Pollution In Me

PollutionInMe.com is designed to bring the best websites of environmental medicine, environmental awareness and environmental activism together into one place.  

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Environmental Medicine:
      Environmental Health Perspectives: (EHP) is a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news on the impact of the environment on human health. EHP is published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and its content are free online. Print issues are available by paid subscription only.

      Chem-Tox.com: Researching effects of chemicals and pesticides upon health.  Human DNA molecule contains over 30,000 genes.  Over 4,000 genes remain active at this moment controlling all aspects of health from the brain to immune system.  When these genes are weakened or damaged by chemical exposures health problems surface.

      Chemical Body Burden:  The information on this site has been developed through the collaboration of health professionals, scientists, citizens groups and environmental organizations concerned about the chemical body burden we all carry and its health effects - known and unknown.

      Silent Spring Institute: The Silent Spring Institute is a non-profit scientific research organization dedicated to identifying the links between the environment and women's health, especially breast cancer.

      E Hormone: ...your gateway to the environment and hormones... The e.hormone web site, hosted and run by the Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane/Xavier Universities, is a central conduit providing accurate, timely information and educational resources to keep our international audience at the cutting edge of environmental signaling research. The site is one part of the CBR's Environmental Signaling Network, a multifaceted program that aims to integrate the vast interdisciplinary signaling field by fostering communication and promoting scientific advancements.
     

Environmental Awareness:
      Environmental Working Group: (EWG) is a great public interest watch dog.  Their team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers pores over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and our own laboratory tests to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions.

      Environmental Health Science Education: Education outreach is a key mechanism for achieving the mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The Environmental Health Science Education website provides educators, students and scientists with easy access to reliable tools, resources and classroom materials. It seeks to invest in the future of environmental health science by increasing awareness of the link between the environment and human health.     

      U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Envirofacts Data Warehouse: The Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) contains information about more than 650 toxic chemicals that are being used, manufactured, treated, transported, or released into the environment. With Envirofacts, you can determine which facilities in your area of interest have reported toxic releases, including air emissions, water surface water discharges, releases to land, underground injections, and transfers to off site locations.

      Scorecard, the Pollution Information Site: Pollution in your community.  Get an in-depth pollution for your county via the zip code, covering air, water, chemicals and more.

      TOXMAP, Environmental Health e-Maps: TOXMAP is a Geographic Information System (GIS) from the Division of Specialized Information Services of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) that uses maps of the United States to help users visually explore data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and Superfund Program.

      Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry: (ATSDR) By Congressional mandate, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) produces "toxicological profiles" for hazardous substances found at National Priorities List (NPL) sites. These hazardous substances are ranked based on frequency of occurrence at NPL sites, toxicity, and potential for human exposure. Toxicological profiles are developed from a priority list of 275 substances. ATSDR also prepares toxicological profiles for the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE) on substances related to federal sites.

      Air Now: The Air Quality Index (AQI) is an index for reporting daily air quality. It tells you how clean or polluted your outdoor air is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for you. The AQI focuses on health effects you may experience within a few hours or days after breathing polluted air. EPA calculates the AQI for five major air pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act: ground-level ozone, particle pollution (also known as particulate matter), carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. For each of these pollutants, EPA has established national air quality standards to protect public health.

      Uninformed Consent, the Right to Know: They are concerned individuals dedicated to bring factual research and information to the consumer public via an objective presentation. Providing “Informed Consent”

      Center for Environmental Awareness and Education: Founded in 1999, Center for Environmental Awareness and Education (CEAE) is a leader in environmental education and environmental awareness initiatives in the Philippines. CEAE offers the internationally-acclaimed Project Learning Tree (PLT) and Project Water Education for Teacher (WET) workshops, which aim to facilitate environmental learning through engaging, innovative, and interdisciplinary activities.

      National Toxicology Program: The Department of Health and Human Services offers their 11th Report on Carcinogens.  Here you will find profiles for hundreds of both known and anticipated carcinogens.

      Knowing Your World: This site was developed by Duane Friend, Extension Educator, Natural Resources and Nicholas Smith-Sebasto, former U of I Extension Specialist, Environmental Education.  Knowing Your World was designed for 4th and 5th grade levels as a teacher/student supplement to textbook materials. It can also be helpful in using with Earth Day/Arbor Day celebrations or outdoor conservation events.

Environmental Activism: 
      Stop Global Warming: The Stop Global Warming Virtual March is a non-partisan effort to bring citizens together to declare that global warming is here now and that it is time to demand solutions. Global warming is the most urgent issue of our time, and while the problem is of worldwide significance, we recognize that the United States is the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, responsible for over 40% of the industrialized world's emissions, and doing the least about it. The necessary first step must be to encourage Americans to take action. This online grassroots movement is about change -- as individuals, as a country, and as a global community. We are all contributors to global warming and must all be part of the solution.

      Pesticide Action Network North America: Pesticides are hazardous to human health and the environment, undermine local and global food security and threaten agricultural biodiversity. Yet these pervasive chemicals are aggressively promoted by multinational corporations, government agencies, and other players in this more than $35 billion a year industry. PANNA (Pesticide Action Network North America) works to replace pesticide use with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives. As one of five PAN Regional Centers worldwide, we link local and international consumer, labor, health, environment and agriculture groups into an international citizens' action network. This network challenges the global proliferation of pesticides, defends basic rights to health and environmental quality, and works to insure the transition to a just and viable society.

      Sierra Club: The Sierra Club's members and supporters are more than 1.3 million of your friends and neighbors. Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.

      Clear The Air: Clear the Air is a national public education campaign to combat global warming. Clear the Air brings together grassroots organizations, national environmental groups, and policy experts to make the case for stricter pollution controls to communities, government agencies, elected representatives, and the media.

      Global Warming 101: The Will Steger Foundation is promoting change through education and advocacy. Established in January 2006, the Foundation is dedicated to creating programs which foster international leadership and cooperation through environmental education and policy. Our first initiative is Global Warming 101.  Global Warming 101 raises broad public awareness about global warming as witnessed through Will Steger's polar expeditions. 

      Consumers for Dental Choice:  Consumers for Dental Choice was established in 1996 by consumer advocates, mercury poisoning victims, scientists and mercury-free dentists, and soon thereafter became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Our purpose is to educate the public about the health and environmental dangers of mercury fillings, and to ensure more effective government oversight on amalgam. Since the organization began, the number of amalgams placed have declined dramatically, from two-thirds of all fillings placed to one-third, and the number of mercury-free dentists has grown dramatically. But we will not be satisfied until mercury is no longer used in dentistry.

      Earth Share: Earth Share, a nationwide network of America's leading non-profit environmental and conservation organizations, works to promote environmental education and charitable giving through workplace giving campaigns. Earth Share is an opportunity for environmentally conscious employees and workplaces to support hundreds of environmental groups at once through a charitable giving drive.

      The Nature Conservancy: The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.

      Environmental Defense: Environmental Defense is a leading national nonprofit organization representing more than 500,000 members. Since 1967, we have linked science, economics and law to create innovative, equitable and cost-effective solutions to society's most urgent environmental problems.

      Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG) - Founded in 1972, VPIRG is the largest nonprofit consumer and environmental advocacy organization in the state.  VPIRG's mission is to promote and protect the health of Vermont’s people, environment and locally-based economy by informing and mobilizing citizens statewide.

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