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Earth's 911
By 1800CLEANUP. Find out the closest place where you can recycle various hazardous materials and household wastes.
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Ecological Footprint
By Redefining Progress. Calculate a rough estimate of your ecological footprint. The ecological footprint measures what we consume of nature. It shows how much productive land and water we occupy to produce all the resources we consume and to take in all the waste we make. You can perform calculations on the web or by downloading an Excel spreadsheet.
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Energy Star Products
By US Environmental Protection Agency and US Department of Energy. Helps you make the most economical purchases for your facilities and home with a simple estimate of potential energy savings.
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Environmental Health Questions and Answers
By NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Ever wonder whether the cleaning products you use around the house are dangerous? Or how to purchase a water treatment system? Ever wonder about the health risks associated with getting a tattoo? Find answers to these and other frequently asked questions about the home, water, air, food, disease, radiation, or your health.
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EPA Model Renovation Training Course
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). Many common renovation, remodeling, and painting (R&R) activities in homes with lead-based paint can create hazardous amounts of lead in dust and debris. In an effort to help control these hazards EPA has developed this course which provides simple strategies to reduce or eliminate the creation of hazards during R&R activities that disturb leaded paint. The course materials include an instructors manual, students manual, and accompanying video.
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Health Calculators
By Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Offers several health-related, online calculators. You can track your body mass to figure out how much you've benefitted from that new exercise program, calculate how many calories you really need, find out how much money you've spent on cigarettes in your lifetime and what they've been doing to your lungs, and much more.
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HealtheHouse
By Children's Health Environmental Coalition. An interactive resource on how to reduce environmental health risks to children in and around the home.
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Help! It's a Roach!
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs. Your family can do a lot of things to control roaches before you need to use a pesticide. Use this Web site and complete the activities to learn what kids and adults can do.
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Home Energy Saver
By Environmental Energy Technologies Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Is your home energy efficient? This online tool looks at ways to save energy for heating/cooling, domestic hot water, appliances and miscellaneous uses, and lighting.
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Household Products Database
By US National Library of Medicine. What's under your kitchen sink, in your garage, in your bathroom, and on the shelves in your laundry room? Learn more about what's in these products, about potential health effects, and about safety and handling.
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Household Waste Management (Download)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Teaches the user how to safely and efficiently manage waste, and particularly hazardous waste, in the home. Users can visit a 'virtual house' and choose extended discussions of the many products they might encounter there. Safe homemade alternatives are presented and evaluated. A state-by-state database of mail, telephone, and Internet contacts puts users in touch with a wealth of free downloadable publications. Includes over 30 quizzes and activities for K-12 students, sorted by grade level. A zip file for Macintosh users also available.
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Household Waste Management (Interactive)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Learn how to safely and efficiently manage waste, and particularly hazardous waste, in the home. Users can visit a 'virtual house' and choose extended discussions of the many products they might encounter there. Safe homemade alternatives are presented and evaluated. A state-by-state database of mail, telephone, and Internet contacts puts users in touch with a wealth of free downloadable publications. Includes over 30 quizzes and activities for K-12 students, sorted by grade level.
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Lead Contamination Information System (Lead in Drinking Water)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Explains the dangers of lead in drinking water and presents techniques for reducing lead exposure
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Lead in the Environment
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Examines the health problems posed by lead and discusses testing children for lead poisoning. Learn about sources of lead, health effects, and techniques for reducing lead exposure in and around the home. A quiz helps users review what they have learned, and the reference section points them to local, regional and national sources of information and help.
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Lead in the Environment (Spanish version)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Plomo en el Medio Ambiente. Este programa tiene la intencion de ayudar con la evaluacion del riesgo ambiental asociado con el envenenamiento por plomo.
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Learn About Chemicals Around Your House
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). There are many household products used around your home. What do you know about them? Take a house tour and learn more about the chemicals around your home.
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OSHA Search Page
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Search the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) web site.
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Planet Ark Earth Disk (Australian version) (Macintosh)
By Planet Ark. Shows you what you can do for the environment at home, at school and in your spare time. Written from an Australian viewpoint and includes list of Australian environmental groups. Mac version.
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Planet Ark Earth Disk (Australian version) (Windows)
By Planet Ark. Shows you what you can do for the environment at home, at school and in your spare time. Written from an Australian viewpoint and includes list of Australian environmental groups. PC version.
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Planet Ark Earth Disk (International) (Macintosh)
By Planet Ark. Shows you what you can do for the environment at home, at school and in your spare time. Includes an environmental dictionary with over 150 terms. Mac version.
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Planet Ark Earth Disk (International) (Windows)
By Planet Ark. Shows you what you can do for the environment at home, at school and in your spare time. Includes an environmental dictionary with over 150 terms. PC version.
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Principles and Design of Onsite Waste Disposal with Septic Systems
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Teaches the basics of on-site treatment (septic tanks, drainfields, mounds, water conservation, etc.). Main menus include: principles of treatment, design, and siting, soil basics and water conservation
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RadTown USA
By US Environmental Protection Agency. RadTown USA is a virtual community showing a wide variety of radiation sources and uses as you may encounter them in everyday life. Each RadTown location highlights a particular radiation issue that you might encounter in your everyday life; discusses the issue; lists the important roles that federal, state, and local governments and international organizations play in protecting you from harmful exposure; and describes what you can do to protect yourself and your family.
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Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts
By US Food and Drug Administration. Lists the most significant product actions of the last 60 days, based on the extent of distribution and the degree of health risk.
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Recalls.gov
By Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Online resource for U.S Government recalls of environmental products, food, medicine, cosmetics, consumer products, motor vehicles, and boats.
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Residential Energy Efficiency
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Shows effective ways to reduce home energy consumption. Topics include insulation, windows, doors, weather-stripping, and caulking. The expert system feature allows users to calculate how much they will save by making their homes more energy efficient. After you enter information about your home and the energy-saving changes you intend to make, the program uses local utility and climate data to calculate your savings in money, energy, and reduction of pollutants. Useful for everyone from the general public to utility managers.
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Residential Water Conservation Techniques
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Shows effective ways to save water inside and outside the house. Topics include efficient toilets, showerheads, faucets; leak detection, water efficient lawn care and gardening; car washing and pool operation. Save amazing amounts of money while protecting the environment! The expert system feature allows users to calculate how much they will save by installing water efficient devices in their homes. Useful for everyone from the general public to utility managers.
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Residential Water Conservation Techniques (Spanish version)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Tecnicas para la Conservacion de Agua Residencial. Este programa tiene la intencion de proporcionar informacion acerca de la conservacion de agua adentro y alrededor de la casa.
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Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS)
By US Environmental Protection Agency. Contains information about US public water systems and their violations of EPA's regulations for safe drinking water. Search by state or ID number.
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Search the EPA Internet
By US Environmental Protection Agency. Search the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) web site.
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Water Efficient Landscape Planner
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Explains the advantages and principles of water efficient landscaping, covers the basics of landscape planning, and provides guidelines and suggestions to help users select the most appropriate plants for their needs. It is intended for use by homeowners who are considering changes to residential landscaping
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Water Efficient Landscape Planner (Spanish version)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Planificador de la Ornamentacion Eficiente en Agua. Este programa tiene la intencion de proporcionar informacion acerca de la conservacion de agua en la ornamentacion alrededor de la casa.
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What You Can Do
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste. These resources will allow you to better understand the type, amount, and impact of wastes generated in your home and community, and what you can do to help reduce and better manage waste. Download consumer tips.
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