TOXMAP

TOXMAP (http://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov) is a Geographic Information System (GIS) from the Division of Specialized Information Services of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) that uses maps of the United States to help users visually explore data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) (http://www.epa.gov/tri/). Federal law requires certain industrial facilities which manufacture, process, or otherwise use particular toxic chemicals in amounts exceeding specific threshold values, to report annually on their releases of these chemicals to the environment or transferred off-site to be processed as waste. Information about source reduction and recycling is also reported. TOXMAP maps show where these chemicals are released on-site into the air, water, and ground. It also identifies releasing facilities, single year releases, and chemical release trends over time. TOXMAP provides information/links from these resources: Toxics Release Inventory/TRI (EPA) NOTE: At this time, TOXMAP uses reported on-site releases only. Hazardous Substances Data Bank/HSDB (NLM) TOXLINE (NLM) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry TOXMAP is a resource funded by the U.S. federal government; it does not allow advertising on the site or endorse any company or product. It also cannot respond to questions about individual medical cases, provide second opinions, or make specific recommendations regarding therapy. Those issues should be addressed directly with your healthcare provider. TOXMAP's chemical and environmental health information is taken from NLM's TOXNET and PubMed, and from other authoritative sources.