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    Environmental
    • Citizens’ Environmental Coalition
      The CEC is a statewide grassroots organization working to eliminate pollution and protect human health and the environment in New York State.
    • Scorecard
      Provided by the Environmental Defense Organization, Scorecard is a source for free and easily accessible local environmental information. Scorecard ranks and compares the pollution situation in areas across the U.S. It also profiles more than 6,900 chemicals, making it easy to find out where they are used and how hazardous they are.

    Forensic Chemistry

    Measures and Weights

    Students and Educators
    • Chemistry Links
      Web links suggested by the Department of Chemistry at Buffalo State College.
    • History of Chemistry
      An excellent collection of Web sites compiled by Dr. Carmen Giunta at Lemoyne College. Also includes many biographical sites.
    • Nobel e-Museum: Chemistry
      Information about all Nobel Prize Laureates in Chemistry including biographies, presentation speeches, and press releases since 1901. This is the official site of the Nobel Foundation.
    • Organic Chemistry Help
      Sponsored by the Frostburg State University Chemistry Department, this is a useful site for understanding the basics of organic chemistry.
    • Periodic Table of the Elements
      A good resource for those learning the basics of chemistry.

    Practical and Interesting
Government Resources
    Chemistry Research at Argonne National Laboratory
    Argonne is one of the U.S. Department of Energy's largest research centers and the nation's first national laboratory, chartered in 1946. Choose "Research Areas" for interesting information on their current programs.

    Chemistry WebBook
    This site from the National Institute of Standards and Technology provides general search options by formula, name, CAS registry number, author, and structure. In addition, physical property based searches are offered.

    CSB Web Site
    Web site of the United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, an independent federal agency whose mission is to prevent industrial chemical accidents.

    Household Products Database
    This database from the National Library of Medicine provides health and safety information on thousands of household products and their chemical ingredients from sources including Material Safety Data Sheets prepared by manufacturers.

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Information on ways the EPA tries to safeguard our air, water, and land. Includes information on pesticides, pollutants, environmental laws, health protection, air, and radiation, and a link to the Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office.

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