The Vermiculite Institute
- Organized by vermiculite mining companies, processors, & users to promote the many uses of vermiculite & to address concerns about the health & safety of using vermiculite.
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Human & Environmental Risk Assessment
- The HERA project is a European voluntary initiative launched by the suppliers & manufacturers, AISE & CEFIC, of household cleaning products to provide a common risk assessment framework. Provides news, risk assessment results & resources.
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Protecting Our Health
- Consumer-oriented summary of research on environmental toxins, with peer-reviewed summaries & abstracts of published studies. Covers specific disorders such as infertility, asthma, childhood leukemia, & other cancers.
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TRIFacts.org
- Provides information on US EPA toxic release inventory data for dioxin. Links to other resources.
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Pesticides, Metals, Chemical Contaminants & Natural Toxins
- Program area the Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) with links to information about these toxins.
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Tox Town
- Illustrated guide to commonly encountered toxic chemicals, environmental health risks, & the public's health, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.[Requires Flash]
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Chemical Industry Archives
- Searchable database of internal chemical industry documents dating from the last fifty years. A project of the Environmental Working Group. Has chemical news, articles, background information & contacts.
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DAIN Metadatabase of Resources for Environmental Chemicals
- A database of separate databases. So... Search by type of database, use of chemicals, type of information and/or descriptors.
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EDF Chemical Scorecard
- Toxic Release Inventory data for the US. Sources & amounts of toxic chemicals released to air & water. Also has information on health effects & other topics.
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National Library of Medicine (NLM)
- Information & index on toxicology, environmental health, HIV, & AIDS. Search toxicology & chemical information databases from Specialized Information Services (SIS).
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International Programme on Chemical Safety INCHEM Database
- Provides information on chemicals affecting the environment & human health from internationally peer-reviewed chemical safety-related publications & databases.
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CDC's Second National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
- Centers for Disease Control & 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.
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Ban CCA.org
- Online reference for concerned consumers & end users of Copper Chromated Arsenate (CCA) pressure treated wood. Provides health hazard information & links on the health hazards of CCA, arsenic & chromium exposure.
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Chem-Tox.Com
- Index gives links to research about health disorders resulting from exposure to common chemicals & pesticides.
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PCBs: Farmed Salmon vs. Right. Wild Salmon - Is Farmed Salmon safe to eat?
- Discusses various reports on safety & guidelines by various health agencies.
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Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- Charged under U.S. CERCLA statute to assess the presence & nature of health hazards at Superfund sites & to help reduce further exposures. Right. Website has toxicity profiles for hazardous chemicals & extensive information on topics such as multiple chemical exposures & PCBs.
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Global Campaign to Reduce the Use of Toxic Chemicals
- Information from the WWF on toxic chemicals in the environment. Focus on endocrine disruptors, persistant organic pesticides (POPs) & agricultural pesticides.
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