AcademyLinks — Regulatory ATSDR HazDat http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/hazdat.html#A3.1.2 HazDat link provides information regarding site characteristics as well as substance specific information. It also contains information from the EPA, Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Information System. (CERCERCLIS) ATSDR Minimal Risk Levels (MRLs) for Hazardous Substances http://www.atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/mrls.html This site lists the ATSDR minimal risk levels (MRLs) for hazardous substances. The MRLs are estimates of daily human exposures to hazardous substances. ATSDR Science Corner http://www.atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/cx.html The ATSDR Science Corner is the gateway for environmental health information and resources. Its primary focus is to find and share global information and resources between human exposure to hazardous chemicals and adverse human affects. California - Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment http://www.oehha.org This site provides a wealth on Prop. 65 data including hot spots, scientific documents, and other useful information. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov This is the main website for the Centers for Disease Control with many links to a variety of other sites. Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov This is a searchable database with a variety of information about consumer products and poison prevention. EPA http://www.epa.gov This is the web site address for the home page for the Environmental Protection Agency with a variety of useful information and links. EPA - Center for Environmental Information and Statistics http://www.epa.gov/ceis This is an extremely useful web site that I have used extensively. It provides up to date environmental profile information on air, soil and water contamination's. This can be searched by counties throughout the United States and is very user friendly. It is especially useful for determining background airborne concentrations or water concentrations of toxicants. EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) http://www.epa.gov/ngispgm3/iris IRIS is primarily maintained by the U.S. EPA. This is an electronic database with information on exposure to various chemicals in the environment. It provides information on oral reference doses and inhalation reference doses as well as hazard identification oral slope factors and oral and inhalational unit risks for carcinogens. EPA - National Environmental Publication Information http://www.epa.gov/clariton/index.html This EPA site offers more than 6,000 U.S. EPA publications that are available. EPA – Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxics Substances (OPPTS) electronic newsletter http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/oppt_nb.txt This is an electronic newsletter from the OPPT that is posted weekly. Free subscriptions are available online at the address. Worth reading! EPA Superfund Ecorisk Assessment Process http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/risk/ecorisk/ecorisk.htm This document provides guidance to site managers and Remedial Project Managers who are legally responsible for the management of a site on how to design and conduct technically defensible ecological risk assessments for the Superfund program. Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov This is the on-line home page to the Food and Drug Administration. There are many versions of this site including biologicals, cosmetics, human drugs, devices, toxicology research and Med Watch ADR reporting. Food and Drug Administration-Corrective Actions www.fda.gov/scripts/wlcfm/recentfils.cfm This is an excellent source for recent letter to manufactures for corrective actions and concerns by the FDA. Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov/ Assess point for information about and from the Department of Health and Human services. Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA) http://www.msha.gov MSHA is a division of the Department of Labor. It is a very useful web site regarding issues of mining and mine safety information. Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov This provides information about OSHA regulations and compliance, OSHA fact sheets and upcoming meetings. OSHA Salt Lake City Technical Center http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/ This is a very useful site providing a wealth of information on specific occupational toxins with links to other resources. OSHA Regulations (Standards – 29 CFR) Subpart Z http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshStd_toc/OSHA_Std_toc_1919_SUBPART_Z.html This site provides detailed information on the OSHA regulated substances. OSHA Standards http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshStd_toc/OSHA_Std_toc.html This provides direct access for available OSHA standards, including medical surveillance requirements and some medical questionnaires. United States Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov This is a very useful site for information on substances in products that may be consumed by the public. They have their own studies online. United States Department of Transportation http://www/dot.gov This is a great site for workplace drug testing information. United States Department of Energy http://www.doe.gov This site provides a variety of information with searching capability. It also reports on information related to drug testing within that department.