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).
- environmental
- ecology
- pollution
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- pollutants
- toxin
- toxicology
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- pesticides
- groundwater
- contamination
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- natural resources
- power resources
- water resources
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- drought
- radioactive
- sustainable
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Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
- InfoTrac: full suite of Gale databases
- Expanded Academic ASAP: 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.