Environmental Toxins / Hazardous Materials

Asbestos – links to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health publications about asbestos

Asbestos Exposure and Your Health – information about asbestos and sites that received vermiculite mined in Libby, Montana

Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC) – a comprehensive online/on-demand package of courses for environmental public health practitioners including a module on solid and hazardous materials

Hazardous Materials – This section from Emergency and Terrorism Preparedness for Environmental Health Practitioners provides key information on preventing and preparing for chemical releases.

Healthy Housing Reference Manual – provides information about the impact of housing on health and safety and includes a chapter on toxic materials

Lead – information about lead

Mold – information about mold

National Asbestos Exposure Review (NAER) – project that evaluated sites that received and processed vermiculite mined in Libby, Montana

NIOSH Recommendations for Limiting Potential Exposures of Workers to Asbestos Associated with Vermiculite From Libby, Montana – fact sheet about vermiculite ore

Public Health Response to Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratory Sites [DOC - 426 KB] – project to develop state guidelines for clean-up and clearance in Michigan and gather and disseminate data on site prevalence and disposition. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

Reducing Exposure to Arsenic in Drinking Water [DOC - 300 KB] – project to reduce exposure to arsenic in drinking water throughout Minnesota. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

Reducing the Health Impact From Former Methamphetamine Labs in Kentucky [DOC - 975 KB] – implemented and distributed to all health departments in the state interim cleanup guidance for protection of citizens and public health workers. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

ToxFAQs for Asbestos – answers to the most frequently asked health questions about asbestos

Links to information from outside CDC

Haz Map - Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Materials (National Library of Medicine) – tool to search for information about hazardous agents and occupational diseases

Indoor Environment Notebook (Ball State University) – links to information about indoor air quality

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (California) – agency to protect and enhance public health and the environment by scientific evaluation of risks posed by hazardous substances

Scorecard (Green Media Toolshed) – tool to produce a report on various types of pollution in specific areas

Toxics Release Inventory (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) – tool to produce information on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases

TOXNET (National Library of Medicine) – public database tool to produce information on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities

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