Resources

Scientific Research

A select listing of web sites of organizations and agencies presenting the latest in scientific research on toxins and environmental health.

In Harm’s Way
This 140-page peer-reviewed report, released In May 2000 by the Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility has been praised by the public and the scientific community and endorsed by leading scientists. Read the Executive Summary for highlights of this landmark report on the growing contribution of toxic chemicals to neurodevelopmental, learning and behavioral disabilities in children.
http://psr.igc.org/ihw-download-report.htm#ihwRptDwnld

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
The mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is to reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction from environmental causes by understanding each of these elements and how they interrelate.
http://www.NIEHS.nih.gov

EPA’s National Health and the Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
Focal point of the EPA’s scientific research on contaminants and environmental stressors on human health and ecosystem integrity.
http://www.epa.gov/nheerl/