Trade Secrets - A Moyers Report:
PBS investigative report by Bill Moyers about how human health and
safety have been put at risk by the chemical industry. Includes
documents obtained during a lawsuit against chemical companies.
Advocates citizen action.
http://www.pbs.org/tradesecrets
Health and Environment Research:
World Research Institute research into the interaction between human
disease, pollution, and large-scale environmental, development, and
demographic changes.
http://www.wri.org/wri/wri/wri/health/
National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals:
CDC National Center for Environmental Health report of ongoing
assessment of the U.S. populations exposure to environmental
chemicals using biomonitoring.
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/dls/report/
Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane/Xavier Universities.:
Provides information about the CBR and its mission to conduct and
coordinate research and teaching to enhance global understanding of
environmental issues and provide solutions through innovative
communication and technology.
http://www.cbr.tulane.edu/
Weather and Health:
DO health network reports on global warming and atmospheric spread
of disease and alternative theory of mad cow disease.
http://www.dohealthnet.com/article1166.html
National Environmental Indicator Series:
Environmental indicators are selected key statistics which represent
or summarize a significant aspect of the state of the environment,
natural resource sustainability and related human activities.
http://www3.ec.gc.ca/~ind/English/Home/default.htm
Environmental Change and Human Health in Countries of Africa, the
Caribbean and the Pacific:
Report by Stockholm Environmental Institute concludes that "old"
problems of inadequate water, poor sanitation, smoky dwellings, and
a lack of food, together with changes in the world economy pose a
more obvious threat in these countries than does global climate
change.
http://www.sei.se/newreport.html
Fiberglass Information Network:
Information on the health hazards of respirable, durable mineral
fibers. Victims' stories, symptoms, background, identification and
clean up tips.
http://www.sustainableenterprises.com/fin/
Winthrop AIR Environment-Health:
Information resource on airport-related environmental health
concerns, particularly the effect of airport air emissions on the
health of nearby communities. Includes report of an environmental
health survey around Boston's Logan Airport.
http://www.airhealthwatch.com/
Global Warming Could Worsen Allergies, Study Finds:
NY Times article about study on potential for global climate change
to increase the prevalence of ragweed. [Subscription required -
free.]
http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/081700sci-environ-climate.html
National Center for Environmental Assessment (U.S. EPA):
National resource center for the overall process of human health and
ecological risk assessments; the integration of hazard,
dose-response, and exposure data and models to produce risk
characterizations.
http://www.epa.gov/ncea/
European Environment Agency:
Collection of indicators, reports, links, data sets and targets on
European human health topics related to the environment.
http://themes.eea.eu.int/Environmental_issues/human
International Society of Exposure Analysis:
Fosters and advances the science of exposure analysis related to
environmental contaminants, both for human populations and
ecosystems. Includes conference announcements, newsletter, journal
information, and other topics.
http://www.iseaweb.org/
