Consumer and Environmental Health Resources for New Jersey Residents


	Consumer and Environmental Health Services

Links to Related Sites

Below are a few web sites with information on consumer and environmental health issues.

Agency	Phone and Internet	Information available
AIR
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Consumer and Environmental Health Services	(609) 631-6749 www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/cehsweb/	Indoor air quality information
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection	(800) 782-0160 www.state.nj.us/dep/airmon/	Air Quality Report

United States Environmental Protection Agency	(800) 438-4318 www.epa.gov/ebtpages/air.html	Indoor air quality information

ASBESTOS
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Consumer and Environmental Health Services	(609)588-4573 www.state.nj.us/health/ eoh/leadasb	Asbestos in the home Asbestos abatement projects in schools Certified training agencies Asbestos research activities
United States Environmental Protection Agency	(212) 637-4042 (202) 260-9563 www.epa.gov/asbestos	Information on federal asbestos laws and regulations; asbestos publications
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs	(609) 633-2158 609) 633-2158 www.state.nj.us/dca/codes/ code_services/asbestos.shtml	Information on asbestos licenses and permits
ASTHMA
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Family Health Services	(609) 292-4043 www.state.nj.us/health/ fhs/famhlth.htm	Information on asthma in New Jersey
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology	1-800-822-2762 www.aaaai.org/	Patient Information and Physician Referral Line Patient information, including sections especially for children and seniors; some materials in Spanish
CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection	(609) 292-7172 1-877-WARNDEP (1-877-927-6337) www.state.nj.us/dep/warndep.htm	Twenty-four-hour environmental action line
New Jersey Poison Information and Education System	(800) 222-1222	To report or obtain information on actual or suspected poisonings
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Emergency Response Branch	(404) 639-0615 http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ 2p-emergency-response.htmll	Provides twenty-four-hour toxics information hotline and consultation for emergencies
United States Environmental Protection Agency	(800) 535-0202 8:30 am - 7:30 pm www.epa.gov/ebtpages/ emergencies.html	Chemical spills emergency hotline Hazardous waste hotline
CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
ATSDR Child's Health Initiative	www.atsdr.cdc.gov/child	Information on the Agency's directions and initiatives into child health studies and investigations relating to hazardous sites and releases
EPA Children's Home Page	http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ ochpweb.nsf/homepage	Information on research underway on children's environmental exposures and illnesses, as well as links to numerous other agencies and resources
Children's Environmental Health Network	www.cehn.org	A national, multi-disciplinary project on pediatric environmental health issues
Mount Sinai Pediatric Referral Center Department of Community Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine	(866) 265-6201 www.mssm.edu/cpm/ peds_environ.shtml	Pediatric referral center for environmental health issues
CONSULTATIONS/REFERRALS
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Environmental and Occupational Health Clinical Center	(908) 932-0182 www.eohsi.rutgers.edu/	Referrals or consultations on the treatment of persons exposed to hazardous substances
Mount Sinai Pediatric Referral Center Department of Community Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine	(866) 265-6201 www.mssm.edu/cpm/ peds_environ.shtml	Pediatric referral center for environmental health issues
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
Arts, Crafts and Theater Safety (ACTS)	212-777-0062 www.caseweb.com/acts	Information on chemicals and equipment used in art and the theater
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission	1-800-638-2772 http://cpsc.gov/	Consumer Hotline -- to obtain product safety information, report unsafe products, and obtain other agency information
DRINKING WATER
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Consumer and Environmental Health Services	(609) 584-5367 http://www.state.nj.us/health/ eoh/hhazweb/edmat.htm (609) 588-3120 www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/foodweb/	Information on the health impacts of contaminated drinking water Information on bottled water
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection	(609) 292-5550 www.state.nj.us/dep/watersupply	Bureau of Safe Drinking Water: information on water safety and adequacy, the location of water suppliers, water monitoring data, water treatment options
United States Environmental Protection Agency	(800) 426-4791 http://www.epa.gov/safewater/	Safe Drinking Water Hotline
ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Consumer and Environmental Health Services	(609) 584-5367	Investigation of suspected environmental disease clusters Information on studies of environmental exposures and illnesses
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Cancer Epidemiology Program	(609) 588-3500 www.state.nj.us/health/ cancer/phpp.htm	Information on cancer and cluster evaluations
FOODBORNE ILLNESSES
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Consumer and Environmental Health Services	(609) 588-3123	Assists in investigation of food-borne outbreaks, issues Public Health Advisories; licenses and inspects wholesale food, milk and shellfish establishments; enforce food safety laws
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service	1-800-535-4555 www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/ news/xrecalls.htm	Current information on meat and poultry recalls
U. S. Food and Drug Administration	1-888-INFO-FDA 1-888-463-6332 www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html	Recalls and safety alerts on foods, medical devices, fractionated blood and plasma products, and others
	www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html	"The Bad Bug Book": handbook on food-borne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins, from the USFDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	1-800-311-3435 www.cdc.gov/health/foodill.htm	Fact sheets on specific food-borne pathogens
U. S. government (various agencies)	www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fsghlth.html	"Food Safety Web" site for health professionals; resources on food safety for health care providers and patients

HAZARDOUS WASTE
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, United States Public Health Service	(732) 321-4463 (212) 637-4306 www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ORO.html	Region II office: assistance and information on health assessments for New Jersey National Priorities List sites
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Consumer and Environmental Health Services	(609) 584-5367	Information on health assessments and studies performed at National Priorities List (NPL) sites and other petitioned sites
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection	(609) 984-3081 www.state.nj.us/dep/srp/about/bcr.htm	Bureau of Community Relations: information on specific sites for the public and government agencies.
	(609) 292-9120 www.state.nj.us/dep/srp/about/ asstcomm.htm	Responsible Party Site Remediation: performs preliminary assessments and site investigations to determine appropriate treatment of sites.
Unites States Environmental Protection Agency, Region II	212) 637-4338	General number for public information
	www.epa.gov/region02/ superfund/npl/njtoc.htm	Fact sheets on NJ Superfund sites
LEAD
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services	(609) 292-5666 www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/chldhlth.htm	Child and Adolescent Health Program: information on lead poisoning and medical management of lead-poisoned children; prevention
	(609) 588-3120 www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/leadasb/	Consumer and Environmental Health Services: environmental sources of lead; certification and training of lead abatement workers
	(609) 984-1863 www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/survweb/	Occupational Disease and Injury Services: issues related to lead exposure in the workplace
Federal Lead Clearinghouse	(800) LEAD-FYI (800) 532-3394	General information on lead and lead abatement
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch	(404) 488-7330 7:00 am - 5:00 pm www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/lead.htm	Provides information on any issue related to childhood lead poisoning prevention, including physician referrals.
United States Environmental Protection Agency	(732) 321-6671 (202) 260-9563 www.epa.gov/lead	Information on federal lead laws and regulations; lead publications
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs	(609) 984-7815 www.state.nj.us/dca/index.html	Information on lead contractor certification
National Lead Information Center	(800) 424-LEAD (800) 424-5323 www.epa.gov/lead/nlic.htm	General EPA lead information and brochures
MEDICAL DEVICES AND MEDICINES - ALERTS AND ADVISORIES
U.S. Food and Drug Administration	www.fda.gov/medwatch/index.html	Medical product safety alerts, current and archived; on-line reporting of adverse events
USFDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health	301-443-4690 www.fda.gov/cdrh/safety.html	Current and archived safety alerts, public health advisories and other notices regarding medical devices
MEDICAL WASTE
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Consumer and Environmental Health Services	(609) 588-3124	Regulated medical waste regulations
	www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/ phss/syringe.pdf	"Safe Syringes Disposal Guide for Home Generated Medical Waste" booklet
MERCURY
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Occupational Health Services	(609) 984-1863 www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/ survweb/merchome.pdf	"Guidelines for the Safe Cleanup of Mercury Spilled in the Home"
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Consumer and Environmental Health Services	(609) 588-3123	Information on mercury in food
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection	(609) 984-6070 www.state.nj.us/dep/dsr/ advisory_updates.htm	A listing of health advisories for eating fish and crabs caught in New Jersey waters due to mercury and other contamination
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	www.epa.gov/mercury/index.html	Fact sheets, reports and advisories on mercury

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Occupational Health Services	(609) 984-1863 www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/ odisweb/index.html	Programs on occupational disease, worker health and safety
PESTICIDES
National Pesticide Information Center	(800) 858-7378 http://npic.orst.edu/	Health-related information on pesticides
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection	(609) 530-4132 www.state.nj.us/dep/enforcement/pcp/	To report pesticide misapplication
United States Environmental Protection Agency	www.epa.gov/pesticides/safety healthcare/handbook/handbook.htm	Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings (5th Edition)
POISONINGS
New Jersey Poison Information and Education System	(800) 222-1222 http://www.njpies.org/index2.htm	To report or obtain information on actual or suspected poisonings
RADIATION
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection	(609) 984-5636 www.state.nj.us/dep/rpp/index.htm	Radiation Protection Program: addresses radioactively contaminated sites in New Jersey; licenses users of radiological devices
	(800) 648-0394 http://www.nj.gov/dep/rpp/radon/index.htm	Radon hotline
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS
Organization of Teratology Information Services	(609) 757-7812 (800 (800) 441-0025 (N.J. only) www.otispregnancy.org/index.html (choose state for nearest center) (888) 722-2903 or (856) 665-6000 (NJ)	Information on risks to pregnancies, including chemical hazards
Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative	http://www.snjpc.org/ (South Jersey, PA, DE)
TOXIC SUBSTANCES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, United States Public Health Service	(404) 639-6000 www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html	Tox-Info Line: 24-hour hotline
American College of Medical Toxicology	www.ijmt.net	Internet Journal of Medical Toxicology
CHEMTREC	(800) 262-8200 www.chemtrec.org	The American Chemistry Council: provides referrals to manufacturers and health and safety information on chemicals
Toxicology Information Program National Library of Medicine	(301) 496-1131 8:00 am - 5:00 pm www.nlm.nih.gov	Access to on-line interactive data retrieval services in toxicology and related areas maintained by the Specialized Information Services Division of the NLM.
United States Environmental Protection Agency	(202) 475-6743 www.epa.gov/iris	Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS): on line database for hazardous chemical information, including health effects