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American Lung Association
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"Your online resource for information on asthma and other lung diseases, tobacco control, and environmental health. The ALA, along with our medical section, the American Thoracic Society, works to ensure that all of us breathe easier. Our mission is ...
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http://www.lungusa.org/ |
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Pollution in People: A Study of Toxic Chemicals in Washingtonians
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Results from a study of toxic chemicals found in the hair, blood, and urine of 10 Washington state residents. Chemicals tested for were: plasticizing chemicals (phthalates), flame retardants, heavy metals (lead, arsenic, and mercury), perfluorinated ...
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http://www.pollutioninpeople.org |
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Children's Environmental Health Network
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???The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multi-disciplinary organization whose mission is to protect the fetus and the child from environmental health hazards and promote a healthy environment.??? Contains an online resource guide ...
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http://www.cehn.org/ |
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Silent Spring Institute
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This institute is a "research organization dedicated to identifying the links between the environment and women's health, especially breast cancer," with a focus on environmental risks in the state of Massachusetts. The site features a desc ...
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http://www.silentspring.org |
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Border EcoWeb/ecoWeb Fronteriza
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This searchable site "is designed to facilitate access to environmental information" for the Mexican/United States border. The main components are Inventory , which provides links organized by media, organization, and region; and Directory ...
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http://www.borderecoweb.sdsu.edu/ |
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Environmental Defense
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"Environmental Defense is dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations. Among these rights are clean air, clean water, healthy food and flourishing ecosystems." The site contains news, reports ...
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http://www.edf.org/ |
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Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition
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Website for this alliance of dozens of Washington state organizations "that rejects the trespass of persistent toxic chemicals in the environment and our bodies." Describes coalition campaigns such as eliminating the use of toxic flame reta ...
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http://www.toxicfreelegacy.org |
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Education: Art Hazards
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Guidelines for the safe use of art and craft supplies in accordance with the California Education Code, which "prohibits schools from ordering or purchasing any product that contains toxic or carcinogenic substances for use in grades K-6. ...
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http://www.oehha.ca.gov/education/art/ |
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Acrylamide and Proposition 65
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"Acrylamide has been listed [in California] under Proposition 65 since January 1, 1990 [as a chemical known by the state to cause cancer]. The general public is exposed primarily through certain foods that have been cooked at high-temperature, a ...
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http://www.oehha.ca.gov/prop65/acrylamide.html |
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NIEHS Kids' Pages
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This National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) site "is designed to teach children about the connections between their health and the environment." It features games and activities (such as the "Toxic Waste Bug Bash G ...
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http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/ |
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