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Q: Where can I get information on the health effects of toxic substances
in water?
A: The Toxic Substances Hydrology (Toxics) Program does
not investigate human health effects per se. The information that
the Toxics Program provides is used by health professionals to assess
human health risks from exposure to toxic substances and to prioritize
their activities. The Toxics Program coordinates its activities
with agencies such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's
Office of Pesticide Program, Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease
Research, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention to provide
information that can be used to set sound policies regarding human
health.
The following links provide useful information on human and ecological health effects.
USGS Human and Ecological Health Programs
- USGS Human Health Web Site, Information on USGS human health related activities that provide scientific knowledge and information to improve the understanding of the environmental contributions to disease and human health
- USGS Contaminant Biology Program investigates the effects and exposure of environmental contaminants to the Nation's living resources
- Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Research, USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center scientists conduct investigations to detect, understand, and evaluate the effects of contaminants on the quality of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and their component species
- Wildlife Contaminants Research, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center scientists conduct research on health effects of environmental contaminants on wildlife
- USGS Drinking Water Programs, A source of information on USGS activities that are related to the health effects of toxic substances
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Other Sources of Information
- Environmental Health, Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on its activities to promote health and quality of life by preventing or controlling those diseases or deaths that result from interactions between people and their environment
- National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, CDC National Center for Environmental Health report on the U.S. population's exposure to environmental chemicals
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Their web site has toxicity profiles for toxic substances and extensive information on topics such as multiple chemical exposures
- Environmental Health and Toxicology, Information on the toxicity of chemicals, diseases and the environment, and other topics related to environmental health from the U.S. National Library of Medicine
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), The NIEHS conducts multidisciplinary biomedical research to reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction from environmental causes
- Environmental Health Information, Fact sheets, pamphlets, frequently asked questions, and other sources of information on environmental health from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
- Water Health Connection
-- Recognizing Waterborne Disease and the Health Effects of
Water Pollution
- International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS), An international organization whose main role is to establish the scientific basis for safe use of chemicals through chemical assessments and other activities
- International Society of Exposure Analysis, Fosters and advances the science of exposure analysis related to environmental contaminants, both for human populations and ecosystems
- Environmental Health: Toxic Substances, Open Directory Project
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