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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Environmental Health Student Portal

For Students 9th - 10th
An entire site of resources specifically for environmental science and how it is linked to human health. Topics include water pollution, air pollution, climate change, and chemicals.
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National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health: Household Products Database

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you ever wanted to know about every household product available, from battery disposal to detergent and glue.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Learn the Issues: Chemicals & Toxics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Tox Town: Environmental Health Concerns

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about toxic chemicals and the environmental healths risks you might encounter everyday in familiar places. Select neighborhoods or locations to discover what chemicals might be found there and the health risks associated with each.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:hazardous Chemicals in Your Neighborhood

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Identify hazardous chemicals and their effect on human health and the environment. Explain the importance of cleaning up hazardous waste, and identify facilities and agencies that deal with hazardous chemicals.
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: The Biology Project: Chemicals and Human Health

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Arizona's Biology Project provides background information on toxic materials and the body's responses as well as interactive tutorials with assessment questions and an activity in which students can actually acquire and...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Chemicals in the Environment: Toxicology and Public Health

For Students 9th - 10th
A college course featuring instructor's notes and case studies about the relationship between exposure to environmental chemicals and human diseases.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Antimony: Atsdr Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes the chemical element antimony (chemical symbol Sb) and gives detailed information about its effects on human health and the environment.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Effects of Human Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
This site reviews the effects of agricultural development, urban and industrial development, drainage of the land surface, modifications to river valleys, and modifications to the atmosphere have on ground water and surface water.
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National Institutes of Health

United States National Library of Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of United States Department of Health and Human Services and the National Library of Medicine. All medical information contained in the Medline search engine comes from this, one of the world's largest medical libraries.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Atsdr: Superfund Hazardous Waste Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
Extremely detailed look at the dangers associated with the hazardous and solid waste sites in the U.S.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: National Water Quality Assessment Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this website to find out about water quality issues anywhere in the U.S.A. where water studies have been conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Water Science for Schools Effects of Urbanization

For Students 3rd - 8th
This U.S. Geological Survey website offers a short article then lists topics that are linked to brief articles that describe that particular topic's effect on water quality in urban areas. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Antimony: Atsdr Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
This page describes the chemical element antimony (chemical symbol Sb) and gives detailed information about its effects on human health and the environment.
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Michigan Reach Out

Reach Out Michigan: Acid Rain

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This experiment from Reach Out Michigan "demonstrates the effect of acid rain on statues and buildings."
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Garbage: Hazardous Waste Solutions

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise article explores possible solutions to the hazardous waste problem.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Dioxin

For Students 9th - 10th
Use Wikipedia to explore dioxins. It gives the definition, as well as, sources, health effects, and exposure incidents.
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Other

University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits

For Students 9th - 10th
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....
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Other

King County: Household Hazardous Waste

For Students 3rd - 8th
Characteristics of hazardous waste products are provided on this site. Alternatives to use which will not harm the environment are also explained.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: List of Drinking Water Contaminants

For Students 9th - 10th
Table outlines the EPA's standards for safe drinking water, defining levels of contaminants and listing possible sources of these contaminants.