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 |  Book: A Community Guide to Environmental Health
Author: Conant J, Fadem P
Publisher: Hesperian Books
Date: 2008
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, arsenic, chlorine, cleaning products, climate change, dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), lead, mercury, metals, mold, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: antibiotic resistance, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), eye health, immune system health (including allergies), multiple chemical sensitivity, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), urological health Visit the website Comments: The entire book is available as a free download on the website.
| |  Book: A Small Dose of Toxicology: The Health Effects of Common Chemicals
Author: Gilbert S
Publisher: Institute for Neurotoxicology and Neurological health
Date: 2004
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, aluminum, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, cadmium, caffeine, chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, fluoride, food additives, lead, mercury, metals, mold, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), pharmaceuticals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), radon, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Book: Better Basics for the Home: Simple Solutions for Less Toxic Living
Author: Berthold-Bond A
Publisher: Random House
Date: 1999
Target Audience: consumers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, arsenic, asbestos, chlorine, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, formaldehyde, mercury, metals, mold, parabens, pesticides, phthalates, PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), skin health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Biomarkers: In Medicine, Drug Discovery, and Environmental Health
Author: Vaidya VS, Bonventre JV (Editors)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2011
Target Audience: health care providers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), nanotechnology, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, endocrine health (including diabetes), immune system health, nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This book provides an introduction to the field of biomarkers, how they have been and can be used, and how different approaches can be used to identify, characterize, and monitor biomarkers.
| |  Book: Body Toxic: How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-Being
Author: Baker N
Publisher: North Point Press
Date: 2008
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, chlorine, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, DES, dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), formaldehyde, lead, metals, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), flame retardants (BFRs), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), urological health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic
Author: Armstrong L, Dauncey G, Wordsworth A
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Date: 2007
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, general public, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, cleaning products, electromagnetic fields, nuclear/radiation, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: cancer Visit the website Comments: A full index search was not available; more topics may be covered in the text.
| |  Book: Chasing Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health and the Promise of Green Chemistry
Author: Grossman E
Publisher: Shearwater
Date: 2009
Target Audience: consumers, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, DES, dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), food additives, formaldehyde, lead, mercury, metals, nanotechnology, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), Teflon/PFOA, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health, nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health, skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Chemical Exposures: Low Levels and High Stakes, 2nd Edition
Author: Ashford NA, Miller CS
Publisher: John Riley & Sons
Date: 1998
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, caffeine, flame retardants (BFRs), food additives, formaldehyde, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (lindane), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, digestive system health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, immune system health (including allergies), multiple chemical sensitivity, mental health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com, and the entire gook is available for download from Claudia Miller's website.
| |  Book: Child Health and the Environment
Author: Wigle DT
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2003
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, alcohol, arsenic, benzene, bisphenol A, cadmium, dioxin, DES, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), radon, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: air quality, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com
| |  Book: Clean House, Clean Planet: Clean Your House for Pennies a Day, the Safe, Nontoxic Way
Author: Logan K
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date: 1997
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), cleaning products, formaldehyde, mold, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), solvents (PERC), tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: cancer, immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Environment: Ecological and Human Health Considerations
Author: Halden, RU
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Date: 2010
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: caffeine, cosmetics/fragrances, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), dioxin, endocrine disruptors (EDCs), flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), parabens, perfluorocarbons (PFCs) , pesticides, pharmaceuticals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Teflon/PFOA, triclosan/antimicrobials, water quality Health Issues: antibiotic resistance, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, endocrine health, immune system health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: The authors of this volume document the current science of contaminants of emerging concern with important new data on the risks associated with a broad range of persistent organic pollutants. The entire volume is available for purchase download in sections.
| |  Book: Diagnosis: Mercury
Author: Hightower J
Publisher: Island Press
Date: 2009
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: mercury, metals, toxics Health Issues: autism/Asperger, birth defects/healthy development, digestive system health, immune system health (including allergies), musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Endocrine Disruptors: Effects on Male and Female Reproductive Systems, Second Edition
Author: Naz RK
Publisher: CRC Press
Date: 2005
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: alcohol, arsenic, bisphenol A, cadmium, DES, dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), lead, nuclear/radiation, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), pharmaceuticals, phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: cancer, cardiovascular health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, urological health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Environmental and Chemical Toxins and Psychiatric Illness
Author: Brown JS
Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
Date: 2002
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, arsenic, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, mercury, metals, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET), pharmaceuticals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (PERC), tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: behavior problems, cancer, cardiovascular health, eye health, Gulf War syndrome, mental health, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website
| |  Book: Environmental Hazards and Human Health
Author: Philp RB
Publisher: CRC Press
Date: 1995
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers, students
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, arsenic, asbestos, cadmium, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), pharmaceuticals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: antibiotic resistance, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Environmental Health and Nursing Practice
Author: Sattler B, Lipscomb J (editors)
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Date: 2003
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chromium, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, dioxin, food additives, formaldehyde, latex, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nuclear/radiation, perchlorate, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), immune system health (including allergies), multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Environmental Impacts on Reproductive Health and Fertility
Author: Woodruff T, Janssen S, Guillette LJ, Giudice LC
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2010
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, arsenic, bisphenol A, cadmium, chlorine, climate change, dioxin, DES, endocrine disruptors (EDCs), flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), lead, manganese, mercury, metals, nanotechnology, nitrates or nitrites, nuclear/radiation, pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, endocrine health (including thyroid deficiencies), immune system health, nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index and selected pages are available on the website.
| |  Book: Everything Conceivable
Author: Mundy L
Publisher: Anchor Books
Date: 2008
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, general public, lawmakers, parents,
Environmental/Toxics Issues: DES, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, toxics Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), mental health, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power
Author: Schapiro M
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Date: 2007
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), food additives, formaldehyde, lead, mercury, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), phthalates (DEHP), solvents, Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Generations at Risk: Reproductive Health and the Environment
Author: Schettler T, Solomon G, Valenti M, Huddle A
Publisher: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: 1999
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, arsenic, bisphenol A, cadmium, chlorine, chloroform, cosmetics/fragrances, DES, dioxin, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides(DDT, lindane), phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (PERC), tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, urological health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Having Faith: An Ecologist’s Journey to Motherhood
Author: Steingraber S
Publisher: Perseus Publishing
Date: 2001
Target Audience: parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, alcohol, ammonia, chlorine, chloroform, cosmetics/fragrances, DES, dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), lead, mercury, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), solvents (PERC), tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, hearing functioning, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home
Author: Gavigan C
Publisher: Penguin Group
Date: 2008
Target Audience: consumers, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, mercury, metals, mold, nitrates or nitrites, nuclear/radiation, parabens, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET), phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: autism/Asperger, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: How Everyday Products Make People Sick: Toxins at Home and in the Workplace
Author: Blanc PD
Publisher: University of California Press
Date: 2007
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, cadmium, chlorine, chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, dioxin, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, MTBE, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), pharmaceuticals, PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents, Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, eye health, immune system health (including allergies), musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Inheriting the World: The Atlas of Children's Health and the Environment
Author: Gordon B, Mackay R, Rehfuess E
Publisher: World Health Organization
Date: 2004
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), climate change, dioxin, lead, mercury, metals, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, solvents, toxics, water quality Health Issues: blood health, cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), digestive system health, eye health, respiratory system health (including asthma), reproductive health Visit the website Comments: The complete report or individual chapters can be downloaded from the World Health Organization.
| |  Book: Is This Your Child?
Author: Rapp DJ
Publisher: Harper
Date: 1992
Target Audience: general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, aluminum, aspartame, caffeine, chlorine, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, mercury, metals, mold, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), toxics, water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/developmental disorder, cancer, cardiovascular health, dental health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health, eye health, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Is This Your Child's World? How You Can Fix the Schools and Homes That Are Making Your Children Sick
Author: Rapp, DJ
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date: 1997
Target Audience: parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, mold, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: behavior problems, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), immune system health (including allergies), mental health, musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health Visit the website Comments: A full index search was not available; more topics may be covered in the text. A 90-minute DVD, Environmentally Sick Schools, accompanies the book (listed separarately in this database).
| |  Book: Life Support: The Environment and Human Health
Author: McCally M (editor)
Publisher: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: 2002
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, arsenic, asbestos, cadmium, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chromium, climate change, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), pharmaceuticals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), radon, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, eye health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Living Downstream: A Scientist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment
Author: Steingraber S
Publisher: Random House
Date: 1998
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, arsenic, asbestos, cadmium, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chlorine, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, dioxin, formaldehyde, metals, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Make the Connection
Author: Rapp DJ
Publisher: Environmental Research Foundation
Target Audience: general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: (none specified) Health Issues: behavior problems, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), immune system health (including allergies), mental health Visit the website Comments: This 16-page booklet lists common environmental causes of such diverse problems as bed-wetting, earaches, arthritis, etc.
| |  Book: Maternal and Child Health: Programs, Problems, and Policy in Public Health
Author: Kotch JB
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Date: 2005
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: alcohol, lead, metals, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), mental health, musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
Author: Oreskes N, Conway C
Publisher: Bloomsbury Press, New York
Date: 2010
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), climate change, nuclear/radiation, pesticides (DDT), tobacco/nicotine Health Issues: cancer, respiratory system health Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet Guide to Natural Baby Care: Nontoxic and Environmentally Friendly Ways to Take Care of Your New Child
Author: Pennybacker M, Ikramuddin A
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Date: 1999
Target Audience: parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, alcohol, ammonia, asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs), formaldehyde, lead, mercury, metals, mold, nuclear/radiation, parabens, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET), pharmaceuticals, phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, digestive system health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: No Family History: Investigating the Environmental Links to Breast Cancer
Author: McCormick S
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Date: 2009
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, general public, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, cosmetics/fragrances, DES, food additives, immune system health (including allergies), nuclear/radiation, obesity, parabens, pesticides (DDT), pharmaceuticals, phthalates, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), solvents (PERC), toxics, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: No More Dirty Looks
Author: O'Connor S, Spunt A
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date: 2010
Target Audience: consumers, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: alcohol, aluminum, asbestos, caffeine, cosmetics/fragrances, endocrine disruptors (EDCs), formaldehyde, lead, nanotechnology, parabens, phthalates (DEHP and others), solvents (benzene, toluene, etc.), tobacco/nicotine, toxics, triclosan/antimicrobials, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, musculoskeletal health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health, skin health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry
Author: Malkan S
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Date: 2007
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, general public, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: cosmetics/fragrances, dioxin, lead, metals, parabens, phthalates, solvents, toxics Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, skin health Visit the website Comments: A full index search was not available; more topics may be covered in the text.
| |  Book: Our Children's Toxic Legacy: How Science and Law Fail to Protect Us from Pesticides, 2nd Edition
Author: Wargo J
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date: 1998
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: arsenic, chlorine, DES, dioxin, food additives, lead, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), pharmaceuticals, toxics, water quality Health Issues: cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), nervous system/neurological health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Our Stolen Future: How We Are Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence and Survival -- A Scientific Detective Story
Author: Colborn T, Dumanoski D, Myers JP
Publisher: Plume/Peguin Books
Date: 1996
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, chlorine, cleaning products, DES, dioxin, food additives, lead, mercury, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents, toxics Health Issues: behavior problems, cancer, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Our Toxic World: A Wake-Up Call
Author: Rapp DJ
Publisher: Environmental Research Foundation
Date: 2003
Target Audience: general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, aluminum, arsenic, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chloroform, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, dental health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Pediatric Environmental Health, 2nd Edition
Author: Etzel RA, Balk SJ (editors)
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
Date: 2003
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, arsenic, asbestoc, chromium, electomagnetic fields, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: antibiotic resistance, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), multiple chemical sensitivity, nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: A full index search was not available; more topics may be covered in the text.
| |  Book: Pesticides and Breast Cancer: A Wake Up Call
Author: Watts M
Publisher: Pesticide Action Network Asia and Pacific
Date: 2007
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: pesticides, toxics Health Issues: reproductive health Visit the website Comments: A full index search was not available; more topics may be covered in the text.
| |  Book: Pesticides in the Diets of Children and Infants
Author: Committee on Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children, National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Date: 1993
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: pesticides, toxics Health Issues: cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Book: Playing it Safe: Service Provider Strategies to Reduce Environmental Risks to Preconception, Prenatal and Child Health
Author: Cooper K
Publisher: Best Start Resource Centre, in collaboration with the Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment
Date: 2006
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: asbestos, cadmium, dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), lead, mercury, metals, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: This manual guides service providers to promising strategies to address environmental risks to preconception, prenatal and child health. Available both in print and as a PDF, the manual also includes links and other resources.
| |  Book: Poisoned for Profit: How Toxins Are Making Our Children Chronically Ill
Author: Shabecoff P, Shabecoff A
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Date: 2010
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, alcohol, arsenic, asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, DES, dioxin, endocrine disruptors (EDCs), flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, nuclear/radiation, perchlorate, perchloroethylene (PERC), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (benzene, sstyrene), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), urological health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Poisoned Profits
Author: Shabecoff A, Shabecoff P
Publisher: Random House
Date: 2008
Target Audience: consumers, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, arsenic, asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, DES, flame retardants (PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, mercury, metals, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET), pharmaceuticals, phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: asthma, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, urological health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Protecting Public Health and the Environment: Implementing the Precautionary Principle
Author: Jackson W (foreword), Raffensperger C, Tickner J (editors)
Publisher: Island Press
Date: 1999
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers,
Environmental/Toxics Issues: cadmium, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), climate change, dioxin, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, toxics, water quality Health Issues: cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies) Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Public Health SOS: The Shadow Side of the Wireless Revolution
Author: Havas M, Rees C
Publisher: Wide Angle Health
Date: 2009
Target Audience: general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: electromagnetic fields Health Issues: behavior problems, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, digestive system health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, hearing functioning, mental health, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website
| |  Book: Review of Federal Strategy for Nanotechnology-Related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research
Author: Eaton D, Philbert M, Alexeeff G, et al.
Publisher: The National Academic Press
Date: 2009
Target Audience: researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: nanotechnology Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website
| |  Book: Sacrifice Zones: The Front Lines of Toxic Chemical Exposure in the United States
Author: Lerner S
Publisher: The MIT Press
Date: 2010
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, general public, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, toxics, water quality Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Science and Decisions: Advancing Risk Assessment 2009
Author: Committee on Improving Risk Analysis Approaches Used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher: The National Academies Press
Date: 2009
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: (none specified) Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website Comments: Science and Decisions makes practical scientific and technical recommendations to address challenges in risk assessment. These challenges include lengthy delays in making complex decisions, lack of data leading to significant uncertainty in risk assessments, and many chemicals in the marketplace that have not been evaluated and emerging agents requiring assessment. The table of contents is available on the website, and each chapter can be downloaded as a PDF file.
| |  Book: Silent Scourge: Children, Pollution, and Why Scientists Disagree
Author: Moore C
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2003
Target Audience: general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), lead, mercury, metals, MTBE, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Silent Spring
Author: Carson R
Publisher: First Mariner Books
Date: 1962
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: arsenic, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), nitrates or nitrites, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), multiple chemical sensitivity, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Slow Death by Rubber Duck
Author: Smith R, Lourie B
Publisher: Environmental Defence
Date: 2009
Target Audience: consumers, general public, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, flame retardants (BFRs), formaldehyde, mercury, pesticides, phthalates, Teflon/PFOA, toxics, triclosan/antimicrobials Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: A full index search was not available; more topics may be covered in the text.
| |  Book: Sustaining the Earth: An Integrated Approach, 7th Edition
Author: Miller GT
Publisher: Thomson Brooks/Cole
Date: 2004
Target Audience: students
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, arsenic, climate change, formaldehyde, lead, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: antibiotic resistance, blood health, cancer, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Synthetic Planet: Chemical Politics and the Hazards of Modern Life
Author: Casper MJ (editor)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Books, Inc.
Date: 2003
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, arsenic, asbestos, chlorine, DES, dioxin, formaldehyde, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, pharmaceuticals, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), Gulf War syndrome, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: The Impossible Child in School, at Home: A Guide for Caring Teachers and Parents
Author: Rapp DJ
Publisher: Practical Allergy Research Foundation
Date: 1989
Target Audience: general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: (none specified) Health Issues: behavior problems, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), immune system health (including allergies), mental health Visit the website Comments: A full index search was not available; more topics may be covered in the text. The text is available in Spanish.
| |  Book: The Psychology of Environmental Problems
Author: Koger S, Winter D
Publisher: Psychology Press
Date: 2010
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers, students
Environmental/Toxics Issues: toxics Health Issues: mental health Visit the website Comments: A full index search was not available; more topics may be covered in the text.
| |  Book: The Secret History of the War on Cancer
Author: Davis DL
Publisher: Basic Books
Date: 2007
Target Audience: consumers, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), asbestos, aspartame, chlorine, cosmetics/fragrances, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, food additives, lead, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), pharmaceuticals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), immune system health (including allergies), nuclear/radiation, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: Toxic Exposures: Contested Illnesses and the Environmental Health Movement
Author: Brown P
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Date: 2007
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), arsenic, asbestos, climate change, DES, dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), food additives, lead, metals, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET), phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), solvents, Teflon/PFOA, toxics, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), Gulf War syndrome, immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Book: When Smoke Ran Like Water: Tales of Environmental Deception and the Battle Against Pollution
Author: Davis DL
Publisher: Basic Books
Date: 2002
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, DES, lead, mercury, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, immune system health (including allergies), reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
|  | Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: 6 Surprising Sources of Air Pollution in Your Home
Author: Shapley D
Publisher: The Daily Green
Date: 2009
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), ammonia, chlorine, cleaning products, formaldehyde, lead, metals, pesticides, radon, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: cancer, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This page features a slide show.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Antimicrobial Products: Who Needs Them?
Author: Dickey P
Publisher: Washington Toxics Coalition
Target Audience: consumers, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: alcohol, chlorine, cleaning products, dioxin, mold, toxics, triclosan Health Issues: antibiotic resistance, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, immune system health (including allergies), respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Artificial Hormone-free Dairy Guide
Publisher: Food & Water Watch
Target Audience: consumers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: food additives Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website Comments: Guides available for individual states and for PDA download.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Back-to-School Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies
Publisher: The Center for Health, Environment, & Justice
Date: 2010
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: cadmium, dioxin, lead, metals, phthalates, PVC plastic or vinyl, toxics Health Issues: cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, endocrine health, immune system health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health, skin health Visit the website Comments: This is the third annual guide.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: BP Oil Spill: Keeping Kids Safe!
Author: Lee K
Publisher: Healthy Schools Network
Date: 2010
Target Audience: parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (outdoor), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), solvents (benzene), toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: digestive system health, mental health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website
| | Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Buying Guides
Publisher: The Green Guide
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: May include any of the following: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: CancerSmart 3.0
Author: Griffin S
Publisher: Labour Environmental Alliance Society
Date: 2007
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, flame retardants (PBDEs), food additives, lead, metals, pesticides, phthalates, PVC plastic or vinyl, Teflon/PFOA, toxics Health Issues: cancer, nervous system/neurological health Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Chemical Cocktails: Harmful Mixtures Upset Our Hormones
Publisher: Oak Foundation, CHEM Trust, HEAL and World Wildlife Fund
Date: 2010
Target Audience: consumers, general public, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (indoor), bisphenol A, cosmetics/fragrances, endocrine disruptors (EDCs), parabens, pesticides, phthalates, PVC plastic or vinyl, water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health, nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Children's Health and Nature
Publisher: National Environmental Education Foundation
Date: 2010
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: (none specified) Health Issues: cancer, cardiovascular health, death, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, mental health, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Citizen's Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety
Publisher: US Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 2005
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), food additives, mold, pesticides, toxics, water quality Health Issues: Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Cleaners and Toxins Guide
Author: Burrows M, Griffin S, Stoffman L
Publisher: Toxic Free Canada
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor), ammonia, chlorine, cleaning products, endocrine disruptors (EDCs), metals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), Teflon/PFOA, toxics, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, death, digestive system health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website
| | Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Cleaning for Health Products and Practices for a Safer Indoor Environment: Antimicrobial Cleaning Products
Author: Culver A, Feinberg M, Klebenov D, et al.
Publisher: Inform, Inc.
Date: 2006
Target Audience: consumers, general public Environmental/Toxics Issues: chlorine, cleaning products, formaldehyde, toxics, water quality Health Issues: antibiotic resistance, cancer, digestive system health, immune system health (including allergies), respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website
| | Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Consumer Recycling Guide
Publisher: Obviously Enterprises
Date: 2006
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: cadmium, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), lead, metals, toxics Health Issues: cancer, eye health, skin health Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Creating a Healthy Environment for Your Child's Development
Publisher: Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility
Date: 2002
Target Audience: parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: cleaning products, lead, mercury, metals, pesticides, PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (PERC), tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), nervous system/neurological health Visit the website Comments: This fact sheet advises patients on simple steps to protect children from toxic threats to brain development. It's available in English and Spanish.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Creating Healthy Environments for Kids
Publisher: Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment
Date: 2011
Target Audience: consumers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (indoor), alcohol, bisphenol A, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, endocrine disruptors (EDCs), lead, mercury, perchloroethylene (PERC), phthalate, PVC plastic or vinyl, tobacco/nicotine, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: CreatingHealthyEnvironments.jpg
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Dirty Secrets: What’s Hiding in Your Cleaning Products?
Publisher: Women's Voices for the Earth
Date: 2011
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: chloroform, phthalates (DEHP and others), solvents, toxics Health Issues: cancer, endocrine health, immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) commissioned an independent laboratory to test twenty popular cleaning products for hidden toxic chemicals from five top companies.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Easy and Safe Cleaning Products for the Home
Publisher: SFEnvironment
Date: 2007
Target Audience: consumers, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: cleaning products Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Environmental Health Coalition Fact Sheets
Publisher: Environmental Health Coalition
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), arsenic, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, lead, metals, mold, nuclear/radiation, pesticides (lindane, etc.), solvents (toluene, TCE, etc.), toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: cancer, chronic fatigue, death, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), digestive system health, endocrine health (including thyroid deficiencies), Gulf War syndrome, immune system health, mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website Comments: Some fact sheets are available in Spanish.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Environmental Health Risks and Your Pregnancy
Publisher: American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Date: 2009
Target Audience: parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, bisphenol A, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, food additives, lead, mercury, mold, nuclear/radiation, pesticides, PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes), immune system health, nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Environmental Risks to Preconception, Prenatal and Child Health
Publisher: Best Start Resource Centre, in collaboration with the Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment
Date: 2007
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: asbestos, cleaning products, electromagnetic fields, lead, mercury, metals, pesticides, PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents, toxics Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), reproductive health Visit the website Comments: This bulletin shares information, resources and links related to environmental risks to child health in Canada. Many materials are available in English and French.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Environmental Working Group's Healthy Home Tips for Parents
Publisher: Environmental Working Group
Date: 2007-2009
Target Audience: health care providers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor), bisphenol A, chlorine, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, flame retardants, fluoride, lead, mercury, perchlorate, PVC plastic or vinyl, toxics, triclosan/antimicrobials, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, endocrine health (thyroid deficiencies), respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: Printable version of EWG's Healthy Home Tips available on website
| | Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
Publisher: National Guideline Clearinghouse
Date: 2008
Target Audience: health care providers Environmental/Toxics Issues: mold, pharmaceuticals, toxics Health Issues: immune system health (including allergies), respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Explore Your Spaces
Publisher: Breast Cancer Fund
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), aluminum, bisphenol A, cadmium, chlorine, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), formaldehyde, mercury, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchloroethylene (PERC), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), pesticides, pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), triclosan/antimicrobials Health Issues: cancer, endocrine health, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: This is an interactive tool with risk-reduction suggestions for various rooms in the home.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Facts About Mold and Dampness
Publisher: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 2010
Target Audience: general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), ammonia, chlorine, cleaning products, mold Health Issues: eye health, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Green Schools Buying Guide
Publisher: Green Schools Initiative
Target Audience: consumers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), ammonia, bisphenol A, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, lead, pesticides, phthalates, PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents, water quality Health Issues: cancer, endocrine health, eye health, immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website Comments: This buying guide is to help schools make purchasing decisions that will protect children’s health and the environment.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Greening Your Purchase of Cleaning Products: A Guide for Federal Purchasers
Publisher: US Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 2007
Target Audience: consumers, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alkylphenols, cleaning products, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies) Visit the website Comments: This guide is meant for federal purchasers, but much of the information is also relevant to home and business purchases.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Grow Smart, Grow Safe: A Consumer Guide to Lawn and Garden Products
Author: Dickey P
Publisher: Washington Toxics Coalition
Date: 2006
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: pesticides, toxics, water quality Health Issues: cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Health Care Provider Fact Sheet
Publisher: Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility
Date: 2001
Target Audience: health care providers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, cosmetics/fragrances, dioxin, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, pharmaceuticals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), nervous system/neurological health Visit the website Comments: This fact sheet offers an introduction to routes of exposure to toxic chemicals, guidance on how to take an environmental health history, and suggested routine patient advice on how to prevent toxic threats.
| | Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Healthy Car: The Consumer Guide to Toxic Chemicals in Cars
Publisher: The Ecology Center
Date: 2008
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: cadmium, chlorine, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), flame retardants (BFRs), lead, mercury, metals, phthalates, PVC plastic or vinyl Health Issues: cancer, immune system health (including allergies) Visit the website Comments: HealthyCar.org is based on research conducted by the Ecology Center that looks at the presence of key hazardous chemicals in vehicles and child car seats.
| | Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Healthy Legacy
Publisher: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and the Clean Water Fund of Minnesota
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, general public, lawmakers, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, flame retardants (BFRs), lead, metals, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), pesticides, phthalates, PVC plastic or vinyl, toxics, Teflon/PFOA Health Issues: behavior problems, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Healthy Stuff
Publisher: The Ecology Center
Target Audience: consumers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: arsenic, cadmium, chlorine, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), lead, mercury, phthalates, PVC plastic or vinyl Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, immune system health (including allergies), musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website
| | Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: How to Purify the Air in Your Home
Author: The American Lung Association
Publisher: The Daily Green
Date: 2009
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), asbestos, cleaning products, formaldehyde, lead, metals, mold, pesticides, radon, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: behavior problems, cancer, cardiovascular health, death, nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This page features a slide show with tips from the American Lung Association.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Indoor AiRepair
Publisher: Allergy and Asthma Network: Mothers of Asthmatics
Target Audience: general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor), chlorine, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, mold, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: eye health, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website Comments: Several PDF fact sheets are available for download, and the interactive guide is also available in Spanish.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Lead
Publisher: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Target Audience: general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: lead, metals, toxics Health Issues: blood health, nervous system/neurological health, urological health Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Lead Poisoning: Words to Know from A to Z
Publisher: US Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 2011
Target Audience: parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: lead Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), hearing functioning Visit the website Comments: This is an illustrated dictionary that gives the meaning of words you often hear or read about lead.
| | Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Melamine: Information for Pediatric Health Professionals
Publisher: Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, Environmental/Toxics Issues: melamine, toxics Health Issues: urological health Visit the website
| | Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Mercury: Consumer and Commercial Products
Publisher: US Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 2009
Target Audience: consumers, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers Environmental/Toxics Issues: mercury, water quality Health Issues: dental health, immune system health (including allergies) Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Minnesota Smart Fish Guide
Publisher: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Date: 2004
Target Audience: consumers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), mercury, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), toxics Health Issues: behavior problems, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), nervous system/neurological health Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Natural Lawn and Garden Care Basics
Author: Bartell M
Publisher: Healthy Legacy
Date: 2009
Target Audience: general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: metals, pesticides, water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health nervous system/neurological health Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Pass Up the Poison Plastic: The PVC-Free Guide for Your Family & Home
Publisher: The Center for Health, Environment and Justice
Date: 2008
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), cadmium, dioxin, lead, mercury, metals, phthalates, PVC plastic or vinyl, toxics, water quality Health Issues: cancer Visit the website Comments: The guide includes an extensive list of PVC-free products and suppliers.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
Publisher: Physicians For Social Responsibility
Target Audience: health care providers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), arsenic, asbestos, chloroform, dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), lead, mercury, metals, mold, perchlorate, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), radon, solvents (benzene), tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, nuclear/radiation, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: The toolkit is now available as a download to a laptop, Palm, PDA or iPhone.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: PEHSU Information on Natural Gas Extraction and Hydraulic Fracturing for Health Professionals
Publisher: Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) Network
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents,
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, solvents (benzene, toluene, etc.), toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, endocrine health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Promoting Good Prenatal Health: Air Pollution and Pregnancy
Publisher: Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education, Child and Aging Health Protection Division
Date: 2010
Target Audience: health care providers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), cleaning products, phthalates, tobacco/nicotine Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This guide has nformation for prenatal health care providers with tips for patients on preventing and reducing exposure to air pollution.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Protect Kids from Toxics
Publisher: Washington State Department of Health
Date: 2011
Target Audience: parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), arsenic, bisphenol A, cleaning products, lead, mercury, mold, nitrates or nitrites, pesticides, phthalates, radon, toxics Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website Comments: This publication presents ways to protect children from toxic chemicals in homes, foods and consumer products. Topics include how to keep toxics out of your environment, your home, your yard, your body and your child's body. It's available in English and Spanish.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Protecting Children's Health: The National Pesticide Program
Publisher: US Environmental Protection Agency
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: endocrine disruptors (EDCs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.) Health Issues: (none listed) Visit the website Comments: This document is designed to educate readers about the foundation for children’s health protection that has been established in our national pesticide program.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Quick Tips for Protecting Your Health at Home
Publisher: Healthy Legacy
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: aluminum, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, mercury, parabens, pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), phthalates (DEHP and others), PVC plastic or vinyl, Teflon/PFOA, toxics, triclosan/antimicrobials, water quality Health Issues: None specified Visit the website Comments: A similar publication is available in Spanish: Consejos rápidos para proteger la salud de los niños en el hogar.
| | Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Rodale
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: May include any of the following: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: May include any of the following: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, death, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), electrical sensitivity, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Safer For Your Baby: A Guide To Living Better with Fewer Chemicals, Third Edition
Author: Ruggeri LT, Costa L
Publisher: SaferWorks
Date: 2008
Target Audience: parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, ammonia, bisphenol A, cadmium, chlorine, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, mercury, metals, pesticides, PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (PERC), toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), mental health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This book identifies common toxics found in personal care and cleaning products, toys, baby bottles, food pest control and home furnishings. It helps parents find safer options for the entire family and explains why babies and children are most vulnerable, how chemicals get into the body and how to avoid toxics commonly found in household products.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Sanitize Safely and Effectively: Bleach and Alternatives in Child Care Programs
Publisher: California Childcare Health Program
Date: 2008
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: cleaning products, toxics Health Issues: asthma Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Sanitizers and Disinfectants Guide
Publisher: Healthy Schools Network, Inc.
Target Audience: general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: chlorine, cleaning products, dioxin, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), toxics Health Issues: death, nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Screening Young Children for Lead Poisoning: Guidance for State and Local Public Health Officials
Publisher: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 1997
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health
Environmental/Toxics Issues: lead Health Issues: behavior problems, cardiovascular health, death, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), hearing functioning, musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Shopper's Guide to Pesticides
Publisher: Environmental Working Group
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: pesticides, toxics Health Issues: cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Smart Plastics Guide: Healthier Food Uses of Plastics
Author: Schuler K
Publisher: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Date: 2008
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), bisphenol A, dioxin, lead, PVC plastic or vinyl, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health, musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, urological health Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists
Author: Brower M, Leon W
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Date: 1999
Target Audience: consumers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, cleaning products, climate change, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), toxics, water quality Health Issues: cancer Visit the website Comments: The full table of contents and index are available at Amazon.com.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: The Environment, Cancer and You
Publisher: Canadian Cancer Society
Date: 2008
Target Audience: consumers, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents,
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), asbestos, chlorine, cosmetics/fragrances, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (PBDEs), nuclear/radiation, pesticides, phthalates, radon, Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: cancer Visit the website Comments: This guide is also available in French.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: The New Environmental Health
Publisher: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, alcohol, food additives, lead, mercury, metals, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), pharmaceuticals, radon, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: cancer, cardiovascular health, hearing functioning, nervous system/neurological health Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Toxic Matters
Author: McCarthy JP
Publisher: University of California San Francisco FASTEP Program
Date: 2009
Target Audience: general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), bisphenol A, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), food additives, lead, mercury, metals, perchloroethylene (PERC), pesticides, phthalates (DEHP and others), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: reproductive health Visit the website Comments: This contains many useful links to product and toxics datasheets.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Unmasked: Nine Ugly Truths behind the Myth of Cosmetics Safety
Publisher: The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
Date: 2010
Target Audience: consumers, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: cosmetics/fragrances, lead, nanotechnology, phthalates (DEHP and others), toxics Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: The guide is also available in Spanish: Al Descubierto.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Water Pollution Caused by Cosmetic Chemicals, Cleaning Supplies and Plastics: What You Can Do
Author: Suttun R, Jackson J
Publisher: Environmental Working Group
Date: 2007
Target Audience: consumers, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, chlorine, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, dioxin, food additives, phthalates (DEHP and others), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents, triclosan/antimicrobials, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health, obesity, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: The full report, as well as an executive summary, are available to print.
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: What's On My Food?
Publisher: Pesticide Action Network
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, toxics, water quality Health Issues: autism/Asperger, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Why Breast-Feeding Is Still Best for Baby
Publisher: Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility
Date: 2002
Target Audience: health care providers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: manganese, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), toxics Health Issues: cancer, digestive system health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This fact sheet addresses the risks and benefits of both breast-feeding and formula feeding. Versions are available in both English and Spanish.
| | Parent/Consumer/Practitioner Guide: Why Do We Need Healthy Toys?
Publisher: HealthyStuff.org
Date: 2010
Target Audience: parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: arsenic, cadmium, chlorine, lead, mercury Health Issues: Visit the website Comments: The site includes a database with over 8,300 products that are rated of low, medium or high concern according to the level of toxic materials contained.
|  | Database: ACToR: Aggregated Computational Toxicology Resource
Publisher: US EPA National Center for Computational Toxicology
Date: 2008
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, alkylphenols, aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons, chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), creosote, DES, dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, MTBE, nitrates or nitrites, parabens, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC, Benzene), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, triclosan, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, reproductive health Visit the website
| | Database: Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) Interactive Database
Publisher: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: lead Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website Comments: To further the goal of reducing lead exposures in adults, NIOSH makes available to the public health community lead exposure data through this interactive database.
| | Database: ATSDR ToxFAQs
Publisher: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Target Audience: consumers, general public, lawmakers, parents, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, casmium, chlorine, chloroform, chromium, creosote, dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), fluoride, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, metals, nuclear/radiation, perchlorate, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents, toxics Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website
| | Database: CDC WONDER
Publisher: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 2010
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, nitrates or nitrites, nuclear/radiation, perchlorate, pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), pharmaceuticals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, triclosan/antimicrobials, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, death, dental health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), electrical sensitivity, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: This database allows for integrated searching across all of the CDC's databases, as well as other public health databases.
| |  Database: CHE Toxicant and Disease Database
Publisher: The Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, alkylphenols, aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), fluoride, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, MTBE, nitrates or nitrites, nuclear/radiation, perchlorate, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, dental health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website
| |  Database: Chemical Effects in Biological Systems (CEBS)
Publisher: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Date: 2010
Target Audience: researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: pharmaceuticals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Health Issues: cancer, digestive system health, endocrine health, nervous system/neurological health Visit the website Comments: CEBS is designed to display data in the context of biology and study design, and to permit data integration across studies for novel meta analysis.
| | Database: Chemical Emergencies
Publisher: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, chlorine, mercury, metals, pharmaceuticals, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: blood health, digestive system health, eye health, mental health, nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health, skin health, urological health Visit the website
| |  Database: Chemicals in Natural Gas Operations: Health Effects Spreadsheet and Summary
Publisher: The Endocrine Disruption Exchange
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, alcohol, aluminum, ammonia, cadmium, chlorine, chromium, formaldehyde, solvents (benzene, etc.) Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, endocrine health, eye health, immune system health, nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health, skin health, urological health Visit the website
| |  Database: Chemicals Policy & Science Initiative
Publisher: Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, lawmaker
Environmental/Toxics Issues: alkylphenols, arsenic, bisphenol A, cadmium, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs), formaldehyde, lead, mercury, metals, nanotechnology, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), phthalates (DEHP), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, toxics Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website Comments: The database contains information on US state-level chemicals policy.
| |  Database: ChemIDplus Advanced
Publisher: US National Library of Medicine
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: May include any of the following: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: May include any of the following: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, death, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), electrical sensitivity, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: A ChemIDplus Lite version is also available.
| |  Database: County Health Rankings
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 2010
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including outdoor), alcohol, lead, tobacco/nicotine, water quality Health Issues: cancer, cardiovascular health, death, digestive system health, endocrine health (including diabetes), eye health, mental health, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This site ranks counties in all 50 states on overall health and on many factors that affect health.
| |  Database: Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health
Publisher: Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
Target Audience: researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: (none specified) Health Issues: disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), mental health, obesity Visit the website Comments: This site permits visits to search health data from either the National Survey of Children's Health or the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. While no environmental issues are discussed, visitors can get information about health status and trends of children in the US.
| |  Database: Data.gov
Publisher: US Government
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, cadmium, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), climate change, dioxin, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, nanotechnology, nitrates or nitrites, nuclear/radiation, pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, toxics, volatile organic compounds, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, death, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), urological health Visit the website Comments: Data.gov provides descriptions of the Federal datasets, information about how to access the datasets, and the chance to give feedback on future government datasets to be included.
| |  Database: Database of State Indoor Air Quality Laws
Publisher: Environmental Law Institute
Date: 2010
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor), arsenic, asbestos, cleaning products, formaldehyde, lead, mercury, mold, nuclear/radiation, radon, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website Comments: The entire database is available for download, and print versions are available for purchase.
| | Database: Dirty Kilowatts
Publisher: Environmental Integrity Project
Date: 2007
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, general public Environmental/Toxics Issues: mercury, metals, toxics Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website Comments: Users can search power plant pollution data.
| | Database: Emerging Substances: Experts, Projects, Organisations
Publisher: Network of Reference Laboratories for Monitoring of Emerging Environmental Pollutants
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: arsenic, cadmium, caffeine, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cosmetics/fragrances, dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), lead, manganese, mercury, metals, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), solvents, toxics, water quality Health Issues: Visit the website Comments: This database organizes the development and maintenance of three web-based databases on emerging substances: experts, organisations and projects; geo-referenced monitoring/occurrence data; and mass spectra of unknown or provisionally identified substances.
| |  Database: EMPODAT
Publisher: Network of Reference Laboratories for Monitoring of Emerging Environmental Pollutants
Target Audience: researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, caffeine, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, pharmaceuticals, toxics, water quality Health Issues: Visit the website
| |  Database: Environmental Health Legislation Database
Publisher: National Conference of State Legislatures
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), asbestos, lead, mercury, mold, pesticides, radon, toxics, water quality Health Issues: respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This databases tracks state legislation addressing environmental factors that may adversely impact human health or the ecological balances essential to long-term human health and environmental quality, whether in the natural or man-made environment.
| | Database: Environmental Health News
Publisher: Environmental Health Sciences
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents(PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), electrical sensitivity, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: This database of news and journal articles in also available for subscribers as both a news feed and a daily email digest.
| |  Database: Environmental Health WebMaps
Publisher: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, cadmium, chlorine, chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, MTBE, perchlorate, perchloroethylene (PERC), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET), phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, death, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including thyroid deficiencies), eye health, hearing functioning, immune system health, musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: Some toxics and public health information is available in Spanish.
| | Database: EPA Substance Registry System
Publisher: US EPA
Date: 2010
Target Audience: researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: alkylphenols, aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), creosote, dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), fluoride, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, melamine, mercury, MTBE, nitrates or nitrites, perchlorate, perchloroethylene (PERC), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, triclosan/antimicrobials, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: none specified Visit the website Comments: This database provides detailed chemical information on any substance tracked by the EPA or its affiliates.
| | Database: Good Guide
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, general public, lawmakers, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), aluminum, climate change, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, formaldehyde, nanotechnology, parabens, pesticides, phthalates, solvents (benzene), toxics, triclosan, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, chlorine, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), mental health, nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website
| | Database: Hazardous Substances Data Bank
Publisher: United States National Library of Medicine
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, alkylphenols, aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, melamine, mercury, metals, MTBE, nanotechnology, nitrates or nitrites, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, perchloroethylene (PERC), perfluorocarbons, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons, PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, triclosan/antimicrobials, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: antibiotic resistance, autism, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, death, dental health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: In addition to toxicity data, this database provides information in the areas of emergency handling procedures, industrial hygiene, environmental fate, human exposure, detection methods and regulatory requirements.
| |  Database: INCHEM: Chemical Safety Information from Intergovernmental Organizations
Publisher: International Program on Chemical Safety
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: May include any of the following: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: May include any of the following: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, death, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), electrical sensitivity, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: This site provides a one-stop search of several chemical databases.
| |  Database: International Agency for Research on Cancer
Publisher: World Health Organization
Date: 2010
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, aluminum, arsenic, asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, melamine, mercury, nitrates or nitrites, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), pharmaceuticals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), tobacco/nicotine, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: cancer, death Visit the website Comments: Fact sheets, training manuals and presentations on cancer care/prevention are available for download. Monographs on individual carcinogenic substances are also available in PDF.
| | Database: International Chemical Safety Cards
Publisher: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), creosote, DES, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, melamine, mercury, MTBE, perchlorate, perchloroethylene (PERC), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), tobacco/nicotine, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, death, dental health, digestive system health, endocrine health, eye health, immune system health, mental health, musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: This is available in Chinese, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Thai, Urdu and Vietnamese.
| | Database: Library and Information Networks for Knowledge Database (WHOLIS)
Publisher: World Health Organization
Date: 2008
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons, chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, MTBE, nanotechnology, nitrates or nitrites, nuclear/radiation, parabens, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: antibiotic resistance, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, dental health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), multiple chemical sensitivity, mental health, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: This database includes World Health Organization reports and documents in several languages.
| |  Database: List of Lists 2009
Publisher: Pesticide Action Network UK
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: cadmium, chloroform, formaldehyde, mercury, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), tobacco/nicotine, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, endocrine health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: This database lists pesticides, identifying those associated with particularly harmful health or environmental impacts.
| | Database: Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures
Publisher: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry
Date: 2007
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers Environmental/Toxics Issues: ammonia, arsenic, chlorine, formaldehyde, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, death, digestive system health, endocrine health, eye health, immune system health, mental health, musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health, skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: This database is intended to aid emergency department physicians and other emergency healthcare professionals who manage acute exposures resulting from chemical incidents.
| |  Database: Motherisk
Publisher: The Hospital for Sick Children
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: alcohol, DES, electromagnetic fields, lead, mercury, pesticides (DEET), pharmaceuticals, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.) Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), eye health, immune system health, mental health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Database: National Agricultural Safety Database
Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), ammonia, dioxin, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: cancer, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website
| |  Database: NIH/NLM Household Products Database
Publisher: National Institutes of Health
Target Audience: consumers, general public, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, chlorine, chloroform, chromium, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, fluoride, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, parabens, pesticides (DEET), phthalates (DEHP), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website
| | Database: NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
Publisher: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 2005
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers Environmental/Toxics Issues: alcohol, aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, cadmium, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), dioxin, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, perchloroethylene (PERC), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, dental health, digestive system health, endocrine health (including thyroid deficiencies), eye health, hearing functioning, immune system health, mental health, musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: This database is intended as a source of general industrial hygiene information for workers, employers and occupational health professionals.
| | Database: Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Legislative Database
Publisher: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 2007
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, lawmakers Environmental/Toxics Issues: tobacco/nicotine Health Issues: endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), obesity Visit the website Comments: The database contains information on bills relating to obesity and physical activity.
| |  Database: Pesticide Database
Publisher: Pesticide Action Network North America
Date: 2010
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including outdoor), alcohol, alkylphenols, aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), creosote, dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, melamine, mercury, MTBE, nitrates or nitrites, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), tobacco/nicotine, triclosan/antimicrobials, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, death, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health, immune system health, multiple chemical sensitivity, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), urological health Visit the website Comments: This is a comprehensive listing of toxicity and regulatory information for pesticides.
| |  Database: Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database
Author: Beyond Pesticides
Target Audience: researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: pesticides Health Issues: autism/Asperger, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This database facilitates access to epidemiologic and laboratory studies based on real-world exposure scenarios that link public health effects to pesticides.
| |  Database: Research Data Center
Publisher: National Center for Health Statistics
Date: 2008
Target Audience: researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: May include any of the following: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: May include any of the following: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), electrical sensitivity, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), multiple chemical sensitivity, mental health, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: This site gives wide public access to health and vital statistics data and offers statistical, programming and consulting expertise to facilitate the data analysis for research projects.
| | Database: Scorecard
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, general public Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), lead, metals, toxics, water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website Comments: This database permits users to search for pollution and superfund sites by location.
| | Database: Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database
Publisher: Environmental Working Group
Target Audience: consumers, general public, lawmakers, parents, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: alcohol, ammonia, aspartame, bisphenol A, caffeine, chlorine, chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), fluoride, formaldehyde, food additives, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, nanotechnology, parabens, perchlorate, pesticides (DEET), phthalates (DEHP), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, toxics Health Issues: asthma, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, urological health Visit the website
| | Database: The HERO Database
Publisher: US Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 2010
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, alkylphenols, aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, caffeine, cadmium, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, melamine, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nanotechnology, nitrates or nitrites, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, perchloroethylene (PERC), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), water quality Health Issues: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, death, dental health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: The Health and Environmental Research Online is a database of scientific studies and other references used to develop EPA's risk assessments aimed at understanding the health and environmental effects of pollutants and chemicals.
| | Database: THOMAS
Publisher: Library of Congress
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: May include any of the following: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: Visit the website Comments: Information is available about current and pending legislation in the US Congress.
| |  Database: Toxic Waters: Find Water Polluters Near You
Publisher: New York Times
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: mercury, pesticides, water quality Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website Comments: Information about facilities contained in this database comes from two sources: the Environmental Protection Agency and the California State Water Resources Control Board. The database does not contain information submitted by the states.
| | Database: Toxicological Profile Information Sheet
Publisher: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, cadmium, chlorine, chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), creosote, dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, MTBE, nuclear/radiation, perchlorate, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), tobacco/nicotine, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, death, dental health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health, eye health, hearing functioning, immune system health, mental health, musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: The 2008 profile is available on CD-ROM.
| | Database: Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program
Publisher: US Environmental Protection Agency
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: alcohol, aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, cadmium, chlorine, chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), creosote, dioxin, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, nitrates or nitrites, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents Health Issues: Visit the website Comments: TRI is a publicly-available EPA database that contains information on toxic chemical releases and waste management activities reported annually by certain industries as well as federal facilities. The current TRI toxic chemical list contains 581 individually listed chemicals and 30 chemical categories. Users can also search for information about releases from a specific facility at http://epa.gov/tri-efdr/
| |  Database: Toxipedia
Publisher: Institute for Neurotoxicology and Neurological health
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, general public, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: alcohol, arsenic, cadmium, caffeine, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), fluoride, food additives, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, lindane), pharmaceuticals, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), mental health, nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website
| | Database: TOXNET, United States National Library of Medicine
Publisher: US National Library of Medicine
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, chlorine, chloroform, chromium, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, fluoride, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, parabens, pesticides (DEET), phthalates (DEHP), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: This is a collection of more than a dozen databases in the US National Library of Medicine that users can search collectively or individually.
| | Database: ToxSeek
Publisher: US National Library of Medicine
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: May include any of the following: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: May include any of the following: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), electrical sensitivity, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), multiple chemical sensitivity, mental health, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: This database allows users to conduct simultaneous searches of dozens of databases within the US National Library of Medicine, the US National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US Department of Energy, the US Food and Drug Administration, the World Health Organization, and other entities.
| | Database: True Cost Clearninghouse
Publisher: Science & Environmental Health Network
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, climate change, lead, mercury, metals, MTBE, nuclear/radiation, pesticides, toxics, water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, cancer, cardiovascular health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This site lists articles and reports documenting the economic, health, and social costs of pollution, worker exposures and resource exploitation, as well as the underreported benefits of remediation and precautionary policies.
| |  Database: US State-level Chemicals Policy Database
Publisher: Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA)
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: arsenic, bisphenol A, cadmium, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), dioxin, endocrine disruptors (EDCs), flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), formaldehyde, lead, mercury, nanotechnology, perchloroethylene (PERC), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) , phthalates (DEHP and others), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (toluene, TCE, etc.), Teflon/PFOA Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website Comments: The Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2) is an association of state, local, and tribal governments that promotes a clean environment, healthy communities, and a vital economy through the development and use of safer chemicals and products.
| |  Database: World Library of Toxicology
Publisher: Toxipedia and the International Union of Toxicology
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, arsenic, asbestos, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrance, dioxin, fluoride, food additives, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, perchlorate, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), radon, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, death, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), mental health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website
|  | Magazine/Journal Article: A Primer on Chemicals, Fertility, and Reproduction
Author: Gertz E
Publisher: Grist Magazine
Date: 2007
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: alkylphenols, bisphenol A, dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), perchlorate, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), phthalates, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, skin health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Association Between Serum Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Insulin Resistance Among Nondiabetic Adults
Author: Lee DH, Lee IK, Jin SH, et al.
Publisher: Diabetes Care. 2007 Mar;30(3):622-8
Date: 2007
Target Audience: researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: dioxin, persistent organic pollutants, pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), toxics Health Issues: endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies) Visit the website Comments: An executive summary is available in addition to the full report.
| |  Magazine/Journal Article: Chlorpyrifos Exposure and Urban Residential Environment Characteristics as Determinants of Early Childhood Neurodevelopment
Author: Lovasi G, Quinn J, Rauh V, Perera F, Andrews H, Garfinkel R, Loepner L, Whyatt R, Rundle A
Publisher: American Journal of Public Health
Date: 2010
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: lead, pesticides, tobacco/nicotine Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, nervous system/neurological health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Common Industrial Chemicals in Tiny Doses Raise Health Issue
Author: Waldman P
Publisher: Wall Street Journal
Date: 2005
Target Audience: general public Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, lead, mercury, perchlorate, pesticides, phthalates Health Issues: behavior problems, cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Magazine/Journal Article: Consensus Statement: Parkinson's Disease and the Environment
Author: Bronstein J, Carvey P, Chen H, Cory-Slechta D, DiMonte D et al.
Publisher: Environmental Health Perspectives 2008;117:117–121
Date: 2008
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: caffeine, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, pharmaceuticals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: nervous system/neurological health, obesity Visit the website Comments: This report summarizes the work of a multidisciplinary group of experts who gathered in Sunnyvale, California, USA, to assess what is known about the contribution of environmental factors to Parkinson's Disease.
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Definition and Prevalence of Subfertility and Infertility
Author: Gnoth C, Godehardt E, Frank-HerrmannP, Friol K, Tigges J, Freundl G
Publisher: Human Reproduction 2005 May;20(5):1144-7
Date: 2005
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers Environmental/Toxics Issues: (none specified) Health Issues: reproductive health Visit the website Comments: This article discusses prevalence of a health condition instead of environmental impactors on health. This is information is needed to track trends and determine changes due to environmental factors.
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Developmental Neurotoxicity of Industrial Chemicals
Author: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ
Publisher: Lancet 2006 Dec 16;368(9553):2167-78
Date: 2006
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: arsenic, lead, mercury, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), solvents, toxics Health Issues: autism/Asperger, behavior problems, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), nervous system/neurological health Visit the website Comments: The full-text article is available for purchase.
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Probed as Potential Pathways to Illness
Author: Trubo R
Publisher: Journal of the American Medical Association 2005 Jul 20;294(3):291-3
Date: 2005
Target Audience: Public health officers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, food additives, pesticides, phthalates, toxics Health Issues: endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), reproductive health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Environmental and Occupational Factors Affecting Fertility and IVF Success
Author: Younglai E, Holloway A, Foster W
Publisher: Human Reproduction Update 2005 Jan-Feb;11(1):43-57
Date: 2005
Target Audience: researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, alkylphenols, chloroform, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, lead, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, lindane, etc.), phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: obesity, reproductive health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Environmental Exposures and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Review of the Science
Author: Stillerman KP, Mattison DR, Giudice LC, Woodruff TJ
Publisher: Reproductive Sciences 2008 Sep;15(7):631-50
Date: 2008
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), arsenic, bisphenol A, chlorine, DES, lead, metals, nitrates or nitrites, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: The full-text article is available for purchase.
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Environmental Toxicants and Developmental Disabilities: A Challenge for Psychologists
Author: Koger SM, Schettler T, Weiss B.
Publisher: American Psychologist
Date: 2005
Target Audience: health care providers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, cleaning products, dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), food additives, lead, mercury, manganese, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), solvents, water quality Health Issues: autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), nervous system/neurological health Visit the website Comments: This article postulates that the hazards of environmental pollutants are inherently preventable. Psychologists can help prevent developmental disabilities by mobilizing and affecting public policy, educating and informing consumers, contributing to interdisciplinary research efforts, and taking action within their own homes and communities to reduce the toxic threat to children.
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Environmental Toxins and Fertility
Author: Myers J, Giudice L, Carlson A
Publisher: Family Building Magazine 2004 Autumn; 4(1)
Date: 2004
Target Audience: consumers, general public Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, cleaning products, dioxin, lead, mercury, metals, pesticides (DDT), phthalates, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: reproductive health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Episodic Air Pollution is Associated with Increased DNA Fragmentation in Human Sperm without Other Changes in Semen Quality
Author: Rubes J, Selevan S, Evenson D, et al.
Publisher: Human Reproduction 2005 Oct;20(10):2776-83
Date: 2005
Target Audience: researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), cadmium, lead, mercury, metals, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: reproductive health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Focus on Fertility
Publisher: American Infertility Association
Date: 2004
Target Audience: general public, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: alcohol, alkylphenols, bisphenol A, DES, dioxin, flame retardants, lead, mercury, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, pharmaceuticals, phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: This issue of the American Infertility Association's quarterly newsletter is focused on environmental pollutants.
| |  Magazine/Journal Article: Health Effects of the Gulf Oil Spill
Author: Solomon GM, Janssen S
Publisher: Journal of the American Medical Association
Date: 2010
Target Audience: researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (outdoor), cadmium, lead, mercury, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), solvents (naphthalene), toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: cancer, digestive system health, eye health, mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health, skin health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Increasing Prevalence of Parent-Reported Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among Children --- United States, 2003 and 2007
Author: Visser SN, Bitsko RH, Danielson ML, Perou R, Blumberg SJ
Publisher: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 2010
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: (none specified) Health Issues: behavior problems Visit the website
| |  Magazine/Journal Article: Infertile Ground
Author: Sullivan R
Publisher: Vogue Magazine
Date: 2007
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: alkylphenols, bisphenol A, DES, flame retardants (PBDEs), pesticides, pharmaceuticals, phthalates, toxics Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, reproductive health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Infertility and Environmental Chemicals – Is There a Connection?
Author: Giudice L
Publisher: San Francisco Medicine
Date: 2004
Target Audience: health care providers Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, DES, dioxin, pesticides (DDT), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: reproductive health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Is Human Fecundity Declining?
Author: Skakkebæk N, Jørgensen N, Main K, et al.
Publisher: International Journal of Andrology 2006 Feb;29(1):2-11
Date: 2006
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: phthalates (DEHP and others), pesticides (DDT), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: cancer, obesity, reproductive health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Longitudinal Changes in Semen Parameters in Young Danish Men from the Copenhagen Area
Author: Carlsen E, Swan SH, Petersen JH, Skakkebæk NE
Publisher: Human Reproduction 2005 Apr;20(4):942-9
Date: 2005
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers Environmental/Toxics Issues: (none specified) Health Issues: reproductive health Visit the website Comments: This article discusses prevalence of a health condition instead of environmental impactors on health. This is information is needed to track trends and determine changes due to environmental factors.
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Meeting Report: Methylmercury in Marine Ecosystems: From Sources to Seafood Consumers
Author: Chen C, Serrell N, Evers D, et al.
Publisher: Environmental Health Perspectives. 2008 Dec;116(12):1706-12.
Date: 2008
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: mercury, metals, toxics Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Out of Plumb: When Water Treatment Causes Lead Contamination
Author: Renner R
Publisher: Environmental Health Perspectives
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers Environmental/Toxics Issues: arsenic, chlorine, lead, water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, urological health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Pollution Comes Home and Gets Personal: Women's Experience of Household Chemical Exposure
Author: Altman R, Morello-Frosch R, Brody J, et al.
Publisher: Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 49(4): 417-435.
Date: 2008
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alkylphenols, flame retardants, parabens, pesticides, phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), toxics Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website Comments: This article details popular knowledge and reactions to toxic chemicals.
| |  Magazine/Journal Article: Prenatal Exposure to PBDEs and Neurodevelopment
Author: Herbstman J, Sjodin A, Kurzon M, Lederman S, Jones R, Rauh V, Needham L, Deliang T, Niedzwiecki M, Wang R, Perera F
Publisher: Environmental Health Perspectives
Date: 2010
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), endocrine disruptors (EDCs), flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), tobacco/nicotine Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including thyroid deficiencies), nervous system/neurological health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Sidestream Smoking is Equally as Damaging as Mainstream Smoking on IVF Outcomes
Author: Neal M, Hughes E, Holloway A, Foster W
Publisher: Human Reproduction 2005 Sep;20(9):2531-5
Date: 2005
Target Audience: researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: reproductive health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal Article: The Built Environment: Designing Communities to Promote Physical Activity in Children
Author: Committee on Environmental Health
Publisher: Pediatrics 2009;123;1591-1598
Date: 2009
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), lead, metals, mold, toxics Health Issues: obesity Visit the website
| |  Magazine/Journal Article: The Elephant in the Playground
Author: Filippelli G, Laidlaw M
Publisher: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
Date: 2010
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: lead Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), nervous system/neurological health Visit the website Comments: This article examines the higher lead burden of urban populations.
| |  Magazine/Journal Article: Time to Get a Grip
Author: Herbert M
Publisher: Autism Advocate 2006 Dec; 45(5):18-25
Date: 2006
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, electromagnetic fields, metals, nuclear/radiation, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, toxics Health Issues: autism/Asperger, digestive system health, immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal Article: Your Fertility, Your Environment: Is There a Link?
Author: Swan S
Publisher: InterNational Council on Infertility Information Dissemination
Date: 2004
Target Audience: health care providers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: arsenic, air quality (including indoor and outdoor), dioxin, lead, mercury, metals, pesticides (DDT, etc.), phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: cancer, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, reproductive health Visit the website
|  |  Magazine/Journal: Endocrine News
Publisher: The Endocrine Society
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: May include any of the following: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, ammonia, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, parabens, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: May include any of the following: autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal: Environmental Health Perspectives
Publisher: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: May include any of the following: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: May include any of the following: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), electrical sensitivity, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website
| |  Magazine/Journal: Environmental Science & Technology
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: May include any of the following: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: May include any of the following: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), electrical sensitivity, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal: Health Dialogues
Author: Varney S
Publisher: KQED Radio, NPR
Date: 2008
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: phthalates, PVC plastic or vinyl, toxics Health Issues: digestive system health, reproductive health, urological health Visit the website Comments: This online magazine has radio reports and other material dealing with toxic chemicals.
| |  Magazine/Journal: Northwest Public Health Magazine
Publisher: University of Washington School of Public Health
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, metals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: May contain any of the following: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular, disease, chronic fatigue,dental health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), electrical sensitivity, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health, (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website
| |  Magazine/Journal: Prevention
Publisher: Rodale
Target Audience: consumers general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: May include any of the following: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: May include any of the following: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, death, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), electrical sensitivity, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal: The Daily Green
Publisher: Hearst
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: May include any of the following: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: May include any of the following: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), electrical sensitivity, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website
| | Magazine/Journal: The Green Guide
Publisher: National Geographic
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: May include any of the following: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: May include any of the following: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), electrical sensitivity, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website
| |  Magazine/Journal: The Networker
Publisher: Science and Environmental Health Network
Date: 2009
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: May include any of the following: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: May include any of the following: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), electrical sensitivity, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: A complete index of back issues is available.
| |  Magazine/Journal: Water Quality, Exposure and Health
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Target Audience: researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: May include any of the following: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, aspartame, bisphenol A, cadmium, caffeine, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, climate change, cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, MTBE, nanotechnology, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (PERC), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: May include any of the following: antibiotic resistance, autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), electrical sensitivity, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, Gulf War syndrome, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, multiple chemical sensitivity, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), seizures, skin health, urological health Visit the website
|  |  Report: Monograph on the Potential Human Reproductive and Developmental Effects of Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)
Publisher: US National Toxicology Program
Date: 2006
Target Audience: researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: phthalates (DEHP) Health Issues: reproductive health Visit the website
| |  Report: 11th Report on Carcinogens
Publisher: National Toxicology Program
Date: 2005
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, arsenic, asbestos, cadmium, chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), DES, dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), food additives, formaldehyde, lead, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchloroethylene (PERC), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: cancer Visit the website
| | Report: A Decade of Children's Environmental Health Research
Publisher: US Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 2007
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), arsenic, lead, manganese, metals, pesticides (DDT), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Report: A Little Prettier
Author: Archer L, Brody C, Malkan S, Sarantis H
Publisher: Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
Date: 2008
Target Audience: consumers, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: cosmetics/fragrances, phthalates, toxics Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| | Report: A Review of the Relationship between Pyrethrins, Pyrethroid Exposure and Asthma and Allergies
Author: US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs
Publisher: US Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: pesticides Health Issues: immune system health (including allergies), respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Report: A Review of the Role Pesticides Play in Some Cancers: Children, Farmers and Pesticide Users at Risk?
Author: Lyons G, Watterson A.
Publisher: ChemTrust
Date: 2010
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, endocrine disruptors (EDCs), pesticides, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website
| |  Report: Acting Now for Better Health
Publisher: Health and Environment Alliance and Health CareWithout Harm Europe
Date: 2010
Target Audience: consumers, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, climate change Health Issues: cardiovascular health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This report addresses the benefits for health of reducing levels of these air pollutants which takes place as greenhouse gas emissions fall.
| |  Report: Addressing Public Health and Chemical Exposures: An Action Agenda
Publisher: National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures Leadership Council
Date: 2011
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, endocrine disruptors (EDCs), immune system health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Health Issues: Visit the website Comments: The report is downloadable in its entirety or by individual chapters.
| |  Report: Advancing Green Chemistry in Oregon
Author: Oregon Green Chemistry Advisory Group
Publisher: Oregon Environmental Council
Date: 2010
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: cleaning products, formaldehyde, lead, toxics Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website
| |  Report: Agenda to Advance Worker Health and Safety in the Nail Salon and Cosmetology Communities
Author: Quach T, Mendiratta A, Fu L, Silberberger J, Liou J, Chung N, Allen A, Reynolds P, Scranton A
Publisher: The California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative
Date: 2010
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, cosmetics/fragrances, formaldehyde, phthalates (DEHP and others), solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, immune system health (including allergies), musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website Comments: An executive summary, as well as a variety of fact sheets, are also available.
| |  Report: Agriculture and Cancer: A Need for Action
Author: Jacobs M, Clapp R
Publisher: Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts Lowell, in partnership with CHE and the Breast Cancer Fund
Date: 2008
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), nitrates or nitrites, pesticides, solvents, toxics Health Issues: cancer Visit the website
| |  Report: Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and Welfare and Human Systems
Author: Gamble JL, Ebi KL, Grambsch AE, Sussman FG, Wilbanks TJ
Publisher: US Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research
Date: 2008
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), climate change, toxics, water quality Health Issues: digestive system health, immune system health (including allergies), respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Report: Assessment of the Antibiotic Resistance Effects of Biocides
Author: Pagès J, Bridges J, Hartemann P
Publisher: Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks
Date: 2009
Target Audience: researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: alcohol, chlorine, chloroform, cosmetics/fragrances, formaldehyde, mercury, metals, parabens, pharmaceuticals, toxics, triclosan, water quality Health Issues: antibiotic resistance Visit the website
| |  Report: At the Intersection of Public Health and Transportation: Promoting Healthy Transportation Policy
Publisher: American Public Health Association
Date: 2009
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), water quality Health Issues: cancer, cardiovascular health, endocrine health (including diabetes), immune system health, mental health, musculoskeletal health, obesity, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Report: Attack Asthma: Why America Needs a Public Health Defense System to Battle Environmental Threats
Author: The Pew Environmental Health Commission
Publisher: Trust for America's Health
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: (none specified) Health Issues: death, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Report: Autistic Spectrum Disorders Report
Publisher: Birth Defect Research for Children
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: asbestos, aspartame, chlorine, cleaning products, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: autism/Asperger, behavior problems, blood health, birth defects/healthy development, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health Visit the website Comments: This report provides data on the high frequency of physical defects among children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
| |  Report: AUVA Report: Nonthermal Effects Confirmed; Exposure Limits Challenged; Precaution Demanded
Publisher: diagnose-funk
Date: 2009
Target Audience: consumers, epidemiologists/public health, general public, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: electromagnetic fields Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, immune system health, nervous system/neurological health Visit the website Comments: Other related reports are available in German.
| |  Report: Baby's Toxic Bottle: Bisphenol A Leaching from Popular Baby Bottles
Publisher: The Work Group for Safe Markets
Date: 2008
Target Audience: lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, toxics Health Issues: behavior problems, cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), reproductive health Visit the website
| | Report: Beauty Secrets
Author: Houlihan J, Wiles R
Publisher: Environmental Working Group
Date: 2000
Target Audience: consumers, general public, lawmakers, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: cosmetics/fragrances, pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others) Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, endocrine health, immune system health (including allergies), reproductive health Visit the website Comments: Links to phthalate-based activism are available.
| |  Report: Beyond Health Care: New Directions to a Healthier America
Publisher: The Robert Wood Johnson Commission to Build a Healthier America
Date: 2009
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), lead, metals, pesticides, radon, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), obesity Visit the website Comments: An executive summary as well as summarized recommendations are also available.
| | Report: BioInitiative Report: A Rationale for a Biologically-based Public Exposure Standard for Electromagnetic Fields
Publisher: The BioInitiative Working Group
Date: 2007
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: electromagnetic fields Health Issues: behavior problems, cancer, immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health Visit the website Comments: The report includes information on both extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELFs) from electrical and electronic appliances and power lines and radiofrequency radiation (RF) from wireless devices such as cell phones and cordless phones, cellular antennas and towers, and broadcast transmission towers.
| |  Report: Body of Evidence: A Study of Pollution in Maine People
Author: Schmitt C, Belliveau M, Donahue R, Sears A
Publisher: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine
Date: 2007
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), arsenic, bisphenol A, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, flame retardants (PBDEs), lead, mercury, metals, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), phthalates (DEHP), PVC plastic or vinyl, toxics, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, skin health Visit the website
| |  Report: Bridging the Credibility Gap: Eight Corporate Liability Accounting Loopholes that Regulators Must Close
Author: Lewis S
Publisher: Investor Environmental Health Network
Date: 2009
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: asbestos, cosmetics/fragrances, food additives, nanotechnology, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), vitamins Health Issues: blood health, cancer, death, immune system health (including allergies), reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This report examines legal loopholes related to corporate liability and environmental health impacts.
| |  Report: Canadian Expert Panel on Tobacco Smoke and Breast Cancer Risk
Author: Collishaw N, Boyd N, Cantor K, et al.
Publisher: Ontario Tobacco Research Unit
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: cancer, obesity Visit the website
| |  Report: Cancer: Air and Water Pollutants: A Need for Action
Author: Jacobs M, Clapp R
Publisher: Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Date: 2008
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, general public, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), arsenic, asbestos, chlorine, chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), formaldehyde, metals, nitrates or nitrites, pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), radon, solvents (Benzene, PERC), toxics, water quality Health Issues: cancer, cardiovascular health Visit the website
| |  Report: Cell Phone Radiation: Science Review on Cancer Risks and Children's Health
Publisher: Environmental Working Group
Date: 2010
Target Audience: consumers, general public, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: electromagnetic fields Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, endocrine health, immune system health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: An executive summary and low-radiation cell phone list are available, as well as the full report.
| |  Report: Cellular Inflammatory Responses to Indoor-source Particulate Matter
Author: Vogel C
Publisher: California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board
Date: 2010
Target Audience: researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (indoor) Health Issues: cardiovascular health, endocrine health, immune system health, respiratory system health Visit the website Comments: This PowerPoint presentation summarizes a study that measured inflammatory response to particulate matter from several sources.
| |  Report: Challenged Conceptions: Environmental Chemicals and Fertility
Author: Luoma J
Publisher: Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Date: 2005
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, cadmium, DES, dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), lead, manganese, mercury, metals, pesticides (DDT), phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (Benzene), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, reproductive health Visit the website
| |  Report: Charting the Rapids Ahead: Western Water, Climate Change & Public Health
Publisher: Carpe Diem West and The Public Health Institute's Center for Public Health & Climate Change
Date: 2011
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: climate change, water quality Health Issues: Visit the website
| |  Report: Chemical Exposures: State Ideas for Safeguarding Health
Publisher: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Date: 2010
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (indoor), bisphenol A, endocrine disruptors (EDCs), flame retardants (PBDEs), mold, pesticides, phthalates, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website Comments: A needs assessment and state forum focused on questions related to the six National Conversation workgroup areas in an attempt to better understand state needs on these topics. This report discusses the responses ASTHO received from state health and environmental agencies on their needs regarding monitoring, scientific understanding, chemical emergencies, policies and practices, education and communication, and serving communities.
| |  Report: Chemical Safety and Children's Health -- Protecting the World's Children from Harmful Chemical Exposures: a Global Guide to Resources
Author: Children and Chemical Safety Working Group
Publisher: Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS)
Date: 2005
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: toxics Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website
| |  Report: Children's Exposure to Elemental Mercury: A National Review of Exposure Events
Author: Mercury Workgroup
Publisher: US Agency for Toxic Substances and Diseasee Registry, Centers for Disease Contrl and Prevention
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: mercury, metals, toxics Health Issues: behavior problems, nervous system/neurological health Visit the website Comments: The workgroup sought to 1) identify the common sources of elemental mercury exposure in children; and 2) describe the location, demographics, and proportion of children exposed or potentially exposed to elemental mercury in the United States.
| |  Report: Coal Ash: The Toxic Threat to Our Health and Environment
Author: Gottlieb B, Gilbert S, Evans LG
Publisher: Physicians for Social Responsibility and Earthjustice
Date: 2010
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, metals, water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health, urological health Visit the website
| |  Report: Coal's Assault on Human Health
Author: Lockwood A, Welker-Hood K, Rauch M, Gottlieb B
Publisher: Physicians for Social Responsibility
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including outdoor), arsenic, climate change, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, pesticides, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, death, mental health, nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: An executive summary, as well as the full report, are available.
| |  Report: Creating a Transportation Policy for a Healthier Oregon
Publisher: Upstream Public Health
Date: 2009
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), arsenic, solvents (benzene), toxics Health Issues: cancer, cardiovascular health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), obesity, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: An executive summary and a fact sheet are available in addition to the full report.
| |  Report: Deepest Cuts: Repairing Health Monitoring Programs Slashed under the Bush Administration
Author: Rotkin-Ellman M, Quirindongo M, Sass J, Solomon G
Publisher: Natural Resources Defense Council
Date: 2008
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, general public, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), ammonia, arsenic, lead, food additives, mercury, metals, MTBE, perchlorate, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, pharmaceuticals, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma), urological health Visit the website
| |  Report: Dirty Secrets: What’s Hiding in Your Cleaning Products?
Publisher: Women's Voices for the Earth
Date: 2011
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: chloroform, phthalates (DEHP and others), solvents, toxics Health Issues: cancer, endocrine health, immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: also availble in Spanish at http://www.womensvoices.org/en-espanol/los-resultados-de-los-secretos-sucios/
| |  Report: Disinfectant Overkill
Author: Scranton A
Publisher: Women's Voices for the Earth
Date: 2009
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor), ammonia, chlorine, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, dioxin, food additives, nanotechnology, pesticides, triclosan/antimicrobials, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: antibiotic resistance, cancer, death, digestive system health, endocrine health (thyroid deficiencies), eye health, immune system health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website Comments: An executive summary, as well as the full report, are available.
| | Report: Draft Toxilogical Profile For Perfluoroalkyls
Author: Chou S, Jones D, Pohl H, et al.
Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Date: 2009
Target Audience: health care providers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), flame retardants, Teflon/PFOA, toxics, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, death, digestive system health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website
| |  Report: Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies
Author: Birch LL, Parker L, Burns A, editors
Publisher: National Academies Press
Date: 2011
Target Audience: general public, health care providers, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, cadmium, DES, endocrine disruptors (EDCs), lead, pesticides (DDT and others), phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Health Issues: obesity Visit the website Comments: The focus of this report is on policies that are developed and implemented by policy makers and by caregivers who interact with parents and young children.
| |  Report: Early Exposures to Hazardous Chemicals/Pollution and Associations with Chronic Disease: A Scoping Review
Publisher: Canadian Environmental Law Association, the Ontario College of Family Physicians and the Environmental Health Institute of Canada
Date: 2011
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), bisphenol A, endocrine disruptors (EDCs), lead, mercury, metals, obesity, pesticides, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, endocrine health (including diabetes), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Report: Environmental and Occupational Causes of Cancer
Author: Clapp RW, Jacobs MM, Loechler EL.
Publisher: Lowell Center forSustainable Production, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Date: 2007
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), aluminum, arsenic, asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, chlorine, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cosmetics/fragrances, creosote, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, formaldehyde, lead, mercury, metals, nitrates or nitrites, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: cancer Visit the website
| |  Report: Environmental Burden of Disease Associated with Inadequate Housing
Author: Braubach M, Jacobs DE, Ormandy D
Publisher: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
Date: 2011
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (indoor), formaldehyde, lead, mold, radon, tobacco/nicotine Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), mental health, nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Report: Environmental Impacts on Reproductive Health
Publisher: Association of Reproductive Health Professionals and Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Date: 2010
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, arsenic, asbestos, bisphenol A, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, DES, food additives, lead, mercury, metals, nuclear/radiation, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, death, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: This report aims to provide front-line clinicians with practical guidance on environmental reproductive health issues.
| |  Report: Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma: Guidelines for Health Care Providers
Author: Roberts J, McCurdy L
Publisher: National Environmental Education Foundation
Date: 2005
Target Audience: health care providers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), mold, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: immune system health (including allergies), respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Report: Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging with a Closer Look at Alzheimer's & Parkinson's Diseases
Author: Stein J, Schettler T, Rohrer B, Valenti M
Publisher: Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility, Science and Environmental Health Network
Date: 2008
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, aluminum, electromagnetic fields, food additives, lead, manganese, metals,persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cardiovascular health, death, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), mental health, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity Visit the website
| |  Report: F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America
Author: Levi J, Vinter S, Richardson L, et al.
Publisher: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Trust for America's Health
Date: 2009
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: Health Issues: behavior problems, cancer, cardiovascular health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), mental health, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, urological health Visit the website Comments: An executive summary is available in addition to the full report.
| | Report: Five Chemicals Study
Publisher: Toxics Use Reduction Institute
Date: 2006
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), lead, formaldehyde, metals, phthalates (DEHP), solvents (PERC), toxics Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, chronic fatigue, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), multiple chemical sensitivity, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), urological health Visit the website Comments: An executive summary is available in addition to the full report.
| |  Report: Focusing on Children's Health: Community Approaches to Addressing Health Disparities: Workshop Summary
Author: Anderson K, Wizemann T
Publisher: National Academies Press
Date: 2009
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: lead, tobacco/nicotine Health Issues: autism, cancer, cardiovascular health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes), mental health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Report: Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
Author: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publisher: US Department of Health and Human Services
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: arsenic, bisphenol A, cadmium, chloroform, dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), lead, mercury, metals, MTBE, perchlorate, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, lindane), phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), tobacco/nicotine, toxics, triclosan/antimicrobials, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, death, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health, skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: An executive summary and chemical list are available as well as the full report.
| |  Report: Girl, Disrupted
Author: Barrett J, Gonzalez S, Sarantis H, Varshavsky J
Publisher: Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Date: 2008
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, DES, dioxin, pesticides (DDT), phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), obesity, reproductive health Visit the website
| |  Report: Glossed Over: Health Hazards Associated with Toxic Exposure in Nail Salons
Author: Gorman A, O'Connor P
Publisher: Women's Voices for the Earth
Date: 2007
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor), cosmetics/fragrances, formaldehyde, phthalates (DEHP and others), solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, digestive system health, eye health, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website
| | Report: Green Chemistry: Cornerstone to a Sustainable California
Author: Wilson M, Schwarzman M, Malloy T, et al.
Publisher: The Centers for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of California
Date: 2008
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, lawmakers Environmental/Toxics Issues: persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), solvents, toxics Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma), urological health Visit the website
| |  Report: Hazardous Chemicals in Health Care: A Snapshot of Chemicals in Doctors and Nurses
Author: Wilding R, Curtis K, Welker-Hood K
Publisher: Physicians for Social Responsibility
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), asbestos, bisphenol A, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), mercury, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (lindane), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, Teflon/PFOA, toxics, triclosan/antimicrobials, water quality Health Issues: antibiotic resistance, autism, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: An executive summary and resource appendix are included.
| |  Report: Hormone Disruptors and Women's Health: Reasons for Concern
Publisher: Collaborative on Health and the Environment, University of Florida and University of California San Francisco, Obsetric, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Date: 2008
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, DES, dioxin, pesticides (DDT), phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: cancer, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), mental health, obesity, reproductive health, urological health Visit the website Comments: This report is available in three versions: as a trifold brochure, as a footnoted fact sheet, and as a German translation of the English.
| |  Report: Household Hazards: Potential Hazards of Home Cleaning Products
Author: Gorman A
Publisher: Women's Voices for the Earth
Date: 2007
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: cleaning products, phthalates, solvents, toxics Health Issues: disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Report: Human Health and Welfare in a Changing Climate
Publisher: US Climate Change Science Program
Target Audience: general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents,
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), mold, toxics, water quality Health Issues: cardiovascular health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| | Report: Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment
Publisher: National Research Council of the National Academies
Date: 2011
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, toxics Health Issues: cardiovascular health, endocrine health (including diabetes), obesity,reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: Health impact assessment (HIA) is a tool that can help decision-makers identify the public-health consequences of proposals that potentially affect health. In this report, the Committee on Health Impact Assessment discusses the need for healthinformed decision-making and policies and reviews the current practice of HIA.
| |  Report: In Harm’s Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development
Author: Schettler T, Stein J, Reich F, Valenti M
Publisher: Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility
Date: 2001
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: dioxin, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: autism/Asperger, behavior problems, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), nervous system/neurological health Visit the website Comments: The complete report can be downloaded or ordered from Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility.
| |  Report: Indoor Mold: Better Coordination of Research on Health Effects and More Consistent Guidance Would Improve Federal Efforts
Author: Government Accountablity Office
Publisher: United States Government Accountability Office
Date: 2008
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), mold, toxics Health Issues: cancer, chronic fatigue, digestive system health, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website
| |  Report: Industrial Carcinogens: A Need for Action
Author: Jacobs M, Clapp R
Publisher: Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts Lowell, in partnership with CHE and the Breast Cancer Fund
Date: 2008
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), arsenic, asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cosmetics/fragrances, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, lead, mercury, nuclear/radiation, pesticides (DDT, lindane, etc.), phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents, toxics Health Issues: cancer Visit the website
| | Report: Key Findings: Trends in the Prevalence of Developmental Disabilities in US Children, 1997–2008
Target Audience: Environmental/Toxics Issues: (none listed) Health Issues: autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), hearing functioning Visit the website Comments: This study determined the prevalence of developmental disabilities in US children and in selected populations for a 12-year period.
| |  Report: Maine Compact Fluorescent Lamp Breakage Study Report
Publisher: Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Date: 2008
Target Audience: consumers, general public, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), mercury, metals, toxics Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), nervous system/neurological health Visit the website Comments: The goal of this study was to collect data to support or revise an existing cleanup guidance for the breakage of a single CFL. The issue of primary concern was mercury exposure and mercury contamination.
| |  Report: Men under Threat: The Decline in Male Reproductive Health and the Potential Role of Exposure to Chemicals during in-utero Development
Publisher: CHEMTrust
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alkylphenols, bisphenol A, dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), parabens, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), phthalates (DEHP), pharmaceuticals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), toxics, triclosan Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, reproductive health Visit the website
| |  Report: Mental Health and Enivironmental Exposures
Author: Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative
Publisher: Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Date: 2008
Target Audience: general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, aluminum, arsenic, bisphenol A, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), food additives, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: behavior problems, mental health, nervous system/neurological health Visit the website
| |  Report: Not So Sexy: The Health Risks of Secret Chemicals in Fragrance
Author: Sarantis H, Naidenko O, Gray S, Houlihan J, Malkan S
Publisher: Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and the Environmental Working Group
Date: 2010
Target Audience: consumers, epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, food additives, formaldehyde, phthalates (DEHP and others), solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website Comments: An executive summary is available as well as the full report.
| |  Report: Not Too Pretty
Author: Brody C, Houlihan J, Schwan B
Publisher: Environmental Working Group
Date: 2002
Target Audience: consumers, general public, health care providers, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: cosmetics/fragrances, pesticides, phthalates (DEHP and others) Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, reproductive health Visit the website
| |  Report: Options for State Chemicals Policy Reform: A Resource Guide
Author: Denison R, Foss-Hansen S, Geiser K, Kyle A, Massey R, McPherson A, Rejeski D, Rossi M, Tickner J
Publisher: Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at the University of Massachussettes Lowell
Date: 2008
Target Audience: lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: asbestos, cosmetics/fragrances, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), lead, mercury, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents, toxics, water quality Health Issues: cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| | Report: Our Children at Risk
Author: Mott L, Fore D, Curtis J, Solomon G
Publisher: Natural Resources Defense Council
Date: 1997
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, mercury, metals, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Teflon/PFOA, toxics Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma), sudden infant death syndrome Visit the website
| |  Report: Overexposed & Underinformed
Author: Porter C
Publisher: The California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative
Date: 2009
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor), cosmetics/fragrances, formaldehyde, phthalates (DEHP and others), solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, digestive system health, eye health, immune system health (including allergies), musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website
| |  Report: Pathways to Breast Cancer: A Case Study for Innovation in Chemical Safety Evaluation
Author: Schwarzman M, Janssen S
Publisher: University of California, Berkeley and the Natural Resources Defense Council
Date: 2010
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: toxics Health Issues: cancer Visit the website Comments: For this report, the Breast Cancer and Chemicals Policy Project reviewed existing methods for chemical toxicity testing and developed a testing scheme, called the Hazard Identification Approach. This approach provides a methodology for the identification of substances that could elevate breast cancer risk.
| | Report: Perchlorate in Baby Formula Fact Sheet
Publisher: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 2009
Target Audience: general public, health care providers, parents, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: perchlorate, toxics Health Issues: endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies) Visit the website
| |  Report: Persistent Organic Pollutants: Impact on Child Health
Publisher: World Health Organization
Date: 2010
Target Audience: health care providers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: cadmium, dioxin, lead, mercury, metals, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, immune system health (including allergies), reproductive health, skin health Visit the website Comments: This document is designed to inform and educate health professionals about persistent organic pollutants and their potential impact on child health and development. The document emphasizes the critical importance of primary prevention.
| |  Report: Phasing Out the "Toxic Trio"
Publisher: The National Healthy Nail Salon Alliance
Date: 2009
Target Audience: consumers, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: formaldehyde, phthalates, solvents, toxics Health Issues: endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This report summarizes evidence on connections between nail salon exposures to three problemmatic chemicals and health, including a list nail polish brands and whether they include these chemicals.
| | Report: Plan EJ 2014
Author: Office of Environmental Justice
Publisher: US Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 2011
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates Environmental/Toxics Issues: toxics Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website Comments: Plan EJ 2014 is a roadmap that will help EPA integrate environmental justice into the Agency’s programs, policies and activities.
| |  Report: Poison in Paint, Toxics in Toys
Author: Belliveau M, Taylor S.
Publisher: Environmental Health Strategy Center, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, SAFER States
Date: 2011
Target Audience: consumers, general public, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, endocrine disruptors (EDCs) Health Issues: behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, reproductive health Visit the website
| |  Report: Pollution in People Report
Author: Hackenmiller-Paradis, R
Publisher: Oregon Environmental Council
Date: 2007
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, mercury, metals, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, phthalates (DEHP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Teflon/PFOA, toxics Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: In 2007, ten Oregon women and men volunteered to have their bodies tested in a study of chemical pollution in people. This report summarizes the findings of those tests.
| |  Report: Presumption of Safety: Limits of Federal Policies on Toxic Substances in Consumer Products
Author: Tickner J, Torrie Y
Publisher: Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at the University of Massachussettes Lowell
Date: 2008
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: asbestos, cadmium, cleaning products, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cosmetics/fragrances, flame retardants (BFRs, PBDEs), formaldehyde, lead, mercury, metals, pesticides, phthalates, toxics Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website
| |  Report: Preventing Disease through Healthy Environments: Towards an Estimate of the Environmental Burden of Disease
Author: Prüss-Üstün A, Corvalán C
Publisher: World Health Organization
Date: 2006
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), climate change, lead, metals, nuclear/radiation, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, death, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), eye health, hearing functioning, mental health, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: An executive summary is available in addition to the full report.
| | Report: Principles for Evaluating Health Risks in Children Associated with Exposure to Chemicals
Author: Louis G, Damstra T, Díaz-Barriga F, et al.
Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization
Date: 2006
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, arsenic, asbestos, cleaning products, climate change, DES, dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs), fluoride, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, nuclear/radiation, perchlorate, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, pharmaceuticals, phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, death, dental health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies),mental health, musculoskeletal health (including osteoporosis), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website
| |  Report: Promoting Health Equity: A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health
Author: Ramirez L, Baker E, Metzler M
Publisher: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 2008
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health
Environmental/Toxics Issues: obacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: cancer, dental health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies) Visit the website
| | Report: Protect the Air We Breathe: An Agenda for Clean Air
Publisher: American Lung Association
Date: 2009
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), arsenic, climate change, lead, mercury, metals, toxics Health Issues: cardiovascular health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Report: Protecting the Health of Nail Salon Workers
Publisher: US Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 2007
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor), cosmetics/fragrances, formaldehyde, phthalates (DEHP and others), solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.) Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, digestive system health, eye health, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, musculoskeletal health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: This report contains specific protocols to reduce toxic exposure in nail salons.
| |  Report: Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now
Author: President's Cancer Panel
Publisher: National Cancer Institute
Date: 2010
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, chlorine, chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA) cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, electromagnetic fields, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, melamine, mercury, metals, nanotechnology, nitrates or nitrites, nuclear/radiation, parabens, perchlorate, perchloroethylene (PERC), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, death, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health, nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health, skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: An executive summary is available as well as the full report.
| |  Report: Restorative Commons: Creating Health and Well-Being through Urban Landscapes
Author: Campbell L, Wiesen A (editors)
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Date: 2009
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), arsenic, lead, metals, toxics, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, death, mental health, nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Report: School Indoor Air Quality: State Policy Strategies for Maintaining Healthy Learning Environments
Author: Bernstein T
Publisher: Environmental Law Institute
Date: 2009
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (indoor), asbestos, lead, mold, radon, toxics Health Issues: cancer, nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website Comments: The full report can be downloaded at no charge.
| |  Report: Science Suppressed: How America Became Obsessed with BPA
Author: Butterworth T
Publisher: Statistical Assessment Service
Date: 2009
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public,lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website
| | Report: Scientific Consensus Statement on Environmental Agents Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Author: Gilbert SG
Publisher: Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Date: 2008
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, parents, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: alcohol, arsenic, endocrine disruptors (EDCs), flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), fluoride, food additives, lead, manganese, mercury, pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others) Visit the website
| |  Report: Shaping Our Legacy: Reproductive Health and the Environment
Author: Schwartz J, Woodruff T
Publisher: Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, University of California, San Francisco
Date: 2008
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, alkylphenols, arsenic, bisphenol A, cadmium, chlorine, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, DES, dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), food additives, formaldehyde, lead, mercury, metals, nuclear/radiation, perchlorate, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, death, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health, nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health Visit the website Comments: The report is also available in Spanish.
| | Report: Shortchanging America's Health
Publisher: Trust for America's Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 2010
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), water quality Health Issues: cancer, death, endocrine health (including diabetes), immune system health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This offers a state-by-state look at how public health dollars are spent and key state health facts.
| |  Report: Sick of Chemicals: A Review of the Evidence
Publisher: Chemical Reaction, European Public Health Alliance Environmental Network
Date: 2005
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, asbestos, cadmium, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chloroform, chromium, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, DES, dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, nitrates or nitrites, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), tobacco/nicotine, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health, immune system health (including allergies), multiple chemical sensitivity, cardiovascular health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website Comments: A link to the full database referenced in this report is available.
| |  Report: Sick Schools 2009: America's Continuing Environmental Health Crisis for Children
Publisher: Healthy Schools Network Inc.
Date: 2009
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, arsenic, asbestos, cadmium, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), lead, manganese, mercury, metals, mold, pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, radon, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: autism/Asperger, birth defects/healthy development, blood health, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), hearing functioning, immune system health (including allergies), multiple chemical sensitivity, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This provides a state-by-state report on the health of schools and students.
| |  Report: State Leadership in Formulating and Reforming Chemicals Policy: Actions Taken and Lessons Learned
Author: Schifano J, Tickner J, Torrie Y
Publisher: Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Date: 2009
Target Audience: lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), formaldehyde, lead, mercury, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), phthalates, solvents (PERC), toxics Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website
| | Report: State of the Art Report on Mixture Toxicity
Author: Kortenkamp A, Backhaus T, Faust M
Publisher: Europa
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, arsenic, asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cosmetics/fragrances, dioxin, fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, nitrates or nitrites, nuclear/radiation, perchloroethylene (PERC), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), eye health, immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: An executive summary is available in addition to the full report.
| |  Report: State of the Evidence 2010
Author: Gray J.
Publisher: Breast Cancer Fund
Date: 2010
Target Audience: consumers, environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, cadmium, chromium, cosmetics/fragrances, DES, dioxin, electromagnetic fields, endocrine disruptors (EDCs), flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), lead, mercury, metals, nuclear/radiation, parabens, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), solvents, tobacco/nicotine Health Issues: cancer Visit the website Comments: The report concludes with an exploration of the policy initiatives required to make breast cancer prevention a public health priority, and presents advice on what individuals can do to reduce their risk.
| |  Report: State of the Evidence: The Connection between Breast Cancer and the Environment
Author: Gray J
Publisher: Breast Cancer Fund
Date: 2008
Target Audience: consumers, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), bisphenol A, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, electromagnetic fields, food additives, nuclear/radiation, parabens, pesticides, phthalates, PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents, toxics Health Issues: cancer Visit the website Comments: A set of policy recommendations accompanies this report: Policy and Research Recommendations: Reduce Exposure to Radiation.
| |  Report: That’s a Killer Look: A Study of Chemicals in Personal Care Products
Publisher: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine
Date: 2010
Target Audience: consumers, general public, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: cosmetics/fragrances, formaldehyde, phthalates Health Issues: cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health, immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website
| | Report: The CT DPH Risk Assessment of Artificial Turf Fields
Publisher: Connecticut Department of Public Health Environmental & Occupational Health Assessment Program
Date: 2010
Target Audience: general public, parents, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), lead, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), solvents (benzene), toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: cancer, respiratory system health Visit the website Comments: This fact sheet provides the results of a study of artificial turf fields containing crumb rubber infill.
| |  Report: The Falling Age of Puberty in U.S. Girls: What We Know, What We Need To Know
Author: Steingraber S
Publisher: Breast Cancer Fund
Date: 2007
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, bisphenol A, cosmetics/fragrances, dioxin, food additives, lead, metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, pharmaceuticals, phthalates, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), tobacco/nicotine, toxics, water quality Health Issues: reproductive health Visit the website
| |  Report: The Health Case for Reforming the Toxic Substances Act
Publisher: Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Coalition
Date: 2010
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), aluminum, arsenic, asbestos, bisphenol A, cadmium, chloroform, chromium or chromium copper arsenate (CCA), cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, fluoride, food additives, formaldehyde, lead, manganese, mercury, metals, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT), phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: autism, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, death, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, obesity, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: An executive summary is available as well as the full report.
| |  Report: The Price of Pollution
Author: Hackenmiller-Paradis R
Publisher: Oregon Environmental Council, Collaborative on Health and the Environment, Oregon Chapter
Date: 2008
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), asbestos, cadmium, lead, mercury, metals, nuclear/radiation, pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), solvents (Benzene), tobacco/nicotine Health Issues: autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, cardiovascular health, death, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: An executive summary of the report is also available.
| | Report: The Use of Reference Man in Radiation Protection Standards and Guidance with Recommendations for Change
Author: Makhijani A
Publisher: Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
Date: 2008
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, epidemiologists/public health, health care providers, lawmakers, researchers Environmental/Toxics Issues: nuclear/radiation, water quality Health Issues: cancer Visit the website Comments: This report provides evidence against the use of Reference Man, a hypothetical 20- to 30-year-old Caucasian male, in radiation protection regulations and guidelines.
| |  Report: Toxic Chemicals and Children’s Health in North America
Publisher: Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Date: 2006
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), dioxin, flame retardants (PBDEs), food additives, perchlorate, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, pharmaceuticals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), solvents, toxics, water quality Health Issues: Visit the website Comments: The report is available in English, Spanish and French.
| |  Report: Toxic Substances in Consumer Products
Publisher: International POPs Elimination Network
Date: 2011
Target Audience: consumers, general public, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: antimony, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, metals, toxics Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website Comments: This study measured toxic metals in 200 children’s products in Manila, Philippines.
| |  Report: Toxicity, Safety, and Performance Evaluation of Alternative Nail Products
Author: Doan T, Dye K
Publisher: New Ecology Incorporated
Date: 2006
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor), bisphenol A, chloroform, cosmetics/fragrances, formaldehyde, mercury, parabens, pesticides (DDT), phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, death, digestive system health, eye health, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health, urological health Visit the website Comments: An executive summary, as well as a variety of chemical appendices, are also available.
| | Report: Trouble In Toyland: The 23rd Annual Toy Safety Survey
Author: Hitchcock L, Mierzwinski E
Publisher: CalPIRG Education Fund
Date: 2008
Target Audience: consumers, general public, lawmakers, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, lead, metals, phthalates, PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents, toxics Health Issues: disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), reproductive health Visit the website
| |  Report: What's That Smell? How the Pine Forest in Your Cleaning Product May Be Hazardous to Your Health
Author: Scranton A
Publisher: Women’s Voices for the Earth
Date: 2010
Target Audience: consumers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (indoor), cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, endocrine disruptors (EDCs), phthalates (DEHP and others), toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: immune system health (including allergies), reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma), skin health Visit the website Comments: This is also available in Spanish.
| |  Report: WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Dampness and Mould
Author: Heseltine E, Rosen J
Publisher: World Health Organization Europe
Date: 2009
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), ammonia, formaldehyde, mold, PVC plastic or vinyl, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: cancer, immune system health (including allergies), respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Report: Wireless Technology and Health Outcomes: Evidence and Review
Author: Copes R, Loh L
Publisher: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Date: 2010
Target Audience: consumers, general public, lawmakers, parents, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: electromagnetic fields Health Issues: behavior problems, cancer, cardiovascular health, digestive system health, hearing functioning, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, skin health Visit the website Comments: This document considers Wi-Fi exposures in context with other current sources of RF exposure and recent reviews of health outcomes research on RF exposures.
| |  Report: World Cancer Report 2008
Author: Boyle P, Levin B
Publisher: World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer
Date: 2008
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, lawmakers, researchers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), alcohol, aluminum, arsenic, asbestos, chlorine, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), creosote, electromagnetic fields, formaldehyde, metals, nuclear/radiation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, pharmaceuticals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), radon, solvents, tobacco/nicotine, toxics Health Issues: cancer Visit the website
|  |  Video: 10 Americans
Publisher: Environmental Working Group
Date: 2008
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality (including indoor and outdoor), asbestos, cosmetics/fragrances, dioxin, flame retardants (BFRs or PBDEs), food additives, lead, mercury, metals, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), Teflon/PFOA, tobacco/nicotine, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: autism/Asperger, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes and thyroid deficiencies), immune system health (including allergies), nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This video provides a three-part presentation about the analysis of chemical contaminants in umbilical cord blood.
| |  Video: A Chemical Reaction
Author: Plymale B
Publisher: PFZ Media Inc. and Safe Lawns Foundation
Date: 2009
Target Audience: consumers, epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: pesticides Health Issues: digestive system health, nervous system/neurological health, skin health Visit the website Comments: This index was based on the trailer for the film; more topics may be covered in the full video which is available for purchase.
| |  Video: A Closer Look
Publisher: The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
Date: 2009
Target Audience: consumers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: cosmetics/fragrances, formaldehyde, lead, toxics Health Issues: cancer Visit the website
| | Video: A Healthy Baby Girl
Author: Helfand J (producer and director) Reidy T (editor)
Publisher: Independent Television Service (ITVS)
Date: 1996
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: DES, toxics Health Issues: cancer, reproductive health Visit the website
| |  Video: A Wake-Up Story
Publisher: Healthy Child Healthy World
Target Audience: general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, aspartame, bisphenol A, cosmetics/fragrances, food additives, formaldehyde, nitrates or nitrites, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), pesticides, phthalates, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), toxics Health Issues: autism, birth defects/healthy development, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health (including diabetes), reproductive health Visit the website Comments: This is an introductory video outlining the mission of Healthy Child Healthy World.
| |  Video: Blue Vinyl
Author: Helfand J, Gold DB (producers)
Publisher: Next Wave Films
Date: 2002
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: PVC plastic or vinyl, toxics Health Issues: cancer Visit the website
| |  Video: Breast Cancer – The Estrogen Connection
Author: Snedeker S
Publisher: Cornell University
Date: 2008
Target Audience: consumers, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, cadmium, cleaning products, cosmetics/fragrances, lead, metals, parabens, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), water quality Health Issues: cancer, endocrine health Visit the website Comments: Three short videos are available: "Cosmetics and More", "Plastics" and "In the Dump and Down the Drain." Related fact sheets and handouts are also available.
| |  Video: DECT Phone Affects the Heart
Author: Havas M, Marrongelle J
Date: 2010
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: electromagnetic fields Health Issues: cardiovascular health, electrical sensitivity, nervous system/neurological health Visit the website
| |  Video: Diabetes and Electrosensitivity
Author: Havas M
Date: 2010
Target Audience: general public, health care providers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: electromagnetic fields Health Issues: electrical sensitivity, endocrine health (including diabetes) Visit the website Comments: A brief overview of type 3 – environmental – diabetes.
| |  Video: Don’t Mess with Mercury
Publisher: US Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 2009
Target Audience: students
Environmental/Toxics Issues: mercury Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website Comments: This brief online video is available in Spanish and English.
| |  Video: Environmentally Sick Schools
Author: Rapp DJ
Publisher: Practical Allergy Research Foundation
Date: 1995
Target Audience: parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: air quality, mold, toxics, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Health Issues: behavior problems, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), immune system health (including allergies), respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Video: Flu Vaccine Without Mercury—SafeMinds: Don't Take The Risk #1
Publisher: Safe Minds
Date: 2009
Target Audience: general public, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: mercury Health Issues: nervous system/neurological health Visit the website
| | Video: Human Atlas: Mold
Publisher: How Stuff Works
Target Audience: consumer, general public, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: mold Health Issues: digestive system health, nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website Comments: This two-minute online video gives an overview of mold growth and how it affects the human body.
| |  Video: In Small Doses: Arsenic
Publisher: Dartmouth Toxic Metals Research Program and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Date: 2009
Target Audience: general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: arsenic, water quality Health Issues: cancer, death, endocrine health, immune system health Visit the website Comments: This is a short film about the risks associated with exposure to arsenic in private well water.
| |  Video: Justicia Now!
Author: Trust for America’s Health
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: toxics Health Issues: cancer, death Visit the website
| |  Video: My Father's Garden
Author: Miranda Smith
Publisher: Miranda Productions
Date: 1995
Target Audience: general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: pesticides, toxics Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website
| |  Video: Nanotechnology and the Consumer
Author: Rejski D
Publisher: Museum of Science
Date: 2009
Target Audience: consumers, general public, lawmakers
Environmental/Toxics Issues: nanotechnology Health Issues: (none specified) Visit the website Comments: This is the fifth lecture in the Talking Nano series. This lecture is available online; the others are available for purchase.
| |  Video: Not Under My Roof
Author: Children's Health Environmental Coalition
Publisher: Children's Health Environmental Coalition
Date: 2001
Target Audience: parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: toxics Health Issues: autism/Asperger, behavior problems, birth defects/healthy development, cancer, nervous system/neurological health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| | Video: Public Exposure: DNA, Democracy, and the Wireless Revolution and Electromagnetic Radiation
Publisher: The Council on Wireless Technology Impacts
Date: 2006
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, general public, lawmakers, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: electromagnetic fields Health Issues: behavior problems, blood health, cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic fatigue, electrical sensitivity, eye health, immune system health (including allergies), mental health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
| |  Video: Rachel’s Daughters: Searching for the Causes of Breast Cancer
Author: Light A, Saraf I
Publisher: Women Make Movies (distributors)
Date: 1997
Target Audience: environmental justice advocates, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: electromagnetic fields, nuclear/radiation Health Issues: cancer Visit the website Comments: A study guide is available.
| | Video: Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign
Publisher: US Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 2008
Target Audience: general public, lawmakers, parents Environmental/Toxics Issues: formaldehyde, mercury, metals, solvents, toxics Health Issues: epidemiologists/public health, lawmakers, researchers Visit the website Comments: The 15-minute video is available for streaming online and also for download in the WMV, MOV, and FLV formats. A transcript of the video is also available.
| |  Video: The Breast Biologues: A Biology Dialogue about Breast Cancer and the Environment
Publisher: Bay Area Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: endocrine disruptors (EDCs), nuclear/radiation Health Issues: cancer Visit the website Comments: This 15-minute video is a visual science-based storyline incorporating time-lapsed imaging and explains how the normal breast develops and how exposures to potential cancer causing chemicals during specific points of development might influence future breast cancer risk.
| |  Video: The Disappearing Male
Publisher: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Doc Zone, Red Apple Entertainment
Date: 2008
Target Audience: epidemiologists/public health, general public, health care providers, lawmakers, parents
Environmental/Toxics Issues: bisphenol A, cosmetics/fragrances, dioxin, food additives, mercury, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides (DDT, DEET, lindane, etc.), pharmaceuticals, phthalates (DEHP and others), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), PVC plastic or vinyl, solvents (benzene, toluene, TCE, etc.), toxics Health Issues: birth defects/healthy development, cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), endocrine health, nervous system/neurological health, reproductive health Visit the website Comments: The full documentary is available for download.
| |  Video: The Story of Cosmetics
Author: Leonard A
Publisher: The Story of Stuff Project and Free Range Studios, with the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
Date: 2010
Target Audience: consumers, general public
Environmental/Toxics Issues: toxics Health Issues: cancer, disabilities (including learning, developmental and others), reproductive health, respiratory system health (including asthma) Visit the website
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