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Superfund
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NATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES - Superfund Basic Research Program http://www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/sbrp/ Site provides overviews and detailed descriptions of the current research on hazardous substances conducted by 17 U.S. universities. |
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U.S.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY - Superfund http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/index.htm From this Web page, you can view or download information about the nation's hazardous waste sites. Those options include database queries, text reports, and maps. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY - Superfund National Priorities
Lists (NPL) Sites http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/npl.htm Sites are arranged by state with a site description and history, brief discussion of threats and contaminants, and description of environmental data cleanup approach under the jurisdiction of the United Stated Environmental Protection Agency. |
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ARIZONA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - Superfund http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/waste/sps/ Lists the hazardous waste sites, which are currently being addressed by the State's Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund (WQARF) Program are on the WQARF Registry. |
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES http://www.azdhs.gov Public health information on environmental contaminants and health monitoring of Superfund and WQARF sites. |
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COMMITTEE FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT SUPERFUND
FACT BOOK http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/Waste/waste-1.cfm This Congressional Research Service Report regarding the Superfund Program is made available to the public by the Committee for the National Institute for the Environment, 1725 K Street, NW, Suite 212, Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 530-5810, cnie@cnie.org |
The University of Arizona Water Centers
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Arizona Water Institute (AWI) |
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Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas (SAHRA) http://www.sahra.arizona.edu/ The SAHRA site provides information on what is known and what is being learned to improve water management and policy by conduct basin-focused multidisciplinary research. This site is especially useful for elected officials, professional water managers, and legal experts at local, state, and national levels. |
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Water Sustainability Program (WSP) http://uawater.arizona.edu/ WSP provides science-based technical, economic, legal, and policy expertise necessary for water development, use, and conservation for the state of Arizona. |
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Arizona Water http://www.arizonawater.org/ This site provides an integrated network of searchable databases including water expertise, degree programs, and research efforts at all three Arizona state universities. It also allows users to search by local, state, federal, and tribal organizations and associations and partnerships with responsibilities for water. |
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NSF/SRC Engineering Research Center for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing http://www.erc.arizona.edu/ This website provides information about upcoming events and weekly seminars at The University of Arizona Engineering Research Center. |
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Water Resource Research Center http://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/ Provides publications and various multimedia resources pertaining to critical state and regional water management and policy issues. |
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National Science Foundation Water Quality Center http://wqc.arizona.edu The Water Quality Center website provides information regarding the physical, chemical, and microbial processes that affect the quality of surface and subsurface waters utilized for potable supplies. |
Drinking Water
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DRINKING
WATER CONTAMINANT INDEX http://www.epa.gov/safewater/mcl.html This chart lists possible water contaminants, the sources that generate the contaminants, potential health effects and the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water, which is delivered to any user of a public water system. |
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POTENTIAL
SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION INDEX http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/swp/sources1.html A chart lists some potential facilities and activities where one might find water contaminants. Sources are divided into four major categories: Commercial/Industrial, Residential Municipal, Agricultural/Rural, Miscellaneous (Underground Injection Control/Naturally Occurring). |
Environmental Health Information
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NATIONAL
LIBRARY OF MEDICINE TOXICOLOGY DATA NETWORK http://www.toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/ TOXNET - A cluster of databases providing factual information on toxicity and other hazards of chemicals, scientific studies, reports, and other bibliographic material, annual estimated releases of toxic chemicals to the environment, as well as the nomenclature, identification, and structures of chemicals. |
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IRIS http://www.epa.gov/iriswebp/iris/index.html This is a database of human health effects that may result from exposure to various substances found in the environment. This database is maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and it's Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Assessment. |
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JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SENIOR SERVICES RIGHT TO KNOW HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCE FACT SHEETS http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/rtkweb/rtkhsfs.htm Prepared for 1,241 individual hazardous chemicals; contains acute and chronic health hazards, identification, workplace exposure limits, medical tests, workplace controls and practices, personal protective equipment, handling and storage, questions and answers, definitions, and emergency response information for fires, spills and first aid. |
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AGENCY
FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES DISEASE REGISTRY http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html ToxFAQsTM provides summaries in response to the most frequently asked questions about contaminants found at hazardous waste sites. |
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The
EXtension TOXicology NETwork - EXTOXNET http://extoxnet.orst.edu The EXTOXNET InfoBase provides a variety of information about pesticides. For information on specific pesticides, look at the Pesticide Information Profiles. The page also offers Toxicology Information Briefs, which contain a discussion of certain concepts in environmental chemistry and toxicology. Other topic areas include: Toxicology Issues of Concern, Factsheets, News about Toxicology Issues, and the Environmental Toxicology Newsletter. |
Scientific and Technical Information
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DEPARTMENT
OF ENERGY, OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION http://www.osti.gov/ A fully searchable dynamic information resource that provides organized access to a comprehensive collection of scientific and technical information. The Library's resources include three vast virtual collections covering each of the three main ways by which scientists communicate their findings: journal literature, grey literature, and preprints. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL
DEFENSE FUND'S SCORECARD http://www.scorecard.org/ This site provides detailed information on more than 5,000 chemicals. Scorecard delivers information on the toxic chemicals released by manufacturing facilities and the health risks of air pollution. Additionally, it can rank and compare the pollution situation in areas across the US. |
Other Useful Links
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UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) http://www.usgs.gov/ |
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WALLACE GENETIC FOUNDATION http://www.wallacegenetic.org/Default.htm |
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) http://www.nsf.gov |
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) http://www.epa.gov/ |
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Southwest Hazardous Waste Program |
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