Trailblazer Research Guide
Environmental Issues
Environmental Issues
Dewey Decimal Call Numbers
- 333.7, 363.7
General Information
- Encyclopedia of Envrionmental Studies Ref. 333.703 A831
- Environmental Encyclopedia Ref. 363.7 E61c
- Cooper's Comprehensive Environmental Desk Reference Ref. 363.7 C776
- Dictionary of Ecology and the Environment Ref. 577.03 D554
- Dictionary of the Envrionmental Sciences Ref. 550.3 D965
- Dictionary of Ecology Ref. 577.02 D554
- Gale Environmental Almanac Ref. 363.7 G151
- Green Encyclopedia Ref. 363.7 F822
- CQ Researcher Ref. 905.08 C749
- Access EPA Ref. 304.2 A169
- Vital Signs: The Environmental Trends that are Shaping Our Future Ref. 333.7 B878
- State of the World Ref. 333.7 S797
- Conservation Directory Ref. 333.72 C755
- McGraw-Hill Recycling Handbook Ref. 363.7282 M147
- Recycling in America: A Reference Handbook Ref. 363.72 K49
Statistical Information
- 2000 Toxics Release Inventory: Public Data Release Report Ref. 628.4 T755
- Statistical Abstract of the United States Ref. 317.3 U58s
- World Almanac Ref. 317 W92
Biographical Information
- Current Biography Ref. 920 C97
- Environmental Activists Ref. 363.70092 E61
Finding Books Using the Online Catalog
Subject headings
- Environment
- Ecology
- Air pollution
- Water pollution
- Global warming
- Climactic changes
- Hazardous wastes
- Hazardous waste sites
- Radioactive wastes
- Agricultural wastes
- Sewage
- Sewage Irrigation
- Wetlands
- You can add the following subheadings to most of the subjects above:
- --United States
- --Illinois (or any state)
- --Law and legislation
Keywords
- environment, environmental, ecology, pollution, air, water, environmental impact, ozone, greenhouse gases, waste, nuclear, wetlands, nimby, acid rain, climate change
- names of events/concepts/legislation e.g. times beach, chernobyl, brownfields, global warming, clean air act
- names of groups/agencies e.g. greenpeace, sierra club, environmental protection agency
Databases to Use for Finding Articles
- ArticleFrist
- Academic Search Premier
- Business Source Elite
- Academic Universe (Business)
- Computer and Applied Science Complete
- Government Printing Office
- Newspaper Source
- Regional Business News
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Internet Resources
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/
- MEDLINE Plus: Air Pollution http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/airpollution.html
- U.S. Department of Energy Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse http://epic.er.doe.gov/epic/
- Dept. of Energy's Pollution Prevention (P2) Web Site http://www.eh.doe.gov/pp/
- Statistical Abstract of the United States http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html
- Scorecard: The Pollution Information Site http://www.scorecard.org/
- Sierra Club http://www.sierraclub.org/
- Greenpeace http://www.greenpeace.org/international/
- Natural Resources Defence Council http://www.nrdc.org/default.asp
- Climate Chane: US EPA http://epa.gov/climatechange/index.html
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Global Warming FAQ http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
- Global Warming Information Page http://www.globalwarming.org/
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change http://unfccc.int/essential_background/convention/items/2627.php
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