Caring for Children Amidst Chaos
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Environmental Health Perspectives, Environews by Topic page,
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/ Choose Infectious Disease.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Pandemic flu,
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/
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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
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Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Clinical practice guidelines,
http://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/index.cfm?doc_id=5033
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UNICEF (search for clinical guidelines or visit the "Statistics" link),
http://www.unicef.org/
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Chlorine, Asthma, and Blackworms?
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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
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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
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Cleveland Clinic Information Center, Allergy overview,
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/1900/1948.asp?index=8610
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Conversion calculator, "parts per million (ppm)" to "milligram per cubic meter (mg/m3),"
http://www.skcinc.com/nioshdbs/calc.htm
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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
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A Yen for Maximum Residue Limits in Food
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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 |
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Tracing the Origins of Autism: A Spectrum of New Studies
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Daniels, JL. 2006. Autism and the environment. Environ Health Perspect 114:A396,
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/114-7/editorial.html
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Environmental Health Perspectives, Environews by Topic page, Choose Children's Health, Neurology,
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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[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
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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
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National Institute of Mental Health, Autism spectrum disorders (pervasive developmental disorders),
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/autism.cfm
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Mutations, Proteins, and Autism: Modeling a Pathway
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose Genetic Research, Neurology,
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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Cellupedia, Golgi apparatus,
http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/golgi_apparatus.html
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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.
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EHP Student Edition, "Protein Puzzles" lesson, October 2005,
http://www.ehponline.org/science-ed/lessons2005.html
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University of Texas Medical Branch, Endoplasmic reticulum: structure and function,
http://cellbio.utmb.edu/cellbio/rer1.htm
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Wikipedia, Endoplasmic reticulum,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoplasmic_reticulum
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Wikipedia, Golgi apparatus,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golgi_apparatus
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Beauty or the Beast?
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Endocrine Disruptors, Phthalates, Women's Health
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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Campaign for Safe Cosmetics,
http://www.safecosmetics.org/
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EHP Student Edition, "A Whiff of Danger" lesson, April 2005,
http://www.ehponline.org/science-ed/lessons2005.html
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Environmental Working Group, Body Burden study,
http://www.ewg.org/bodyburden/results.php
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, The National Organic Program,
http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/indexNet.htm
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Cosmetics,
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-toc.html
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Weinhold B. 2003. Body of evidence. Environ Health Perspect 111:A394 –A399,
http://www.ehponline.org/members/2003/111-7/focus.html
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Soy: Filling in the Gaps
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Diet and Nutrition, Endocrine Disruptors, Herbal Medicine
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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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.
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Isoflavones.info (a commercially sponsored website providing extensive information about various isoflavones, including those in soy),
http://www.isoflavones.info/
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Nutrition and Health Info-sheet: Soy, UC Davis,
http://nutrition.ucdavis.edu/InfoSheets/ANR/soyfact.pdf
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Phytochemicals.info (a commercially sponsored website providing information about various phytochemicals mentioned in the article),
http://www.phytochemicals.info/
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Saponins, Cornell University,
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/toxicagents/saponin.html
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Soy and Cardiovascular Disease: Cholesterol Lowering
http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/130/3/662S
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Mother's Milk—Unleaded Please
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Lead, Metal Toxicity
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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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
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lead (an excellent resource with links to guidelines, recent research, and local programs),
http://www.cdc.gov/lead
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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
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Cross Out Secondhand Smoke
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Environmental Tobacco Smoke/Smoking
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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American Lung Association, Secondhand Smoke Fact Sheet,
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35422
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American Cancer Society, "What Is Secondhand Smoke?"
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2X_Environmental_Tobacco_Smoke-Clean_Indoor_Air.asp
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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/
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Making Sports Green
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Built Environment, Energy, Land Use
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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Greenhouse Gases and Society,
http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/greenhouse.htm .
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National Energy Information Center, Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy,
http://www.eiatdoe.gov/oiaf/1605/ggccebro.
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U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Global warming,
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/index.html.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Getting the Lead Out
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Laws/Regulations/Policies, Lead
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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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
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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
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U.S. EPA, Lead in DC drinking water,
http://www.epa.gov/dclead/index.htm
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U.S. EPA, Lead in drinking water,
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead/index.html
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Cleaner Air and Water on the Fly
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Air Pollution, Energy
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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International Adsorption Society, What is adsorption?
http://ias.vub.ac.be/What%20is%20adsorption.html
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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.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
http://www.epa.gov
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Mercury,
http://www.epa.gov/mercury/index.htm
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Controlling power plant emissions: overview,
http://www.epa.gov/mercury/control_emissions/index.htm
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Human health,
http://www.epa.gov/mercury/health.htm
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Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia, Adsorption,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adsorption
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Ports in a Storm: A Surge of Solutions
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Industry Issues, Waste Disposal
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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Hricko AM. Ships, trucks, and trains: effects of goods movement on environmental health [editorial],
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/114-4/editorial.html .
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System Dynamics Society,
http://www.systemdynamics.org/.
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The Scientific Method: Adding Up to a Lot of Good
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Chemical Exposures, Food Safety
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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Scientific method, Wikipedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Scientific_method
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The Name Game
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Chemical Exposures, Food Safety
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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Chemical nomenclature, University of Texas,
http://courses.cm.utexas.edu/archive/Spring2002/CH301/McDevitt/Nomenclature.htm
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IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry, Wikipedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_nomenclature
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Nomenclature of carbohydrates, Queen Mary University of London,
http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/2carb/app.html
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Perfluorooctanoic acid, Dupont,
http://www2.dupont.com/PFOA/en_US/index.html
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Perfluorooctanoic acid, Wikipedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorooctanoic_acid
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Bans, Bans, Good For the Heart
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Environmental Tobacco Smoke/Smoking, Laws/Regulations/Policy
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A Not-So-Sweet Sweetener?
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Cancer, Food Safety and Regulation
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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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.
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National Cancer Institute. Artifical Sweeteners and Cancer: Questions and Answers,
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/artificial-sweeteners
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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
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Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia—Aspartame, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame
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Toxic Tic-Tac-Toe
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Chemical Exposures, Neurology
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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Children's Environmental Health Network, Neurodevelopmental Effects and Environmental Factors,
http://www.cehn.org/cehn/CongBriefNeuro.html
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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.
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Is Organic Food Worth the Extra Cost?
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Choose Neurology, Pesticides/Pest Management
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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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
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National Pesticide Information Center (1-800-858-7378), Food and Pesticides,
http://npic.orst.edu/gen.htm#pf
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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
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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
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U.S. FDA, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Total Diet Study,
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/tds-toc.html
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What's in a Picture?
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Children's Health, Environmental Tobacco Smoke/Smoking, Industry Issues
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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American Heart Association, Tobacco Industry's Targeting of Youth, Minorities and Women,
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11226
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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
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tobacco Industry Marketing Fact Sheet,
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/factsheets/Tobacco_Industry_Marketing_Factsheet.htm
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Trinkets and Trash,
http://www.trinketsandtrash.org/
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In Katrina's Wake
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Choose Hazardous Waste, Marine and Coastal Science, Risk Assessment
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental health science data resource portal,
http://balata.ucsd.edu:8080/gridsphere/gridsphere?cid=gisimages. Choose Maps
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National Library of Medicine, Hurricanes: links to health information including toxicology and environmental health,
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/hurricane.html
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X-Rays Get in Synch
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Choose Radiation/Radioactivity
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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Australian Synchrotron, Synchrotron science: what is synchrotron light?
http://www.synchrotron.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=96
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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
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Dictionary.com, "-scopy" and "microscopy" definitions,
http://dictionary.reference.com
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How Stuff Works, How the flu works,
http://health.howstuffworks.com/flu4.htm
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Koprinarov I, Hitchcock AP. X-ray spectromicroscopy of polymers: an introduction for the non-specialist,
http://unicorn.mcmaster.ca/stxm-intro/polySTXMintro-all.html
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Nova: Science in the News, Synchrotrons: making the light fantastic
http://www.science.org.au/nova/068/068key.htm
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Wikipedia, Electromagnetic spectrum,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_spectrum
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Bisphenol A and Diabetes
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Autoimmune Disease, Endocrine Disruptors, Environmental Disease
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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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
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American Diabetes Association,
http://diabetes.org/home.jsp
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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
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Eyes: Windows to the World
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Infectious Disease, International Environmental Health
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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American Academy of Ophthalmology,
http://www.aao.org/aao/
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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
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National Eye Institute,
http://www.nei.nih.gov/health
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Prevent Blindness America [a nonprofit volunteer organization promoting eye health worldwide],
http://www.preventblindness.org
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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
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The Case of the Contaminated Maize
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Food Safety and Regulation, Mycotoxins
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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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
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FDA, FDA issues consumer alert on contaminated pet food,
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2005/NEW01290.html
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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
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Death By Particles
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Air Pollution, Environmental Diseases
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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American Heart Association, Air pollution, heart disease, and stroke,
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4419
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Nuclear Energy: Is Perception Reality?
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Energy, Radiation/Radioactivity
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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Environmental Literacy Council. 2005. Nuclear energy,
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/subcategory.php/28.html
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Holmes H. 1997. Why we fear nuclear power, not peanut butter,
http://www.discovery.com/area/skinnyon/skinnyon970212/skinny1.html
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2003. The Future of nuclear energy: an interdisciplinary MIT study,
http://web.mit.edu/nuclearpower/
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Public Broadcasting Service. 1997. Nuclear reaction: why do Americans fear nuclear power?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/reaction/
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Particles: Size Makes All the Difference
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Air Pollution, Particulate Matter
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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Canadian Lung Association, The Respiratory System,
http://www.lung.ca/children/grades7_12/respiratory/respiratory_system.html
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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
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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
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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
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Human Body Systems: The Domino Effect
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Infectious Disease, Neurology
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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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
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British Broadcasting Corporation's Online Science, Interactive body,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/
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University of Washington, Blood–brain barrier,
http://www.hapmap.org/whatishapmap.html.en
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Wikipedia
Chromosome,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromosome
Genome,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genome
Haplotype,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplotype
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Are EDCs Blurring Issues of Gender?
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Endocrine Disruptors
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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Estrella Mountain Community College, Endocrine System,
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookENDOCR.html
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InnerBody.com, Endocrine System,
http://www.innerbody.com/image/endoov.html
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Kids Health, Endocrine System,
http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/endocrine.html
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University of Cincinnati, Endocrine System,
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio105/endocrin.htm
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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
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Lead and Mercury: Comparing Two Environmental Evils
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Lead, Mercury
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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Chemical Elements, online periodic table,
http://www.chemicalelements.com/index.html
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Cornell University, Lead poisoning,
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/toxicagents/lead/lead.html
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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for lead,
http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/l2347.htm
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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for mercury,
http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/M1599.htm
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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
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Science Daily, Flavanols Key to Potential Chocolate Benefits,
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/09/050929081826.htm
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lead compounds,
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/lead.html
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Methylmercury reference dose,
http://www.epa.gov/NCEA/pdfs/methmerc.pdf
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Web Elements, online periodic table,
http://www.webelements.com/
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Yale-New Haven Hospital, Chocolate: Food of the Gods,
http://www.ynhh.org/online/nutrition/advisor/chocolate.html
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Happening Vocab: Genetics
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Environmental Heath Perspectives, Environews by Topic page. Choose: Genetic Research, Genomics,
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic
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Dictionary,
http://dictionary.reference.com/
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International HapMap Project, Haplotype origins,
http://www.hapmap.org/originhaplotype.html.en
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International HapMap Project, What Is The HapMap?,
http://www.hapmap.org/whatishapmap.html.en
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Wikipedia
Chromosome,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromosome
Genome,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genome
Haplotype,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplotype
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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/. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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/ |
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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 |
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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/ |
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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 |
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