RESOURCE CENTER
Listed below are a number of resources which provide information on public health, toxic substances and environmental community issues.
LOCAL RESOURCES
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The Miami Group
The Miami Group Home Page, Ohio Chapter, Sierra Club
- www.ohiocitizen.org
Statewide environmental and consumer advocacy organization
REGULATORY AGENCIES
Responsible for enforcement of air quality regulations in southwest Ohio;
also for solid waste enforcement
RESOURCES
Community Right to Know
- www.childenvironment.org
The Center for Children's Health and the Environment (CCHE). An academic research/policy center examining links between exposure to toxic pollutants and childhood illness.
- www.atsdr.cdc.gov
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
(For the health effects of specific chemicals click on ToxFAQs).
- www.scorecard.org
Provide access to environmental information by community location.
- Environmental Health News Articles in the world press about environmental health, with daily updates
- Where You Live (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
The Where You Live page provides links to Geographical Information Systems (GIS) providing environmental data related to your neighborhood and surrounding area. Through these systems you can find out about human, as well as facility demographics in your neighborhood by entering a zip code.