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Pollution

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AIRNOW: Real Time Air Pollution Data: Resource concerned with air quality and ozone throughout the US. Includes maps which provide real-time air pollution data, information about public health and the environmental effects of air pollution, and suggestions of ways in which the public can protect their health and reduce pollution. Also features Webcam images and publications such as the Air Quality Index Rule and Guidelines for Reporting of Daily Air Quality.
Author: Environmental Protection Agency
Subjects: air quality, ozone, pollution
DeweyClass: 363.7392
Resource type: documents, images, maps
Belarusian Chernobyl Tragedy: Index of sources with information on the radioactive contamination of Belarus resulting from the Chernobyl disaster, and addresses of charity organizations helping Chernobyl victims around the world
Author: Artsyukhovich, Alex
Subjects: charity directories, nuclear energy, pollution
DeweyClass: 363.1799
Resource type: index
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center: Offers information on the greenhouse effect and global climate change. Products available cover topics such as atmospheric trace gases, coastal sensitivity to sea level, land use and ecosystems, solar and atmospheric radiation, and vegetation response to carbon dioxide.
Author: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Subjects: air quality, environmental protection, pollution
DeweyClass: 363.73874
Resource type: documents
Environmental Aspects of Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration and Production: Information on the impact of the offshore oil and gas industry on the ocean environment and living resources. Features a selection of articles covering issues such as anthropogenic effects on the shelf and marine pollution, decommissioning of offshore structures, and spilled oil in the sea. Also provides the latest oil and gas industry news, information on forthcoming conferences, and a listing of recommended publications.
Author: Offshore Environment
Subjects: environmental science, oil and gas, pollution
DeweyClass: 363.7
Resource type: documents, news
Environmental Contaminants Encyclopaedia: A database of information about environmental toxicology. Includes over 100 environmental contaminants, information on chemical elements, compounds, and products. The encyclopaedia is also a reference for determining the potential impact of the concentration of a certain substance.
Author: National Park Service
Subjects: pollution, toxicology
DeweyClass: 363.73
Resource type: reference data
Environmental Protection UK: UK-based charity focused on promoting debate and change in policy towards minimising air, noise and land pollution. Also provides a directory of environmental services, searchable by type of service and region, and a collection of free downloadable publications available as PDF files.
Author: Environmental Protection UK
Subjects: air quality, environmental education, environmental news, environmental protection, pollution
DeweyClass: 363.737
Resource type: directory, douments, news
Environmental Science and Engineering: Electronic and printed magazine focusing on industrial and municipal waste water, hazardous wastes, air pollution and drinking water treatment for environmental engineers. Includes archive of past issues.
Author: Environmental Science and Engineering Magazine
Subjects: air quality, environmental health, environmental science, pollution, waste management, water quality
DeweyClass: 628
Resource type: magazine
Friends of the Earth Factory Watch: Information about factory emissions including details of human health hazards, chemical use profiles and data needed for safety assessments. Local areas can be selected to obtain details of pollutants released by specific factories in the UK. Also includes general information about traffic pollution, contaminated drinking water, rivers and seas, rubbish tips, exposure to and impact of pollutants.
Author: Friends of the Earth
Subjects: british business, environmental health, pollution, water quality
DeweyClass: 363.731
Resource type: documents
Global Contamination, Wildlife Health, and Biotechnology: Annotated article providing background information on the history of environmental contamination, a primer on sources of pollution in the environment, and brief descriptions of how pollution threatens people and wildlife.
Author: Sollod, Albert & Proulx, David
Subjects: biotechnology, pollution, wildlife
DeweyClass: 577.27
Resource type: article
HydroWeb - Everything for the Environmental Hydrologist: IAEH was founded in 1991 to meet the needs of the professional environmental hydrologist, in particular those working in the area of environmental cleanup, restoration, and pollution prevention.
Author: International Association for Environmental Hydrology
Subjects: environmental technology, hydrology, pollution
DeweyClass: 551.4
Resource type: institution
NARCAM: North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations: Aims to facilitate the transfer of information on deformed amphibians (mostly frogs) in areas as widespread as Minnesota, California, and Florida. Malformations include extra or missing limbs, missing eyes, and split limbs. It is intended to serve as a central repository for data on the type and relative frequency of such malformations throughout the US.
Author: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Subjects: amphibians, frogs, pollution
DeweyClass: 597.8
Resource type: documents
NIREX: Company dealing with radioactive waste. Gives news from Nirex, facts about Nirex, and contact details.
Author: Nirex
Subjects: nuclear energy, pollution, radiation
DeweyClass: 363.7289
Resource type: institution
ORCA: Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment: ORCA is one of the four major line organisations of the National Ocean Service (NOS), within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), US Department of Commerce. ORCA provides decision makers with comprehensive scientific information on the resources of the nation's coastal areas, estuaries, and oceans. Datasets, spill information, publications and project reports.
Author: ORCA
Subjects: marine science, oceanography research, pollution
DeweyClass: 551.4
Resource type: documents
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Environmental Technology Directorate: Aims to transform environmental science from a reactive to a predictive science, allowing for the forecast of unintended consequences of human and natural systems interactions. These advances will influence environmental decisions worldwide.
Author: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Subjects: environmental technology, pollution
DeweyClass: 557
Resource type: documents
Surfers Against Sewage: Group established to campaign for the cessation of all marine sewage and toxic waste discharges. Provides general information about the problem of sewage pollution and gives details of news and forthcoming events.
Author: Surfers Against Sewage
Subjects: pollution, water sports
DeweyClass: 797
Resource type: documents, images
ZERI: Zero Emissions Research Initiative: An initiative aiming to maximise world resources and create sustainable industries by making zero emissions a worldwide standard. Various theories behind the initiative are outlined, news, projects and research are detailed, and forthcoming schedules are given.
Author: ZERI Foundation
Subjects: environmental groups, pollution
DeweyClass: 363.7
Resource type: institution