Chemical Hazards Links

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Government

www.cdc.gov
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a federal agency in charge of protecting human health and providing information to promote healthy decisions. This site includes health statistics, specific disease information, prevention information, and recent news. This site is very large and contains information on almost any health issue. Use the search function to find specific information.

www.atsdr.cdc.gov
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is a branch of the CDC that specializes in the health effects from exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment.

www.nih.gov
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is a federal research institution for health issues. This site provides information about health studies, clinical trials, and specific diseases.

www.niehs.nih.gov
The National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences is the branch of NIH specializing in environmental health research.

www.epa.gov
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the federal agency in charge of protecting the environment. This site is very large and contains information on almost any environmental issue.

www.epa.gov/region4
The EPA Region 4 website addresses environmental issues in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

www.gadnr.org
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency that regulates the protection and conservation of Georgia's natural resources for public, private, and industrial use. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GEPD) website includes information about environmental laws and regulations, hazardous waste sites, air and water quality, fish consumption advisories, and toxic releases.

Professional Organizations

www.neha.org
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) houses environmental health information for practitioners on professional certifications, the Journal of Environmental Health, the Annual Education Conference, continuing education programs, and current events.

www.geha-online.org
The Georgia Environmental Health Association (GEHA) is the professional organization specific to Georgia and it's environmental health professionals.

www.apha.org
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is for public health professionals in the public and private sector. Their site includes a wide range of information on public health issues, articles from the American Journal of Public Health and other publications, meetings, continuing education, and national and international public health topics.

www.gapha.org
The Georgia Public Health Association (GPHA) is the Georgia APHA affiliate.

Chemicals

www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq
ToxFAQs are on ATSDR's website. They are summaries of frequently asked questions about specific chemicals.

www.epa.gov/tri
The Toxic Release Inventory provides information about environmental releases from industries. It tracks releases by chemical, industry, and location.

www.epa.gov/enviro
The Envirofacts Warehouse by the U.S. EPA combines several databases including those with information about toxic releases, chemical fact sheets, and regulatory status.

Hazardous Waste Sites

www.epa.gov/superfund
The U.S. EPA Superfund website has extensive information about the Superfund law and National Priorities List sites.

Cancer

www.cancer.org
The American Cancer Society provides cancer information.

www.nci.nih.gov
The National Cancer Institute specializes in cancer research.

Fish Consumption Guidelines

www.epa.gov/ost/fish
The U.S. EPA's Office of Water Consumption Advisories site houses information on fish and wildlife advisories in all states.

https://epd.georgia.gov/fish-consumption-guidelines
Georgia Department of Natural Resources provides guidelines for eating fish from Georgia waters.

Page last updated 02/03/2020