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
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