Resources
Explore Tox Town
Tox Town
is an interactive guide to commonly encountered toxic substances, your health,
and the environment. Tox Town helps users explore a
Town,
City,
Farm, or
US-Mexico Border
community to identify common environmental hazards.
Each neighborhood is toured by selecting “Location” or “Chemical” links.
For example, a user can click on the hospital in the City scene for a list
of chemicals that might be found in a hospital and a list of resources about
environmental concerns for hospital patients and staff. Or a user can click
on a chemical, like mercury, to see where it might be found in a neighborhood
and to learn more about it. Cutaway views give an inside look at the school,
a home, and other buildings for more detail.
Tox Town uses color, graphics, sounds, and animation to convey connections between
chemicals, the environment, and the public's health. It is designed to provide:
- Facts on everyday locations where toxic chemicals might be found
- Information about how the environment can affect human health
- Non-technical descriptions of chemicals
- Links to authoritative chemical information on the Internet
- Internet resources on environmental health topics.
