Subject
Research Guides
Biology:
Environmental Problems
This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on a variety of environmental problem topics.
Background Information Sources
Available in the library's reference area:
| Atlas of United States Environmental Issues | REF G1201 .G3 M3 1990 (atlases) |
| Environmental Hazards : Air Pollution | REF HC110 .A4 M55 1989 |
| Encyclopedia of Global Change (2 volumes) | REF QH541 .E53 G6 2002 |
| Dictionary of Toxicology | REF RA1193 .H63 1988 |
| Handbook of Toxic & Hazardous Chemicals | REF RA1193 .S58 |
| Toxics A to Z: a Guide to Everyday Pollution Hazards | REF RA1213 .T76 1991 |
| Basic Guide to Pesticides : Their Characteristics and Hazards | REF RA1270 .P4 B73 1992 |
| Chemical Exposure and Human Health | REF RB152 .W49 1993 |
| Wiley Encyclopedia of Energy and the Environment (2 vols) | REF TJ163.235 .W55 1997 |
Books
Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below, or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse call numbers RA1180-1270 (Toxicology), TD (Environmental Technology), and HC79-110 (Economic Issues, including Pollution).
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Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
- Expanded Academic ASAP/InfoTrac: full-text journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
- CQ Researcher: in-depth reports on current, hot, and controversial topics, such as pollution.
- LexisNexis: large database of current and archived newspaper articles.
Internet Resources
Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Biology/Science.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/
information and resource links for many environmental problems from the EPA - CDC - Environmental Health
http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec8000e044
information about health issues associated with environmental problems - United Nations Environmental Network
http://unep.net/
environmental information on various topics organized by world regions - WaterWatch (USGS)
http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/
current water resources conditions from the U.S. Geological Survey - Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection
http://www.mass.gov/dep/dephome.htm
local state information about pollutants, groundwater, and air quality - Scorecard: The Pollution Information Site
http://www.scorecard.org/
pollution information for each community produced by Environmental Defense