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| http://www.barnstablecountyhealth.org/ |
| Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment protects the public health and social well-being of residents of Barnstable County. The Department's mission is pursued primarily through public health administration, environmental health, water quality testing, and state and federal health and environmental grants. |
| http://www.tmc.tulane.edu/ecme/eehome |
| Described as 'An educational service and an interactive forum where those interested in environmental estrogens and other environmental hormones can find accurate, timely information and can contribute to the ongoing public debate'. An information packed website with everything from the basics to more detailed resources. |
| http://www.whrc.org/CCAtlas/CCAtlas.htm |
| The Electronic Atlas of the Cape Cod Environment is not only a collection of maps, but also a compilation of imagery and photos that illustrate some important characteristics of the Cape Cod environment. Included are descriptions of some of the problems of this unique piece of land - land created thousands of years ago by glaciers, and continuously sculpted since then by the sea, the wind, and now by human influence. |
| http://www.whoi.edu |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) is dedicated to research and higher education at the frontiers of ocean science. Its primary mission is to develop and effectively communicate a fundamental understanding of the processes and characteristics governing how the oceans function and how they interact with Earth as a whole. |
| http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/about.htm |
| The Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (WBNERR) is located on the south shore of Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the towns of Falmouth and Mashpee. It encompasses some 3,000 acres of open waters, barrier beaches, marshlands and uplands. The Waquoit Bay Reserve provides long-term protection to the habitat and resources of this representative estuarine ecosystem, which serves as a natural laboratory for research by the Reserve and others that advances our understanding of natural estuarine and watershed-linked processes and human influences on them. |
| http://ma.water.usgs.gov |
| As a branch of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Geological Survey provides water resources in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This branch covers local issues on water resources and water quality on state rivers, lakes, and drainage basins to ensure that resident health and the environment remains sustainable. |
| http://ma.water.usgs.gov/CapeCodToxics |
| The USGS Cape Cod Toxic Substances Hydrology Research Site is located on western Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The source of contamination is the now-decommissioned sewage treatment plant on the Massachusetts Military Reservation. The sewage plume on Cape Cod will be used as a field laboratory by a team of government and university scientists to examine the processes that affect toxic chemicals in ground water. This plume is caused by disposal of treated sewage to the sand and gravel aquifer beneath the reservation. |
| http://www.pavepaws.org |
| Cape Cod Air Force Station (AFS) is the home of the 6th Space Warning Squadron (SWS). The installation occupies approximately 100 acres of land on Flat Rock Hill in the northeastern portion of the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) on upper Cape Cod. The U.S. military operates an extensive early warning network consisting of ground-based radars and space-based sensors in order to detect intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and sea-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) raids against the United States and Canada. Part of this early warning network includes two PAVE PAWS (Phased-Array Warning System) sites at Beale Air Force Base (AFB), California, and Cape Cod Air Force Station (AFS), Massachusetts. |
| http://www.mmr.org |
| Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR), a military training facility, is located on the upper western portion of Cape Cod, immediately south of the Cape Cod Canal in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It includes parts of the towns of Bourne, Mashpee, and Sandwich and abuts the town of Falmouth. There are currently 15 known groundwater plumes originating from MMR that affect the health and livelihood of the residents in this area. |
| http://www.manomet.org |
| Manomet's mission is to conserve natural resources for the benefit of wildlife and human populations. The website has a lot of information about their programs, and you can sign up for a free copy of their award winning magazine - Conservation Science. |
| http://www.capecodcommission.org |
| The Commission was established as a regional planning and regulatory agency to prepare and implement a regional land use policy plan for all of Cape Cod, review and regulate Developments of Regional Impact, and recommend designation of certain areas as Districts of Critical Planning Concern. |
| http://www.apcc.org |
| The Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC) is the oldest environmental advocacy and education organization on the Cape, committed to preserving the unparalleled quality of life on Cape Cod. |
| http://www.mbcc.org |
| The MBCC was founded by women concerned with the lack to attention to breast cancer in the state of Massachusetts. The Mission: Defining breast cancer as a political issue, the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition challenges all obstacles to the eradication of this disease. |
| http://www.hurricanevoices.org/ |
| Dedicated to raising awareness on the breast cancer epidemic. Site contains factual information, resources for the family addressing the patient as parent and opportunities for involvement. |
| http://www.komen.org/ |
| Information and advocacy for patients with breast cancer. The organization's mission is to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by advancing research, education, screening and treatment. Site includes vast array of resources. |
| http://www.canceradvocacy.org/ |
| Cancer survivor-led advocacy group dedicated to quality care. Site contains information for cancer survivors and caregivers including toolkits, resource guides, advocacy and news and events. |
| http://www3.cancer.gov/prevention/ |
| Collection of federal resources detecting and preventing cancer. Includes informational resources devoted to specific cancers, as well as research, events and governmental initiatives. |
| http://epi.grants.cancer.gov/LIBCSP/ |
| The combined findings, reports and projects of the 10 study LIBCSP that investigates the possible environmental factors for breast cancer. The studies include epidemiologic research, the establishment of breast and ovarian cancer registries and laboratory research into the mechanisms of breast cancer. |
| http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/ |
| A website indended as a resource for science-based information on the relationships between breast cancer and the environment. An extensive resource with the ability to navigate by topic or type of material available. |
| http://breastcancerfund.org/ |
| An organization dedicated to identifying and eliminating environmental causes of breast cancer. Extensive site containing their newsletter, breast cancer resources, opportunities for action, events and news. |
| http://www.bcaction.org |
| A San Francisco based activist group concerned with raising awareness about breast cancer. Site contains current issue and archives of their newsletter, events and projects and volunteer opportunities. Updated frequently and fully searchable. |
| http://www.greencape.org |
| GreenCAPE's mission is to encourage nontoxic methods of pest control, agriculture, home, garden, lawn and turf care and so eliminate hazards from our air and water via public awareness for influencing the health of our environment. |
| http://www.umass.edu/tei/TEI_2003/envanalysis.html |
| "The Environmental Analysis Laboratory (EAL) provides chemical, physical, and microbial analysis of water, soils, tissue, and other environmental media for University researchers, public agencies, and other publicly-supported clients." |
| http://www.umass.edu/tei/wrrc/ |
| "The Water Resources Research Center supports research, education, and outreach on water resources issues of state, regional, and national importance as part of the national system of institutes authorized under the Water Resources Research Act of 1964. " |
| http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/ |
| "Since 1991, USGS scientists with the NAWQA program have been collecting and analyzing data and information in more than 50 major river basins and aquifers across the Nation. The goal is to develop long-term consistent and comparable information on streams, ground water, and aquatic ecosystems to support sound management and policy decisions." |
| http://www.nsf.org/water.html |
| NSF International is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization focusing on standards development, product certification, education, and risk-management for public health and safety. |
| http://www.madwep.org/ |
| "Welcome to your single best source of information
about drinking water in Massachusetts" |
| http://www.epa.gov/safewater/hfacts.html |
| Information about contaminants in drinking water including Microbes, Radionuclides, Inorganics, Volatile Organics, Synthetic Organics, Disinfectants, Disinfection Byproducts, and MTBE. |
| http://www.epa.gov/safewater/ |
| Information about groundwater and drinking water form the EPA, including water quality, surface water protection and drinking water standards. |
| http://www.artbeCause.org |
| Art beCAUSE is a non-profit foundation that funds research into the environmental causes of breast cancer |
| http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ |
| EPA's pesticide web pages. Includes information about controlling pests, health and safety, what to do in an emergency, and environmental effects. |
| http://www.ewg.org/ |
| Environmental Working Group publishes reports on many subjects including pesticides and body burden. The site includes an interactive body burden feature. |
| http://www.gis.com |
| A resource created by ESRI (a GIS software company) to distribute information about GIS applications and technology. |
| http://ehasl.cvmbs.colostate.edu |
| The laboratory conducts research in the development and application of computer-based technology for exposure assessment in environmental health studies. |
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