Resources on Health Effects of Toxic Chemicals
Toxicant & Disease Database
a searchable database that summarizes links between chemical contaminants and approximately 200 human diseases or conditions from the national Collaborative on Health and the Environment.
Developmental Impacts of Chemical Exposures
- The Faroes Statement: Human Health Effects of Developmental Exposure to Chemicals in Our Environment
Toxic Chemical Profiles on the Pollution in People web site
- DDT
- heavy metals - arsenic, lead, mercury
- perfluorinated compounds / "Teflon" chemicals
- pesticides
- phthalates
- PCBs
- toxic flame retardants / PBDEs
Health Effects of Toxic Flame Retardants (PBDEs) - see PBDE bill campaign pages
Toxipedia
a new Wikipedia-style resource on toxicology, developed by Steve Gilbert. lots of resources and you can add resources to the collection.
Pub Hub: Environmental Health Nursing Research Archive
hosted by the University of Washington Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Program
Environmental Health in Washington State
CHE-WA (the Collaborative on Health and the Environment) maintains an online clearinghouse of environmental health information and has produced several very valuable reports in understanding the impacts of enviromental contaminants, including pertistent toxic chemicals, on the health of Washingtonians and the economy of our state.
Online Clearinghouse of Environmental Health Info in Washington State
Health and Environmental Contaminants in Washington State: What We Know and What We Need to Know - scientific information on chronic diseases and disabilities including asthma, cardiovascular disease, adult and childhood cancer, lead exposure, birth defects, reproductive effects and developmental and neurobehavioral disabilities, and environmental contaminants in air, drinking water, food, and soil.
link to report in pdf format (91 kb)Economic Costs of Diseases and Disabilities Attributable to Environmental Contaminants in Washington State - an economic analysis showingt that more than $2 billion a year in health care costs can be tied to diseases and disabilities linked to environmental contaminants
link to report in pdf format (194 kb)related articles:
"How Much Do Environmental Diseases and Disabilities Cost?", an article published the University of Washington's journal Northwest Public Health fall 2005 (172 KB).
"The Economic Costs of Environmental Diseases and Disabilities", an article published in Rachel’s Democracy and Health News (Issue 836) January 5, 2006.
Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE-WA)
