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Links to other organizations and databases
| Group | Focus | Location |
| Canadian Cancer Society |
Cancer |
Canada |
| Canadian Network for Human Health and the Environment (CNHHE) | Human health and the impacts of environmental exposures | Canada |
| EcoPEI | Understand and improve the Island environment | PEI, Canada |
| Ecology Action Center (EAC) | Build a healthier, more sustainable Nova Scotia | NS, Canada |
| Environmental Health Center | Medically tests and treats human health problems in the form of sensitivities to our environment | Dallas, USA |
| Environmental Health Association of NS | Information about environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity and less toxic living | NS, Canada |
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Environmental Working Group (EWG)
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Provide useful resources to consumers about public health and the environment while simultaneously pushing for national policy change | |
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Protecting the most vulnerable from ubiquitous toxics
Information on children's health and the environment.
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| Household Products Database | Health and safety info on household products | USA |
| Mesothelioma | Info on asbestos and related cancers | USA |
| Pesticide Action Network (PAN) | Pesticides & alternatives | |
| SafeLawns | Pesticides & alternatives | USA |
| Safe Cosmetics | Human health, cosmetics |
USA |
| Toxic Free Canada | Pesticides, bottled water, etc. | Canada |
| Toxic Nation | Chemical pollution of our bodies | |
| Toxicology Data Network | Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases | USA |
Reading List
Book: Slow Death By Rubber Duck
Provocative and groundbreaking, Slow Death by Rubber Duck reveals how the living of daily life creates a toxic soup inside each of us.
Scientific Articles
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Environmental Contaminants Series
Mercury disposal sole health concern with fluorescent lights | CMAJ • July 17, 2007; 177 (2) [PDF]
Canada's new toxic hit list called "inadequate" | CMAJ • February 13, 2007; 176 (4) [PDF]
Insecticides for public health | CMAJ • March 31, 2009; 180 (7) [PDF]
Canada resists banning flame retardant | CMAJ • November 8, 2005; 173 (10) [PDF]
Identifying and managing adverse environmental health effects: a new series | CMAJ • April 16, 2002; 166 (8) [PDF]
Identifying and managing adverse environmental health effects: 1. Taking an exposure history | CMAJ • April 16, 2002; 166 (8) [PDF]
Identifying and managing adverse environmental health effects: 2. Outdoor air pollution | CMAJ • April 30, 2002; 166 (9) [PDF]
Identifying and managing adverse environmental health effects: 3. Lead exposure | CMAJ • May 14, 2002; 166 (10) [PDF]
Identifying and managing adverse environmental health effects: 4. Pesticides | CMAJ • May 28, 2002; 166 (11) [PDF]
Identifying and managing adverse environmental health effects: 5. Persistent organic pollutants | CMAJ • June 11, 2002; 166 (12) [PDF]
Identifying and managing adverse environmental health effects: 6. Carbon monoxide poisoning | CMAJ • June 25, 2002; 166 (13) [PDF]