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... poor indoor air quality is the main cause of asthma in Australia.

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Building Biology Links
Here are a list of helpful links regarding building biology, fluoride in water, chemicals in the environment and general health.

Building Biology

Electromagnetic Fields

General Health

  • Environmental Working Group is a comprehensive website that addresses many up to date health concerns; it also has many health definitions and health effects of common chemicals
  • Is Your House Killing You?, is an informative website from the SBS series that goes through peoples experiences with their homes and peoples concerns about how their homes may be affecting their health.
  • CHEC (Children?s Health Environmental Coalition) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public, specifically parents and caregivers, about environmental toxins that affect children's health

Endocrine Disruptors

  • Our Stolen Future, a comprehensive website on the health effects of endocrine disruptors showing up to date research and studies on all the sources and health effects that are listed above.

Fluoride

  • The Fluoride Action Network contains many studies on the adverse health affects of fluoride in our water supply. Most of the eight countries that still add fluoride to their water supplies including Australia have conducted no independent studies on possible health effects of fluoride even though in Australia we were recommended to do so by the NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council) in 1991 (http://www.cfsw.us/2007/11/04/australian-tour-oct-14-28/ )