Find out what chemicals are hazards, if they are located in your community, and what Congress is doing to about it.

Toxics in Your Neighborhood?

• Environmental Protection Agency: My Environment
  Map environmental information for your area, including: Air Quality, UV Index, Radon Levels, Water Quality, Toxic Releases, and more.

• Interactive map of common toxics: How Toxic is Your State?

Facts about Hazardous Substances

• Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
  An A-Z index of chemicals with risk levels, chemical properties, and a fact sheet answering frequently asked questions about each chemical.

• Environmental Health and Toxicology
  Explore their databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases.

• EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
  IRIS is human health assessment program that evaluates quantitative and qualitative risk information on effects that may result from exposure to environmental contaminants. The information in IRIS is intended for those without extensive training in toxicology, but with some knowledge of health sciences.

• Pesticide Action Network (PAN)
  Search the PAN chemical database by chemical name or CAS number for information on pesticide active ingredients, breakdown products and other chemicals used in pesticide products.

See also: Individual Chemical Profiles

Legislation

• The Library Of Congress: THOMAS
  Searchable database of the text and status of all federal legislation from the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives for the current and past legislative sessions.

• Environmental Health Legislation Archive
  The Environmental Health Legislation database includes state legislation on topics such as asthma, mercury, lead poisoning, pesticides and indoor air quality.

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