Environment and Pollution Databases
(see also
Biological Sciences,
Marine Science,
Sciences,
Technology, and
General)
[Indexes]
[Online Books]
[Also of Interest]
- Indexes to Journals and Books:
- ASFA 3:
Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Covers marine and aquatic pollution, including research and policy on the
contamination of oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and estuaries of interest to
biologists, oceanographers, limnologists, environmental engineers and scientists, industrial
engineers, waste managers, corporate regulatory affairs
managers, and government officials. Covers methods and instruments;
characteristics, behavior, and fate; effects on organisms; prevention and control;
environmental changes, mechanical and natural; protective measures and control;
conservation, wildlife management, and recreation; public health, medicines, and
dangerous organisms. Covers 1990 to the present.
- Biotechnology
Research Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Provides citations to international research on all aspects of biochemical,
medical, and microbial technology as applied to bioengineering, medicine,
agriculture, and environmental science. Encompasses a wide range of disciplines,
including genetic engineering, gene therapy, medical technology, imaging,
pharmaceuticals, biomechanics, fermentation, waste treatment, bioremediation,
food biotechnology, computer applications, and more. Covers 1983 to the present and
has absorbed the contents of Agricultural & Environmental Biotechnology
Abstracts (1993-2007), BioEngineering Abstracts (1993-2007), and
Medical & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts (1993-2007).
- Ecology
Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Covers a wide range of disciplines, reflecting recent
advances regarding global environmental
change and destruction. Focuses on
how organisms of all kinds - microbes, plants, and animals - interact
with their environments and with other organisms. Includes
evolutionary biology, economics, systems analysis, habitats,
food chains, land reclamation, resource management and
modeling, and the impact of climate, water resources, soil, and man
or growing environmental problems such as depletion, erosion,
and pollution. Covers 1982 to the present.
- EIS:
Digests of Environmental Impact Statements (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Indexes and abstracts environmental impact
statements issued by the federal government. Each
entry includes a clear description of the project, sections on positive
impact and negative consequences, and legal mandates.
Covers air transportation, defense programs, energy, hazardous substances,
land use, parks, refuges, forests, roads, railroads, programs, and water.
Covers 1985 to the present.
- Environmental
Engineering Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Covers the world literature
pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and
water quality, environmental safety, and energy production.
Includes agricultural equipment and methods, coastal engineering,
hazardous materials, hydroelectric power, mines and quarry equipment,
nuclear power plants, pipes and pipelines, tidal and wind power,
treatment of sewage and industrial wastes, and more.
Covers 1990 to the present.
- Environmental
Sciences and Pollution Mgmt (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Indexes journals, conference proceedings, reports, monographs,
books, and government publications that provide multidisciplinary
coverage of the environmental sciences including biotechnology,
air quality, pollution, energy resources, environmental engineering,
impact statements, industrial hygiene, microbiology, risk assessment,
toxicology, waste management, water resource issues, and more.
Combines together many of the environmental databases from Cambridge
Scientific Abstracts that can also be searched individually.
Covers 1981 to the present.
- GPO
Monthly Catalog (FirstSearch)
- Covers all types of U.S. government documents,
including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records;
judiciary materials; and documents on all subject areas issued by
executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, etc.)
- Human
Population & Natural Resource Management (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Covers human population dynamics, demography, environmental relations,
statistics, policy, ecotourism, natural resource management, societal issues, sustainable living
& consumption, environmental awareness & education, and more. Includes relevant
papers, reports, books, and reviews from standard peer-reviewed scientific journals, as well as
material from conference proceedings and hard-to-find gray literature, from 1995 to the present.
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Pollution
Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Provides access to the environmental
information necessary to resolve day-to-day problems, ensure ongoing
compliance, and handle emergency situations more effectively,
combining information from scientific research
and government policies. Includes atmosphere, emissions,
mathematical models, waste management, effects on people
and animals, environmental action in response to global
pollution issues, and more. Covers 1981 to the present.
- Sustainability
Science Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Covers the management of human use and conservation of the natural
resource base for the attainment and continued satisfaction of human needs in both the present
the future including sustainable development & production, environmental law & policy,
biodiversity, habitat protection, economics, energy production, transportation, and more.
Covers relevant papers, reports, books, and reviews from standard peer-reviewed scientific
journals, as well as material from conference proceedings and hard-to-find gray literature, from
1995 to the present.
- Toxicology
Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Covers toxicology studies of the risks associated with industrial and
agricultural chemicals, household products, pharmaceuticals, and
myriad other substances and by-products of our age from
social poisons and substance abuse to natural toxins, from legislation
and recommended standards to environmental issues.
Includes hydrocarbon studies, nitrosamines, metals,
food additives and contaminants, radiation and radioactive
materials, testing methodology, and analytical procedures for toxic
substances. Covers 1981 to the present.
- TOXLINE
(Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it covers all
areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals,
pesticides, environmental pollutants, mutagens, teratogens,
chemically-induced diseases, food additives, hazardous materials,
and more. Indexes journal articles, monographs, technical reports, theses, letters,
meeting abstracts, papers, and reports.
Consists of records from the last 5 years plus the current year.
- Water
Resources Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Provides summaries of the
world's technical and scientific literature on water-related topics
covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution,
supply, treatment, use, and management of water resources. Abstracts are
drawn from journals, books, conference proceedings, and
technical reports in the physical and life sciences, as well as from
engineering, legal, and government publications.
Formerly produced by the United States Geological Survey as Selected
Water Resources Abstracts, its scope has been broadened
by including more material published outside the USA.
Includes links to water resources websites. Covers 1967 to the present.
- Online Encyclopedias and Books:
- Beacham's
Guide to the Endangered Species of North America (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Presents extensive data on the habitats and ecosystems of more than 1,200
species identified as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service. Arranged taxonomically,
each entry includes information on the species, an image, recovery efforts, and a bibliography.
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Encyclopedia
of Ecology and Environmental Management, Blackwell Science (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Environmental
Encyclopedia (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides in-depth, worldwide coverage of environmental issues,
providing current status, analysis, and suggested solutions whenever possible, and
attempting to answer these questions from a variety of different perspectives.
Includes a chronology of environmental events, a summary of environmental
legislation, and a succinct alphabetical list of environmental organizations.
- Guide
to Global Hazards (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Handbook
of Environmental Sociology (Credo/xrefer)
- Provides an overview of research and theoretical perspectives for
those interested in environmental sociology, social ecology, environmental
studies, and urban & regional planning with a focus on both built and
natural environments. Covers the design of built environments, hazards,
disasters, risks, the environmental movement, impact assessment, and more.
- Macmillan
Encyclopedia of Energy
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Pollution
A to Z (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides the latest information on a variety of pollution issues,
including sources, disposal, remediation, careers, the ethical, social, & legal
environment, and much more. Articles range from topical essays on acid rain, cancer,
noise pollution, and zero growth population to biographies on key figures.
- Also of Interest:
- Conference
Papers Index (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Provides citations to papers and poster sessions
presented at major scientific meetings around the world.
Subject emphasis since 1995 has been in the life sciences,
environmental sciences, and the aquatic sciences, including
biology, agriculture, chemistry, forestry and more. Older material
also covers physics, engineering and materials science.
Covers 1982 to the present.
- Dictionary
of Human Geography (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Risk
Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Provides broad, multidisciplinary coverage of risk - the
combination of the magnitude and probability of adverse effects -
ranging from public and environmental health to social issues and
psychological aspects. Encompasses risk arising
from industrial, technological, environmental, and other
sources, with an emphasis on the identification, assessment,
alleviation, and management of risk of all kinds.
Covers 1990 to the present.
Database descriptions are adapted from each database's website.
NOVEL (New York Online Virtual
Electronic Library) is a statewide virtual library provided free to
the public by the New York State Library.
It is currently a pilot project funded through a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)
grant to the NY State Library by the Federal Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
HTML by Robert Delaney
robert.delaney@liu.edu
|
