[PSR-News] Tox Town update: new content and features

[Carr, Alan]

Hello Network Members,

Lots of new features and content have been added to Tox Town over the last few months. (See below.)  You might find this update useful in training and promotion efforts. In particular, there are additional resources for high school teachers, including training materials and a "For Teachers" page. To help with navigating Tox Town, subject indexes and a search function have been added. The list also includes a short video introducing Tox Town.

Alan

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Tox Town update: new pages, new features 
October 2006 
http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov    

*         Introducing Tox Town

2-minute video overview of Tox Town and its features. 20 MB. Uses Windows Media Player. 
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/toxtowndemo.wmv  

Tox Town - A Resource for Teachers and Students 
slideshow, http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/intro_toxtown.ppt 
with script, http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/intro_toxtown_pp_script.doc 

*         New page: For Teachers

Resources for high school teachers interested in incorporating environmental health into science or health curricula. Includes classroom activities, selected interactive web resources, checklists and quizzes, environmental health careers, and textbook list.

http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/teacher.html 

*         Outreach to Teachers

Resources for Science Teachers: Classroom Resources from the National Library of Medicine. Introduces NLM web resources useful in Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Earth Science, and Environmental Science courses. Also includes resources on the history of medicine, information on health careers, and resources in Spanish.

·       one-page handout, http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/resources_science_teachers.pdf 
1       trifold brochure, http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/resources_science_teachers_brochure.pdf 
2       slideshow, http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/resources_science_teachers_powerpoint.ppt with script, http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/resources_science_teachers_pp_script.doc 

*         Lots of indexes

A-Z English, indexing the text version with direct links to topic pages AND outlining where to click in the graphic version to find topics, http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/azindex.html 

A-Z Disasters and Disaster Recovery, Tox Town topics relevant to natural disasters and post-disaster clean-up, http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/katrina/ 

A-Z Spanish, indexing the Spanish-language pages on toxic chemicals and environmental health concerns, http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/azindex.html 

*         New feature: Search function 

*         10 new chemicals:

English - descriptions & links  Spanish - links only 
Chlorine                                Cloro <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/chemical.php?name=chlorine> 
Diesel                                  Diesel <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/chemical.php?name=diesel> 
Ethylene Glycol                         Glicol de etileno <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/chemical.php?name=ethylene+glycol> 
Formaldehyde                            Formaldehído <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/chemical.php?name=formaldehyde> 
Gasoline                                Gasolina <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/chemical.php?name=gasoline> 
Natural Gas                             Gas natural <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/chemical.php?name=natural+gas> 
PCBs                                    Bifenilos Policlorados (BPCs) <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/chemical.php?name=polychlorinated+biphenyls> 
Perchloroethylene                       Percloroetileno <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/chemical.php?name=perchloroethylene> 
Propane                                 Gas propano <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/chemical.php?name=propane> 
Solvents                                Disolventes <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/chemical.php?name=solvents> 

*         New environmental health locations and concerns:

Town scene: School bus <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/location.php?name=school+bus> , Autobús escolar <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/location.php?name=school+bus>  
City neighborhood: Food services <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/location.php?name=food+services> , Servicios de alimentación <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/location.php?name=food+services>  
US-Mexico border region: Rural and unpaved roads <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/location.php?name=rural+and+unpaved+roads> , Caminos rurales y sin pavimentar <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/location.php?name=rural+and+unpaved+roads> , High-traffic border crossings <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/location.php?name=border+crossing> , Cruce de la frontera <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/location.php?name=border+crossing> 

Farm: Chemical storage tanks <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/location.php?name=storage+tank> , Tanque de almacenamiento <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/espanol/location.php?name=storage+tank>  

*         Descriptions of 28 environmental health concerns, for example

What is agricultural runoff? <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/location.php?name=agricultural+runoff>  
What is a maquiladora? <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/location.php?name=maquiladora>  
What is urban sprawl? <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/location.php?name=urban+sprawl>  
Why is burning trash a concern? <http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/location.php?name=trash+burning>  

*         "Why study the US-Mexico border" page now includes links to state government resources for California, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/descriptions/whystudyborder.html 

 

*         "Are these chemicals in MY environment?" page has links to maps and databases that can be searched by zip code for local information. http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/disclaimer.html









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