Canary Database(http://www.canarydatabase.org/)
A web-based collection of animal sentinel studies that have been collected and curated in terms
of their relevance to human health. Users can browse by exposure, species, outcome, among others.
EnviroLink
Network(http://www.envirolink.org/)
One of the world’s largest environmental information clearinghouses.
Environmental
Health Action(http://envirohealthaction.org/)
Sponsored by Physicians for Social Responsibility, this organization
is an education and action center that provides an online community
for health professionals and others interested in environmental
health. Topics cover toxics and health, air pollution, climate change,
safe drinking water and chronic disease.
Environmental
News Network(http://www.enn.com/)
Offering timely environmental news, live chats, interactive quizzes,
daily feature stories, forums for debate, audio, video and more.
Goals are to help educate the public on major issues and to provide
tools to help individuals take action in their own communities.
National
Council For Science and the Environment(http://www.ncseonline.org/index.cfm?&CFID=11459428&CFTOKEN=98574812)
National non-profit organization working to improve the scientific
basis for decision-making on environmental issues. As a means of
communication, the NCSE has created the
National Library for the Environment.(http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/) This library offers a
wealth of science- based information on a wide range of environmental
issues, including agriculture, air quality, biodiversity, climate
change, energy, marine resources, pesticides and pollution.
National
Environmental Trust(http://www.net.org)
A non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to educating the
American public on contemporary environmental issues.
Pesticide
Action Network North America(http://www.panna.org/)
The latest news on pesticides and sustainable agriculture and the
PESTIS database(http://www.pesticideinfo.org) on environmental and health effects of pesticides.
PANNA campaigns “to replace pesticide use with ecologically
sound alternatives.”
Toxins and Disease (http://www.protectingourhealth.org/corethemes/links/2004-0203spreadsheet.htm)
This spreadsheet from the Collaborative on Health and the Environment
summarizes the links between exposure to chemical contaminants
and about 200 human diseases, disorders, or conditions. Classified
according to disease, the web site provides strength of evidence
(limited/conflicting, good or strong) linking the disease with
the toxin(s). The information is based on a review of published
scientific research in environmental medicine and toxicology.
United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)(http://www.unep.ch/)
An advocate of environmental concerns on an international level,
UNEP emphasizes relationships between socioeconomic driving forces,
environmental changes and impacts on human well-being. The site
includes links to the Global Resource Information Database, Earthwatch,
UNEP conventions, a publications bookshop and more.
Worldwatch
Institute(http://www.worldwatch.org/)
Worldwatch conducts inter-disciplinary, non-partisan research on
emerging global environmental issues. Find news, publications and
Web links on topics such as population issues and biotechnology.
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