Recommended Resources
How to Search for Info on Specific Contaminated Sites in Indiana
There's a ton of data available on contaminated sites in Indiana in the "virtual file cabinet" aka VFC of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's (aka IDEM). Unfortunately, it is pretty challenging - even for professional nerds - to search the VFC. So, your friends at the Toxic Action Lab have put together a guide to help make this process easier!
Toxicant and Disease Database from the Collaborative for Health and Environment
Curious about the health effects of certain chemical exposures? Check out this incredible useful database by CHE. You may search by both individual diseases/health conditions and particular chemicals.
Curious about the quality of your city's water? Check this out!
The Environmental Working Group has put together an incredible database of test results from local municipal water supplies. Their analysis offers details on differences between legal limits and health guidelines. Please note, PFAS is not currently included the EWG Database for PFAS in Michigan see---->>>>
Curious about the possible presence of PFAS in your Michigan community?
Checkout the website of The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team, a team of seven state agencies assembled by an Executive Order in 2017 to "protect public health by identifying sources of PFAS, addressing PFAS contamination at the sources, and working with local health departments to protect people in areas where groundwater is impacted by PFAS."