Environmental Science Resources
Databases/Online Journals
- BasicBIOSIS
- BasicBIOSIS, produced by BIOSIS, is a comprehensive database that focuses on general life science research from around the world. BasicBIOSIS includes coverage of nearly 300 of the most popular life science publications typically found in college and university libraries. Please note that access to this database is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff.
- http://ezproxy.wpunj.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.epnet.com/login.asp?profile=biosis
- Wiley InterScience (E-Journals Collection)
- Full-text access to over 170 journals published by Wiley, with many titles in chemistry, the life sciences, medicine and health care, engineering and business, and other subjects in the natural and social sciences. Please note that access to this database is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff.
- http://ezproxy.wpunj.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.interscience.wiley.com
- Biology Digest (FirstSearch)
- Bibliographic database provides detailed life science citations and abstracts written in a nontechnical style for students and interested nonscientists. Please note that this database is accessible only in the Library.
- GEOBASE (FirstSearch)
- Bibliographic database provides geography, geology and ecology citations and abstracts. Covers journals, books, monographs, conference proceedings, and reports. Please note that this database is accessible only in the Library.
- ScienceDirect
- Approximately 1,400 full-text journals in the sciences and social sciences (with 120 environmental science journals), plus indexing and abstracting for over 1,000 additional journals. Please note that access to this database is restricted to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff.
- http://ezproxy.wpunj.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/
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New Jersey Environment Links
- Garden State EnviroNet
- The Garden State EnviroNet (GSE) serves as a central hub for the myriad of environmental news and issues spanning New Jersey. It offers timely environmental news, a comprehensive on-line library, and email list hosting services.
- http://www.gsenet.org/
- Jersey Sierran
- Quarterly publication of the New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club, covering environmental issues in the state. Also see the Sierra Activist, a daily news summary with links to dozens of articles.
- http://newjersey.sierraclub.org/njs_sierran
- New Jersey Audubon Society
- The New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS) is a privately supported, not-for profit, statewide membership organization. The New Jersey Audubon Society fosters environmental awareness and a conservation ethic among New Jersey's citizens; protects New Jersey's birds, mammals, other animals, and plants, especially endangered and threatened species; and promotes preservation of New Jersey's valuable natural habitats.
- http://www.njaudubon.org/
- New Jersey Conservation Foundation
- The New Jersey Conservation Foundation preserves land and natural resources. Through acquisition and stewardship, NJCF protects strategic lands; and promotes strong land use policies.
- http://www.njconservation.org/
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
- On America's first official "Earth Day" — April 22, 1970, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection was born. New Jersey became the third state in the country to consolidate its past programs into a unified major agency to administer aggressive environmental protection and conservation efforts managing natural resources and solving pollution problems.
- http://www.state.nj.us/dep/
- New Jersey Environmental Digital Library
- The NJEDL is an online library of environmental literature and multimedia related to New Jersey. The collection includes documents and reports, scientific studies, photographs, videos, maps, and more. Most of the items in this collection are considered "grey literature" - unavailable through common research tools like library catalogs and indexes.
- http://njenv.rutgers.edu/njdlib/
- New Jersey Geological Survey
- The NJ Geological Survey is a public service and research agency within the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. The agency's purpose is to map, research, interpret and provide scientific information regarding the state's geology and ground water resources. This information supports the regulatory and planning functions of DEP and other governmental agencies and provides the business community and public with the information necessary to address environmental concerns and make economic decisions.
- http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/
- NY/NJ Baykeeper
- NY/NJ Baykeeper is the citizen guardian of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary. They improve public access, conserve and restore public lands, restore aquatic habitats, encourage appropriate and discourage inappropriate development, carry out public education, and work with federal and NY/NJ state regulators and citizen groups as partners in planning for a sustainable future for the Hudson-Raritan Estuary watershed.
- http://www.nynjbaykeeper.org/news/49
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Geology
- U.S. Geological Survey
- The USGS is an independent fact-finding agency that collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding about natural resource conditions, issues, and problems.
- http://www.usgs.gov/
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- Find information about improving national parks, promoting healthy forests, protecting endangered species and wildlife, improving the quality of life for Indian tribes and the promotion of energy policy.
- http://www.doi.gov/
- Geological Timeline
- This site has a complete timeline of life forms and geologic development. Retrieve information about the the collection and preservation of scientific specimens for research.
- http://sdnhm.org/fieldguide/fossils/timeline.html
- How Volcanoes Work
- Created by noted vulcanologist Dr. Victor E. Camp in conjunction with NASA's Project ALERT (Augmented Learning Environment and Renewable Teaching), this site contains sections on volcano morphology, dyanamics, historical eruptions. Also included are eruption animations, links to downloadable programs, and discussion of advanced topics.
- http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/TitlePage.html
- Mineralogy Database
- This mineral database contains 4,339 individual mineral species descriptions with links and a comprehensive image library. Visit the "What's New" section for details.
- http://webmineral.com/
- BioGeosciences
- Learn about how the biosphere, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere and the geosphere come together to affect the composition of the atmosphere, oceans, and solid earth.
- http://www.biogeosciences.org/
- Soil Science Society of America
- Locate information on enhancing the sustainability of soils, the environment, and society by integrating diverse scientific disciplines and principles in soil science.
- http://www.soils.org/
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Oceanography
- (ALSO) Advancing the Science of Limnology and Oceanography
- ASLO fosters a diverse, international scientific community that creates, integrates and communicates knowledge across the full spectrum of aquatic sciences, advances public awareness and education about aquatic resources and research, and promotes scientific stewardship of aquatic resources for the public interest. Its products and activities are directed toward these ends.
- http://aslo.org/
- Beach Standards Monitoring and Notification
- Improving public health and environmental protection for United States beaches.
- http://www.epa.gov/ost/beaches/
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NOAA History is an intrinsic part of the history of the United States and the development of its science and commercial infrastructure. The ancestor agencies of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration include the United States Coast Survey established in 1807, the United States Weather Bureau established in 1870, and the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, established in 1871.
- http://www.noaa.gov/
- The Oceanography Page
- A very inclusive geographical listing of sites including electronic publications, societies, newsgroups and mailing lists about the ocean.
- http://www.mth.uea.ac.uk/ocean/vl/
- U.N. Atlas of the Oceans
- The UN Atlas of the Oceans is an Internet portal providing information relevant to the sustainable development of the oceans. It is designed for policy-makers who need to become familiar with ocean issues and for scientists, students and resource managers who need access to databases and approaches to sustainability.
- http://www.oceansatlas.org/
- ReefBase
- Data and information on the location, status, threats, monitoring, legislation, and management of coral reefs in 131 countries. Locate data on coral bleaching and custom-made maps of coral reefs.
- http://www.reefbase.org/
- Oceanlink
- This website is dedicated to ocean education, where you will find information about things like: the biggest sea animals, marine biology careers and answers to common ocean/animal questions.
- http://oceanlink.island.net/
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Meteorology
- National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center
- Current Weather and Forecasts as well as other weather related information for the United States.
- http://aviationweather.noaa.gov/
- The Online Guides for Meteorology
- The Online Meteorology Guide is a collection of web-based instructional modules that use multimedia technology and the dynamic capabilities of the web. These resources incorporate text, colorful diagrams, animation, computer simulations, audio and video to introduce fundamental concepts in the atmospheric sciences.
- http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/home.rxml
- National Climatic Data Center
- The mission of the National Climatic Data Center(NCDC) is to provide access and stewardship to the nation's resource of global climate and weather related data and information, and assess and monitor climate variation and change. The NCDC makes available a wide variety of data files and reports at no charge to educational institutions, but the reports must be accessed through this link on the Library's web page.
- Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center/Joint Typhoon Warning Center
- Surface Analysis Charts and Satellite Imagery to forecast typhoons and other severe weather.
- https://metoc.npmoc.navy.mil/
- U.S. Climate Change Science Program
- The Climate Change Science Program integrates federal research on climate and global change, as sponsored by thirteen federal agencies and overseen by the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Council on Environmental Quality, the National Economic Council and the Office of Management and Budget.
- http://www.climatescience.gov/
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Environmental Law
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Describes what the EPA does including developing and enforcing regulations, performing environmental research and furthering environmental education.
- http://www.epa.gov/
- The Environmental Law Net
- Environmental Law Net was created in 1998 to provide information on environmental law research and news for attorneys, and environmental managers. Environmental Law Net is produced and edited by professionals in the industry and environmental lawyers.
- http://lawvianet.com/
- ECOLEX: A Gateway to Environmental Law
- The ECOLEX database includes information on treaties, international soft-law and other non-binding policy and technical guidance documents, national legislation, judicial decisions, and law and policy literature. Users have direct access to the abstracts and indexing information about each document, as well as to the full text of most of the information provided.
- http://www.ecolex.org/ecolex/index.php
- European Environmental Law
- At the European Environmental Law Website you can find full text cases, legislation and other materials related to European Environmental Law. Apart from these primary sources, several dossiers and articles offer a more in depth view on specific issues.
- http://www.eel.nl/
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Toxicology
- (ATSDR) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services developed this agency is to utilize science to take responsive public health actions, and provide trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease related to toxic substances.
- http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/
- Envrofacts Data Warehouse
- This site from the Environmental Protection Agency contains information about more than 650 toxic chemicals that are being used, manufactured, treated, transported, or released into the environment. With Envirofacts, you can determine which facilities in your area of interest have reported toxic releases, Including air emissions, water surface water discharges, releases to land, underground injections, and transfers to off-site locations.
- http://oaspub.epa.gov/enviro/ef_home2.toxics
- Ecological Exposure Research
- This site from the Environmental Protection Agency contains information used to improve the scientific basis for understanding, measuring, and protecting biological integrity so that EPA and other resource agencies can make sound, defensible environmental decisions.
- http://www.epa.gov/eerd/
- Toxic Cleanup Program
- This site is from the Washington State Department of Ecology. They address the legacy of contaminated sites resulting from past practices as well as on newly created and discovered contamination problems. Learn about cleanup sites, sediments and underground storage tanks.
- http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/tcp/cleanup.html
- Scorecard, The Pollution Information Site
- Get an in-depth pollution report for your county, covering air, water, chemicals,as well as answers to the most commonly asked questions on nationwide pollution.
- http://www.scorecard.org/
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Hydrogeology
- A Summary of the Hydrology Cycle
- This interactive site from the University of Illinois describes the Hydrology cycle in detail.
- http://www.math.com/
- Hydrogeology
- This site presents basic terms and principles of Hydrogeology. Many key terms and concepts are introduced including the principles of a ground water movement in regards to wells and aquifers.
- http://www.epa.gov/seahome/groundwater/src/geo.htm
- America Waterworks Association: Water Wiser
- The AWWA is a resource for knowledge, information, and advocacy to improve the quality and supply of water in North America.
- http://www.awwa.org/waterwiser/
- Ground Water and Drinking Water
- This site from the Environmental Protection Agency contains a list of contaminants and their Maximum Contaminant Level (MCLs). It also gives information about the standards for safe drinking water and explains the EPA's standard-setting process. The national primary drinking water regulations are also explained. The complete regulations regarding these contaminants available from the Code of Federal Regulations web site.
- http://www.epa.gov/safewater/mcl.html
- Global Hydrology and Water
- The The GHCC is a member of the National Space Science & Technology Center (NSSTC). The Global Hydrology and Climate Center provides integrated scientific understanding of the Earth system to enable better decisions improving the global quality of life.
- http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/ghcc_home.html
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Maintained by R. Schwartz - Library Liaison to the Environmental Science and Geography Department
Last Updated January 17, 2007
