Thyroid Enlargement - The Virtual Hospital: University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook: Chapter 5: Hematologic, Electrolyte, and Metabolic Disorders

Antithyroid effects of coal-derived pollutants (Endemic goiter) - Do you know where the water you drink comes from? Compounds derived from coal and shale may contaminate drinking water, then act as goitrogens and "could pose a serious threat of thyroid disorders." Lindsay RH and others. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 37:467-481, 1992.

OnHealth: Goiter - A description of this disease and its symptoms.

Goiter - An explanation of this disease, the causes and the treatment.