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Caring for Children Amidst Chaos Environmental Health Perspectives, Environews by Topic page, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/ Choose Infectious Disease. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Pandemic flu, http://www.pandemicflu.gov/ BBC News, country profiles: Afghanistan, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1162668.stm Angola, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1063073.stm Niger, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1054396.stm Sierra Leone, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1061561.stm Singapore, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1143240.stm Sweden, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1021823.stm United States, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1217752.stm Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Clinical practice guidelines, http://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/index.cfm?doc_id=5033 UNICEF (search for clinical guidelines or visit the "Statistics" link), http://www.unicef.org/ Chlorine, Asthma, and Blackworms? Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/, Choose Allergies, Asthma Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, ToxFAQs for chlorine, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts172.html Bernard A, Carbonnelle S, de Burbure C, Michel O, Nickmilder, M. 2006. Chlorinated pool attendance, atopy, and the risk of asthma during childhood. Environ Health Perspect 114:1567-1573, http://www.ehponline.org/members/2006/8461/8461.html Cleveland Clinic Information Center, Allergy overview, http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/1900/1948.asp?index=8610 Conversion calculator, "parts per million (ppm)" to "milligram per cubic meter (mg/m3)," http://www.skcinc.com/nioshdbs/calc.htm National Institutes of Health, NIH Institute and Center Resources: Allergies, http://health.nih.gov/result.asp/23 Asthma, http://health.nih.gov/result.asp/56 A Yen for Maximum Residue Limits in Food Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/, Choose Laws/Regulations/Policy, Pesticides/Pest Management Environmental Protection Agency, Setting Tolerances for Pesticide Residues in Food, http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/stprf.htm USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International Maximum Residue Limit Database (can be used to compare MRLs for different chemicals, crops, and countries), http://www.mrldatabase.com/ U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Compliance Policy Guide, Pesticide Residues in Food and Feed, http://www.fda.gov/ora/compliance_ref/cpg/cpgfod/cpg575-100.html Tracing the Origins of Autism: A Spectrum of New Studies Daniels, JL. 2006. Autism and the environment. Environ Health Perspect 114:A396, http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/114-7/editorial.html Environmental Health Perspectives, Environews by Topic page, Choose Children's Health, Neurology, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic [No author]. 2005. NIEHS extramural update: autism and the environment? Environ Health Perspect 113:A405, http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2005/113-6/extram-speaking.html Hertz-Picciotto I, Croen LA, Hansen R, Jones CR, van de Water J, Pessah IN. 2006. The CHARGE study: an epidemiologic investigation of genetic and environmental facts contributing to autism. Environ Health Perspect 114:1119–1125, http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/8483/abstract.html National Institute of Mental Health, Autism spectrum disorders (pervasive developmental disorders), http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/autism.cfm Mutations, Proteins, and Autism: Modeling a Pathway Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose Genetic Research, Neurology, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Cellupedia, Golgi apparatus, http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/golgi_apparatus.html De Jaco A, Comoletti D, Kovarik Z, Gaietta G, Radic´ Z, Lockridge O, et al. 2006. A mutation linked with autism reveals a common mechanism of endoplasmic reticulum retention for the α,β-hydrolase fold protein family. J Biol Chem 281:9667–9676, http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/full/281/14/9667. EHP Student Edition, "Protein Puzzles" lesson, October 2005, http://www.ehponline.org/science-ed/lessons2005.html University of Texas Medical Branch, Endoplasmic reticulum: structure and function, http://cellbio.utmb.edu/cellbio/rer1.htm Wikipedia, Endoplasmic reticulum, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoplasmic_reticulum Wikipedia, Golgi apparatus, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golgi_apparatus Beauty or the Beast? Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Endocrine Disruptors, Phthalates, Women's Health http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, http://www.safecosmetics.org/ EHP Student Edition, "A Whiff of Danger" lesson, April 2005, http://www.ehponline.org/science-ed/lessons2005.html Environmental Working Group, Body Burden study, http://www.ewg.org/bodyburden/results.php U.S. Department of Agriculture, The National Organic Program, http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/indexNet.htm U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Cosmetics, http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-toc.html Weinhold B. 2003. Body of evidence. Environ Health Perspect 111:A394 –A399, http://www.ehponline.org/members/2003/111-7/focus.html Soy: Filling in the Gaps Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Diet and Nutrition, Endocrine Disruptors, Herbal Medicine http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Setchell KDR. 2006. Assessing risks and benefits of genistein and soy. Environmental Health Perspectives 114:A332–A333; http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/114-6/editorial.html. Isoflavones.info (a commercially sponsored website providing extensive information about various isoflavones, including those in soy), http://www.isoflavones.info/ Nutrition and Health Info-sheet: Soy, UC Davis, http://nutrition.ucdavis.edu/InfoSheets/ANR/soyfact.pdf Phytochemicals.info (a commercially sponsored website providing information about various phytochemicals mentioned in the article), http://www.phytochemicals.info/ Saponins, Cornell University, http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/toxicagents/saponin.html Soy and Cardiovascular Disease: Cholesterol Lowering http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/130/3/662S Mother's Milk—Unleaded Please Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Lead, Metal Toxicity http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, ToxFAQs for Lead (a brief fact sheet on the toxological properties of lead including common sources), http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts13.html Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lead (an excellent resource with links to guidelines, recent research, and local programs), http://www.cdc.gov/lead Environmental Protection Agency, Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil (a general website on lead safety that is also available in Spanish), http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/leadinfo.html Cross Out Secondhand Smoke Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Environmental Tobacco Smoke/Smoking http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic American Lung Association, Secondhand Smoke Fact Sheet, http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35422 American Cancer Society, "What Is Secondhand Smoke?" http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2X_Environmental_Tobacco_Smoke-Clean_Indoor_Air.asp U.S. EPA Smoke-Free Homes Program (information on the recent Surgeon General's report on secondhand smoke and a program in which individuals pledge to keep their homes "smoke-free"), http://www.epa.gov/smokefree/ Making Sports Green Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Built Environment, Energy, Land Use http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Greenhouse Gases and Society, http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/greenhouse.htm . National Energy Information Center, Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy, http://www.eiatdoe.gov/oiaf/1605/ggccebro. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Global warming, http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/index.html. U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency. 2000. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the Generation of Electric Power in the United States. Available at http://www.eiatdoe.gov/oiaf/1605/ggccebro. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2000. Average annual emissions and fuel consumption for passenger cars and light trucks. http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/f00013.htm. U.S. Department of Transportation. 2001. The 2001 National Household Travel Survey: distribution of household personal vehicles by type, in percent, http://www.bts.gov/publications/highlights_of_the_2001_national_household_travel_survey/html/table_a05.html. Getting the Lead Out Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Laws/Regulations/Policies, Lead http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Drinking Water: EPA Should Strengthen Ongoing Efforts to Ensure That Consumers are Protected from Lead Contamination, GAO Report (GAO-06-148), http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06148.pdf Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Interpreting Drinking Water Quality Analysis: What do the Numbers Mean? (6th Edition), http://www.rce.rutgers.edu/pubs/publication.asp?pid=E214 U.S. EPA, Lead in DC drinking water, http://www.epa.gov/dclead/index.htm U.S. EPA, Lead in drinking water, http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead/index.html Cleaner Air and Water on the Fly Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Air Pollution, Energy http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic International Adsorption Society, What is adsorption? http://ias.vub.ac.be/What%20is%20adsorption.html Kvech S, Tull E. Water Treatment Primer: Activated Carbon, http://ewr.cee.vt.edu/environmental/teach/wtprimer/carbon/sketcarb.html. Includes close-up pictures of activated carbon. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, http://www.epa.gov Mercury, http://www.epa.gov/mercury/index.htm Controlling power plant emissions: overview, http://www.epa.gov/mercury/control_emissions/index.htm Human health, http://www.epa.gov/mercury/health.htm Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia, Adsorption, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adsorption Ports in a Storm: A Surge of Solutions Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Industry Issues, Waste Disposal http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Hricko AM. Ships, trucks, and trains: effects of goods movement on environmental health [editorial], http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/114-4/editorial.html . System Dynamics Society, http://www.systemdynamics.org/. The Scientific Method: Adding Up to a Lot of Good Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Chemical Exposures, Food Safety http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Scientific method, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Scientific_method The Name Game Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Chemical Exposures, Food Safety http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Chemical nomenclature, University of Texas, http://courses.cm.utexas.edu/archive/Spring2002/CH301/McDevitt/Nomenclature.htm IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_nomenclature Nomenclature of carbohydrates, Queen Mary University of London, http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/2carb/app.html Perfluorooctanoic acid, Dupont, http://www2.dupont.com/PFOA/en_US/index.html Perfluorooctanoic acid, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorooctanoic_acid Bans, Bans, Good For the Heart Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Environmental Tobacco Smoke/Smoking, Laws/Regulations/Policy http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic American Cancer Society. Great American Health Check, http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/PED_13_Great_American_Health_Check.asp. A fun and interactive individual health risk assessment; also links to smoking cessation materials. Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, http://www.tobaccofreekids.org. An excellent website that looks at the impact of smoking on teens and especially notes policy-based approaches that have worked to reduce rates of tobacco use among kids. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS), http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco. A great source of information for adults and teens about tobacco and current government-sponsored programs targeting behavior change. A Not-So-Sweet Sweetener? Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Cancer, Food Safety and Regulation http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Food Safety Risk Analysis Clearinghouse. Aspartame Risk Assessment Food Safety Analysis Exercise, http://www.foodriskclearinghouse.umd.edu/powerpoint/PPT/aspertame/ppframe.htm. An excellent PowerPoint presentation on calculations used to generate estimated daily intake, acceptable daily intake, and reference dose. National Cancer Institute. Artifical Sweeteners and Cancer: Questions and Answers, http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/artificial-sweeteners The Safety of Aspartame [editorial]. The New York Times, 21 February 2006, http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/21/opinion/21tues4.html? ex=1298178000&en=9f451174adaa957b&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia—Aspartame, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame Toxic Tic-Tac-Toe Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Chemical Exposures, Neurology http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Children's Environmental Health Network, Neurodevelopmental Effects and Environmental Factors, http://www.cehn.org/cehn/CongBriefNeuro.html Toxicology Data Network (ToxNet), http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/Various databases maintained by the National Library of Medicine containing information about various chemical hazards in our environment, searchable by chemical. Is Organic Food Worth the Extra Cost? Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Choose Neurology, Pesticides/Pest Management http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ASTDR), http:// www.atsdr.cdc.gov  Public Health Statement for Malathion, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/phs154.html  Public Health Statement for Chlorpyrifos, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/phs84.html National Pesticide Information Center (1-800-858-7378), Food and Pesticides, http://npic.orst.edu/gen.htm#pf Toxicology Data Network (ToxNet), http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/. Various databases maintained by the National Library of Medicine containing information about various chemical hazards including pesticides found in our environment; searchable by chemical name USDA, National Organic Program, http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/indexIE.htm  Pesticides and Food: What You and Your Family Need to Know, http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/food/  Organophosphate Pesticides in Food--A Primer on Reassessment of Residue Limits, http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/op/primer.htm  Setting Tolerances for Pesticide Residues in Foods, http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/stprf.htm  Malathion Revised Risk Assessment Fact Sheet, http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/op/malathion/fs2005.htm  Chlorpyrifos Revised Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation Measures, http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/op/chlorpyrifos/consumerqs.htm U.S. FDA, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Total Diet Study, http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/tds-toc.html What's in a Picture? Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Children's Health, Environmental Tobacco Smoke/Smoking, Industry Issues http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic American Heart Association, Tobacco Industry's Targeting of Youth, Minorities and Women, http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11226 Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Increased Cigarette Company Marketing Since the Multistate Settlement Agreement Went Into Effect, http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0128.pdf Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tobacco Industry Marketing Fact Sheet, http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/factsheets/Tobacco_Industry_Marketing_Factsheet.htm Trinkets and Trash, http://www.trinketsandtrash.org/ In Katrina's Wake Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Choose Hazardous Waste, Marine and Coastal Science, Risk Assessment http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental health science data resource portal, http://balata.ucsd.edu:8080/gridsphere/gridsphere?cid=gisimages. Choose Maps National Library of Medicine, Hurricanes: links to health information including toxicology and environmental health, http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/hurricane.html X-Rays Get in Synch Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Choose Radiation/Radioactivity http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Australian Synchrotron, Synchrotron science: what is synchrotron light? http://www.synchrotron.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=96 Brookhaven National Laboratory, Scientists describe new way to peer inside bacteria: X-rays yield pictures and chemical clues that may help trace contaminants, thwart terrorists, http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/PR_display.asp?prID=05-77 Dictionary.com, "-scopy" and "microscopy" definitions, http://dictionary.reference.com How Stuff Works, How the flu works, http://health.howstuffworks.com/flu4.htm Koprinarov I, Hitchcock AP. X-ray spectromicroscopy of polymers: an introduction for the non-specialist, http://unicorn.mcmaster.ca/stxm-intro/polySTXMintro-all.html Nova: Science in the News, Synchrotrons: making the light fantastic http://www.science.org.au/nova/068/068key.htm Wikipedia, Electromagnetic spectrum, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_spectrum Bisphenol A and Diabetes Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Autoimmune Disease, Endocrine Disruptors, Environmental Disease http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Alonso-Magdalena P, Morimoto S, Ripoll C, et al. 2006. The estrogenic effect of bisphenol A disrupts pancreatic-cell function in vivo and induces insulin resistance. Environ Health Perspect 114:106-112. Available: http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2005/8451/8451.html American Diabetes Association, http://diabetes.org/home.jsp Kraine MR, Tisch RM. 1999. The role of environmental factors in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: an unresolved issue. Environ Health Perspect 107(suppl 5):777–781. Available: http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/1999/suppl-5/777-781kraine/kraine-full.html Eyes: Windows to the World Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Infectious Disease, International Environmental Health http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic American Academy of Ophthalmology, http://www.aao.org/aao/ Gohdes D, Balamurugan A, Larsen B, Maylahn C. 2005. Age-related eye diseases: an emerging challenge for public health professionals. Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy 2(3):1-6, http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/jul/pdf/04_0121.pdf National Eye Institute, http://www.nei.nih.gov/health Prevent Blindness America [a nonprofit volunteer organization promoting eye health worldwide], http://www.preventblindness.org World Health Organization, Fact sheet on magnitude and causes of visual impairment [an excellent overview of the international extent of blindness and low vision], http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs282/en The Case of the Contaminated Maize Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Food Safety and Regulation, Mycotoxins http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic CDC. 2004. Outbreak of aflatoxin poisoning--eastern and central provinces, Kenya, January-July 2004. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 53(34):790-793; http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5334a4.htm FDA, FDA issues consumer alert on contaminated pet food, http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2005/NEW01290.html Lewis L, Onsongo M, Njapau H, et al. 2005. Aflatoxin contamination of commercial maize products during an outbreak of acute aflatoxicosis in Eastern and Central Kenya. Environ Health Perspect 113:1779-1783; http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2005/7998/7998.html Death By Particles Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Air Pollution, Environmental Diseases http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic American Heart Association, Air pollution, heart disease, and stroke, http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4419 Nuclear Energy: Is Perception Reality? Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Energy, Radiation/Radioactivity http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Environmental Literacy Council. 2005. Nuclear energy, http://www.enviroliteracy.org/subcategory.php/28.html Holmes H. 1997. Why we fear nuclear power, not peanut butter, http://www.discovery.com/area/skinnyon/skinnyon970212/skinny1.html Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2003. The Future of nuclear energy: an interdisciplinary MIT study, http://web.mit.edu/nuclearpower/ Public Broadcasting Service. 1997. Nuclear reaction: why do Americans fear nuclear power? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/reaction/ Particles: Size Makes All the Difference Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Air Pollution, Particulate Matter http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Canadian Lung Association, The Respiratory System, http://www.lung.ca/children/grades7_12/respiratory/respiratory_system.html Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: What are the effects of dust on lungs? http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/lungs_dust.html#_1_2 How do particulates enter the respiratory system? http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/how_do.html Freitas R, Jr. Nanomedicine [online book]: Navigational bronchography, http://www.nanomedicine.com/NMI/8.2.2.htm Clearance of inhaled particles, http://www.nanomedicine.com/NMIIA/15.4.3.3.2.htm Pima County, Arizona, Department of Environmental Quality: Animation on particulates (click on "Lung Attack"), http://www.airinfonow.org/html/activities.html Health effects of particulates and other air pollutants, http://www.airinfonow.org/html/health.html Human Body Systems: The Domino Effect Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Infectious Disease, Neurology http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Allworth AM. 2005. Tsunami lung: a necrotising pneumonia in survivors of the Asian tsunami [letter]. The Medical Journal of Australia 182(7):364, http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/182_07_040405/all025_fm.html British Broadcasting Corporation's Online Science, Interactive body, http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/ University of Washington, Blood–brain barrier, http://www.hapmap.org/whatishapmap.html.en Wikipedia Chromosome, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromosome Genome, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genome Haplotype, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplotype Are EDCs Blurring Issues of Gender? Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Endocrine Disruptors http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Estrella Mountain Community College, Endocrine System, http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookENDOCR.html InnerBody.com, Endocrine System, http://www.innerbody.com/image/endoov.html Kids Health, Endocrine System, http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/endocrine.html University of Cincinnati, Endocrine System, http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio105/endocrin.htm U.S. National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program, Endocrine Glands and Their Hormones, http://training.seer.cancer.gov/module_anatomy/unit6_3_endo_glnds.html Lead and Mercury: Comparing Two Environmental Evils Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Lead, Mercury http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Chemical Elements, online periodic table, http://www.chemicalelements.com/index.html Cornell University, Lead poisoning, http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/toxicagents/lead/lead.html Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for lead, http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/l2347.htm Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for mercury, http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/M1599.htm National Academy of Sciences News, EPA's Methylmercury Guideline Is Scientifically Justifiable for Protecting Most Americans, But Some May Be at Risk, http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/isbn/0309071402?OpenDocument Science Daily, Flavanols Key to Potential Chocolate Benefits, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/09/050929081826.htm U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lead compounds, http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/lead.html U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Methylmercury reference dose, http://www.epa.gov/NCEA/pdfs/methmerc.pdf Web Elements, online periodic table, http://www.webelements.com/ Yale-New Haven Hospital, Chocolate: Food of the Gods, http://www.ynhh.org/online/nutrition/advisor/chocolate.html Happening Vocab: Genetics Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Genetic Research, Genomics, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Dictionary, http://dictionary.reference.com/ International HapMap Project, Haplotype origins, http://www.hapmap.org/originhaplotype.html.en International HapMap Project, What Is The HapMap?, http://www.hapmap.org/whatishapmap.html.en Wikipedia Chromosome, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromosome Genome, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genome Haplotype, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplotype Population Growth: Get the Word Out Health Communication Materials Media/Materials Clearinghouse, http://www.m-mc.org/ Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Population Affairs Clearinghouse, http://opa.osophs.dhhs.gov/pubs/publications.html World Overpopulation Awareness, "Sustainability, Carrying Capacity and Overconsumption," http://www.overpopulation.org/solutions.html Negative Population Growth, http://www.npg.org Population Connection, http://www.populationconnection.org Affluenza (PBS program on the epidemic of overconsumption), http://www.pbs.org/kcts/affluenza/ Word Up: Empowering Your Vocabulary InterAmerican Development Bank, "Central American Indigenous Communities To Strengthen Ecosystem Management With US$9 Million Grant," http://www.iadb.org/NEWS/Display/PRView.cfm?PR_Num=288_04&Language=English United Nations, Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, "Fact Sheet No. 9 (Rev. 1), The Rights of Indigenous Peoples," http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu6/2/fs9.htm#intro World Bank, "Questions and Answers: Integrated Ecosystem Management in Indigenous Communities Regional Project," http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/LAC/LAC.nsf/0/606BFD9A3054F75785256F6C0067992D?Opendocument Small Islands--Big Problems Environmental Health Perspectives, Environews by Topic page, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic. Choose Global Warming/Climate Change Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), http://www.sidsnet.org/aosis/ Small Island Developing States Network, http://www.sidsnet.org United Nations Island Information Network, http://islands.unep.ch/ National Geographic "Map Machine," http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/profiles/aa.html Online Encyclopedias: Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com Wikipedia: http://www.wikipedia.com Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook, http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/. See Environmental Issues The Kyoto Protocol: What Should We Do? Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Climate Change/Global Warming, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic CIA, The World Factbook, Gross Domestic Product information: By country, http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2001rank.html Per capita, http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2004rank.html Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, Summary of the report on the impact of the Kyoto Protocol on the U.S. energy markets & economic analysis, http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/kyoto/execsum.html Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, International Energy Annual 2003 Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Use of Fossil Fuels, http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/iea/carbon.html Global Warming: Early Warning Signs, clickable map of weather records and extremes across the world, http://www.climatehotmap.org/ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Global Warming, http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/index.html U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Byrd-Hagel Resolution (Senate Resolution 98), expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol, http://www.opic.gov/GeneralOPIC/senateresolution98.htm Union of Concerned Scientists, Global Warming, http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/ UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, http://unfccc.int/2860.php UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, http://unfccc.int/essential_background/kyoto_protocol/background/items/1351.php Mapping Solutions for Obesity Environmental Health Perspectives, Environews by Topic page, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic. Choose Built Environment, Obesity Google Maps, http://maps.google.com/. Type in your location to get a map of the local area. Zoom in and out to decrease or increase area for map. Google Earth, http://earth.google.com/. Download the free Google Earth software to receive maps with satellite imagery. GMaps Pedometer, http://www.sueandpaul.com/gmapPedometer/. Use this website to help record distances in a community using Google Maps. Mapquest, http://www.mapquest.com. Physical Activity for Everyone, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/index.htm. Promoting Physical Activity: A Guide for Community Action, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/health_professionals/community_guide.htm. GM Foods: Are the Risks Real? Environmental Health Perspectives, Environews by Topic page, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic. Choose Agriculture/Farming, Food Safety/Regulation. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, A Primer on Health Risk Communication Principles and Practices, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/primer.html. FDA Consumer Magazine, January-February 2000, "Are Bioengineered Foods Safe?" http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/100_bio.html. Human Genome Project Information, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, Genetically Modified Foods and Organisms, http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtml. SCOPE Curriculum Forum, University of California, Berkeley, Genetically Modified Food, http://scope.educ.washington.edu/gmfood/. SCOPE Curriculum Forum, University of California, Berkeley, Genetically Modified Food, http://scope.educ.washington.edu/gmfood/. The Campaign, Grassroots Political Action "Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act," http://www.thecampaign.org/. National Academies Press, Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods, http://www.nap.edu/books/0309092094/html. National Safety Council, "Odds of Dying," http://www.nsc.org/lrs/statinfo/odds.htm. Union of Concerned Scientists, Food and Environment, Biotechnology, http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_environment/biotechnology/index.cfm. World Health Organization, Food Safety, Biotechnology (GM Foods), http://www.who.int/foodsafety/biotech/en/. Protein Puzzles Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Molecular Biology, Proteomics, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Entrez Protein databases, NCBI,http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Protein Insulin: Monomers, Dimers, and Hexamers, University of London, http://www.med.unibs.it/~marchesi/pps97/course/section11/insulin.html Insulin Resistance and Pre-diabetes, National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/insulinresistance/ Principles of Protein Structure, Birbeck College, http://www.cryst.bbk.ac.uk/PPS2/top.html Proteins, Virtual Chembook, http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/565proteins.html Protein Structure, http://web.indstate.edu/thcme/mwking/protein-structure.html Protein Structure and Function, http://medweb.bham.ac.uk/bmedsci/bms2/chime/structure/structure.html Consider the Source California Department of Health, "Perchlorate in California Drinking Water: Overview and Links," http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/ddwem/chemicals/perchl/perchlindex.htm Capps letter to President Bush: Lift the Gag Order on Perchlorate, http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ca23_capps/pr030527perchlorategag.html Companies affiliated with the Council on Water Quality's press release: Aerojet, http://www.aerojet.com/default.cfm, American Pacific Corporation, http://www.apfc.com/, Kerr-McGee Chemical, http://www.kerr-mcgee.com/, Lockheed Martin, http://www.lockheedmartin.com/ "Contaminant Focus: Perchlorate," U.S. EPA, http://cluin.org/contaminantfocus/default.focus/sec/perchlorate/cat/Overview/ Definitions of common water quality terms, http://www.ccwater.com/waterquality/defin.asp Drinking water glossary, U.S. EPA, http://www.epa.gov/safewater/pubs/gloss2.html Environmental Working Group, Rocket Fuel Contamination in California Milk, http://www.ewg.org/reports/rocketmilk/ James Strock: Biography, U.S. EPA, http://www.epa.gov/history/admin/oeca/strock.htm "Lettuce Explore Perchlorate in Food," EHP Student Edition lesson, July 2005, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/science-ed/ List of drinking water contaminants and MCLs, U.S. EPA, http://www.epa.gov/safewater/mcl.html Massachusetts.gov, perchlorate information, including health effects toxicological profile and assessment, http://www.mass.gov/dep/brp/dws/percinfo.htm The National Academies: News, "Report Assesses Health Implications for Perchlorate Exposure," http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/isbn/0309095689?OpenDocument National Academy of Sciences, Health Implications of Perchlorate Ingestion, http://www.nap.edu/books/0309095689/html/ Perchlorate, U.S. EPA, http://www.epa.gov/fedfac/documents/perchlorate.htm "Perchlorate Exposure: Tip of the Iceberg?", EHP Student Edition, July 2005, p. A232, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2005/113-4/forum.html#perc Perchlorate questions and answers, U.S. EPA, http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/clo4qa.html "Potassium perchlorate, potassium iodide, and propylthiouracil: promoting effect on the development of thyroid tumors in rats treated with N-bis(2-hydroxypropyl)-nitrosamine," Japanese Journal of Cancer Research 78(12):1335-1340 (1987), http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=2828294&dopt=Citation "Reference Dose for Perchlorate Based on Human Studies," U.S. EPA, http://www.epa.gov/ncea/perchlorate/comments/documents/ddoc014.pdf Setting standards for safe drinking water, U.S. EPA, http://www.epa.gov/safewater/standard/setting.html Rescuing Water from the Roof Environmental Health Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose Water Pollution, Built Environment, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Math is Fun, Area of Plane Shapes, http://www.mathsisfun.com/area.html Online Conversions, http://www.onlineconversion.com/ Texas Water Development Board, http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/assistance/conservation/Alternative_Technologies/Rainwater_Harvesting/rain.asp Water Resources Research Center, http://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/publications/sustainability/report_html/index.html Arsenic: An Element of Suffering Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Arsenic, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Environmental Health News, http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org. Search under "arsenic" and then by area. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/CSEM/arsenic. Look for case studies for training doctors as well as ToxFAQs, a series of informational statements on many known environmental contaminants. National Library of Medicine Hazardous Substances Data Bank, http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?HSDB On Hens and Needles Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Avian Flu, http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/ World Health Organization, Avian Influenza, http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/ Three is a Toxic Number This exercise is designed to be used with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) (http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov) website ATSDR, ToxFAQ Bromoform, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts130.html ATSDR, ToxFAQ Chloroform, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts6.html ATSDR, ToxFAQ Tetrachloroethylene, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts18.html CDC, Autism Spectrum Disorders Fact Sheet, http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/actearly/autism.html CNN News, "U.S. Officials investigate 'Cluster' of Autism in New Jersey Town," http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/HEALTH/9902/01/autism.cluster Unequal Housing, Unequal Health Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Chemical Exposures, Environment, Health Disparities, Indoor Air Quality, Innovative Technologies, Research Issues and Initiatives, Urban Issues, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic California Air Resources Board, Formaldehyde in the Home, http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/formald.htm Global Green USA, Green Building and Cities, http://globalgreen.org/programs/building.html Medline Plus, Lead Poisoning, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/leadpoisoning.html U.S. Green Building Council, http://www.usgbc.org/ Following the Sun to Greener Buildings Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Built Environment, Sustainable Development/Conservation, Urban Issues, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Building Green, http://www.buildinggreen.com/ National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Earth's seasons explanation, http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/earth/seasons/EarthSeasons.asp National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Solar Research, http://www.nrel.gov/solar/ PVWatt Program (Version 1) for calculating the performance of solar electric systems at various angles and orientations, http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/codes_algs/PVWATTS/version1/ University of Oregon, Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory Solar energy lesson plans (three additional lessons on photovoltaic [PV] systems), http://solardat.uoregon.edu/LessonPlans.html Solar radiation basics, http://solardat.uoregon.edu/SolarRadiationBasics.html Sun chart program, http://solardat.uoregon.edu/SunChartProgram.html U.S. Department of Energy, Smart Communities Network, http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/ U.S. Department of Energy, Solar Energy Technologies Program, http://www.eere.energy.gov/solar U.S. Department of Environmental Protection Green Buildings, http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/ Green Power Partnerships, http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/index.htm U.S. Green Building Council, http://www.usgbc.org/ U.S. Naval Observatory, Astronomical Applications Department, What Is Universal Time?, http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/UT.html Webexhibits, Daylight Saving Time, http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b.html World Time Zone, http://www.worldtimezone.com/ Mapping the Air in Your School Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Built Environment, Chemical Exposures, Children's Health, Environmental Health Education, Indoor Air Quality, Innovative Technologies, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic American Lung Association, http://www.lungusa.org Austrialian Government Bureau of Meteorology, http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/humiditycalc.shtml National Center for Healthy Housing, http://www.centerforhealthyhousing.org/ National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/iaq.cfm National Education Association Health Information Network, Asthma and Schools, http://www.asthmaandschools.org/ Psychometric charts and other tables are available on the Internet (e.g., http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~mdarre/NE-127/NewFiles/psychrometric_inset.html) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Program, http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/index.html Indoor Air Quality Design Tools for Schools, http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schooldesign/ Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools, Managing Asthma in the School Environment, http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/asthma/index.html Using Chemistry to Treat Lead Poisoning Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Children's Health, Lead, Neurology, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic American Academy of Family Physicians, "Lightening the Lead Load in Children," http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000801/545.html Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/lead.htm Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2005. "Blood Lead Levels--United States, 1999-2002." MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 54(20):513-516; http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5420a5.htm National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Health Resources, curricula and other lead materials, http://www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/outreach-education/Resources/BrowseResults.cfm?Subj=Lead National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, "Lead and Your Health," http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/pdf/lead.pdf National Safety Council, Lead Poisoning Factsheet, http://safety.webfirst.com/library/facts/lead.htm National Safety Council, Lead Poisoning Program, http://www.nsc.org/issues/lead U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Lead Safe Homes, http://www.leadsafehomes.info, click on a location to get started U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/index.cfm U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lead Awareness Program, http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/lead/index.html Mobility 2030: Can We Meet the Goals? Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: International Environmental Health, Trade/Commerce, Transportation/Fuels, Urban Issues, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Mobility 2030 Regional Transportation Plan, http://www.atlreg.com/transportationair/plandocumentation.html Investigating PAHs: Your Own Mini-Epi Study Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Chemical Exposures, Children's Health, Genetic Research, Headliners, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Reproductive Toxicology and Health, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), ToxFAQs for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts69.html Air Info Now, "What is Particulate Matter?", http://www.airinfonow.org/html/ed_particulate.html Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, "Chromosomal Aberrations in Cord Blood Are Associated with Prenatal Exposure to Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons," http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/14/2/506 Center for Disease Control and Prevention, "Epidemiology in the Classroom: An Introduction to Epidemiology," http://www.cdc.gov/excite/classroom/intro_epi.htm Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, "Effects of Transplacental Exposure to Environmental Pollutants on Birth Outcomes in a Multiethnic Population," http://www.ccceh.org/publications/perera_birthoutcomes.html National Weather Service, http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ U.S. Census Bureau, Census Bureau Map Products, http://www.census.gov/geo/www/maps/CP_MapProducts.htm U.S. Census Bureau, State and County Quick Facts, http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Data, http://www.epa.gov/air/data/geosel.html U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, AirNow website, http://cfpub.epa.gov/airnow/index.cfm U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Envirofacts Data Warehouse, http://www.epa.gov/enviro/ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Guideline for Reporting of Daily Air Quality: Air Quality Index, http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t1/memoranda/rg701.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "What are the Six Common Air Pollutants?", http://www.epa.gov/air/urbanair/6poll.html Lettuce Explore Perchlorate in Food Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Agriculture/Farming, Chemical Exposures, Food Safety and Regulation, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic California Department of Health, "Perchlorate in California Drinking Water: Overview and Links," http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/ddwem/chemicals/perchl/perchlindex.htm Massachusetts.gov, Perchlorate Information, including Health Effects Toxicological Profile and Assessment, http://www.mass.gov/dep/brp/dws/percinfo.htm Great Lakes—Make the Human Health Connection Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose Chemical Exposures, Climate Change/Global Warming, Drinking Water Quality, Ecological Change, Economics, Food Safety and Regulation, Hazardous Waste, Industry Issues, International Environmental Health, Mercury, Natural Resources, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Sustainable Development/Conservation, Water Pollution, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Great Lakes Information Network, go to "Pollution" then "Human Health," http://www.great-lakes.net ATSDR "ToxFAQs," comprehensive toxicological information on common contaminants,http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html Environmental Defense Fund "Scorecard," a breakdown by region of common pollutants and their effects,http://www.scorecard.org Society of Toxicology,http://www.toxicology.org/publicoutreach/k12resources/k12educators.html CRC Press, follow the prompts to TF1691 for a complete presentation on principles of toxicology from Steven G. Gilbert, A Small Dose of Toxicology, CRC Press, 2004, http://www.crcpress.com/e_products/ Risk Factor Roulette Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose Chemical Exposures, Environmental Disease, Genetic Research, Women's Health, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic American Lung Association, http://www.lungusa.org Environmental Protection Agency, http://www.epa.gov Healthfinder, http://www.healthfinder.gov Web MD, http://www.webmd.com National Cancer Institute, http://www.cancer.gov National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, http://www.niehs.nih.gov Streamside Schematic Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose Ecological Change, Natural Resources, Remediation (Air, Soil, and Water), Sustainable Development/Conservation, Water Pollution, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Stream Biology and Ecology, an excellent review of stream science, search under "Ecology," http://chamisa.freeshell.org Green Facts, ecosystem change, protection. Search under "Ecosystems," http://www.greenfacts.org What's Your Hypothesis? Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose Air Pollution, Environmental Disease, Particulate Matter, Science Selections, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic American Heart Association, Search "air pollution" on main website, http://www.heart.org/ American Health Association "Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals from the Expert Panel on Population and Prevention Science of the American Heart Association," Circulation, 2004; 109(21):2655–2671, http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/109/21/2655 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Highlights in Environmental Health Sciences Research, "Long-term Exposure to Particulate Matter and Risk of Death from Heart Disease," http://www.niehs.nih.gov/dert/profiles/hilites/2003/pm-heart.htm National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, "Exposure to Particulate Matter and Other Air Pollutants Decrease Cardiac Autonomic Control", http://www.niehs.nih.gov/dert/profiles/hilites/2004/cardiac.htm National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, The Role of Environmental Agents in Cardiovascular Disease, 2002 Workshop Summary, http://www.niehs.nih.gov/dert/events/cardio02/report.pdf National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services (SIS) Division, Internet Resources for Outdoor Air Pollution, http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/Tox/outdoorair.html U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Search "cardiovascular disease" on main website, http://http://www.epa.gov/ Water Alchemy Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose Drinking Water Quality, Innovative Technologies, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic United States Environmental Protection Agency, Ground Water and Drinking Water, http://www.epa.gov/safewater/index.html Water on Tap, What You Need to Know, http://www.epa.gov/safewater/wot/ Classroom Activities and Experiments, http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/index.html University of Minnesota Extension Service, Safe Drinking Water and Water Treatment Educational Resources, http://www.extension.umn.edu/water/drinking_water.html University of Waterloo, Canada, Water Treatment Description, http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/~cchieh/cact/applychem/watertreatment.html Tsunami Simulation Experiment Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tsunamis fact sheet, http://www.fema.gov/hazards/tsunamis/tsunamif.shtm Georgia State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy Tsunami, http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Waves/tsunami.html Ocean Waves, http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Waves/watwav2.html How tsunamis work, http://science.howstuffworks.com/tsunami.htm National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/subpage1.htm Pacific Tsunami Museum, Hilo, Hawaii, http://www.tsunami.org/ PBS Online including excellent animation showing how a tsunami is created by an earthquake, http://www.thirteen.org/savageearth/tsunami/index.html United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, International Tsunami Information Center, http://www.prh.noaa.gov/itic/ Wikipedia, online encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami Coco Locomotion Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose International Environmental Health, Transportation and Fuels, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Adverse Health Effects of Exposure to Ambient Carbon Monoxide, http://www.airinfonow.org/pdf/CARBON%20MONOXID2.PDF Biodiesel, http://www.biodiesel.org/ Biodiesel Emissions, http://www.biodiesel.org/pdf_files/emissions.PDF Energy Technology and Fuel Economy, http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/atv.shtml Fuel Economy, http://www.fueleconomy.gov/ Health and Environmental Effects of Particulate Matter, http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/naaqsfin/pmhealth.html It Smells Like Popcorn and It’s Catching On, http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/212626_biodieselfans18.html Nitrogen Oxides Health Effects, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts175.html Pumped Up About Cleaner Fuels, http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/212618_biodiesel18.html Sulfur Dioxide Health Effects, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/phs116.html UNH Biodiesel Group articles, http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/research_index.html The Biophysics of Hearing Loss Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose Noise Pollution, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Baylor College of Medicine, How the ear works: nature's solution for listening, http://www.bcm.edu/oto/research/cochlea/Volta/index.html Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The quivering bundles that let us hear: signal from a hair cell, http://www.hhmi.org/senses/c110.html Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan Medical School Auditory anatomy laboratory, http://www.khri.med.umich.edu/research/altschuler_lab/index.shtml Auditory biochemistry and molecular biology, http://www.khri.med.umich.edu/research/schacht_lab/research.shtml Research laboratories, http://www.khri.med.umich.edu/research/ National Institutes of Health, Hearing disorders and deafness, http://health.nih.gov/result.asp/309 Neuroscience for Kids, A sense of hearing, http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/hearing.html The Physics Classroom, Sound properties and their perception: the human ear, http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/sound/U11L2d.html University College London, Video of a hair cell moving to music, http://www.physiol.ucl.ac.uk/ashmore/ohc2-s.mpg University of Michigan, Gene therapy triggers growth of new auditory hair cells in mammals, http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2003/haircells.htm A Whiff of Danger Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose Chemical Exposures, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Definition of octanol–water partition coefficient, USGS, http://toxics.usgs.gov/definitions/kow.html Log octanol–water partition coefficient, http://www.tiem.utk.edu/~sada/help/TH_479.htm Animal cell structure, molecular expressions, http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/cells/animalcell.html Transport in and out of cells, http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBooktransp.html Debating the Control of Scarce Resources Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose Natural Resources, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Earthjustice, http://www.earthjustice.org Resources for the Future, http://www.rff.org United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, http://www.unhchr.ch Science and Environmental Health Network, http://www.sehn.org Is Environmental Health a Basic Human Right? Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose Natural Resources, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Khan S. "At risk: 1,000,000,000 of the world's children." The Independent 10 December 2004, http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/story.jsp?story=591676 "Earthjustice Presents 2004 'Human Rights and the Environment' Report to the UN," April 6, 2004, Earthjustice, http://www.earthjustice.org/news/display.html?ID=812 Resources for the Future, http://www.rff.org United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, http://www.unhchr.ch Mapping the Effects of War International Campaign to Ban Landmines, http://www.icbl.org Save the Children, http://www.savethechildren.org UN Environment Programme, http://www.unep.org Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, http://www.unhcr.ch UN World Food Programme, http://www.wfp.org Nobel Foundation Conflict Map, http://www.nobelprize.org/peace/educational National Geographic Society, http://www.nationalgeographic.com Depleted Uranium and the Brain Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose Alternative Test Methods, Hazardous Waste, Warfare http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Confidence Intervals, http://web.uccs.edu/lbecker/SPSS/confintervals.htm European Environment Agency: "Late Lessons from Early Warnings: The Precautionary Principle 1896-2000," http://reports.eea.eu.int/environmental_issue_report_2001_22/en/tab_content_RLR MedicineNet.com: glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=33140 Neuroscience for Kids: The Nose Knows, http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nosek.html Society for Neuroscience: Smell and the Olfactory System, http://www.sfn.org/content/Publications/BrainBriefings/smell.html Society for Neuroscience: The Blood-Brain Barrier, http://www.sfn.org/content/Publications/BrainBriefings/blood-brain.html Society of Toxicology: Animals in Research, http://www.toxicology.org/publicoutreach/air/air.html Standard Deviation, http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/rr/database/RR.09.95/weston2.html Understanding the Standard Deviation, http://www.stats.org/record.jsp?type=news&ID=372 Wildlife Study Comparison Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose Endocrine Disruptors, Persistent Organic Pollutants, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Schmidt CW. "The Lowdown on Low-dose endocrine disruptors." Environmental Health Perspectives, vol.109, Number 9, no.9, September 2001 pp. A420-A421, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2001/109-9/niehsnews.html#low Design and Evaluate an Underwater Logger Environmental Health Perspectives, Environews by Topic, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic. Choose Innovative Technologies, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development/Conservation Rainforest Alliance, SmartWood homepage, http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/programs/forestry/smartwood/index.html Forest Certification Watch, This Week's Story webpage, Focus on Recovered Wood: Recovered Wood & Certification, http://certificationwatch.org/article.php3?id_article=2289&var_recherche=underwater Book of Joe. Underwater logging in Brazil, http://www.bookofjoe.com/2004/09/underwater_logg.html Dive Web, Commercial Diving Channel, UnderWater Magazine, "Underwater Logging; Submerged Logs Yield Premium Harvests in a Virgin Market" By Madalyn Russell, http://www.diveweb.com/commdive/features/uw-fa97.03.htm Heritage Perspectives by Doug Mackey. Underwater Logging: A New Angle on Lumber, http://www.pastforward.ca/perspectives/Oct_122001.htm A Table or Figure Is Worth a Thousand Words Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition. 2001. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Using a Spoon to Clean the Air Environmental Health Perspectives, Environews by Topic page, http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic Choose Particulate Matter Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law, http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/PY106/Charge.html Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelcoal.html. 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