Environmental Links - Toxic Waste and Risk
Environmental Links - Toxic Waste and Risk
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Links to information about toxic materials--industrial wastes, environmental toxins, and pesticides and risk communication.
Free news and marketplace giving up to date information on environmental issues in central and eastern europe and a market place for companys wishing to do business in that area
The URL is: http://www.cee-environmental.com
Ecotoxicology.org is the website associated with ecotoxicology-l a premier listserv for discussions surrounding the fields of environmental toxicology.
The URL is: http://www.ecotoxicology.org/
An educational portal which focuses its attention on raising public awareness on various indoor mold-related issues. Our main goal is to raise awareness by educating people on the dangers of, and prevention of indoor mold.
The URL is: http://www.moldacrossamerica.org
Site provides hazard information, a resource library, tips for parents, programs for lead control, community outreach and news.
The URL is: http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/
EHW provides information, assistance and advocacy to protect and sustain human health and the health of the environment. Specific topics include: asthma, lead poisoning, healthy house, air pollution, and chemical accident issues. EHW is a not-for-profit public interest organization in Cleveland, Ohio.
The URL is: http://www.ehw.org/index.html
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/
This site is a part of the international educational program ThinkQuest Internet Challenge, a program that encourages students with innovative skills to create a high-quality web presence educating internet users about the topic they choose. Provides discussion and resources on the worldwide issues of environmental pollution, causes and types accompanied by photographs and interactivities. The ai
The URL is: http://library.thinkquest.org/C0111040
A place to learn more about oil spills and hazardous chemical accidents.
The URL is: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/kids.htm...
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/
EMonument with Alert-Pest's Non-Profit Environmental Resource and Building Construction Groups offers resources for wildlife, water, pest management and timber preservation, proper chemical disposal, reviewing material evaluations including associations, distributors, news, training and products.
The URL is: http://www.alert-pest.net/
An environmental web site devoted to educating the public about protecting their home environment from entry of surface and subsurface contaminants. Transport and remediation of contaminants in the ground water and the soil atmosphere is detailed.
The URL is: http://www.earthdrx.org/
RadWaste.org, THE internet directory for radioactive waste, nuclear and radiation related resources.
The URL is: http://www.radwaste.org/
Federal agency with detailed information about toxic materials. Includes a materials safety data sheets, a searchable database with information on toxics generated by industries in your area, as well as pages for teachers and students.
The URL is: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/
Brief, readable and well referenced article on reducing the environmental impact of using paper. From the Association of Vermont Recyclers.
The URL is: http://www.sover.net/~recycle/free.html
Resource page from PANNA- offers newspaper and journal articles, websites, and other information on pestiside use and risk.
The URL is: http://www.panna.org/panna/resources/resources.htm...
"TechKnow is an interactive database that is available over the Internet. The database is a springboard for people interested in Environmentally Sustainable technologies."
The URL is: http://www.techknow.org/
"Current studies suggest that the primary sources of lead exposure for most children are deteriorating lead-based paint, lead contaminated dust, and lead contaminated residential soil. OPPT is playing a major role in addressing these residential lead hazards." Informational publications are avail. in PDF format (some in Spanish).
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/lead/
Program goals "to protect endangered species from harmful pesticides and to minimize the impact of the Program on pesticide users." Website contains information on how to determine the use of pesticides
and its limitation in individual counties, and information on reducing runoff and drift. The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/espp/
GRACE works to form new links with the research,
policy and grassroots communities to preserve the future of the planet and protect the quality of the environment. The URL is: http://www.gracelinks.org/
Teaches kids about acid mine drainage through a series of hands-on experiments. It also contains additional resources on wetlands, watersheds, stream monitoring and other environmental topics. A joint project of the US Geological Survey, the Pittsburgh Research Center, and the West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection. Activities available online.
The URL is: http://craddock_t.tripod.com/amd_experiments-html....
A recognized leader in pollution prevention, the Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2) encourages actions that avoid or minimize the creation of pollution and waste – pollution prevention (P2) – actions that foster a healthier environment and a sustainable society.
The URL is: http://www.c2p2online.com/
Offers an educator's resource guide entitled "The Toxicology Study Guide" which contains a 7-lesson study guide with teacher information and student worksheets as well as a teacher's guide and other resource materials.
The URL is: http://www.uoguelph.ca/cntc/educat/guide/study.sht...
This site has a lot of useful information and has been used during COngressional Hearings on conservation minded farm legislation, when asked for information the testifying committee members told the rest of congress to "just look at the website!" repeatedly. The information on mercury in the environment is excellent as is all of the material.
The URL is: http://www.ewg.org/
HazDat, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database, is the scientific database developed to provide access to information on the release of hazardous substances from Superfund sites or from emergency events and on the effects of hazardous substances on the health of human populations.
The URL is: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hazdat.html
Environment Solutions and Products dealing with Contaminated Land, Waste Management, Air and Industrial Pollution Control, Sustainable Development, Waste Containment and Land Remediation Equipment and Environmental Services.
The URL is: http://www.ids-environment.com
"The Envirofacts Warehouse allows you to retrieve environmental information from EPA databases on Superfund sites, drinking water, toxic and air releases, hazardous waste and Biennial Reporting System data, water discharge permits, and grants information. Use online queries to retrieve data or generate maps of environmental information."
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/enviro/index_java.html
An electronic sniffer, developed by the US Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories, can be put underground or in water to detect toxic chemicals in real time may be a useful tool in protecting the nation's water supply.
The URL is: http://www.sandia.gov/media/NewsRel/NR2001/watsnif...
Provides profiles of local enviromental problems (toxic chemical releases, air pollution, and agricultural pollution) searchable by zipcode or interactive maps. An environmental information service provided by the Environmental Defense Fund.
The URL is: http://www.scorecard.org/
Provides general information about P2 practices, programs and initiatives administered by EPA and other organizations, and provides contacts for further information. Also contains lists of events around the country, training and tools associated with National Pollution Prevention Week.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/p2home/
A centralized source of U.S. DOE P2 Information. Assists with valuable P2 resources outside of the DOE. Also maintains the DOE-wide Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessment (PPOA) Database, which is a centralized source for PPOAs conducted throughout the DOE-complex.
The URL is: http://www.er.doe.gov/epic/
Intended to introduce children ages three and up to the basic concepts of the Superfund Program. There are many fun activities and stories available. They were designed with different age groups in mind and include comic book formats, word games, puzzles, and coloring pages.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/kids/
An online fact sheet from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that outlines the hazards of lead-based paint and safety precautions that consumers can take to reduce their risks and harmful exposure.
The URL is: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5054.html
Computer recycling and PC disposal, electronics and monitor recycling, hard drive destruction. Data drive destruction to ensure your company fulfils its obligation to the data protection act. Remanufactured computers. Environmental protection advice, Weee Recycling centre.
The URL is: http://www.recycleit4u.co.uk/
The only national site for collection of nuclear wastes in Italy, Sogin, Personages, Rules, radioactive wastes business, ambiguous situations of a story around which turn Millions of Euro. Italian, English, French, Japanese, Spanish, & German translation of site.
The URL is: http://www.zonanucleare.com
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