NLM Resource Update: How Can NLM TOXMAP Be Used by Native Americans and Other Populations?

NLM Resource Update: How Can NLM TOXMAP Be Used by Native Americans and Other Populations? NLM Tech Bull. 2014 Sep-Oct;(400):b7.

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Although TOXMAP is not specifically designed for any one particular group, the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program and Superfund Programs can be of interest to specific populations such as Native Americans by helping to find sources of chemical releases and contamination in locations of interest to them.

In the beta version of TOXMAP, click on the "Zoom to Location" icon, enter "reservation" or "rancheria" into the "Address or Place" search box, then click "Zoom to."

In TOXMAP classic click on "Zoom to a Place", enter "reservation" or "rancheria" into the "other place name" search box, then click "Submit". You can also overlay US Census data by race: "American Indian and Alaskan Native" (1990) or "One Race: American Indian and Alaska Native" and "Two or More Races Including American Indian and Alaska Native" (2000).

For more information, see the TOXMAP and Native American Populations page.