EE Organizations and Projects - Toxic Waste and Risk
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Links on this page include organizations and projects primarily concerned with education about toxic materials--industrial wastes, environmental toxins, and pesticides.
Resources for teachers, hazardous waste activities (some in PDF format for download), an internet training course and water quality curriculum guide. Sponsored by the University of Missouri.
The URL is: http://outreach.missouri.edu/owm/students.htm
Comprehensive links for consumers, activists, and researchers interested in waste issues. "Zero Waste America Promotes the Elimination of Waste, Toxics, & Pollution."
The URL is: http://www.zerowasteamerica.org/
Resources for the Future (RFF), a nonprofit devoted to the economic aspects of environmental issues, created this metasite offering about 100 annotated and categorized online resources on the cleanup of the nuclear weapons complex. Four main categories:
Recommended Reading Research & Stakeholder Organizations Federal Government News Sources & Periodicals The URL is: http://www.rff.org/nuclearcleanup/
Environmental lawyers, attorneys and lawfirms in your area by your zip code specializing in environmental related news and legal topics.
The URL is: http://www.environmentallawyers.com
The purpose is to leverage available resources of participating states and local governments to share P2 information and technical expertise, promote pollution prevention within the region, and to assist service providers in solving a wide range of pollution prevention problems.
The URL is: http://www.westp2net.org/
American Water Works Association (AWWA), with support from the US EPA online resource for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC). Site
includes links to key agencies involved in national infrastructure protection, and will provide water systems with timely notices of both physical and electronic threats. The URL is: http://www.waterisac.org/
The Global Toxics Initiative consists of three interrelated components: Wildlife Contaminants/Endocrine Disruptors, Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Agriculture Pollution Prevention.
The URL is: http://www.worldwildlife.org/toxics/
The Roundtable is an organization devoted solely to pollution prevention whose mission is to provide a national forum for promoting the development, implementation, and evaluation of efforts to avoid, eliminate, or reduce pollution at the source.
The URL is: http://www.p2.org/p2week/index.cfm
WasteWise is a free, voluntary, EPA program through which organizations eliminate costly municipal solid waste, benefiting their bottom line and the environment. All organizations within the United States may join the program.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/wastewise/
Info and register for K-12 teachers annual workshop, at Society of Toxicology's annual meeting. Three sessions: K-3, 4-6, 7-12 (activities, lectures, brainstorming). Meet with toxicologists to arrange school visits. Nationally recognized curricular materials.
The URL is: http://www.toxicology.org/PublicOutreach/k12resour...
Professional Institute for waste Managers providing conference, exhibition, training, and technical publication services to the industry.
The URL is: http://www.iwm.co.uk/
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