| American
College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| The world's largest organization
of occupational and environmental physicians, ACOEM
is dedicated to promoting and protecting the health
of workers through preventive services, clinical
care, research, and educational programs. To achieve
this goal, the College provides courses and conferences,
newsletters, the Journal of Occupational and Environmental
Medicine, and numerous other services. |
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| Association
of Occupational & Environmental Clinics |
| A wonderful health resource. "Established
in 1987, the Association of Occupational and Environmental
clinics, a non-profit organization, is committed
to improving the practice of occupational and environmental
health through information sharing and collaborative
research." |
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| Carcinogenic
Potency Database Project |
| This database looks at the results
of long term cancer tests, and the database workplace
applications in the workplace. This reports explains
many terms and also gives a biohazard summary. |
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| Center for Space Environmental
Health Database |
| A keyword searchable database created
and maintained by the NASA Center for Space Environmental
Health Consortium. |
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| Children's
Environmental Health Network |
| A national multi-disciplinary project
whose mission is to promote a healthy environment
and protect the fetus and the child from environmental
health hazards. |
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| EnviroDX
on the Web |
| "A multimedia, case-focused,
computer-based learning program on environmental-related
diseases. The program user takes the part of a practicing
physician faced with a patient with an unknown disease
or condition that is possibly caused by exposure
to environmental factors." |
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| Environmental
Health Clearinghouse |
| Provides substantive information
and key documents on a variety of environmental
health issues. Sponsored by the National Institute
of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). |
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| Environmental
Health Information Service (EHIS) |
| A service of the NIH-National Institute
of Environmental Health Sciences and the DHHS-National
Toxicology Program providing access to fulltext
publications, databases, news sources and more. |
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| Environmental
Health Educators'Quarterly |
The Center for Research on Environmental
Disease sends out a quarterly email newsletter for
educators, students, and the public on resources
that are available in the environmental health field.
(subscription email address:coep@sprd1.mdacc.tmc.edu
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| EnviRN:
University of MD - School of Nursing |
| "EnviR.N. is dedicated to supporting
nursing professionals seeking accurate, timely and
credible scientific information on environmental
health and nursing." A major gateway to major
resources in a variety of formats. |
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| EPA
Zip Code Search |
| Obtain a list of known hazardous
waste sites, as well as general environmental conditions
and trends for any neighborhood in the U.S. |
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| National
Resources Defense Council: Breastmilk and Environmental
Pollution |
| "This collection functions as
a gateway to the findings of studies on various
aspects of the problem, and a source of advice on
how to keep your baby healthy. You'll also find
suggestions for actions you can take to help ensure
that your children's children won't face concerns
about chemical hazards in the future." Site
includes a listing and description of the chemical
contaminants affecting breast milk, and links to
other resources. |
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| The
Environmental Working Group (EWG) |
| The Environmental Working Group hosts
the newly available archive of35,000 pages of internal
chemical industry documents."The Environmental
Working Group (EWG) is a leading content provider
for public interest groups and concerned citizens
who are campaigning to protect the environment."
Access to reports, articles, technical assistance,
databases, and Internet resources. |
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| The
Center for Research on Environmental Disease (CRED) |
| The Center for Research on Environmental
Disease (CRED) was established in the Spring of
1996 to study the mechanisms by which environmental
factors cause human disease and to develop methods
for the detection, prevention and control of environmentally-related
disease. In addition, the Center seeks to detect
human exposure and monitor disease prevention strategies.
Subscription newsletter available through site. |
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| The
Global Directory for Environmental Technology |
| "Your comprehensive
guide to the full spectrum of environmental products
& services, featuring leading suppliers from
131 countries. Information about organisations,
conferences and publications is complemented by
editorial contributions from distinguished experts
in their respective fields. A practical reference
source for government departments, utility companies,
engineering consultants, development agencies,
importers and traders, educational institutes,
non-governmental organisations and individuals
engaged in environmental activities." |
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| USGS
National Water Information System Website |
| "The USGS investigates
the occurrence, quantity, quality, distribution,
and movement of surface and underground waters
and disseminates the data to the public, State
and local governments, public and private utilities,
and other Federal agencies involved with managing
our water resources." Information allows
for analysis, evaluation, planning, and forecasting
water supplies, flood control, hydropower facilities,
water quality, and more. |
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