Environmental Determinants of Chronic Disease and Medical Approaches: Recognition, Avoidance, Supportive Therapy, and Detoxification

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Selected websites for chemical information.

World Health Organization	http://www.who.int/
INCHEM (Chemical Safety Information from Intergovernmental Organizations)	http://www.inchem.org/
Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents (CICADs)	http://www.inchem.org/pages/cicads.html
Environmental Health Criteria (EHC) Monographs	http://www.inchem.org/pages/ehc.html
Health and Safety Guides (HSGs)	http://www.inchem.org/pages/hsg.html
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)—Summaries and Evaluations	http://www.inchem.org/pages/iarc.html
International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)	http://www.inchem.org/pages/icsc.html
IPCS/CEC Evaluation of Antidotes Series	http://www.inchem.org/pages/antidote.html
Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR)	http://www.inchem.org/pages/jmpr.html
KemI-Riskline	http://www.inchem.org/pages/kemi.html
Pesticide Documents (PDs)	http://www.inchem.org/pages/pds.html
Poisons Information Monographs (PIMs)	http://www.inchem.org/pages/pims.html
Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) for High Production Volume Chemicals	http://www.inchem.org/pages/sids.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA)	http://www.cdc.gov/
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (USA)	http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (USA)	http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
Environmental Protection Agency (USA)	http://www.epa.gov/
National Institute for Environmental Health and Safety (USA)	http://niehs.nih.gov/
National Toxicology Program (USA)	http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/
European Commission—Public Health	http://ec.europa.eu/health/index_en.htm/
European Commission—Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR)	http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/emerging/index_en.htm/
European Chemicals Agency	http://echa.europa.eu/