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CHAPTER 1 -ECOSYSTEMS AND ENERGY

• Links to other sites:
  • Live From the Rainforest
  • Introduction to Biomes
  • The Climate Diagnostics Center
  • Climate Prediction Center
  • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC

CHAPTER 2 -HUMAN POPULATIONS

• Links to other sites:
  • Interactive Game - 6 billion people (try it-it's cool!)
  • U.S. Census Information
  • Negative Population Growth
  • Population Institute
  • World Health Organization
  • World Watch Organization
  • Zero Population Growth
  • U.S. Population Clock
  • International Programs

 CHAPTER 3 -ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND FOOD SECURITY

• Links to other sites:
  • General Links to Env. Degradation
    • United Nations Environment Programme UNEP
    • UNEP's Global Environment Outlook
    • Rachel Carlson web site
  • Rainforest
    • Spacelink - Land
    • NASA Landsat Pathfinder Humid Tropical Forest Inventory Project
    • Search.spacelink.nasa.gov
    • The Amazon as seen by NASA
    • Jungle Canopy Crane
  • Climate
    • World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Home Page
    • World resources Institute
    • Earthwatch Institute International
    • NASA Spacelink - An Aeronautics & Space Resource for Educators
  • Soil erosion
    • GEO-3: The Complete Report:
    • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
    • Control of Soil Erosion
  • Wetlands
    • Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
    • Lost Wetlands
    • Facts About Wetlands
  • Biodiversity
    • U.S Fish & Wildlife: The Endangered Species Act and What We Do
    • Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
  • Food Security
    • The HungerWeb
    • United Nations Feed the Hungry Site
    • Second Harvest
  • Data Sources on the Internet

CHAPTER 4 -ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE 

• Links to other sites:
  • OncoLink: A University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Resource
  • www.organogenesis.com
  • Center for Childrens Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research
  • Welcome to the March of Dimes Home Page
  • Your American Cancer Society
  • e.hormone: Your gateway to the environment and hormones
  • NCI's CancerNet Cancer Information
  • LBNL ELSI Home Page
  • Gene Gateway: Exploring Genes and Gentic Disorders
  • Human Mutation
  • CDC
  • Welcome to PubMed

CHAPTER 5 -TOXICITY AND TOXINS

• Links to other sites:
  • e.hormone: Your gateway to the environment and hormones
  • Environmental Performance Index
  • Envirofacts Querying Capability

 

CHAPTER 6 -THE TROUBLE WITH PESTS 

• Links to other sites:
  • Entomology Index
  • Insects on the WWW
  • CDVIK
  • Crab Louse or Pubic Louse
  • Rats

 

 

CHAPTER 7 -EMERGING DISEASES

• Links to other sites:
  • Emerging Diseases (Michigan)
  • FedWorld Information Network Home Page
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases Home Page
  • NCID Diseases, Selected Prevention and Program Areas Listing

 

 

CHAPTER 8-FOODBORNE ILLNESS 

• Links to other sites:
  • FDA/CFSAN Bad Bug Book: Introduction to Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins
  • FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
  • HACCP Web site
  • Food Safety Education
  • Foodborne Illness and Death in the United States
  • US FDA / Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)

 

 

CHAPTER 9 -WATER AND WASTEWATER 

• Links to other sites:
  • Envirofacts Querying Capability
  • Water Quality: USEPA
  • Water Environment Federation
  • New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA)

CHAPTER 10-AIR QUALITY AND RADIATION 

• Links to other sites:
  • EPA Region 1 - Ground-Level Ozone Information
  • Air Pollution - US EPA Office of Air and Radiation
  • Radiation Protection Division Home Page
  • Kyoto Protocol
  • USEPA-Global Warming Site
  • USEPA Montreal Protocol Site
  • Montreal Protocol
  • Bush "Clear Skies" Initiative-National Resource Defense Council (NRDC)
  • USEPA-Clear Skies Initiative

CHAPTER 11-SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE 

• Links to other sites:
  • Massachusetts DEP Waste and Recycling
  • Scorecard Home
  • The Basics of Landfills
  • Hazardous Waste- Introduction
  • EPA/OSW - RCRA Online
  • EPA/OSW - Hazardous Waste

CHAPTER 12 -RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT 

• Links to other sites:
  • Welcome to Center for Applied Environmental Public Health
  • Cumulative Index to Risk
  • USEPA Superfund Risk Assessment
  • International Society of Exposure Analysis
  • The CRESP Homepage
  • Risk Assessment Information System
  • Society for Risk Analysis: Risk Assessment, Characterization, Management, Communication, and Policy

CHAPTER 13-ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION 

• Links to other sites:

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW LINKS

• EPA Introduction to Laws and Regulation
• USEPA Compliance and Enforcement
• CFR Title 40: Protection of Environment -Full Text
• FindLaw
• Environmental Law Net
• Environmental News Link
• The Environmental Law Institute
• The Practicing Attorney's Environmental links

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGULATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

• RCRA Summary -
• Full-text of RCRA -
• EPA Catalog of Solid and Hazardous Waste Publications
• EPA Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System (RCRIS)
• EPA RCRA Home Page

 

COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA)

• Summary of CERCLA -
• Full text of CERCLA -
• National Contingency Plan (NCP) Overview -
• NCP Key Provisions -
• Introduction to EPCRA/SARA Title III -

 

 

EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW (SARA TITLE III)

• EPCRA Summary -
• Full Text of EPCRA -
• Amendments to Hazardous Chemical Reporting Thresholds
• Consolidated List of Lists
• SARA Title III Rules Page
• EPCRA Homepage
• EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response

 

TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

• United States Department of Transportation Rules and Laws Page
• Legislation, Regulation, Certification, and Policy Links -
• Requirements for Shipments and Packaging -
• General Information and Regulations -
• Hazardous Materials Transportation Home Page -
• Hazardous Materials Advisory Council -
• DOT Office of Hazardous Materials Safety -
• Transportation of Hazardous Materials Free Publications and Guidance -
• Transportation Environmental Resource Center

 

POLLUTION PREVENTION AND IMPROVED WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

• The Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) Summary -
• Full Text of the PPA
• Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
• Fact Sheet for Form R reporting
• Design for the Environment (DfE)

 

 

IDENTIFICATION AND LABELING OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES (TSCA)

• Full text of TSCA -
• TSCA Product Labeling Requirements -
• TSCA Inventory -
• My Radon Coloring Book (a must for the kids!) -
• PCB Disposal Amendments -

 

 

REGULATION OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (UST)

• EPA Office of Underground Storage Tanks Homepage -
• Upgrading of Existing USTs -
• Closing USTs -
• UST Leak Detection Evaluations -
• Summary of Federal Regulations Governing USTs -
• Underground Storage Tanks: Requirements and Options -

 

 

ASBESTOS REGULATION

• Asbestos Home Page -
• Asbestos FAQ -
• Asbestos Laws and Regulations -
• Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements For Asbestos Waste Materials -
• Sample List of Suspect ACMs -

 

 

PESTICIDE REGULATION

• FIFRA Summary -
• Full Text of FIFRA -
• EPA Office of Pesticides Programs -
• Information Resources and links -
• Toxics & Pesticides Enforcement Division -

 

 

AIR QUALITY CONTROL

• Summary of The Clean Air Act (CAA) -
• Full Text of the CAA -
• Guide to the CAA -
• EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) -
• Health Effects of Ozone, Regional Ozone Maps, Office of Air and Radiation
• What You Should Know About Ozone -
• Air Toxics -
• Air Pollution Emissions Overview -
• Air Pollution Operating Permits -
• National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants -
• EPA Acid Rain Program Home Page -
• EPA Office of Mobile Sources -

 

WATER QUALITY CONTROL

• Summary of The Clean Water Act (CWA) -
• Full Text of the CWA -
• Drinking Water and Ground Water Protection Programs -
• Summary of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) -
• Full Text of the SDWA -
• Nonpoint Source Pollution Control -
• Wastewater Management -
• National Stormwater Center -
• Map of States with Approved Comprehensive State Ground Water Protection Programs
• EPA Ground Water Rule

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CHAPTER 14-EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

• Links to other sites:

• FEMA training for IS 100
• Main FEMA site
• Public Health Incident Command System
• State Emergency Management Associations
• Independent Study Courses on NIMS and NRP
• Source for Disaster Field Manual for EH Professionals
• Training on Emergency Preparedness and Response Fundamentals for Environmental Health Professionals
• CDC Emergency and Terrorism Preparedness for Environmental Health Practitioners

 

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Science and the Environment - A Learning Tool

This electronic magazine specializes in environmental news from around the world. Articles are taken from over 500 magazines and specialized journals.

 

CHEMCYCLOPEDIA

This site provides users and purchasers of chemicals the ability to obtain detailed chemical information. In addition to the listing of a given chemical, suppliers have been asked to provide trade names, packaging, special shipping requirements, potential applications, and CAS registry numbers, if available.

 

Environmental Science and Technology Magazine - Web Edition

Semi-monthly issues feature research and news reports concerning all aspects of environmental science, technology, and policy. Coverage also includes articles by invited experts and analysis of environmental management.

 

Environmental Page One News

This newsletter is published for the business executive who needs to keep abreast of environmental developments at the EPA and NRC, in Congress, and in the courts.

 

 

The WWW Virtual Library - Environment

This site, hosted by earthsystems.org, is a searchable index of over 1,000 links arranged alphabetically and by category.

 

The National Institutes of Health and

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Research on chemicals, their health and safety, a carcinogens report, the most dangerous persistent organic pollutants, and more. In-depth scientific research articles are available on-line for a fee.

 

State Environmental Commissioners Links

The site is an alphabetical listing of all U.S. State Environmental Departments.

 

clay.net® Environmental Professional's Homepage

This is a quick-load, no-nonsense work platform for rapid information retrieval for environmental professionals. No graphics to wade through, just 1,000's of links to governmental and state agencies, regulations, and professional associations.

 

Small Business Environmental Homepage

Contains summaries of major environmental laws and regulations as well as EPA links.

 

Environmental Research and Teaching at the University of Toronto

Environmental research and teaching at the University of Toronto features faculty and graduate papers, links to other environmental teaching programs, and current environmental news (with a slight Canadian bias).