Find Out More about Environmental Health
General Resources
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/
Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov
National Cancer Institute (U.S. National Institutes of Health)
http://www.cancer.gov/
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/emf/
Environmental Health Perspectives (this is an online newsletter about overall EH; it's a consumer-friendly, constantly updated resource)
http://www.ehponline.org/
Planet Green (this more commercial, "popular" site is very user-friendly with accessible articles)
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/
The Daily Green offers solid, constantly updated eco information
http://www.thedailygreen.com
Specific Health Concerns
Water Quality
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw000/lead/lead1.html
Groundwater Organization
http://www.groundwater.org/gi/sourcesofgwcontam.html
Cosmetic health
Green cleaning
Treehugger (this is a good, consumer-friendly overall site as well)
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/10/earthtalk_why_e.php
Greener Choices (part of Consumer Reports-a good overall site to learn about what's in products, and not just cleaning products)
http://www.greenerchoices.org/eco-labels/eco-home.cfm?redirect=1
OSHA
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/drycleaning/index.html
This organization (Bisphenol A) is a good clearing house for government and other reports on this chemical.
http://www.bisphenol-a.org/
The Daily Green
http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/recycling-symbols-plastics-460321
BOOKS:
Green Up Your Cleanup by Jill Schoff
Clean: The Humble Art of Zen-Cleansing by Michael DeJong
Food
Natural Resources Defense Council
http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/mercury/effects.asp
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/food/risks.htm
United States Department of Agriculture
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/csa/csa.shtml
Noise pollution
No Noise
http://www.nonoise.org/
Tobacco Smoke
National Cancer Institute (U.S. National Institutes of Health)
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/ETS
Construction Materials
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/formalde.html
EMFs
Block EMF
http://www.blockemf.com/catalog/articles.php?tPath=8
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences:
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/emf/
Center for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/emf2.html
Recycling
National Recycling Coalition (this has good tangible info and info about public policy)
http://www.nrc-recycle.org/
Ecycling (this is the EPA's specific destination for recycling-good info on recycling electronics, batteries, cell phones, etc.)
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/materials/ecycling/index.htm
Earth 911
http://earth911.com/
Recycle City (this is the EPA's site for kids-kind of fun)
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/
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