A RANGE OF WEBSITES & RESOURCES

Children's Environmental Health II: A Global Forum for Action http://www.cich.ca/global.htm
September 8-11, 2001 in Washington, D.C. at the Georgetown University Conference Center. This four-day event with an expected participation of over 700 people is co-hosted by the Canadian Institute of Child Health and the U.S. Children's Environmental Health Network, with financial support from the U.S.

Environmental Health Perspectives http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2000/suppl-3/toc.html
Environmental Health Perspectives has just published Volume 108 supplement 3 (June 2000) with two collections around themes important to environmental threats to children's health. One of them is on the developing brain and the environment. The other is on critical windows of exposure for children's health. See the NEWS PAGE for an excerpt.

The Lead Group http://www.lead.org.au/
The Lead Education and Abatement Design Group - Aiming to eliminate childhood lead poisoning in Australia by the year 2002 and to protect the environment from lead.

Environmental Working Group http://www.ewg.org/
A leading content provider for public interest groups and concerned citizens who are campaigning to protect the environment - Washington DC and San Francisco.

Californians for Pesticide Reform http://www.igc.apc.org/cpr/index.html
Many good links for Integrated weed and pest management without the hazards!

Environmental Health Network http://users.lanminds.com/~wilworks/ehnindex.htm
Excellent high-information-content site in California.

New NZ weed policy is NON TOXIC! www.akcity.govt.nz/weed_policy/

New York Healthy Schools Network http://www.hsnet.org/school.htm
Try the Healthy Schools Checklist to see just how healthy your school is!

Washington State Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Network http://hometown.aol.com/wsmcsn/resources.htm

Information and links to state and national resources

HomeHearts Network http://homearts.com/gh/health/59sick11.htm
Sick Schools BY JEAN DAVIDSON AND KEITH MULVIHILL

"Toxic News for the Net" http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/oppt_nb.txt
Brought to you by the OPPTS Chemical Library

Allergy Research Foundation http://www.arf.org.au/
A non-profit charitable Foundation in WA, dedicated to supporting research into the full spectrum of allergies with particular focus on environmental factors - eg. The Development of Low Allergen Buildings 

WINNING THE WAR AGAINST ASTHMA & ALLERGIES: by Dr. Ellen Cutler
A drug-free cure for asthma and allergy sufferers. http://www.allergy2000.com/

TOXIC DECEPTION  http://www.main.nc.us/pace/letsstop.htm
An eye-opening new book describes the nearly-complete failure of all our attempts to regulate the behavior of the chemical corporations. 

Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR) http://www.igc.org/cpr/exec_sum.html
Researchers at the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) Charitable Trust requested pesticide use information from 54 California school districts. 87% (40) reported using one or more of 27 particularly hazardous pesticides that can cause cancer, affect the reproductive system, mimic the hormone (endocrine) system or act as nerve toxins.

Protect all Children's Environments  http://www.main.nc.us/pace/ 
Providing support to fellow pesticide survivors on an all volunteer, not-for-profit basis in North Carolina.

American Environmental Health Foundation Web Site http://www.aehf.com
Research and education into Chemical Sensitivity, environmentally safe products for the home and office - an excellent site.

The Chemical Scorecard http://www.scorecard.org/
An excellent Chemical Information Service provided by the Environmental Defense Fund

NEA Health Information Network -IAQ in Schools  http://helpfrom.nea.org/hin/air/ 

Total Environment Centre, Sydney - http://www.tec.org.au/dev/index.php

Low-Level Chemical Exposures:A Challenge for Science and Policy - NICHOLAS A. ASHFORD AND CLAUDIA S. MILLER http://pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/est/98/nov/low.html 

 Safe Schools - Irene Ruth Wilkenfeld    http://www.head-gear.com/SafeSchools/

US Environment Protection Agency - IAQ Tools for Schools   http://www.epa.gov/iedweb00/schools/tfs/guidtoc.html

Australian Chemical Trauma Alliance Inc - Some Toxic Hazards in Schools     http://www-mug-c.cc.monash.edu.au/~degob/Acta

Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes 
http://www.montana.edu/wwwcxair/october.html
Aims to develop an awareness of home indoor air quality concerns and encourage people to take steps to improve the quality of air in their homes.

Fragranced Products Information Network 
http://www.ameliaww.com/fpin/fpin.htm
a grass roots effort to educate on the chemicals used and the health effects of fragranced products. This is a no frill site with emphasis on information.

Dr Mark's Medical Site    http://www.geko.net.au/~mark/Medical/index.html
Dr Mark Donohoe is one of Australia's best known medical practitioners, especially in the fields of chronic fatigue syndrome, adverse chemical effects on health, environmental medicine, and complementary medicine

The National Toxics Network Home Page    http://www.oztoxics.org/ntn/
A longstanding Australian non-profit community information network on toxics - inspiration for this group and our website, Chemical Awareness in Schools. Information-rich, resource-poor, and dedicated!

The Allergy and Environmental Sensitivity Suppport and Research Association (AESSRA)     http://home.vicnet.net.au/~aessra/index.html

Moira's Canberra Fibromyalgia & CFS Page    http://www.spirit.net.au/~masmith/index.html
An excellent resource  for the environmentally ill.

EXTOXNET - The EXtension TOXicology NETwork    http://ace.ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/
Objective, science-based information about pesticides - written for the non-expert.

The WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION     http://www.who.ch/

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration Home Page     http://www.osha.gov/

The Hidden Threat    http://www.doubleclickd.com/Articles/pesticides.html

EnviroVillage Home Page - Tools for Schools    http://www.envirovillage.com/NEnviroVillageHome.htm

PREVENTION, PESTICIDES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES    http://epaserver.ciesin.org:7777/map/ppt.html

Resources for the Chemically Sensitive    http://www.snowcrest.net/lassen/mcsei.html

Genium Publishing    http://www.genium.com/

Environmental Health Clearing House    http://infoventures.com/e-hlth/

Mothers & Others     http://www.mothers.org/mothers/

Hazardous Chemical Database    http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/erd/

Chemicals in the Environment: OPPT Chemical Fact Sheets    http://www.epa.gov/docs/chemfact/

ATSDR - ToxFAQs: Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets    http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/toxfaq.html 

Canadian Network of Toxicology Centres   http://www.uoguelph.ca/cntc/index.html 

Susan Pitman's Principles of less toxic living   http://www.austin360.com/greenzone/vanguard/lesstox.htm