Environmental Science & Technology

General

• AGI Dictionary
  On-line dictionary of GIS terms. Includes definitions for 980 terms compiled from a variety of sources which either relate directly to GIS or which GIS users may come across in the course of their work.
• Department of Defense Environmental Resources
  Growing list of WWW pointers to all Internet sites related to the environmental activities of the Department of Defense.
• Earth Trends: The Environmental Portal
  The Scout Report describes this Web site from the World Resources Institute as a conglomeration of global data on a broad range of environmental topics that range from biodiversity to governmental institutions. The databases can be searched by subject or region, and can produce data for multiple countries at one time.
• Energy Systems
• Environmental Agencies of the World
  Lists of the agencies in most countries primarily responsible for environmental issues at the national level.
• EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online
  This site lets you search by zip code, city and State for facilities that are in compliance, non compliance of EPA State/local laws. It also lets you check what enforcement actions were taken and penalties were assessed in response to environmental law violations.
• EPA National Library Network
  Gives brief overview of the EPA system and provides TELNET access to OLS- National Catalog of the Online Library System.
• Green Pages : Index
  Global directory for environmental technology.
• Internet Resources for the Environmental Scientist
  This is a guide to environmental sources.
• Links to Sources of EPA Test Methods on the Internet
  Comprehensive site for EPA test methods. Includes the SW-846 On-line Test Methods for evaluating solid waste physical/chemical methods.
• National Environmental Data Index
  Maintained by the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration Environmental Information Service. The service provides a full text search of information from twelve governmental agencies.
• The Water Librarians Home page
  This page contains links to resources on water, including agencies, reference databases, comprehensive water sites. There are also links to geological, engineering, and legal sites with a water orientation.

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Ecology, Biodiversity, & Zoology

• Endangered species
  Full text of the Act.
• Endangered Species on EELink
  This site gives a list of endangered species by regions, laws governing endangered species and some full text articles.
• Internet Resource Guide for Zoology
  Organized by animal group or subject. Includes a glossary and a directory of conferences.
• WWW Virtual Library of Biodiversity, Ecology & the Environment
  A part of The Virtual Library Project, this division specializes in reviewing internet information sources pertaining to ecology and biodiversity based on their educational value.

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Environmental Impact / Statements / Assessment

Environmental Law & Policy

Environmental Literature

• EPA Environmental Publications
  This site provides access to all full text EPA publications and reports
• Fossil Energy Website
  Fossil Energy is a site entirely devoted to the issues related to the use of Fossil Energy in the United States. It gives access to full text reports and conference proceedings that are held under the auspices of the Department of Energy. It is easy to use and is a first place to look for Regulatory changes and Budget information from the USDOE.
• National Library for the Environment
  This site is hosted by The Committee for the National Institute for the Environment (CNIE). It includes information services, and addresses topics such as agriculture & grazing, air, biodiversity & ecology, energy, forestry, global climate change, mining, ocean and coastal resources, population, public lands, stratospheric ozone, waste management, water quality, wetlands, etc.
• NTIS Technical Reports Database
  Includes references to the 350,000 printed publications and technical reports NTIS has received from Government agencies since 1990, with a few exceptions. Covers government-sponsored U.S. and worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related publications.
• OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT: FULL TEXT DOCUMENTS
  This link leads to lists of OTA publications, arranged alphabetically, chronologically, and topically. All official OTA assessments from 1974-1995 are archived at this site, along with many background papers and other documents.
• Proceeedings of the Conference on Hazardous Waste Research
• Proceedings of the HSRC/WERC Joint Conference on the Environment
• Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center
  Provides access to fulltext reports from Subsurface Remediation Information Center and Center for subsurface modeling.
• The virtual reading room: electronic journals of interest to agriculture, environment and related fields

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Environmental Microbiology / Biodegradation

• EPA Microbiology home page
  Provides access to microbiology-related information, developed or managed by the EPA.
• The University of Minnesota Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database
  Microbial biocatalytic reactions and biodegradation pathways primarily for xenobiotic chemical compounds. From the main path, individual pathways can be accessed. The degradation pathway maps include organisms which can initiate the pathway. In every case, each pathway map provides detailed information on each hyperlinked step, including graphics, product/substrate reactions, and external links to further information.

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Environmental Pollution

• Atmosphere, Climate & Environment Information Programme
  A UK site adopting a holistic approach, this Programme focuses on the full life cycle of atmospheric pollution (in the context of sustainability), looking at causes and impacts of atmospheric pollution, and ways it can be managed. This will include the topics on air quality, acid rain, global climate change and ozone depletion, energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable transport and waste management.
• Atmospheric Physics / Meteorology
• Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
  This is a comprehensive directory of descriptions of data sets of relevance to global change research. The GCMD database includes descriptions of data sets (DIFs) covering climate change, the biosphere, hydrosphere & oceans, geology, geography, and human dimensions of global change. Included at this site is a listing of WWW Servers with Atmosphere, and Climate Data & Information.
• Governmental Sites--Funding Opportunities
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
  Established by WMO and UNEP to access data relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. The IPCC produces reports, technical papers and supporting material which are available at this website.
• Population-Environment Research Network
  This site is sponsored by The International Union for the Scientific Study of Populations (IUSSP) and the International Human Dimensions Program (IHDP) on global enviornmental change. It seeks to advance academic research on population and the environment by promoting on-line scientific exchange among researchers from social and natural science disciplines worldwide. By clicking on the "RESEARCH DATABASES" on the left one can do advanced searches, or under "WhATS NEW" can see what has been newly added to the database. It also provided acces to full text United Nations Population documents.
• United Nations University: International Network on Water Environment and Health
  Situated at the McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario Canada, you will find you will find UNUINWEH - Maps and GIS on the web.

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Plant Science

• Forestry-AgNIC (Agriculture Network Information Center)
  This is a distributed network that provides access to forestry related information, subject area experts, and other resources.
• Virtual Library: Forestry
  This is an excellent site, based in Finland. Click on TOPICS and it will take you to a variety of categories.

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Remote Sensing

Soil Science & Geoscience

• Color Landform Atlas of the United States
• NSCSS Soil Science Sources Page
• Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
• U.S. Geological Survey
• Virtual Library: Earth Science
  Comprehensive listing of geology links.
  

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Sustainable Development

• IEA
  The International Energy Agency is an autonomous agency linked with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The IEA Secretariat collects and analyses energy data, assesses Member countries' domestic energy policies and programmes, makes projections based on differing scenarios and prepares studies and recommendations on specialised energy topics. Excellent site.
• The IEA Greentie Directory
  Searchable database of over 7,700 organisations wordwide involved with greenhouse gas mitigating technologies, contact details for suppliers of technologies, services, equipment, R&D, data and literature.
• IIASA- International Institute for Applied Systems
  Located in Austria; this site is devoted to scientific studies on environmental, economic and technological and social issues in the context of human dimensions of global change. It also provides subject access to IIASA's Publications Catalog, including full text access in PDF for some documents.
• NCAT- National Center for Appropriate Technology
  "With programs in energy, agriculture and communities, NCAT provides information and access to sustainable technologies community-based approaches that can help improve the lives of economically disadvantaged people."
• REPP_CREST
  A UK-based site, this is the Internet information service of the Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST).
• Smart Communities Network
  Formerly called the Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development, this site offers a host of useful information on the concept of sustainable development. There are overview articles, slide shows, links to other sources of information, recommended books and videos, and educational materials and programs. Very good source.
• USDOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network

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Toxicology - Biological (or Medical) and Environmental

Waste Management / Hazardous Waste

• Amarillo National Resource Center for Plutonium
  Site for Plutonium information.
• Bioremediation Resources on the Internet
• EPA Compliance and Enforcement
• Global Network of Environment and Technology -- GNET
  Innovative Remediation Technologies
• ISCORS Reports
  The Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards is comprised of Federal agencies who facilitate consensus on acceptable levels of radiation risk to the public and workers and promote consistent risk approaches in setting and implementing standards for protection from ionizing radiation. This site has a lot of the full text actual documents.
• Lists of Toxic Air Contaminant Fact Sheets
  This is an alphabetical list of toxic air contaminants that gives Persistence Time or Residence Time for air toxics. Available fact sheets can be found either numerically by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Number or the Department of Transportation (DOT) Number. If applicable, each table of contents includes the CAS# and the DOT# for each chemical.
• Long Term Stewardship Information Center
  This site is a tool of the DOE Long-Term Stewardship Working Group to provide information to the public related to the long-term care of DOE sites.
• Office of Air & Radiation
  Oversees the air activities of the Agency including national programs, technical policies, and regulations.
• Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
  Provides policy, guidance, and direction for the land disposal of hazardous wastes, underground storage tanks, solid waste management, encouragement of innovative technologies, source reduction of wastes and the Superfund Program.
• Office of Water
  Responsible for the Agency's water quality activities including development of national programs, technical policies, and regulations relating to drinking water, water quality, ground water, pollution source standards, and the protection of wetlands, marine, and estuarine areas.
• RTK NET
  This is a list of databases that deal with industrial accidents, waste management, etc.
• SNAP list of substitutes for ODS (Ozone Depleting Substance)
  Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP). Substitutes are reviewed on the basis of ozone depletion potential, global warming potential, toxicity, flammability, and exposure potential as described in the final SNAP rule (59 FR 13044; file size is 967K). Lists of acceptable and unacceptable substitutes are updated several times each year. A chronological list of SNAP updates is available from the hotline.
• T-REX: Transportation Resource Exchange Center
  A comprehensive website where you will find the answers to complex questions surrounding radioactive materials transportation.
• WasteLink
  Your guide to radioactive waste resources on the Internet. This site includes more than 5000 links to radwaste, nuclear, and radiation related companies, research centers, regulatory agencies, government organizations, non-governmental organizations, etc.
• WM Symposia, Inc. (WMS)
  WMS holds conferences in February of each year, on protecting and improving the nuclear environment and radioactive waste management.. This url has the proceedings available as .pdf files going back to 1999. Current year proceedings do need a password and is given to attendees at the conference.

  
  

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