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Environmental Health Portal

This portal provides a selected collection of Web resources pertaining to environmental health. Each entry includes a brief description and additional topics.

Electronic Books

Electronic books are available within many of the Library’s electronic resource collections. This is a selected list of electronic books from multiple sources, and additional electronic books on environmental health may be found by searching the Library’s eBooks on EBSCOhost collection.

   Dictionary of Environmental Health, 2003 (eBooks on EBSCOhost) [Electronic Book]
   Environmental Health: From Global to Local, 2005 (eBooks on EBSCOhost) [Electronic Book]
   Environmental Toxicology: Biological and Health Effects of Pollutants, 2nd ed., 2005 (eBooks on EBSCOhost) [Electronic Book]
   Reducing the Burden of Injury: Advancing Prevention and Treatment, 1999 (National Academies Press) [Electronic Book] Location of print copies

Web Resources

   American Lung Association
   EnviroFacts Data Warehouse
   Environmental Health and Toxicology Specialized Information Services
   Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
   EPA Region Six Library (Dallas)
   GreenFILE™
   HazDat
   Illness, Injuries, and Fatalities
   National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
   National Institute for Environmental Health and Safety (NIEHS)
   National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
   National Toxicology Program (NTP)
   Public Health Assessments & Health Consultations (ATSDR)
   SafetyLit Injury Prevention Literature Update
   Toxic Release Inventory

Electronic Journals

Print Resources

Below is a selected list of print books from the Library’s collection. The UT Southwestern Library uses the National Library of Medicine classification scheme. Under this system of organization, print resources related to environmental health may be found under the following call numbers:

  • QV 600: Toxicology
  • WA 30.5: Environmental health
  • WA 400: Occupational health
  • WA 485-487.5: Injury prevention
  • WA 670: Environmental monitoring

Decision-Making in Environmental Health: From Evidence to Action
C. (Carlos) Corvalán
WA 30 D294
Is it available? Library Catalog

Dioxins and Health
Arnold Schecter
WA 240 D595
Is it available? Library Catalog

Injury Prevention: An International Perspective: Epidemiology, Surveillance and Policy
Peter Barss
WA 250 I561
Is it available? Library Catalog

Injury Prevention and Public Health: Practical Knowledge, Skills, and Strategies
Tom Christoffel
WA 250 C5561
Is it available? Library Catalog

Our Global Environment: A Health Perspective
Anne Nadakavukaren
WA 30 N126O
Is it available? Library Catalog

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