388-1,00.html Teens Before Their TimeTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Endocrine_Disruptors With budding breasts and pubic hair, girls are developing earlier than ever. What's causing it? And what are the psychological effects? Time Magazine.
Other resource N24 Dioxin Factshttp://www.dioxinfacts.org/ Dioxin FactsTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Endocrine_Disruptors Chlorine Chemistry Council provides information regarding dioxins, their release into the environment, and their effects on human health.
Other resource N25 PCB Home Page at EPAhttp://www.epa.gov/opptintr/pcb/ PCB Home Page at EPATop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Endocrine_Disruptors Provides information on Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's). Background, resources and links to many topics.
Other resource N26 Phthalates and Human Health: Demystifying the Risks of Plastic-softening Chemicalshttp://www.rppi.org/peg2.html Phthalates and Human Health: Demystifying the Risks of Plastic-softening ChemicalsTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Endocrine_Disruptors Discusses human health concerns and public health benefits related to plasticizers, which are chemicals used to soften normally-rigid PVC, or polyvinyl chloride plastics.
Other resource N27 Weed Killer Deforms Sex Organs in Frogs, Study Findshttp://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/17/science/17FROG.html Weed Killer Deforms Sex Organs in Frogs, Study FindsTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Endocrine_Disruptors New York Times report on University of California study that found that male frogs exposed to very low doses of atrazine are deficient in testosterone and can develop multiple sex organs.
Other resource N28 e2screenhttp://www.e2screen.com/ e2screenTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Endocrine_Disruptors Detection systems for estrogens and endocrine disrupters. Links to resources.
Other resource N29 Endocrine Disrupters: Are Synthetic Hormones Causing Environmental Chaos?http://whyfiles.org/045env_hormone/ Endocrine Disrupters: Are Synthetic Hormones Causing Environmental Chaos?Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Endocrine_Disruptors Information from the Why Files about the endocrine system, effects of pesticides/PCBs/dioxins on wildlife and people, and prospects for action to resolve this concern.
Other resource N30 Endocrine Disruption by Estrogenic Environmental Pollutantshttp://www.envimed.com/emb13.shtml Endocrine Disruption by Estrogenic Environmental PollutantsTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Endocrine_Disruptors Overview of a chapter by B. Rey de Castro from the book Environmental Medicine.
Other resource N31 Consensus Statement: Atlantic Coast Contaminants Workshop 2000http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2001/109p1301-1302deguise/deguise-full.html Consensus Statement: Atlantic Coast Contaminants Workshop 2000Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Endocrine_Disruptors/Conferences Summary of the state of research into Endocrine Disruptors in the Marine Environment: Impacts on Marine Wildlife and Human Health.
Other resource N32 RGF Environmentalhttp://www.rgf.com RGF EnvironmentalTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Products_and_Services Manufacturer of over 500 environmental products. Designs, manufactures and distributes environmental systems that provide pure air, water and food.
Other resource N33 Royal Pest Managementhttp://www.royalpest.com Royal Pest ManagementTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Products_and_Services Services featuring a unique termite bait system by Sentricon which eliminates the termite colony. An environmental choice over older liquid treatment methods.
Other resource N34 Global Encasement Inc.http://encasement.com Global Encasement Inc.Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Products_and_Services Coatings for the abatement of lead based paint and asbestos, an alternative to removal.
Other resource N35 DATAS Associates Ltd.http://www.datas.co.uk DATAS Associates Ltd.Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Products_and_Services Specialize in providing training and services for professional pest control registration and training, food hygiene registration, asbestos and risk assessment management systems.
Other resource N36 Argus Grouphttp://www.argus-group.com Argus GroupTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Products_and_Services A family of companies providing comprehensive safety, industrial hygiene and environmental monitoring products and services.
Other resource N37 Enviromed: Allergy, Immunology and Environmental Medicinehttp://www.enviromed.org/ Enviromed: Allergy, Immunology and Environmental MedicineTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Products_and_Services Provide care for the environmentally sensitive and for environmental illness. Dorothy Calabrese MD, Laguna, California.
Other resource N38 Byatec Containershttp://www.baytec.net/ Byatec ContainersTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Products_and_Services On line sales of anthrax test kit.
Other resource N39 Baubiology Priggenhttp://home.t-online.de/home/priggen/ Baubiology PriggenTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Products_and_Services German company offers services, instruments and goods for the consequences of environmental conditions like sick building syndrome and environmental illness.
Other resource N40 HMA, Inc.http://www.asbestos.org HMA, Inc.Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Products_and_Services/Consultants Consulting services in the environmental health sciences; building inspections; samples for analysis for asbestos and/or lead paint. Web site has information about several indoor environmental health topics.
Other resource N41 Aquarismhttp://www.aquarism.com/english.html AquarismTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Products_and_Services/Consultants Consulting engineers in water and air conditioning, addressing environmental health concerns such as presence of lead, backflow, drinking water taste, color or odor problems, corrosion, and bacterial contamination (Pseudomonas, and Legionella). Based in France.
Other resource N42 Sheltertech Corporationhttp://www.sheltertechcorp.com/ Sheltertech CorporationTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Products_and_Services/Consultants Specializes in site assessment, asbestos consulting and removal, mold remediation and demolition. Services and contact information. Based in St Paul, Minnesota.
Other resource N43 Hygienetics Environmentalhttp://www.hygienetics.com/ Hygienetics EnvironmentalTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Products_and_Services/Consultants A national consulting firm specializing in environmental and occupational hygiene services.
Other resource N44 Stewart Environmentalhttp://www.ehssuite.com/ Stewart EnvironmentalTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Products_and_Services/Software ehsSUITE software for environmental, health and safety solutions for managing environmental compliance issues at one or multiple facilities. Description of services.
Other resource N45 The Environment and Mental Healthhttp://www.erols.com/lndbrg/ The Environment and Mental HealthTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Publications Book available: A guide for clinicians and activists to scientific information about the effects of the environment on psychological development and well-being. Symptoms caused by severe stress and depression can overlap those caused by toxins and by a variety of other mental disorders.
Other resource N46 Electronic Handbook Publishers, Inc.http://www.wolfenet.com/~sdwyer/ Electronic Handbook Publishers, Inc.Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Publications EHP publishes databases and hypertext documents for human health and ecological risk assessment. EHP also publishes federal, state, and local risk assessment guidance documents.
Other resource N47 Contaminated Soil Sediment and Waterhttp://www.aehsmag.com/ Contaminated Soil Sediment and WaterTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Publications Publication of the Association for Environmental Health and Sciences (AEHS) concerned with the challenge of environmental assessment, protection, cleanup and remediation.
Other resource N48 MedBioWorld's Public Health & Environmental Health Journalshttp://www.medbioworld.com/cgi-bin/displaycontents.cgi?table=med&type=Journals&filecode=(M)%20Public%20Health MedBioWorld's Public Health & Environmental Health JournalsTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Publications Directory of links to public health, environmental medicine and hospital management journals.
Other resource N49 Toxicology and Environmental Healthhttp://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/tf/15287394.html Toxicology and Environmental HealthTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Publications/Journals Refereed original research in the field of environmental toxicology. Emphasis is on the toxicological effects of natural and anthropogenic environmental pollutants. Available online.
Other resource N50 Washington State Department of Health Environmental Health Programshttp://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/ Washington State Department of Health Environmental Health ProgramsTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations Work with local governments and other agencies in the areas of safe drinking water, food and shell fish safety, radiation safety, wastewater management, pesticide exposures, vector borne diseases and general sanitation.
Other resource N51 Nova Scotia Allergy and Environmental Illness Associationhttp://www.environmentalhealth.ca/ Nova Scotia Allergy and Environmental Illness AssociationTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations NSAEHA provides information and programs to increase awareness of environmental health issues in the Nova Scotia, Canada area. Site has articles, tips and resources.
Other resource N52 Environmental Health Policy Committeehttp://web.health.gov/environment/ Environmental Health Policy CommitteeTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations Established to coordinate policy development for environmental health activities related to the mission of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) and its agencies.
Other resource N53 Health-Track.orghttp://health-track.org/ Health-Track.orgTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations Help American families and communities identify and track the links between environmental hazards and illnesses and to provide researchers health officials with the necessary tools to prevent disease. Provides news, reports, resources and contact information.
Other resource N54 British Society for Allergy Environmental Nutritional Medicinehttp://www.jnem.demon.co.uk/ British Society for Allergy Environmental Nutritional MedicineTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations A medical research group promoting the study of allergy, environmental, and nutritional medicine. Provides publications, conferences, practitioners and training information.
Other resource N55 Toxic Links Coalitionhttp://www.toxiclinks.net/ Toxic Links CoalitionTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations Group of organizations and individuals concerned about the effects of environmental degradation on human health. History, campaigns and membership information.
Other resource N56 California Environmental Health Investigations Branchhttp://www.ehib.org/ California Environmental Health Investigations BranchTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations Investigates human exposures to and effects of harmful environmental factors. Fact sheets on several topics and reports on current and past projects and activities.
Other resource N57 Alliance for Healthy Homeshttp://www.afhh.org/ Alliance for Healthy HomesTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations A non-profit public interest organization dedicated to protecting children from lead poisoning and other in-home hazards. Extensive information on lead safety, related hazards, and policies and other initiatives to address them.
Other resource N58 IIER WHO Collaborating Centrehttp://iier.isciii.es/ IIER WHO Collaborating CentreTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras (IIER) is located at the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, in Madrid (Spain). Objective is to build an information system on public health environmental problems that can serve to advise investigators involved in environmental exposures and diseases.
Other resource N59 California Environmental Health Associationhttp://www.ceha.org/ California Environmental Health AssociationTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations/Professional_Associations CEHA is an organization of volunteers dedicated to the environmental health profession, which includes the protection of public health and the environment.
Other resource N60 Florida Environmental Health Associationhttp://www.feha.org Florida Environmental Health AssociationTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations/Professional_Associations Information about the organization and about environmental health topics in Florida.
Other resource N61 Industrial Environmental Coalition of Orange Countyhttp://iecoc.net Industrial Environmental Coalition of Orange CountyTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations/Professional_Associations IECOC based in California provides members with a forum to learn about environmental, health and safety issues, current and proposed compliance regulations, legislation and regulatory structure. Description of services.
Other resource N62 Partnership for Children's Health and the Environmenthttp://www.partnersforchildren.org Partnership for Children's Health and the EnvironmentTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations/Children's National partnership committed to working collaboratively for a more sustainable and effective children's environmental health movement.
Other resource N63 Preventing Harmhttp://www.preventingharm.org/ Preventing HarmTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations/Children's A resource action center on children and environmental health. Focus on the many chemicals widely used by industry and commonly found at home are toxic to the developing brain and can cause developmental disabilities including behavioral and learning disabilities, hyper-activity, attention deficit, lower IQ and motor skill impairment.
Other resource N64 Our Children's Earth Foundationhttp://www.ocefoundation.org/ Our Children's Earth FoundationTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations/Children's Work to protect the public, especially children, from the health impacts of pollution in California. Information on campaigns, events and news.
Other resource N65 ATSDR - Office of Children's Healthhttp://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/child/ ATSDR - Office of Children's HealthTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations/Children's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry with specialized information on the toxicology of children. Provides ongoing examination of relevant child health issues like cancer and hazardous waste sites.
Other resource N66 Children's Health and the Environmenthttp://www.cepis.ops-oms.org/bvsana/i/home.htm Children's Health and the EnvironmentTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations/Children's Pan American Health Organization Center for Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences (CEPIS) resources and information.
Other resource N67 Children's Environmental Healthhttp://www.cape.ca/children.html Children's Environmental HealthTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Organizations/Children's Project of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Provides a summary of the medical and scientific information about environmental effects on health.
Other resource N68 Risk Management Internet Serviceshttp://www.rmis.com/ Risk Management Internet ServicesTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Directories Providing paid subscribers with a large collection of reference materials related to many categories. These include health, environment and workplace health hazards and information for education and training.
Other resource N69 Environmental Health Information Servicehttp://ehis.niehs.nih.gov/ Environmental Health Information ServiceTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Directories EHIS is an on-line service of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The EHIS provides the most accurate and timely information on environmental health, toxicology, and cancer.
Other resource N70 Hygienicus.orghttp://hygienicus.org Hygienicus.orgTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Directories Search engine for hygiene, infection, disinfection, pest control and health. Working on global hygiene standards.
Other resource N71 Health, Environment and Workhttp://www.agius.com/hew/index.htm Health, Environment and WorkTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Directories Complementary site to University of Edinburgh site. This site provides many academically based educational resources (also available as FAQs), a search facility, as well as links relating to occupational and environmental health and medicine.
Other resource N72 Environmental Health and Safety Resourceshttp://www.wayne-health.org/wcenvhlth.html Environmental Health and Safety ResourcesTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Directories Topical list of sites from the Wayne County Combined General Health District.
Other resource N73 U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administrationhttp://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/ U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health AdministrationTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Directories OSHA technical links.
Other resource N74 American Council on Science and Health - Chemicals and Environmenthttp://www.acsh.org/healthissues/categoryID.1/category_detail.asp American Council on Science and Health - Chemicals and EnvironmentTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Directories An index of items published by the American Council on Science and Health related to chemical or environmental health.
Other resource N75 International Symposium on Biological Monitoring in Occupational and Environmental Healthhttp://www.cme.ucalgary.ca/isbm International Symposium on Biological Monitoring in Occupational and Environmental HealthTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Conferences September 19 to 21, 2001 in Banff, Alberta.
Other resource N76 Conference on Contaminated Soils, Sediments and Waterhttp://www.umasssoils.com Conference on Contaminated Soils, Sediments and WaterTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Conferences The 17th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, and Water at University of Massachusetts at Amherst October 22-25, 2001.
Other resource N77 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)Top/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Toxic_Substances 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.
Other resource N78 Ban CCA.orghttp://www.bancca.org/ Ban CCA.orgTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Toxic_Substances 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.
Other resource N79 Human and Environmental Risk Assessmenthttp://www.heraproject.com/ Human and Environmental Risk AssessmentTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Toxic_Substances 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.
Other resource N80 Styrene Information and Research Centerhttp://www.styrene.org/ Styrene Information and Research CenterTop/Science/Environment/Environmental_Health/Toxic_Substances Provides information and resources on the chemical styrene. Answers to common questions, regulations, industry links.

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