Toxic Substances
Toxic Substances
Toxic Substances Links
- EDF Chemical Scorecard Toxic Release Inventory data for the US. Sources and amounts of toxic chemicals released to air and water. Also has information on health effects and other topics.
- Restoration Environmental Contractors, Ltd. Building and facility decontamination contractors based in Ontario. Site has information on environmental hazards and their abatement, including asbestos, lead, mold and fungus, MTBE, and urea formaldehyde insulation.
- National Toxicology Program Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) Resource for the latest information about potentially hazardous effects of chemicals on human reproduction and development.
- TRIFacts.org Provides information on US EPA toxic release inventory data for dioxin. Links to other resources.
- Chem-Tox.Com Index provides links to research about health disorders resulting from exposure to common chemicals and pesticides.
- Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Chemical substances that persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health and the environment.
- Chromium Central Provides information about chromium for environmental professionals and the general public.
- National Library of Medicine (NLM) Information and index on toxicology, environmental health, HIV, and AIDS. Search toxicology and chemical information databases from Specialized Information Services (SIS).
- PCB-Manufacturers Will Have to Pay Friends of The Earth Norway provides basic information about polychlorinated biphenyls and how to identify the sources of PCBs in the local environment. Includes information about PCB-containing products, polluted sites, waste handling, manufacturer liability, and other topics.
- Mercury Policy Project Raises awareness about the health and environmental threats of mercury contamination and works to reduce mercury exposures. Sources of mercury include power plants burning coal and municipal and medical waste incinerators burning mercury tainted trash.
- Manganese Debated An article from The Working Life: Research and Development News.
- The Dioxin Home Page Personal home page by Lewis A. Shadoff, Ph.D., discusses dioxins, furans, and similar toxic substances, including what they are and where they are found.
- DAIN Metadatabase of Resources for Environmental Chemicals A database of separate databases. Search by type of database, use of chemicals, type of information and/or descriptors.
- Styrene Information and Research Center Provides information and resources on the chemical styrene. Answers to common questions, regulations, industry links.
- Phthalates and Human Health: Demystifying the Risks of Plastic-softening Chemicals Chemicals used to soften normally-rigid PVC, or polyvinyl chloride plastics, may pose a threat to human health although there are significant health benefits directly related to their use.
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) 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.
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