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    Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    The role of this agency is to implement the laws that protect the public from hazardous wastes and environmental spills of hazardous substances. ATSDR is charged under the Superfund Act of 1980 to ass... Details >
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    Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
    The Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center is the primary global-change data and information analysis center of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). CDIAC responds to data and information requests... Details >
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    CHEJ: Center for Health, Environment and Justice
    Founded in June 1981this nonprofit organization serves citizens' groups, individuals and small municipalities working to solve hazardous and solid waste problems. CCHW supplies information needed to u... Details >
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    Environmental Defense Fund
    Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), established in 1967, consists of teams of scientists, economists, and lawyers working together to search for and promote economically and environmentally sound altern... Details >
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    National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    The mission of the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) is to provide national leadership, through science and service, to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling d... Details >
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    National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    The NCTR conducts FDA mission-critical, peer-reviewed research that is targeted to develop a more scientifically sound basis for regulatory decisions and reduce risks associated with FDA-regulated pro... Details >
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    National Environmental Coalition of Native Americans
    This nonprofit organization was formed for the following purpose: to educate Indians and Non-Indians about the health dangers of radioactivity and the transport of nuclear waste on America's rails and... Details >
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    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
    Established in 1966, this Institute supports and conducts basic research focusing on the interaction between humans and potentially toxic or harmful agents in their environment. The main research focu... Details >
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    National Safety Council
    The National Safety Council, founded in 1913, is not for profit organization acting to increase safety and improve the health of the American people. Educational activities include safety training, h... Details >
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    NIOSH Information Inquiry Service
    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 800-number is a toll-free technical information service that provides convenient public access to NIOSH and its information resources.... Details >
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