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).

  • environmental
  • ecology
  • pollution
  • pollutants
  • toxin
  • toxicology
  • pesticides
  • groundwater
  • contamination
  • natural resources
  • power resources
  • water resources
  • drought
  • radioactive
  • sustainable

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.