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The best starting point for any sort of research, databases are large collections of information which may include citations, abstracts, ebooks, fulltext articles from scholarly journals or magazines, images, multi-media files and more.
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GREENFILE: Index to literature on all aspects environmentalisml; includes global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. Provides indexing and abstracts for nearly 295,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,600 records.
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Films on Demand-Environmental Science: includes videos on ecosystems, natural resources, and environmental problems and management. See also Earth Sciences for videos on oceanography, weather, and climate. VIDEOS.
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Find Journals in Environmental Sciences
Journals found here are available in print at Plough Library and/or online through CBU databases. Look for the name of the journal you are interested in, for example:
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air pollution consultant
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ethics and the environment
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journal of sustainable tourism
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Agricola: Includes two databases from the National Agricultural Library plus an article citation database. Covers agriculture, the environment and more. Coverage: varies; some material dates to 15th century.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR): U.S. Dept. of Health site includes searchable database for publications and resources about effects of hazardous substances on public health and environment.
Air Facility System: Compliance, enforcement, and permit data for stationary sources of air pollution regulated by the EPA, and state and local air pollution agencies.
Alternative Fuels & Advanced Vehicle Data Center: Data, publications, tools, and information related to advanced transportation technologies.
ARKive Images of Life on Earth: BBC photos, videos, and information about endangered plants and animals.
BAMONA: Enlargeable images and descriptive information (life histories, wing spans, habitats, etc.) about butterflies and moths in North America.
Biodiversity Heritage Library: Digital collection of 43,000+ historic scanned books from
natural history museum libraries, botanical libraries, and research institutions; subjects include plants and animals.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Identification, life histories, range maps, conservation status, sounds, and videos for 550+ species of birds.
ebrary - Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather: free online collection.
Encyclopedia of Life (EOL): Information on the world's living creatures.
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Encyclopedia of the Earth: Free searchable collection of introductory articles on the earth and the environment written by scholars and educators on biodiversity, climate change, energy, environmental humanities, food, forests, pollution, water, wildlife, and more.
Environmental Protection Agency: Web site of the EPA; provides national, state, and local environmental information.
Hazardous Substances DataBank:
peer-reviewed toxicology data for 5000+ chemicals. Search by chemical name, phrases, or CAS numbers. (See TOXNET for more resources.)
LANDSAT:
view three dacades worth of remote sensing images of the Earth as seen from space; track changes over time. Data also available.
NASA Climate Change: NASA's "Eyes on the Earth," with images and data (carbon dioxide levels, sea ice, land ice, global surface temperatures) illustrating how the climate is changing.
Natural Resource Defense Council
(NRDC): Website of the environmental action group. Includes videos, blogs, and news. Check out the Issues section for analysis.
SORA - Searchable Ornithology:
Open access e-journal archive of international ornithological literature, including such titles as Auk, Condor, the Journal of Field Ornithology, and Western Birds. Coverage: varies by title, range: 1884-2006
Superfund Sites: guide to
uncontrolled or abandoned places where hazardous wastes are located.
TOXNET:
collection of government databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health; can be searched as a group or singly. Includes ChemIDPlus, Hazardous Substances DataBank, Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Database, Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents, Household Products, TOXMap: Environmental Health emaps, and more.
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