- Scorecard
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Database-backed pollution locator service allowing users to see chemical pollution on local street maps of their own community - and take action.
www.scorecard.org
- PAN Pesticides Database
Provides up-to-date toxicity and regulatory information for pesticides via a searchable database.
www.pesticideinfo.org
- Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center (PNEAC)
Provides the most current and complete compliance assistance and pollution prevention information to the printing industry.
www.pneac.org
- Environmental Pollution
International scientific journal that addresses issues relevant to the nature, distribution, and ecological effects of all types and forms of chemical pollutants in air, soil, and water.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02697491
- Woodsy Owl
Offers pages to print and color, and an activity guide. "Give a hoot. Don't pollute."
www.fs.fed.us/spf/woodsy
- WebDirectory: Environmental Pollution
Collection of sites related environmental pollution information, organizations, databases, and publications.
www.webdirectory.com/Pollution
- Wikipedia: Pollution
Environmental pollution is the release of environmental contaminants, generally resulting from human activity.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution
- National Spill Control School
Provides training in oil spill response, and hazardous materials/hazardous waste training conforming to 29 CFR 1910.120.
www.sci.tamucc.edu/nscs
- Pollution
Covers ozone layer, acid rain, global warming, and landfill sites. Designed for Key Stage 3 and 4.
mysite.freeserve.com/pollution
- Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC)
Provides information, facilitates information exchange, and catalyzes pollution prevention projects.
www.pprc.org
- Clean Car Campaign
Reduce air pollution and global warming by driving a more environmentally friendly car.
www.cleancarcampaign.org
- Texas Toxic Tour
Multimedia website chronicling the state's environmental degradation.
www.txpeer.org/toxictour
- Rights and Pollution: A "Rights" Approach to Sustainable Development
Article addressing the effect of agricultural pollution on watersheds, and possible solutions.
www.webmerchants.com/brsf/steward1/rights.htm
- Zero Emissions Research Initiative (ZERI)
Seeks to create a new paradigm of sustainable industry by targeting zero gaseous, liquid and solid emissions, by making Zero Emissions a worldwide industry standard.
www.zeri.org
- earthDr!
Provides information about protecting the home environment from surface/subsurface contaminants transported by ground water, soil, and atmosphere.
www.earthdrx.org
- LII: Pollution Laws
Overview of federal and state legislation specifically aimed at decreasing pollution.
www.law.cornell.edu/topics/pollution.html
- National Pollution Prevention Roundtable
Membership organization in the United States devoted solely to pollution prevention (P2).
www.p2.org
- Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Chemical substances that persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health and the environment.
irptc.unep.ch/pops
- National Chemical Safety Program
Public/private partnership working to promote chemical safety and reduce processing incidents while building public trust through community interaction.
ncsp.tamu.edu
- World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Global Campaign to Reduce the Use of Toxic Chemicals
Investigates toxic chemicals and their relationship to biodiversity, seeks alternatives to harmful synthetic agents, and educates the public and policymakers to the dangers of toxics.
www.worldwildlife.org/toxics
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