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Factual websites for non-specialists

1. FAQ and Q&A websites
2. News sites
3. Sites on science communication and risk management
4. Other factual websites

Links on topics covered by GreenFacts Digests

AIDS
Air Pollution
Alcohol
Arctic Climate Change
Arsenic
Aspartame
Biodiversity
Boron
Climate Change (2001)
Climate Change (2007)

Chernobyl Accident
Desertification
Diet and Nutrition
Dioxins
Ecosystem Change
Endocrine Disruptors
Fisheries
Forests
Fluoride
GM Crops

Mercury
PCBs
Phthalates
Power Lines
Psychoactive Drugs
Respiratory Diseases
Static Fields
Tobacco
Water Disinfectants

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1. FAQ and Q&A websites

The ToxFAQs from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) presents a series of summaries on hazardous substances at:
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html (in French and Spanish)
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) presents Q&As on food safety at:
http://ific.org/publications/qa/index.cfm (in English and Spanish)
Q&As on food, nutrition and cosmetics from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at: http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/qa-top.html
FAQs about exposure to toxicants in our environment from EXTOXNET at:
http://extoxnet.orst.edu/faqs
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS) provides answers to workplace concerns at: www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/ (in English and French)

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2. News sites

The News Alert Service of the European Commission's DG Environment, which provides new scientific evidence on various environmental themes:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/newsalert/themes_en.html
The Environmental Health Perspective (EHP) journal of the US National Institute of Environmental Health Science presents Environews by topic at:
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic/
The Healthfinder of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at:
www.healthfinder.gov (in English or Spanish)
The EurActiv news website on EU policies presents environmental news at:
http://www.euractiv.com/en/environment
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a coalition of international companies committed to sustainable development at:
www.wbcsd.ch

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3. Sites on science communication and risk management

The COM+ alliance is a partnership of international organizations and communications professionals committed to using communications to advance a vision of sustainable development that integrates its three pillars: economic, social and environmental: www.complusalliance.org/
The Center for Informed Decision Making aims to help readers to make informed decisions about environmental, health and safety issues and defines some important scientific concepts: http://cygnus-group.com/CIDM/
Communicating risk - an online learning resource for journalists, public officials and scientists.

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4. Other factual websites

The European Food Information Council (EUFIC) provides information on food safety at:
www.eufic.org (in 6 languages)
Science in Society resources - directory of Science in Society related websites.