Federal Agencies
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- Hazardous Substances
Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) system
Provides information about releases of hazardous substances that need to be cleaned up or neutralized according to federal, state, or local law, as well as threatened releases that result in a public health action such as an evacuation ...more
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Tracks health risk through use of telephone surveys ...more - FoodNet
Provides a network for active surveillance of foodborne diseases and related epidemiologic studies ...more - Metropolitan
Atlanta Congenital Defects Program (MACDP)
Monitors all major birth defects in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, and serves as the model for many state-based programs and as a resource for the development of uniform methods and approaches to birth defects surveillance ...more - National Birth Defects
Prevention Network (NBDPN)
Maintains a national network of state and population-based programs for birth defects surveillance and research ...more - National Program of
Cancer Registries (NPCR)
Establishes standards, model laws and regulations, computerized reporting and data processing systems; trains registry personnel; provides support for cancer prevention and control programs ...more - National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Collects information about the health and diet of the U.S. population ...more - National Vital
Statistics System (NVSS)
Provides the nation’s official vital statistics ...more - PulseNet
Provides a national network of public health laboratories that perform a DNA "fingerprinting" method on foodborne bacteria for disease surveillance ...more - Registry
of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS®)
Contains information about the toxic effects of chemical substances, including drugs, food additives, preservatives, ores, pesticides, dyes, detergents, lubricants, soaps, plastics, extracts from plant and animal sources, plants or animals that are toxic by contact or ingestion, and industrial intermediates and waste products from production processes ...more - State Tobacco
Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE)
Summarizes data on tobacco use prevention and control ...more - Youth
Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YBRSS)
Tracks risky behaviors among youth ...more
Department of Commerce (DOC)
- Census Bureau
[external link]
Provides data about population, geography, and economics ...more - National Technical
Information Service
Links to scientific and technical resources ...more
Department of Defense (DOD)
- Recruiting Offices
[external link]
Links to the DOD recruiting sites ...more
Department of Energy (DOE)
- Energy Information
Administration (EIA) [external link]
Cites statistics by geography, sector, price, fuel, environment, forecast, and analyses ...more -
Energy Data and Prices [external link]
Contains index of state, international, and national data on energy ...more
Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHA)
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Electronic Reading Room [external
link]
Links to publications, reports, and statistics ...more -
Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS)
[external link]
Catalogs daily personal travel in the United States ...more
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA—Air
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Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS)
[external link]
Contains information about ambient air pollution ...more -
Air
Data [external link]
Provides an index of air-related topics ...more - AIR NOW
[external link]
Provides air quality maps and ozone forecasts, publications, and consumer tips for reducing air pollution ...more - Air Toxics
[external link]
Contains information about air toxics regulations, assessments, programs, education, and partnerships ...more -
Compliance Monitoring Data for Air
[external link]
Provides information about two databases that contain compliance and permit data for regulated stationary sources and memoranda issued by EPA on applicability and compliance issues associated with the New Source Performance Standards, National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, and chlorofluorocarbons ...more -
Information Clearinghouse
[external link]
Contains information about indoor air quality ...more -
National Air Quality and Emissions Trends Report
[external link]
Contains information about criteria air pollutants ...more -
National Emissions Inventory (NEI)
[external link]
Characterizes emissions of criteria and hazardous air pollutants ...more - National Morbidity, Mortality, and Air Pollution
Study (NMMAPS)
Describes morbidity and mortality associated with air pollution in the United States based on a study conducted by the Health Effects Institute -
Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
[external link]
Lists publications and reports about ambient air ...more -
Urban Air Toxics Program
[external link]
Lists air toxics, source categories, and integrated strategies for reduction ...more
EPA—Miscellaneous
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Compliance Monitoring Data
[external link]
Provides access to data for air, hazardous waste, pesticides, toxics, and water ...more -
Databases and Software
[external link]
Contains information about air, toxic substances, pesticides, solid waste, water, and “integrated media” (the relation between multiple environmental problems) ...more -
Information Resources Center (IRC)
[external link]
Provides access to EPA information services for environmental and related subjects of interest, including online searching of commercial databases, and focuses on environmental regulations, policy, planning, and administration ...more -
Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and
Community Tracking (EMPACT)
[external link]
Indexes real-time environmental information for US cities ...more -
Global Warming [external
link]
Provides information about global warming impacts by state ...more
EPA—Toxics
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Compliance Monitoring Data for Toxics and
Pesticides [external link]
Provides access to systems that track the amount of pesticides produced and compliance and enforcement activities ...more - Integrated
Risk Information System (IRIS)
[external link]
Contains information about health hazards posed by approximately 5,000 substances ...more -
National Toxics Inventory (NTI)
[external link]
Provides a database of stationary and mobile sources that emit hazardous air pollutants in the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands ...more -
Office of Pesticide Programs, Health Effects
Division [external link]
Registers and reviews environmental and human health information about pesticides ...more - Toxic
Release Inventory/Emergency Planning and Community
Right-To-Know Act (TRI/EPCRA)
[external link]
Lists approximately 600 designated chemicals that threaten human health and the environment. Authorized under EPCRA (1986), this system requires manufacturers to report releases of these chemicals to EPA and state governments ...more
EPA—Water
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Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal
Health (BEACH) Program
[external link]
Focuses on improving public health and environmental protection programs for beachgoers and providing the public with information about the quality of beach water ...more -
Clean Water Act [external
link]
Establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into U.S. waters ...more -
Compliance Monitoring Data for Water
[external link]
Provides access to two information systems: the Permit Compliance System and the Safe Drinking Water Information System ...more -
Environmental Information Management System
[external link]
Provides access to the data used to develop national maps for watershed indicators ...more -
National Drinking Water Contaminant Occurrence
Database [external link]
Contains occurrence data from both Public Water Systems and other sources on physical, chemical, microbial and radiological contaminants ...more - Office of
Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
[external link]
Describes program information and introduces other relevant websites for statutes, publications, resource protection, maps, databases, and other topics ...more -
Safe Drinking Water Act
[external link]
Sets drinking water quality standards and oversees the states, localities, and water suppliers who implement those standards ...more -
Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS)
[external link]
Stores information needed to monitor U.S. public drinking water systems ...more -
Urban, Great Waters, and Regional Programs
[external link]
Describes programs that characterize risks to human health and the environment from mercury, urban air toxics, and air pollution deposition in the Great Lakes ...more -
Water Data and Maps
[external link]
Includes information about data systems, databases, mapping, and water quality models ...more - Water
Science [external link]
Includes information about water quality criteria and standards, industrial water pollution controls, water quality tools, health advisories, training, guidance, and financial assistance ...more - Watershed
Information Network
[external link]
Provides national maps and fact sheets for all watershed indicators and candidate indicators through the Watershed Atlas ...more
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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Total Diet Survey [external
link]
Measures dietary intake of food contaminants—such as pesticide residues, industrial chemicals, toxics, and radionuclides—and nutritional elements and vitamins ...more
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Environmental Program
Integrates resource considerations into disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery -
Flood Hazard Mapping
[external link]
Outlines specifications and procedures ...more - Mapping Sources and Data
Provides information about flood hazards and mapping resources - Miscellaneous Information
Links to sources for funding, related federal and state agencies, and legislation and laws
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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Library [external link]
Contains an index of topics, including information about disaster relief, community environmental issues, and hazards from lead ...more -
Data and Publications
[external link]
Catalogs reports, publications, periodicals, and housing data ...more
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Global
Change Master Directory
[external link]
Provides a directory of earth science data on agriculture, atmosphere, land surface, human dimensions, oceans, and other topics ...more
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
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National Toxicology Program
[external link]
Links to information, fact sheets, and health and safety information ...more
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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National Environmental Satellite, Data, and
Information Service (NESDIS)
[external link]
Provides information services and access to global environmental data from satellites and other sources and conducts research to promote, protect, and enhance the nation's economy, security, environment, and quality of life ...more -
National Weather Service (NWS)
[external link]
Provides access to weather data, forecasts, and warnings ...more -
National Climatic Data Centers (NCDC)
[external link]
Maintains an active archive of weather data, responds to data requests, and produces climate publications ...more -
National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)
[external link]
Investigates all aspects of severe weather and conducts research to improve severe weather warnings and forecasts ...more
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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Statistics and Data
[external link]
Provides access to inspection data, federal statistics, and the Bureau of Labor’s statistics on workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities ...more
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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Economics and Statistics System
[external link]
Contains information about food, land, water, conservation, and other topics ...more -
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
[external link]
Links to state and federal publications and data ...more -
Pesticide Data Program (PDP)
[external link]
Collects data on pesticide residues in food ...more
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
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Environment and Human Health
[external link]
Links to reports, publications, data, and fact sheets ...more -
National Stream Quality Accounting Network
(NASQAN) [external
link]
Contains monitoring data from large U.S. rivers ...more -
National Water Quality Assessment Program
(NAWQA) [external
link]
Provides data about water chemistry, hydrology, land use, stream habitat, and aquatic life for major river basins and aquifers ...more -
NAWQA Pesticide National Synthesis Project
[external link]
Produces a long-term assessment of the status of and trends in the quality of the nation's water resources ...more -
Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
[external link]
Provides bibliographies and publications about toxic substances in agriculture and mining ..more - Water
Resources Data
[external link]
Links to water data, publications, technical resources, programs, and local information ...more
State and Local Jurisdictions
Note: States’ data collection and reporting methods may differ, and some data may be collected but not reported.
Departments of Agriculture
Provides access to local services provided by the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Rural Development agencies and may provide information about land management practices, pesticides, pesticide alternatives, and water quality ...more [external link]
Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Agencies
Contains information about how state environmental agencies are organized and provides links to each state ...more [external link]
Medical Examiner and Coroner (ME/C) Offices
Provides contacts for each state and information about types of deaths investigated. Individual ME/C offices may provide information about specific deaths, including investigation, autopsy, and toxicology reports
Public Health Departments
Provides links to state health departments (scroll past birth data section) ...more [external link]
Public Health Laboratories
Provides links to most state public health labs ...more [external link]
United States Geological Survey District Offices
Provides links to state offices ...more [external link]
Universities
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Environment Databases
[external link]
Provides access to a wide variety of online resources ...more -
Environment, Health, and Other Government
Statistical Documents
[external link]
Provides a central reference and referral point for government information, political science, statistical data, and news ...more
Nongovernment Organizations
American Legacy Foundation
Provides data about tobacco use and information about tobacco control programs ...more [external link]
American Waterworks Association
Provides information about local drinking water issues ...more [external link]
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
Provides links to standards and technical assistance documents as well as to cancer incidence data ...more [external link]
