Chemicals listed for a location are only suggestions of what MIGHT be found in a school or factory or farm or other place in town. They are listed to alert you to the possible places you might find chemicals of concern and to encourage you to consider what might be in your neighborhood.

Most locations in a real town would have none or a few of the chemicals listed. It's not very likely that a real location would have every chemical.

The web sites listed for each chemical can help you understand where and how you might be exposed to a chemical, how to avoid exposure, and how dangerous a chemical might be.

To find out about environmental hazards in YOUR region, search these web sites by city, state or zip code.

Air, Land & Water

Window to My Environment (Environmental Protection Agency). Create maps showing local geography and demographics. Find out about the quality of your local environment.

TOXMAP (National Library of Medicine). Search by chemical name or by city, state, or zip code to find out about toxic chemicals in your location.

Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Facilities. TOXMAP (National Library of Medicine). Map of US industries that must report routine releases of toxic chemicals.

National Priorities List (Superfund) Sites. TOXMAP (National Library of Medicine). Map of Superfund sites contaminated with hazardous waste and eligible for clean up by the US government.

Air

Today's National Air Quality Forecast map (Environmental Protection Agency). There are also daily maps for ozone and particles.

Water

Surf Your Watershed (Environmental Protection Agency). From your backyard to local streams and rivers, follow the flow of your local rain and check the health of your watershed.

Last updated: August 02, 2007