Cambridge Environmental Assessing and helping to minimize risks to health and the environment. Based in Massachusetts. http://www.cambridgeenvironmental.com/
Extractions: Click Here for Career Opportunities! 58 Charles Street Cambridge, MA 02141 Phone 617-225-0810 Fax 617-225-0813 info@cambridgeenvironmental.com 20440 Century Boulevard, Suite 100 Germantown, MD 20874 Phone 240-778-1020 Cambridge Environmental Inc. is a consulting and research firm that assesses and helps to minimize risks to health and the environment. We provide objective, expert, and timely analyses of problems related to chemicals in the environment, workplace, and home. about us publications links
UNUINWEH Part of United Nations University. Fosters the application of appropriate technologies to meet water needs and assist environmental industries in developing countries. http://www.inweh.unu.edu/inweh/
Extractions: Report on Global Desertification: Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Desertification Synthesis Internship at UNU-INWEH: Experience the UN at Work The UNU International Network on Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) is a member of the U.N. University family of organisations. It was created by the UNU Governing Council in 1996 to strengthen water management capacity, particularly of developing countries, and to provide on-the-ground project support; with its core funding provided by the Government of Canada. It is hosted by the McMaster University , Canada. Mailing Address:
EPA Ground Water And Drinking Water This Office at EPA works to ensure safe drinking water and to protect the quality of the Nation's Drinking Water Supply. The site features drinking water and health information, kid's pages, and drinking water publications and guidance documents. http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/
Extractions: Security The Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW) , together with states, tribes, and its many partners, protects public health by ensuring safe drinking water and protecting ground water. OGWDW, along with EPA's ten regional drinking water programs, oversees implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act, which is the national law safeguarding tap water in America. A to Z Topics Drinking Water Needs Survey - To continue to ensure safe drinking water, the nation's water utilities will need to make an estimated $277 billion in investments over the next 20 years, according to EPA's third Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment. This large national need reflects the challenges confronting water utilities as they deal with aging infrastructures that were constructed 50 to 100 years ago in many cases. Needs Survey Home Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Allotments
MacGregor Associates :: Organisational Effectiveness UK based firm of management consultants, providing solutions to finding and retaining staff, the management of change and the integration of environmental, quality, health and safety management systems. http://www.macgregorassociates.co.uk/
Extractions: MacGregor Associates provide specialist professional support on tap. Since 1983 we have been supplying expert knowledge and skills when and where they are needed to enhance the performance of organisations. We work for global plcs and small venture capital-based firms, national and local government departments, charities and entrepreneurs. Most of our projects come via referrals from our existing clients. We have no trainee consultants only people with substantial expertise in their specialist fields. We operate to a strict Code of Practice. Our goal is to meet our clients needs by providing timely results and value for money. If you would like to discuss how we may be able to help you, please contact us by any of the methods below.
High Tech Health - Thermal Life® Far Infrared Sauna Showcases their sauna that offers safe and effective detoxification of environmental chemicals and heavy metals that might cause such problems as chronic fatigue, multiple chemical sensitivity and fibromyalgia. http://www.hightechhealth.com/html/sauna_main.htm
Cancer Control And Population Sciences: Tobacco Control Research From the National Cancer Institute. Exposure measurement and prevalence, developmental toxicity (prenatal and postnatal), reproductive effects, respiratory health effects, carcinogenic effects, cardiovascular effects. http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/tcrb/monographs/10/
Extractions: About Cancer Control Research Research Overview Research Topics Monograph 10: Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke You have the option to: Download the entire monograph (4,300 kb) Download only the chapters you are interested in (see below) Ord er this publication through the NCI Publications Locator Table of Contents: Preface (32 kb) Authors and Acknowledgements (32 kb) Contents (32 kb)
Mt. Hood Community College - Academics Masters programs environmental Science and Env. health and Safety in Gresham. Includes course contents, campus facilities, faculty, resources for future and current students, student support services. http://www.mhcc.edu/academics/
Extractions: Fall Term Registration Students who have earned 46 or more credits (check your credits here ) at MHCC will begin. May 23 at 12:00 a.m. Students who have earned 45 credits or less ( check your credits here ) from MHCC will begin May 23 at 12:00 p.m. Open registration for all other students will begin May 24.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Current issues information (Sept. 11, anthrax), reports on 17 key environmental topics from air to water, kids page, laws/regulations and further official agency information. EPA protects human health by safeguarding the natural environment air, water and land. http://www.epa.gov/
Extractions: More ... Top Stories Potential Health Risks from Sediments Sep 16 - Eighteen sediment samples from across the New Orleans area were analyzed for bacteria and chemicals. Preliminary results indicate that some sediment may be contaminated with bacteria and fuel oils and human health risks may therefore exist from contact with sediment deposited from receding flood waters. As sediments begin to dry, EPA will perform air sampling to monitor potential inhalation risks and will also assess long-term exposure scenarios News release Response update Sep 16 - EPA's ocean research vessel, the Bold, is expected to be deployed 9/26 to survey the waters of the Mississippi Sound and the Gulf of Mexico in the plume of the Mississippi River. The surveys will take about three weeks to complete. EPA teams continue collection of household hazardous wastes (HHW) and orphan containers. In addition, EPA personnel continue to offer technical assistance in the disposal of hazardous waste and other debris left behind by the storm. EPA has collected 20,934 HHW/orphan containers throughout the affected region.
Greenaction Greenaction is a new organization created by community groups in the southwest United States and former Greenpeace staff who have joined together in the struggle for health and environmental justice. http://www.greenaction.org/index.shtml
Extractions: Welcome to the Greenaction Web Site! Please Support Greenaction With A Tax-Deductible Donation Actions Greenaction Summer 2005 Campaign Report Greenaction Highlights! From 1998 right up to 2004, a chronology of victories and major accomplishments Upcoming Events /27/05 Noon , San Francisco: Environmental Justice for Bayview Hunters Point, San Francisco! Read the story, see the photos Read Great Article about Marie Harrison of Greenaction from SF Chronicle. . Read the San Francisco Chronicle and Dow Jones newswire stories, press releases, new fact sheet Why We Are Taking Action and Event Flyer ! See photos from the action! Pollution, Health, Environmental Racism and Injustice: A Toxic Inventory of Bayview Hunters Point, San Francisco (PDF Format, 500KB) action alerts and fact sheets, press coverage and other information about this environmental health and justice campaign Call and email the Governor Schwarzenegger and Cal ISO today ! Also En Espanol Alerts! EMERGENCY ACTION NEEDED TODAY : Senate votes for Arctic Refuge Oil Drilling, but the fight will continue! Keep Up Pressure on Senate and Congress to
National Environmental Monitoring Initiative U.S. EPA project linking largescale survey and remote sensing information with ecological process research. Goal is to achieve greater understanding of what controls ecosystem health at the regional scale, where resource management decisions are made. http://www.epa.gov/cludygxb/
Extractions: National Environmental Monitoring Initiative Recent Additions Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home National Environmental Monitoring Initiative Partners Publications ... environmental monitoring and research organizations from across the United States. It links large-scale survey information and remote sensing with ecological process research at a network of multi-resource, intensive monitoring areas. The result will be greater understanding of what controls ecosystem health at the regional scale, where resource management decisions are made. Objective
Extractions: Corwin Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC, Inc.) combines experience and integrity specializing in hazardous materials and hazardous waste management issues. CEC, Inc. offers environmental health and safety training, consulting, and property assessments. Located in Kalispell, Montana, CEC, Inc. services clients throughout the Northwest, Nationally and internationally. Our training division offers compliance training in EPA, OSHA and DOT including HAZWOPER, Confined Space, Hazard Communication, and DOT Awareness. We can tailor programs for specific needs and have traditional and online training courses. Consulting services include regulatory compliance, property assessments, hazardous waste disposal, spill cleanup, mold testing, industrial hygiene surveys and workplace safety. CEC, Inc. was formed to provide service to a needed niche. Over the past two decades environmental and safety regulations have become an integral, and often overwhelming requirement for business. Today, leading businesses realize that environmental improvements through systems like auditing, planning, and employee training leads to reduced risks and higher profits. CEC, Inc. is a consulting and training firm dedicated to helping businesses in this endeavor. CEC, Inc. understands the delicate balance between compliance and the "bottom line" and translates safety and environmental concerns into the language of business.
EPA | Science Forum 3rd Annual Agencywide Science Forum to showcase EPA's scientific accomplishments. June 1â3, 2004, USA http://www.epa.gov/ORD/scienceforum/
Extractions: EPA Science Forum Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home Every year, the world's leading environmental scientists and policy makers gather in Washington, DC at the EPA Science Forum to explore the latest discoveries in the world of environmental research. A Showcase for Science The EPA Science Forum: The 2005 EPA Science Forum The EPA Science Forum 2005: Collaborative Science for Environmental Solutions was held in Washington, DC on May 16 to 18, 2005. This exciting event brought together more than one thousand top scientists, policy-makers and citizens to explore how collaborative science and research are leading the effort to better understand environmental challenges, and provide effective tools for helping the EPA meet its mission: protecting human health and safeguarding the natural environment. To view posters abstracts, promotional posters, and other materials, visit the 2005 EPA Science Forum Archives The 2006 EPA Science Forum
Tilth Producers-- HOME A Chapter of Washington Tilth Association, fosters and promotes ecologically sound sustainable agriculture in the interest of environmental preservation, human health and social equity. http://www.tilthproducers.org/
Extractions: Tilth Producers of Washington, a Chapter of Washington Tilth Association , is the organic and sustainable farm organization of Washington State. A membership organization of over 400 Washington growers, Tilth Producers fosters and promotes ecologically sound, sustainable agriculture in the interest of environmental preservation, human health and social equity. Nancy Allen, Click Here For a History of Tilth Producers, Click Here In fulfilling its educational mission, Tilth Producers: Publishes the Tilth Producers Quarterly a journal of organic and sustainable agriculture, Publishes the Washington Tilth Directory , a guide to organic and sustainable growers, markets, food and farm suppliers and resources in Washington
Biotechnology Drugs health Products Emergencies Disasters environmental Workplace health First Nations Inuit health Food Nutrition health Care System http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/protection/environment.html
Extractions: skip to main content Information for a Healthy New York Search this site: Some documents on this page are saved in the Portable Document Format (PDF). If it's not already on your computer, you'll need to download the latest free version of Acrobat Reader You are Here: Home Page Chemicals in Sportfish and Game (Health Advisories) Exposure, What is it?
Extractions: What does the government do to ensure that pesticides used on food are safe? The pages in this Web area answer these and other questions about pesticides and food. They reflect and expand upon information contained in a brochure (below) EPA developed as required by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. EPA Brochure: "Pesticides and Food: What You and Your Family Need to Know"
Extractions: Safety training online safety training programs will help you obtain a safe and risk free work environment. Through safety training efforts your company has the ability to improve its work environment. We offer state of the art; hands on online safety training courses to help each and every individual in the program achieve safe and effective work habits. Online Safety Training
