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Environmental Literacy Council: Chlorine

"Chlorine is a greenish yellow diatomic gas with a noxious odor, poisonous to humans if inhaled even in small quantities. Chlorine was used as a poison gas in the trenches of Europe during World War I." This site provides information about ...

http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/1017.php

8-Hour Ground-level Ozone Designations

In April 2004, "the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) named new areas that will be required to reduce emissions of ozone-causing pollution." This site features background information about ozone and the EPA's efforts to reduce ozone emi ...

http://www.epa.gov/ozonedesignations/

CDC Lead Poisoning Prevention Program: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

This collection of publications focuses on lead in consumer products such as artificial turf, candy, sindoor (a product "typically used as a cosmetic and in certain religious ceremonies"), toys, and toy jewelry. Also provides general tips f ...

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/faq/FAQs.htm

Center for Environmental Health: Eliminating Toxics

This site provides several fact sheets and other consumer publications on lead poisoning and lead-contaminated products such as baby bibs, jewelry, lunch boxes, candy (certain brands imported from Mexico), and toys. From the nonprofit Center for Envi ...

http://www.ceh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=51

Bisphenol A: Toxic Plastics Chemical in Canned Food

Findings from a 2007 study of the prevalence of "the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a plastic and resin ingredient used to line metal food and drink cans" that has been associated with birth defects. The study found BPA "in over half of 9 ...

http://www.ewg.org/reports/bisphenola

Experts Discuss Bisphenol A

Answers by two scientists to questions about possible health effects of exposure to "the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) [which] is used to make many plastic products used in American homes, including baby bottles." Topics include likely human e ...

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/health/july-dec07/bpa_10-30.html

Dioxin Homepage

The toxic chemical dioxin "is formed by burning chlorine-based chemical compounds with hydrocarbons." This site features information about health risks associated with exposure to dioxin (including cancer) and dioxin exposure from the food ...

http://www.ejnet.org/dioxin/

Arsenic Project

Arsenic has been used for thousands of years in mining and as a medical treatment for syphilis and leukemia, but arsenic poisoning is now a serious health problem in many areas of the world. Includes online articles, links, reports from eighteen coun ...

http://phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson/arsenic/arsenic_project_introduction.html

Science Reference Guides: Ricin (Toxic Substance)

Annotated links to medical and technical information on the "naturally occurring substance in the castor bean plant. ... Ricin is a highly toxic poison, but has limited value as a harmful biological agent." Also includes links to general re ...

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/ricin.html

Facts About Chlorine

Information about the health effects of human exposure to the chemical chlorine and chlorine gas. Includes signs and symptoms of exposure, protection from exposure, what to do if exposed, and treatment. Available in English and Spanish. From the Cent ...

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/chlorine/basics/facts.asp

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