U.S. EPA Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse
(202) 566-0799
Technical, policy, and grant information for companies and communities seeking to reduce use and production of hazardous materials.
U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline
(800) 426-4791
Information about EPA's drinking water regulations and other related drinking water and ground water topics.
U.S. EPA TRI User Support Service
(202) 566-0250
Support obtaining and using the Toxics Release Inventory.
U.S. EPA Water Resource Center
202-260-7786
Distributes EPA Office of Water publications.
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, DC 20402
(888) 293-6498, (202) 512-1530
Supplies documents from government agencies.
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington DC 20402
(866) 512-1800, (202) 512-1530
Supplies documents from government agencies.
University of California at Berkeley maintains a resource guide to Toxicology and Occupational Health Resources. The site links to agencies, publications and databases.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/PUBL/tox.html
University of Wisconsin Extension offers Help Your Self to a Healthy Home, a 24-page booklet, including five short home environment checklists -"Questions to Ask" on air, lead, drinking water, hazardous household products, and pesticides. Designed as a self-assessment screening tool for parents and other caregivers.
Home Assist: http://www.uwex.edu/homeasyst/
Booklet: http://www.uwex.edu/homeasyst/hasorder.html
Washington Toxics Coalition is dedicated to protecting public health and the environment by identifying and promoting alternatives to toxic chemicals. They advance research, grassroots organizing, publications and presentations, conferences, and provide a Toxics Hotline to provide reliable information about preventing pollution in homes, schools, workplaces, agriculture, and industry. You can also access online their guide, Protecting Children from Toxic Exposures, that includes facts on topics such as air, lead, drinking water, hazardous household products, and pesticides.
http://www.watoxics.org/pages/root.aspx