Defining Toxic Chemicals Non-technical descriptions answer What is mercury? How might I be exposed? and How can mercury affect my health? for mercury and more than 40 other toxic chemicals.
Environmental Health Concerns Molds, noise, pest control, air quality, drinking water, occupational hazards, and safety issues are just some of the health concerns pictured and explained in Tox Town.
Educating the Public Tox Town is recommended for middle school and high school students, educators, and the concerned public.
Teacher Page Activities and resources to stimulate student learning about environmental health issues are ideal for classes in environmental science, earth science, forensics, and health.
A Resource You Can Trust Tox Town links to reliable science-based information from the National Institutes of Health and other authoritative sources.
Stroll Through the Neighborhoods
Click on locations pictured in the City, Town, Farm, US Border Regions, Port, and US Southwest neighborhoods
to learn about chemicals and other hazards.
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Picture This
Click on a chemical to see where it might be found in a neighborhood and to learn more about it.
Take a Closer Look
Open a cutaway view of a home, hospital, school, or office for inside information on environmental hazards.
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Welcome to
Tox Town
P eople are exposed to environmental hazards every day and are often unaware of the potential risks to their health. Tox Tow n is the National Library of Medicine interactive Web site about commonly encountered toxic substances, the environment, and health.
Enhanced with lively graphics, sound effects, and animation, Tox Town brings to life the everyday locations where you might encounter potentially toxic chemicals.
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Tox Town
L as personas estn expuestas a peligros ambientales todos das y a menudo desconocen los posibles riesgos que acarrean para la salud. Tox Town es el sitio web interactivo de la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina sobre las sustancias txicas comunes, el medio ambiente y la salud.
Tox Town, un sitio realzado con grficas vvidas, efectos sonoros y animacin, da vida a las situaciones diarias en las cuales podra encontrar usted sustancias qumicas potencialmente txicas.
K12 Resources
Discovering the Connection: Your Environment, Your Health (toxtown.nlm.nih. gov/text_version/teachers6.php) is an environmental health science curriculum based on Tox Town for middle school students (grades 68). It can be used in a science classroom or in an interdisciplinary program that connects science and society.
K12 Listserv: Sign-up for bi-monthly newsletter about K12 resources list.nih.gov/ cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=k12nlmresources&A=1
K12 Resources for Teachers and Students: Links to other K12 resources k12.nlm.nih.gov
Also from the National Library of Medicine
Household Products Database: Chemical ingredients in household products and manufacturer-issued safety information householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov
Haz-Map: Occupational health information on the connection between work exposures and disease hazmap.nlm.nih.gov
MedlinePlus: Health and drug information for consumers medlineplus.gov
TOXNET: Databases on toxic chemicals and environmental health toxnet.nlm.nih.gov
MEDLINE/PubMed: Index to biomedical journals pubmed.gov
National Library of Medicine main Web site www.nlm.nih.gov National Library of Medicine 8600 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20894 1888FINDNLM [email protected]
Toxic chemicals and environmental health risks
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