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From Environmental Technology
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endocrine disrupter
www.whyfiles.org/045env_hormone Tells what they are, what they do, and who they screw up. Gives all sorts of background knowledge from hormones to the EPA's action plan
ecotoxicology
www.ipmrc.com/expert/ecotox/index.shtml Web site for Integrated Pest management Resource Center. Basic guide on the ecotoxicology in pest management, good definitions.
ecological risk assessment
www.epa.gov/pesticides/ecosystem/ecorisk.htm EPAs website. Tells what they are and how to do them.
bioaccumulation
www.toxics.usgs.gob/definitions/bioaccumulation.html Toxic substance Hydrology Program. Gives the definition and how it happens.
emerging disease
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/index.htm CDC website on how we should all just give it up and move to our own islands.
pollution
www.scorecard.org The pollution information site. Find out who the evil polluters are and how they are slowly killing us.
biological amplification
www.mhhe.com/biosci/esp/2001_gbio/folder_structure/ec/m3/s4 Gives basic definition with illustration.
carcinogen
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinogen Encyclopedia definition with a list of a bunch of them.
environmental stressor
www.oas.gov/osde/environmentallaw/default.htm Site for Organization of American States with stuff about Environmental Law Enforcement and compliance.
red tides
www.whoi-edu/science/B/redtide/ The Harmful Algae Page. Fun game at the top to test your taxonomic identification skills. Has lots of information and pictures.
