http://www.kettering.edu/official/acad/mech-eng/envichem.htm Kettering University Environmental Chemistry Resources on the Internet. Almost 800 links to sites with information pertaining to environmental chemistry.
http://c3.org/links/index.html Chlorine Chemical Council's site, w/info and industry propaganda, including articles. On environmental issues, and links to Cl-related organizations and member companies
http://pc65.frontier.osrhe.edu/hs/science/calkane.htm
This site is for an internet chemistry class. It gives very clear explanations about how hydrocarbons are produced and their structural formulas. It contains links to the EPA's petroleum website and a site that answers dozen of FAQ's on gasoline.
http://www.chemforlife.org
The European Collaborative for Science, Industry and Technology Exhibitions, or ECSITE, runs this site, with the hope of breaking down negative emotions and anxiety felt by the public when confronted with science. The site makes it easy for all age groups to appreciate chemical reactions occurring in everyday life. It features dozens of experiments for sale with descriptions and pictures, from making body lotion, working with automobile air bags, to a forensics crime lab kit. Films can be viewed online and many of the experiments can be viewed. The site is a great source to peak interest for those previously not interested, at all age levels. It is easily navigable, colorful and fun to browse.
http://www.landfield.com/faqs/autos/gasoline-faq/part2/preamble.html
This website on gasoline has great information on a variety of FAQs regarding petroleum, including those on hydrocarbons. It discusses problems with re-engineering refineries for Clean Air Act regulations, the addition of aromatics, health effects from gasoline and for changes in the future of gasoline. It is not sponsored by Chevron, though it is cited as one of the information sources.
http://www.skepticism.net/faq/environment/clean_air/index.html
Like it sounds, this "skeptics" website presents links to corporate sponsored publications, aiming to take punches at clean air regulations. Several articles from the site come from the Cato Institute, known for its opposition to environmental regulation. Others are arguments opposing the EPA's existence, methods , data sources, and health statistics. Though these viewpoints do not appear scientifically sound, people in government leadership positions may prescribe to these beliefs or sources for their information.
http://www.ucsusa.org/warming/ Union of Concerned Scientists-Global Environment. A wonderfully informative website involving you in issues like: the second warmest year on record, diversity of life, environmental connections, logging, and invasive species. A very active and sucessful group of scientists.
http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/chemistry/dictionary/
EnvironmentalChemistry.com: Chemistry & Environmental Dictionary -an online dictionary that includes definitions for chemistry, environmental, hazardous materials and "in the field" terms. Also has links to other Chemistry sites, Environmental articles, and Hazardous materials information.
http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/periodic/
EnvironmentalChemistry.com: Periodic Table of Elements-a copy of the periodic table. click on the elements to find out detailed information:atomic number, atomic structure, chemical and physical properties, related health information (toxic levels), who discovered the element and when. You can also sort the table by atomic radius, density, crystal structure, mass average, etc.
http://www.svtc.org/ Welcome to Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition-www.svtc.org - a website dedicated to reporting the impacts on the environment of the high-tech world. Updated research and information dealing with the damage done by the production and destruction of personal computers-and at what cost to us and the world we live in.
http://www.sciencemag.org Science Magazine Home- It has good links to numerous articles dealing with the Life and Physical Sciences. You must be a member to view the full text. Abstracts and summaries are available to all.
http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/eae/ Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment-topics include Acid Rain, Air Quality, Atmosphere, Climate, Climate Change, Global Warming, Ozone depletion, Sustainability, and Weather. Has long sub-lists under each topic. You can choose Bart Simpson for the easy-to-read young person's text, or Mr. Burns for the more technical information. Lots of information.
http://www.setac.org/about.html Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) This website provides a forum for individuals and institutions engaged in environmental issues. It is an independent, nonprofit, professional society that focuses on environmental toxicology and chemistry. Although the website itself doesn't seem to have much information it seems like a possible contact for jobs and student activities.
http://www.ncet.co.uk/environmental_chemistry.htm National Centre for Environmental Toxicology. The National Centre has an environmental chemistry group whose role is to measure the occurrence of and predict the fate and behavior of Chemicals in the Environment. Their projects include: Copper Speciation in surface freshwaters, Domestic sources of copper, Evidence for Improvements in the European Environment, and Marine Antifoulants.
http://www.chemind.org/CI/index.jsp Chemistry and Industry Magazine Online
This website for Chemistry and Industry magazine enables viewers to see highlights and view past articles in the magazine. You can search the archives or browse by issue. It offers a searchable archive that includes the last three months of articles. Subscribers can view the full content of the magazine online.
http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/links.html Links for Chemists
This is a section of the WWW Virtual Library and includes a multitude of links for people interested in chemistry. These links include- University Chem. Depts., Companies/Industry, Chemical Literature and Information, Employment and Organizations, Software, Topics, and other link sites. There is a link to an environmental chemistry site.
http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/ NASA's global change master directory - Extensive links to internet resources with climate change, earth sciences and environmental data and information including, but not limited to: atmosphere and climate, land, oceans, space, biosphere and environment, satellite data and mapping, governmental and international organizations
http://www.geo.nsf.gov/search_site.htm Site map and search of National Science Foundation's geosciences site - It includes their atmospheric, earth and ocean divisions' research projects, funding, employment opportunities and related links
http://www.thescientificworld.com/ Site for the ScientificWorld an online peer reviewed journal. Click on Scibase for an up to the week search of 600 scientific journals since 1965 for info and abstracts. (They then will sell you a copy of the article if you wish) A good place to search for journal articles if one is not at a library computer.
http://www.openhere.com/science/ choose a scientific topic from Aboriginal studies to Zoology, and click for brief descriptions, related web sites-books, journals and universities. Not especially technical, more like an encyclopedia some sites are presumably sponsors. A place to start.
http://www.acs.org/portal/ Chemistry Site of American Chemical Society. By clicking of Chemresearch news, one can access current news articles of interest to Biological, health, physical & chemical, earth & space or engineering scientists
http://www-.unep-wcmc.org/ Site of World Conservation Monitoring Centre-a part of the United Nations Environmental Programme and includes global habitat, species, climate change and treaties. Links to UN programs and international organizations.
http://www.chemspy.com/ An internet navigator for the chemical industry. Searches news, links and tutorials. If you are looking for something relating to chemistry, this site makes it very easy
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/home.cfm An environmental action group that has information on current environmental issues. Its ongoing projects include climate change, oceans, biodiversity, and health. Information is mostly limited to their projects and site encourages donations.
http://www.adbio.com/ Site for company Advanced BioTech-The company sells bioremediation systems, but one can click on "related links" for great lists of search engines and directories of links including but certainly not limited to: agriculture, chemistry, botany, environmental health, soil science, weather, and international trade. These appear to be sites that have been helpful to the employees and can be a great place to start.
http://www.ucsusa.org/index.html Site of the Union of Concerned Scientists an environmental action group that has information on current environmental issues. Their programs include food and environment, clean vehicles, global environment, clean energy and global security. Has web links and encourages donations
http://aem.asm.org/
This site gives access to Pdfs of all the articles published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology from 1997 to present. Abstracts are available from 1992 to present. Moreover, the site has a good search engine to locate articles pertaining to your subject.
http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/index.html
This is the site for the Journal of Chemical Education. This is an on-line journal that has many article s for the chemistry educator or anyone with an interest in chemistry. The journal discusses current chemistry news and what is going on in Chemistry education. This page also has links to on-line chemistry discussion forums.
www.oecd.org
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
The OECED is an international organisation with 30 member countries working with governments on economic, social, and governance challenges of a globalised economy. The website has themes, one of which focuses on environmental issues. The website has a large amount of information and has it's own search feature. It is a useful website for looking at global issues from an economic perspective.
www.epa.gov
USEPA's website has a link to environmental issues. The sections are:
Acid Rain
Smog/Ozone transport
Regional haze
Climate Change
The site was last update June 2001
The site contains useful information on the listed topics with helpful images and current examples.
www.ijc.org
International Joint Commission Website
The website is designed to describe issues important to the IJC, a commission of 6 members (3 U.S., S Canada). The IJC's purpose is to resolve disputes concerning water related issues on the US/Canadian border. The website discusses a broad range of issues concerning water quality, water levels, and air quality. It is a very helpful website on environmental issues between the U.S. and Canada.
Oil Spills
http://www.oilspill.state.ak.us/index.html a site where you can research information on the exxon valdez oil spill. Gives a ten year report of the progress of the clean up and recovery.
http://www.api.org/oil spills/valdez/
Has several research paper abstracts from studies done after the exxon
spill. Some titles include.Identification Of Hydrocarbon Sources In The
Benthic Sediments Of Prince William Sound And The Gulf Of Alaska Following
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill , Fingerprinting Hydrocarbons In The Biological Resources Of The Exxon Valdez Spill Area ,Chemical And Toxicological Evaluation Of Water Quality Following The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
http:// www.eren.doe.gov/state_energy/
Site with info on renewable energy sources, technologies, policy issues and so much more.
http://www.aaecorp.com/
Source for personal alternatives to energy sources. With info on the company as well as energy altrnatives.
http://www.agcom.purdue.edu/AgCom/Pubs/WS/WS-23.html Provides an excellent summary of the various chemical classes of herbicides and their modes of action.
http://www.ipmworld.umn.edu/chapters/wareherb.html Also provides excellent introduction to various chemical classes of herbicides but includes drawings of chemical structures of major herbicides and provides information about the chemical processes responsible for the herbicidal action.
http://www.infoventures.com/e-hlth/pest-fac.html Material Safety Data Sheets for all pesticides, herbicides, fumigants, etc. used the Forest Service.
Provides information such as the appropriate residue assay method, half-life in the environment, and toxicity to humans, plants, animals and soil micro-organisms.
http://www.water.usgs.gov/herbicide1.html GIS data on the spatial distribution and use of the 20 most used herbicides in the U.S.
http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/CASDEPT/Hort/TFPG/default.htm In depth information on the use of pesticides and herbicides in tree fruit agriculture including tables identifying what herbicides are registered from application on each fruit, herbicide efficiency on different weed species, application procedures and quantities.
http://www.Chemfinder.com Contains search engine that allows you to type in the name (or partial name) of any of 75,000 molecules or compounds and obtain the full chemical name, molecular composition and a 2 dimensional drawing of its chemical structure. Also includes information about molecule's chemical properties and any pertinent regulations relating to chemical use.
http://www.toxics.usgs.gov Numerous publications related to water quality and persticide/herbicide use including access to many scholarly full text articles.
http://www.aenews.wsu.edu Provides news on latest research into herbicides and pesticides. Includes information on pesticide related illness in Washington.
http:// www.2msstate.edu/~gmm4/chemistry/alternatives.htm/
This is a link to 6 various websites that have lists of alternatives for anywhere from 15-60 of our most widely used toxins.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/toxics/
This site has info on toxic chemicals in the environment, specifically wildlife. With examples of toxic effects on the Toxic Chemicals and Wildlife Sheet. This site also includes sources for other info, contact for Global Toxic Chemicals Initiative World Wildlife Fund and programs related and involved in toxic chemicals in the environment.
http:// www.dtsc,ca,gov/
This is the site for the Department of Toxic Substances Control. The site is packed with lots of info on or related to toxic chemicals and is designed to inform and protest California and its residents from chemicals in their environment.
http://www.cefic.be/
* The web site of the European Chemical Industry, with links to lots of websites containing news on things like CFC's and updating chemical waste policies and prevention. Listed under activities this site gives info o health and safety, responsible care etc. Also there is a calender of upcoming events with a schedule and description of forums and conventions designed for creating chemical reform policies.
http:// www.panda.org/toxics
Learn about the WWF's Global toxic Chemicals Initiative to ban use of toxic pesticides, industrial contaminants and chemicals used in products. The site has lots of info and pictures showing where and how these chemicals effect ecosystyms globally.
http://www.unece.org/spot/so1.htm
Learn about "The Dirty Dozen". persistant organic pollutants, in the environment. And read an interview on the topic with the deputy director of the environmental and human settlements, Lars Norberg.
http://www.panna.org/
The site for the Pesticide Action Network. Read articles from the
Panna Times or visit the Pesticide Action Network Pesticide database to learn about toxicity and regulations of specific pesticides. Also sign up to recieve e-mail notfication of initiatives and news on pesticide usage and reductions.
http://www.panna.org/www.mtbecontamination.com/
This web site has lots of info on contamination due to the gasoline additive MTBE. Information on MTBE; itself, spills, resources, legal action and action suggestions for average citizens.
www.epa.gov/greenchemistry
This is a very interesting site on something that I never knew existed. It discusses the use of "green chemistry," which is chemistry that is used for pollution prevention. Green chemistry started with the passing of the Pollution prevention act of 1990. The site explains exactly what green chemistry is, discusses EPA projects and programs, and explores what is going on internationally with green/ sustainable chemistry.
www.chemistry.org
This is a very informative site that has many references and links for the chemistry lover. It includes research news, important dates, headlines of how chemistry is in the news, and my favorite, the "molecule of the week." You can register to be a paying user of this site and receive your own page and a news letter but there is plenty of information that you can get for free. The site also has sections specifically for educators, students, and policy makers.
http://www.uoregon.edu/~hutchlab/greenchem/
This site focuses on Green chemistry and is run by the university of Oregon. The not only has information on what is happening at U.O. but has information on what is going on world wide in the green chemistry movement. There are links to many green chemistry web pages and links for educators. Important people in the field are also noted.
http://www.elpc.org/energy/mercury2.htm
Explains the sources of mercury in the environment and the effects it has on people. There is also links to other material on mercury such as a report by congress.
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/courses/as625/1998term/Cadmium/cadmium.html
"The nutritional toxicology of heavy metals: cadmium and mercury," with info on
heavy metals in foods, effects on livestock, bioaccumulation and human poisonings
http://www.aqua-correct.com/goteborg/chalmers.htm
* Shows abstracts of an expirement conducted by Swedish Chalmer
University. Page one is an abstract of the soil remediation expirement which was performed to remove heavy metal contaminants from a former wood-preservatiom site. The following pages include scientific methodology and results of the expirement to remove the heavy meatals.
www.chem-tox.com/infertility
http://www.eco-usa.net/toxics/selenium.shtml Eco-USA
This page is full of information on Selenium. It details its exposure pathways as well as its good and bad effects. There are many links to other sites with information about other toxins.
http://egj.lib.uidaho.edu/egj07/bauer.htm Electronic Green Journal-Selenium
This page also has lots of information on Selenium and soils in the Western United States. There is a section on the chemistry of selenium as well as its history. References and links to other pages can also be found.
http://soils.tfrec.wsu.edu/lead history.htm
This page gives a nice synopsis of lead and arsenic based pesticide use from 900 A.D. through the middle of last century. Paris green and lead arsenate were used heavily in agricultural area of WA to control the codling moth. These areas are now under residential development but have dangerously contaminated soil.
http://www.wa.gov/agr/pmd/fertilizers/metals.htm Metals In Fertilizers. This site is a link page from the Washington State Department of Agriculture. There are links here to state laws and enforcement, a fertilizer product database, news releases, and related studies. This is it for Washington.
http://aslan.unh.edu/procedures/heavy_metals_in_fertilizers.htm
Heavy Metals In Fertilizers. Here we have a university site that describes the process for screening heavy metals in fertilizers. Includes techniques for preparing samples, extraction, and reagents preparation.
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/biblio/99309.html
Final Report: Screening Survey for Metals and Dioxins in Fertilizer Products and Soils in Washington State. The Department of Ecology has put together this site, which includes a complete report - the results of Washington State Executive Request 1998 legislation. The report includes: metal and dioxin concentrations in fertilizer products, analyzed metal concentrations of agricultural and non-agricultural soils in the Columbia Basin, and other sampled soils. PDF.
http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/circ1133/heavy-metals.html
Heavy Metals in the Mississippi River. This site discusses heavy metals in the environment, some of which come from fertilizers, others from mining, wastewater treatment plants, and industry. Regardless of the source, often metals are suspended in river sediments and transported by the rivers themselves. USGS has discussed health effects, metals dissolved in river water, sources and sinks, and specific metals of high toxicity and their effects in the river. There are some nice pictures and charts showing concentrations. Seemingly older data here (1970-1995).
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/fertilizer.pdf
Background Report on Fertilizer Use, Contaminants and Regulations, from the Environmental Protection Agency. This is a PDF file, 360+ pages, and takes a few seconds to load (even on a cable). I have had a little trouble finding world data, this site contains world data, as well as information on fertilizer use, concentrations of metals, and averaged addition of metals to soils dependant upon different nutrient application rates. There is a lot of information here.
http://www.mluri.sari.ac.uk/tipss/heavym.htm
Trends in Pollution of Scottish Soils. This site is from the Macauley Institute and describes heavy metals present in the soils of Scotland. The graph is difficult to understand, but there is a nice overview of the some of the metals here.
http://aec.army.mil/prod/usaec/et/scaps/heavym.htm
Environmental Technology. The US Army Environmental Corp has put together this site to talk about heavy metal detection and the equipment used for detection. Nice diagrams here. Technology discussed includes the Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Sensors and X-Ray Fluorescence Sensor there is also a link to Cleanup.
http://www.ito.umnw.ethz.ch/SoilProt/research/completed.html
Soil Protection Group. This site is from the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology in Germany and has a number of completed research projects labeled and ordered by date. Including more recent studies on phytoremediation of heavy metals.
http://www.monitor.net/rachel/r198.html details the release of mercury in to the atmosphere by garbage burners.
http://www.sfms.org/sfm/sfm301d.htm warns women who are pregnant or might be pregnant not to eat shark swordfish tile fish and king mackerel it also talks about the mercury levels in these fish and what is considered to be health levels.
http://www.aap.org/policy/01263.html
Tells how much aluminum can be toxic and how much is normally ingested by
humans as well as sins of and affects of aluminum poisoning like brain
damage
http://www.olivenaturals.com/studies.htm This site gives household and every day products that contain aluminum and other possibly toxic materials.
http://www.connectcorp.net/~trufax/mercury/alum1.html Gives back ground information on aluminum such as concentrations on earth and who discovered it and so on it also talks about the properties of aluminum and the ways it has been used. also links Alzheimer's to excessive aluminum exposure.
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic293.htm A web page on lead and lead poising who's at risk and what to do to prevent lead poising.
http://www.nursingceu.com/NCEU/courses/lead/ A question and answer type study corse for doctors on lead. focused around a role playing scenario. quite interesting.
http://www.lbah.com/Avian/lead.htm Talks about lead poising in birds that people have as pets. gives tips on diagnosing this problem and treatment for the birds.
http://planet.wwu.edu/fall01/fall01_haste.htm Talks about pollution caused by hanford and what is being done about it as well as the possibility of reopening severel nuclear power plants in the U.S including one at hanford . Also a brief reference to former nuclear power plant operation procedures and its affect on wildlife.
http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/asbestos/index.html occupational safety and health administrations page about asbestos gives links to various sites about dealing with asbestos and how to recognize a potential asbestos problem.
http://www.lungusa.org/air/envasbestos.html american lung associations page about asbestos answers questions such as What Is It? Where Is It Found?What Are Its Health Effects? What Are The Problems? What Are The Solutions?
http://www.nps.ars.usda.gov/programs/programs.htm?npnumber=203&docid=323
This site outlines the problem of too much ozone in the troposphere and specifically its impact on plants. Research teams are underway trying to resolve how to combat these detrimental effects. A good website for the farmer as well as the environmental chemist.
http://www.factoryfarm.org/ The Grace Factory Farm Project homepage, a nice propagandistic site outlining the evils of factory farms, everything from environmental impact to socioeconomic and sustainability issues. Lots of links and fact sheets, as well as info on how to "take aciton".
http://www.nal.usda.gov/ttic/tektran/data/ reports available on line covering "management intensive grazing", how-to, impacts etc.
http://www.sierraclub.org/factoryfarms/factsheets/factoryfarms.asp "Family Farms not Factory Farms", another bias website with non-referenced bashing of factory farms. I couldn't exactly tell why they felt family farming would solve the problems factory farms, or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO)s. Had some good facts as to the problems related to CAFOs, but not to many references. Decent arguments though.
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/glwqld/ Grazing Land Water Quality Literature Database, indexed articles re: phys., chem. and biol. water quality issues related to grazing animals, by author, subjects, pollutants
http://www.epa.gov/watertrain/agmodule U.S. EPA's site offers information on ag mgmt. techniques and practices for protection f water quality.
http://agronomy.ucdavis.edu/calnrg/htoc.htm Rangeland Water Quality Fact Sheets, topics from riparian protection and impacts to control of nonpoint nutrient pollution
Law
http://www.globelaw.com/ "Globlaw" is a Greenpeice site with links to information about varying environmental problems and the international and transnational laws designed to deal with them. The site is huge, and allows one to search for any information on any issue and has a detailed table of contents allowing you to quickly find law info on everything from nuclear energy to ozone depletion.
http://www.watoxics.org reports on projects, lawsuits etc. involving a wide range of toxic substances, including mercury, pesticides, PCBs, and their impacts on water, air, soil, wildlife
http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaq_caa.html A full text of the clean air act.allows you to read the whole thing or just selected sections.
www.epa.gov/pesticides Information available on laws and regulations pertinent to pesticides, statement and explanation of test criteria for determining safety factors and risk assessments, links to National Pesticide Retrieval System and National State Pesticide Retrieval System (NPIRS and NSPIRS) (access by subscription) NPIRS contains federal product label information on over 100,000 federally active, cancelled, transferred and suspended products, EPA bibliographical citation database of documents submitted to the agency in support of pesticide registration, documents published from the Agriculture and Environment group, including EPA, starting from May 1, 1993, forward, and pesticide chemical residue tolerances are reported by commodity and/or chemical
http://habserv1.whoi.edu/hab/ Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute's "Harmful Algal Blooms" page, w/info on Pfiesteria, red tide organisms etc. and their biotoxins
http://www.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us/~mhenry/WREDTIDE.phtml talks about red tide in florida and its effects on wildlife and people. gives the types of organisms that cause this phenomenon and when and where it is most prevelent.
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/poison/redtide.htm This web page gives more general information on red tide. also focuses on red tide poisoning by shellfish. gives symptoms of poising and what to do if any thing can be done once poisoned.
http://mysticplum.colorado.edu/groups/sil/sample.html This site from the University of Colorado provides an example of the cost and of getting a sample analyzed. This lab analyzes oxygen, carbon and hydrogen. This is a good example of the way that samples should be prepared as well as the cost of getting this sort of analysis done.
http://www.uga.edu/~sisbl/stable.html This site also from a lab, this one at the University of Georgia, provides a good overview of the technique of SIA. It provides the basis for the analysis and a overview on isotopic fractionation as well as and an explanation of the standards involved.
http://www.gla.ac.uk/suerc/research/biomed.html This site from a lab in Scotland explains the ways that stable isotope analysis can be used as: a conservation tool, understanding the carbon and nitrogen cycle, energy expenditure and body composition studies, protein synthesis and nitrogen economy, chronic bacterial infection and carcinogenesis studies.This is interesting to me because it is analysis applications that I was not able to explore while doing my research (I was more interested in SIA as used for environmental chemistry).
http://www.nioo.knaw.nl/homepages/boschker/ResearchEB.htm This site by by Eric Boschker, Jack Middelburg and Thomas Cappenberg, presents the results of using SIA to determine the nutrient sources of several microorganisms in the estuarine environment. This is a good example of one of the applications of this analytical technique. This is used to directly link bacterial populations to specific biogeochemical processes, couple between autotrophic and heterotrophic processes in benthic algal mats, and determine carbon sources used by bacteria in estuarine sediments.
http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/gccsg/3-3-2-1.html This site demonstrates how SIA is used to determine paleoclimactic conditions. It is designed for the student, and is a good resource for info on climate change in general.
http://www.glg.ed.ac.uk/home/Andy.Thow/sisoess.html This page gives a good explination of the ways that SIA of N, O, C and S can be used to determine paleodietary patterns. It explains how fractionation occurs and expresses itself in the remains of plants and animals.
http://biology.usgs.gov/cro/StableIsot.pdf This site provides an overview of the ways that researchers study the migration patterns of birds are using SIA. It also provides examples of SIA used in the ecological study of paloedietary patterns for grizzly bears and white-tailed kites.
http://isohis.iaea.org/ This site is a valuable database that provides the isotopic measurements that are gathered from precipitation from around the world. This type of data is used in ecological studies of animals. This water will be incorporated into their tissues and provide a geographic marker for them. This is valuable because it can help us learn more specifics about nesting and wintering site philopatry.
http://whyfiles.org/083isotope/2.html This is an educational site that demonstrates how SIA was used to analyze the origin of monarchs found on the wintering grounds. This is the same technique that is used to analyze for bird migratory patterns.
Biodiesel and Alternative Energy
http://www.afdc.doe.gov/ Alternative Fuels Data Center. Huge database of documents pertaining to alternative energy.
http://www.biodiesel.de/english.htm Biodiesel Aus Raps.Company with information on biodiesel.
http://www.mauibiodiesel.org/ Maui Green Energy. Information on biodiesel project.
http://www.webconx.com/biodiesel.htm Bio-Diesel. Basic, easy to read information on biodiesel.
http://www.greenfuels.org/ Canadian Renewable Fuels Association.
http://www.greenfuels.org/ Information on ethanol and biodiesel.
http://www.hempcar.org/ Hemp Car. Project with information on hemp powered vehicles.
http://www.uidaho.edu/bae/biodiesel/ University of Idaho Biodiesel Home Page.
More information on biodiesel projects.
http://www.biodiesel-intl.com/Biodiesel/en_haupt.htm Biodiesel International Company that markets biodiesel.
http://www.gov.nb.ca/scripts/environm/air/GetValues.idc
Index on the Quality of Air. The New Brunswick Department of Envronment and
Local Government updates this page 3 times a day, 7 days a week! It measures
suphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, hydrogen sulphide,
and particles in the air.
http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/top.html
Manchester Metro U site with info on their research projects in atmospheric science,
including air quality and aviation issues
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/gis/data/air/ozone.gif maps of Washington showing areas exceeding clean air standards, itemized by individual pollutants or classes of pollutants (CO, ozone, etc.)
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~engenvir/environment/air/air.pollution.html
Air Pollution-another website by the same designed for Database for Use in
Schools Project. Air pollution is a broad term and this site explains
different effects of it such as: Ozone Depletion, The Greenhouse Effect,
Particulates, Smog and Domestic Smoke.
http://imk-aida.fzk.de/sites/ 2/21/02 This page is provided by the Atmospheric Aerosol Research Department, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK), Research Center Karlsruhe in Karlsruhe, Germany. The page I chose to bookmark is a long list of links to international sites relating to atmospheric chemistry and aerosols. The list includes many scientific societies, universities, research organizations, government agencies, and journals.
http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/peg_caa/pegcaa03.html Here, the EPA gives a "plain English guide" to the clean air act. It covers how smog is formed, what the primary pollutants are and how and why they are going to be cleaned up. A comprehensive page with a lot of bureaucratic language.
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/hpguide.html Indoor Air Pollution - An Introduction for Health Professionals - an online booklet (sponsored by the American Lung Association and numerous others) that provides information about all kinds of indoor air pollutants and what recent studies have revealed including topics like: Environmental Tobacco Smoke, Biologicals including molds, dust mites, animal dander, Heavy Metals, Asbestos and Radon. It also describes the symptoms and health problems that follow exposure.
http://www.ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/faqs/indoorair/air.htm
Indoor Air Pollutants and Residential Chemical Exposures-Information
regarding radon, household hazardous wastes, asbestos, carbon monoxide,
formaldehyde, indoor biological pollutants, sick building syndrome, and
pesticides.
http://www.chestnet.org/education/pccu/best/lesson26-11.html
Lesson 26, Volume 11-Indoor Air Pollution-a healthcare professional lesson online. It gives an overview of syndromes, pollutant sources, and air quality information. A summary of all the basic points of the problems with indoor air pollution. Text-book quality.
http://www.coheadquarters.com/CO1.htm Anything you've ever wanted to know about carbon monoxide toxicology on one webpage. Dozens of links to other sites. Dozens of links to information: where is it found, legal limits, history, related deaths, how it affects our body, interaction with other substances, etc.
http://www.osmonics.com/products/Page644.htm This site offers newer solutions that are being tried on landfills. By a process of reverse osmosis and layers of linings most of the leachate is able to be recovered and processed before it leaches into a lake or river. This company lays out the basics on reverse osmosis and also tells how this type of treatment is less costly and a better solution than being forced to clean up your act before the government makes you which is encouraging to see.
http://www.rirrc.org/site/central/leachate.asp This site is very encouraging to see because it proudly displays and educates the public about Rhode Island's new leachate treatment facility. The plant web site explains what leachate is how they process it and why this new plant is a drastic improvement to processing the leachate. The web site also tells what their specific plan is for dealing with the leachate and why it is important for people to know what happens with their waste.
http://www.hytech-water.co.uk/ This is a web site for a company who processes the leachate and can provide management solutions for leachate problems. The site displays problematic issues arising from landfills and show how its company can offer help. This should become a who segment of waste management and possibly its own industry but there needs to be a reason people will want to pour money into cleaning up and redesigning landfills.
http://www.hytech-water.co.uk/ This site discusses an aquifer that has been contaminated by a bunch of VOC's outside of Oklahoma City and goes into a study that was done on the affected area. This is the best and most thorough study I have come across on a specific leachate leakage site. This is a good example to follow on how to address the problem and the surrounding population that is affected.
http://www.fbelfiore.net/docs.htm This web site contains much on methane gas in landfills, harnessing it. Also, health effects of a landfill fire as result of explosion of methane.
http://www.zerowasteamerica.org/Landfills.htm Sort of a biased web site. The main title is Landfills: hazardous to the environment. But they are so…They are great colored pictures of what landfills look like and lists of typical toxins that come from them.
http://www.ejnet.org/landfills Contains knowledge from the basics of landfills and their composition to lots of papers on lining, leachate, heavy metals, fly ash, groundwater and more.
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/metro/rem/hazw/hhhbook.html A-Z household hazardous waste handbook. Describes the household product, says what “bad” in it, the health effects and how to dispose of it. Really cool.
http://www.metrock.gov/hazwaste/house/ The homepage for King County hazardous waste management program with info on hazards and means for proper disposal of paint, cleaners, vehicle products. There are also tips for "natural lawn care".
http://www.ae.iastate.edu/pm1334.htm Iowa State web site. Directly relates human household wastes to our water supply. Something, perhaps, most people don’t think about.
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/hwtr/demodebris/pages2/demobatteries.html Lists and describes all the different kinds of batteries, what metals are found in them and what products they are found in; i.e. nickel/cadmium is in cell phones.
http://www.leachate.co.uk/leachate_manage.htm All about leachate management and treatment in the UK. Newer technology has methane-stripping plant, which removes methane before it gets dumped into the sewers.
The Effects of Air Pollutants on Forest Ecosystems
http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/aq/lichen/almanac.htm "Air Quality and Lichens - A Literature Review Emphasizing the Pacific Northwest, USA.", by Jenifer Hutchinson, Debbie Maynard, and Linda Geiser (USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region Air Resource Management Program), last updated in December, 1996. This site is a nice summary discussing the effects of air pollution on lichens. (lichens are used to study and monitor air pollution; why this is so is also well explained in the site). It outlines the major pollutants and their sources, sensitivity levels for lichens, mechanisms of accumulation, physiological responses to pollution, methods of study, and highlights some lichen-based air quality studies.
http://www.buckeyeforestcouncil.org/Winter1999/Articles/air_forest.html
"Air Pollution and Forest Health: The silent killer" by Matt Peters, Winter 1999 (Buckeye Forest Council, a grassroots organization dedicated to protecting Ohio's forests)
This article is well-written, and a nice summary of basic information for the informed citizen. It seems to be written more with the general public in mind - leaving out the hard-core chemical reactions and focusing more on the conceptual chemistry, effects, and policy surrounding air pollution and its effects. An excellent site for the interested layperson without an extensive chemistry background, but keep in mind that the author's credentials are not given.
http://www.psw.fs.fed.us/Tech_Pub/Documents/gtr-155/00-front.html General Technical Report, PSW-GTR-155-Web (USDA Forest Service, 1996). For anyone wanting to know about the effects of ozone on trees, this is the site to visit. Focused on pines in the Western US, this report provides links to several papers and an extensive bibliography. Topics covered include the known extent and severity of ozone damage, physiological effects of ozone, and methodologies used to assessing ozone damage.
http://www.nacse.org/lichenair/SCOREDEF.html "Provisional Air Quality Ratings"
This site describes how air quality is quantified using lichens as indicators. Changes in N and S concentration are evaluated to determine air pollution scores and lichen sensitivity ratings. The site also discusses how concentrations are measured, how scores are calculated, and outlines a study conducted to determine wet deposition concentrations of N and S throughout the Pacific Northwest region.
http://www.metla.fi/archive/forest/1996/06/msg00003.html A brief overview of the effects of air pollution (acid deposition and ozone exposure) on trees and forests"
William B. Grant, PhD; June 1996. This site is a nice scientific explanation of topics such as types and sources of pollutants; how ozone, sulfate, and nitrate adversely affect forests; symptoms of declining forest health due to air pollution; overall impact of air pollution and its effects; what (isn't) being done about it; and predicts forest decline due to unchecked effects of air pollution. The author writes from a global perspective, particularly commending the research done in Europe, as "the scientists there seem to be free to and encouraged to do good science." He also includes a very extensive bibliography.
http://depts.washington.edu/uweek/archives/1999.02.FEB_11/_article4.html
"Asian pollution may be in streams at Peninsula research site" by Sandra Hines (University Week, Sept. 1999). This article describes ongoing monitoring conducted in the West Twin Creek watershed of the Hoh River Valley. Air pollution affected water quality from 1993-96, after which it lessened, possible due to El Nino. Increased concentrations of nitrate and sulfate are attributed to pollution levels in Asia, brought to forests in Western US by oceanic winds. Although it was suspected that the forest would have no trouble taking up the nitrate, this proved to not be the case and is cause for concern, especially because the results show that even the remote location of this site was affected.
http://www.wmrs.edu/lichen/pg%20background.htm "Monitoring Air Quality and Biodiversity with Lichen Communities" (Forest Inventory and Analysis Program (FIA), Lichen Communities Indicator). This site describes the ecological importance of lichens and why lichens are such good indicators of air pollution effects on forest health. It also includes a conceptual model of lichen communities as an indicator of forest health and a brief history on the use of lichen communities indicators.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/aq/lichen/morpholo.htm "Pollution Effects on Lichen Morphology"
Although this site is currently under construction, it offers and excellent reference for the effects of air pollution for different species of lichens.
http://cnie.org/NLE/CRSreports/Natural/nrgen-15.cfm "86031:Acid Rain, Air Pollution, and Forest Decline" by Adela Backiel (Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division, October 1990). This report is pretty old, but it does a nice job summarizing the issue of forest decline from air pollution. Topics discussed include specific regions of decline, how air pollutants stress forest ecosystems (either by themselves or by contributing to overall stress levels), research in progress (but remember this was 1990), and outlining the stands and progress of the Reagan and first Bush Administration. It is a nice site to check out for anyone interested in the development of research and policy in the field.
http://www.metla.fi/archive/forest/1996/06/msg00003.html This article gave a short synopsis from a Doctor who has recently entered the field of atmospheric sciences and discussed the environmental impacts of air pollutants and there impact on trees and forests. It provided some general information about the primary pollutants that affect the vegetation, and the affects of acid deposition and ozone exposures. The end of the article stated some options that could help the growth of forests. The article gave many resources that were used for the article, which was helpful in locating more resources for air pollution and the effects on forests.
http://www.buckeyeforestcouncil.org/Winter1999/Articles/air_forest.html The way that society views the forest can be categorized into two main subjects, those who view the forests as future production of materials for human use, or those who see the products of non-timber consumption. Basically those who want to preserve it and those who want to destroy it. This article explained the impact on Nitrogen and its specific affects on the trees and what damages arise from its emissions. The end of the article gave some solutions to help reduce the impact of forest deterioration.
http://cnie.org/NLE/CRSreports/Natural/nrgen-15.cfm This article discussed the nature and extent of forest decline and some reasons why this has become a concern today and how the government is responding to these concerns. It discussed the main factors involved in the process of forest decline, as well as the specific compounds and how they react to cause destruction on the trees and forests. The article went on to talk about the specific tree types that have been largely affected from air pollution and acid deposition.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1594/6_12/79575245.jhtml The source of this document came from, E. The Environmental Magazine talked about urban forests and the significant influence they have of improving the air pollution within cities. The forests play a key factor in reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases. It stated that urban forests "perform functions of air filter, sponge, humidifier, heat shield, wind block and carbon sink. (Pg. 2)" It gave examples of specific areas in the country that have benefited from these forests. It used New York as an example of a city that has been largely affected by urban tree growth.
http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/index.html Web site for Univ. of Minn. Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database. Microbial biocatalytic reactions and biodegradation pathways primarily for xenobiotic chemical compounds. Can search by compound or microorganism. About 120 chemicals are listed. If you are interested in microbial enzymatic pathways, you will love this site.
http://www.asmusa.org/ Site of American Society of Microbiologists. One can search the 11 journals they publish and connect to links with other related sites
http://search.lbl.gov/ Search engine of the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory- Especially good for nuclear sciences and microbial genetics. They have been awarded 9 Nobel prizes in physics or chemistry
http://www.esd.ornl.gov/search.html In-house search engine for the Environmental Science Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Their research areas include microbial biogeochemistry and biotechnology, ecosystem and global change science, renewable resources R&D, environmental data systems, ecological management science and technology, and environmental process science and technology.
http://www.simhq.org/html/pubs/netarchive.html Annotated web sites and links that have been published in the Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology over the past year
http://bioremediationgroup.org/ Site of BioGroup, a Bioremediation Discussion Group, which is a technical forum for discussing enhanced bioremediation science/engineering and monitored natural attenuation (in monitored electronic mail format.) Extensive links to sites and publications in all areas of bioremediation and is available to non-members. Membership appears to be free.
http://clu-in.org/ Hazardous waste clean-up info- Provides information about innovative treatment and site characterization technology while acting as a forum for all waste remediation stakeholders. Site maintained by EPA and features free live web seminars
http://microbiol.org/vlmicro/index.htm WWW virtual library of Microbiology and Virology -part of the WWW virtual library project has links to culture collections, databases, grants and funding, journals, images, governmental and regulatory agencies and others.
http://www.isb.vt.edu/ Site of Information Systems for Biotechnology -- agricultural/environmental info collected by Virginia Tech. Has an Annotated database of (88) WWW sites relating to Ag/enviro
http://www.gwrtac.org/ Site for the Ground Water Remediation Technologies Research Center - a group at University of Pittsburgh that compiles analyses and disseminates information on ground water remediation. It has list of upcoming conferences and links to governmental agencies, national laboratories, international sites, universities/research institutes, professional organizations, and others.
http://www.rtdf.org/ Site of Remediation Technologies Development Forum - a consortium of the Department of Defense, DOE, Universities, EPA, and industry to develop and improve remediation technology. It current projects include, bioremediation, permeable reactive barriers, other in situ soil/metal processes, non-aqueous liquid phase clean-up, phytoremediation of organics and sediment remediation. One can access documents and other information sources.
http://www.co2science.org/journal/2001/v4n1462.htm
This is an article from the journal CO2 Science that reviews the long-term effects of elevated CO2 levels on arbuscular mycorrhizae. Studies in New Zealand show that prolonged exposure to CO2 caused a 3 to 4 fold increase in hyphal length in soil fungi.
http://www.gr.is/nsfs/skuterud.htm Radiocaesium released from the Chernobyl reactor can picked up by certain types of fungi. This website outlines the importance of fungi to intake the harmful radiocaesium and keep it out of food supplies, soil, water, etc.
http://www.fcnanet.org/proceedings/1989/james.pdf This online paper discusses the harmful effects of certain fumigants on soil fungi. Many tree farms in the U.S. use fungicides and other sprays to discourage competition. Unfortunately, these fumigants are killing many necessary mycorrhizal fungi.
http://www.wdcm.nig.ac.jp/wfcc/ICCC7/keylectu.html This website stresses the importance of preserving diversity of soil microorganisms. Reasons include: soil fertility, medical research, cleaning up spills, wastewater treatment, bioleaching of metals and many others.This website offers a general history of the various uses of microorganisms, especially fungi. The paper includes the economic benefits of using microfungi to degrade oil spills and other toxic accidents. They conclude by stressing the importance of maintaining biodiversity for future use.
http://www.pearson-college.uwc.ca/pearson/fungi/fungrad.htm This website offers a good overview of radioactive uptake by fungi, especially in the vicinity of the Chernobyl Power Plant. Topics approached at this site include: how fungi bioaccumulate radionuclides, and health effects on both animals and humans who eat the contaminated fungi.
http://www.agric.uwa.edu.au/soils/soilhealth/process/degredation.htm
This site explains how soil fungi break down chemicals in the soil. It also explains why some chemicals are easier to break down than others and how microorganisms can be used to test chemicals for their toxicity.
http://www.cee.vt.edu/program_areas/environmental/teach/gwprimer/biorem
This website is a comprehensive website for bioremediation. The site includes types of bioremediation, reviews of current research, as well as a list of types of chemicals that bacteria or fungi can degrade.
http://www.waite.adelaide.edu.au/Soil_Water/EnviroContamToxicology.html Agricultural and Natural Resources, Soil and Water, Adelaide University, Australia. This site has information on microbial bioremediation. It talks about removing pesticides and organic compounds from contaminated soils. It also has information on ecotoxicology. Current research programs include:
-Examining the interactions of pollutants (in particular polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and chlorinated organics) with soil and looking at ways of increasing the bioavailability of such compounds
-Composting is being investigated as a method of decreasing the time required for soil treatment by providing ideal conditions for microbial growth during bioremediation.
http://www.bioremediationgroup.org/aboutus/home.asp This site appears to cater to commercial and academic interests. Boasting a membership of over 2,400 worldwide, this sight has the intent of providing a forum for information exchange between engineers, research scientists, consultants, and regulators, ect. It has good basic background information on bioremediation processes as well as more in depth information on specific areas of research. It includes a links page, a message posting sight and research archives.
http://www.lbl.gov/NABIR/ or http://www.sc.doe.gov/production/ober/EPR/nabir.html The mission of the Natural and Accelerated Bioremediation Research (NABIR) program is to "provide the fundamental science that will serve as the basis for development of cost-effective bioremediation and long-term stewardship of radionuclides and metals"
They state specifically that they do NOT support research on remediation or organic contaminants or on phytoremediation. The sight goes into great depth on the current projects this organization is working on. Scientific disciplines represented in the program include microbial physiology and ecology, molecular biology, geochemistry, hydrology and mathematical modeling. They discuss bioremediation and its social implications and concerns briefly. The NABIR program has established a Field Research Center on the U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Reservation in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
http://water.usgs.gov/wid/html/bioremed.html Why Bioremediation Works. This is the story of the Hanahan Bioremediation Project and of the Superfund Legislation-the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act passed in the early 1980's. It glorifies the work and "intensive effort" of USGS scientists and their contribution to the current understanding of how toxic wastes react with the hydrosphere.
http://members.tripod.com/~bioremediation/ Bioremediation and Phytoremediation Glossary This is a very helpful glossary of terms related to bioremediation and phytoremediation . Links to other environmental glossaries are at the bottom of the page, however, all of these links appear to be non-functional.
http://www.rtdf.org/default.htm This is the page of the Bioremediation Consortium, which was established in May of 1993. It includes representatives from various companies, universities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Department of Energy (DOE). The purpose of the consortium is to develop in situ bioremediation technologies to degrade solvents in soils and ground water. It does have some information of use in between all of the back patting.
http://www.bio.flinders.edu.au/bioremed/html/main.html This is the site for the Flinders Bioremediation Pty. Ltd, which is a subsidiary of the Flinders University in South Australia. They provide technical expertise to industry and consultants and provide services including evaluations, laboratory testing and organic waste treatment including composting. This sight is of interest as an example of an apparently successful commercial venture and for its photographs and diagrams of equipment and procedures.
http://depts.washington.edu/uwmbp/ The University of Washington's Marine Bioremediation Program. The MBP is a research and training initiative investigating marine bioremediation. They are looking at the biodegradation of creosote, at Eagle Harbor which was contaminated by now defunct wood treatment and has been designated an EPA Superfund Site.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/bic/Biblios/qb9450.html This is an archive of the United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library which has 162 citations from AGRICOLA pertaining to bioremediation.
http://www.epa.gov/swerust1/cat/insitbio.htm This is the Environmental Protection Agency page on ground water bioremediation. It talks specifically about petroleum hydrocarbons and includes good descriptions of bioremedial processes.
http://www.bioremediationgroup.org/ This site has great references on bioremediation. The site is catered to many levels so even the beginner chemist can get something out of it. The site includes a searchable reference of scientific papers, a message board, links to other sites and the option of membership. You do not have to be a member though in order to get very useful information off this site.
http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/cee/research/adriaens/Dioxins/
This site has information on the microbial bioremediation of PCDD and 2,3,7,8 TCDD. It outlines the researchers results to-date, and has an excellent bibliography of both peer reveiwed journal articles and refereed conference papers relevant the bioremdiation of halogenated aromatic compounds.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/2094/bioremed.html
This site gives excellent information about bioremediation and how it was used to clean up the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. The site explains what bioremediation is and how it was used for this project. It also talks about when is the right time to use bioremediation, accessing what kind should be used and what are the limiting factors to this kind of clean up.
http://www.svpa.hawaii.edu/abrp/biotech.html#anchor155092
This site, run by the University of Hawaii, has excellent general information about bioremediation. It gives several broad headings for different kinds of bioremediation and then for each goes into the different aspects of that strategy. Each type of bioremediation is discussed reviewing its background information, applicability, limitations, costs, status, and gives resources.
http://www.hortresearch.co.nz/products/bioremediation/fungalbiorem/
This page is part of a site called "Hort Research." I'm not so sure about the site as a whole but this page gives some great basic information about how fungus can be used in bioremediation.
http://water.usgs.gov/wid/html/bioremed.html This is the U.S. Geological Survey site on bioremediation. This is a great site because it is easy to navigate and has good information. It talks about why it works and gives example of where it has been used all over the U.S.
http://www.clu-in.org/PRODUCTS/CITGUIDE/Biorem.htm This is a great site called "A Citizens Guide to Bioremediation." This site was produced by the EPA, is easy to use, and gives great general information about bioremediation. The site discusses why we should use bioremediation, how it works, the different types, and has a great little picture that shows how it works.
http://www-space.arc.nasa.gov/NAI/students/this_month/index.cfm This page gives a short description of what is a microbial mat. I like this page because it makes these weird creatures easy to understand. The page discusses what they are, how they work, and the research that NASA is doing with them.
Water Purification and Contamination
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2001news/2001-071.html A Washington department of ecology report asking what waters in washington should be cleaned up first. has a chart of polluted waterways and the pollution involved.
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2000news/2000-062.html A budget for the clean up of the cascade pole company in olympia talks about what needs to be done in order to clean up the site.
http://wa.water.usgs.gov/wadmin/Projects/studies information on surface and ground waters of Washington state: pesticides, heavy metals, and other pollutants, quantitative studies, ongoing projects by various agencies
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/fw_riv/rv_main.html
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lake, river and stream water quality monitoring for temp., pH, conductivity, dissolved
oxygen, nutrient chemicals and biological contam. of Washington state waters
http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/database.html World Lakes Database, by the Int'l Lake Environment Committee; background physical and chemical data for both representative and unique or particularly well-known lakes of the world
http://www.crcwater.org/ excellent, specific info, historical and current, on phys., chem., and biol. testing through-out the Chehalis watershed; links to state, tribal and fed. agencies, NGOs
http://rps.uvi.edu/CES/septicassess.htm Describes how septic systems work and why they fail gives consequences of a failed system. gives a questionnaire so people can see if there system is at risk of failing and causing harm.
http://cobia.chesapeakebay.net/data/historicalb/toxicsmain.htm Toxics database, with reports on heavy metals, PCBs, and pesticides in the biota and waters assoc. w/ Chesapeake Bay
http://water.usgs.gov/ USGS- Water Resources of the United States
This site deals with information on water resources. Reports and general information is available on water quality, use, acid rain, etc. There are links to state USGS pages and gauging stations on rivers throughout the country.
http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/q2storm.asp National Resources Defense Council-Storm water Pollution. This page has lots of info on storm water pollution. Storm water pollution is a major source of water pollution and not many people think about it. This page tries to refute misconceptions about storm water pollution and offer information and links on this source of water pollution.
http://www.clo2.com/index.html Details: This site is entitled the chlorine dioxide water treatment resource center. The sponsor of the site is Sterling Pulp Chemicals. The site provides news releases about ClO2 and Sterling Pulp Chemicals as well as a very broad overview of chlorine dioxide as a water treatment chemical. This site also contains links to governmental regulations regarding the use of this chemical and additional links to other information resources regarding chlorine dioxide. Pretty interesting stuff. Continues by detailing the amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996. If you search far enough into this site, if will link you to international government sites about water.
http://www.cyber-nook.com/water/ This site is called Drinking Water Resources. It's subtitle is Everything You Wanted to Know About Drinking Water, But Didn't Know Who to Ask. A brief outline of things encompassed on this site are: Drinking Water Concerns, Contamination, risk factors, and treatment methods. The generator of this site answers questions. If you've got the time pack a lunch and dive in.
http://www.wqa.org/siteswitch.cfm?targetsite=2 This site is a subsection of the Water Quality Society entitled the Informed Consumer. The site has a long list compiled of articles regarding aesthetics and chemical contents of water. The site then suggests you contact one of their members who is local to your area for further discussion. Appears to be more of an industry site, however the information it provides is of interest to the average consumer as well.
http://www.sbu.ac.uk/water/ I finally thought a that a site that details the basic properties of water would also be required to fully comprehend water chemistry and purification. This is the best site I could find so far. It details the structure of water and describes 37 water anomalies and their explanations. I'll admit some of the detailing was over my chemical head (especially later in the evening), but interesting reading nonetheless.
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/mcl.html#micro Okay, I know the EPA site seems like a cop-out. However how many of you REALLY know what the standards are for your water? Here they are the current drinking water standards broken down by microorganisms, disinfectants and disinfection byproducts, inorganic chemicals, organic chemicals and Radionuclides.
http://www.osmonics.com/products/Page726.htm This site has quite a few links that detail Reverse Osmosis and how it helps within a dialysis water system. Most of these sites provide at least minimal explanations of the chemistry behind the processes they describe.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jaap/WtTheory/WtTh_1.htm This site is about biological water purification. It is not about water purification for human consumption but rather a study done regarding marine animals in captivity and the attempts made to duplicate sea water in an often fully artificial environment. Areas of discussion include: disinfection, buffering, and flocculation.
http://www.water.usgs.gov/nawqa/nawqa_home.html Searchable map showing NAWQA activities by state. Provide information about national water quality assessment program criteria. Includes numerous reports on pesticide, herbicide, and organochlorine contamination. Includes data on water quality surveys and pesticide use by crop.
http://www.ejrc.cau.edu: This website is the Clark Atlanta University's environmental justice resource center. It is a large site that covers a lot of the basics of environmental justice. The site describes the beginning of the environmental justice movement and many of the underlying tenets of that movement. This site has lots of news and resources for interested parties getting involved in environmental justice. Nice section called "EJ in the 21st century" that is a well referenced overview of many of the important studies that support the need for environmental justice.
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/lovecanal: This University of Buffalo site deals with one of the more well-known environmental justice cases in America. The site goes into detail about Love Canal, which is a neighborhood in the City of Niagara Falls, NY. The neighborhood was built on a chemical landfill, which led to numerous health problems in the area. The website contains chronology of events, maps, first hand accounts, and research findings by outside parties.
http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/htdocs/8_roc/rac/pcbs.html: This is a page that deals with the carcinogenicity, uses, exposure, and regulations of PCBs. This is a small page but I'm using it because PCBs are one of the main chemicals dumped at Love Canal.
http://www.bhopal.net/welcome.html: A very large site covering the Union Carbide spill in Bhopal, India. Biased towards the citizens (yet thoughtful and well written) of Bhopal who were and still are affected by this tragedy that was the largest industrial chemical spill in India ever. Has resources from many different news sources, first hand accounts, and good overview of the tragedy from the beginning till a year ago.
http://www.ccaej.org/: -Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice. Unfortunately this site is undergoing some revamping so some of the links are inactive right now. The reason I wished to use this site is that it emphasis' the grassroots aspect of environmental justice. The area that this site is concerned with is not a poor urban area like so many environmental justice movements. It is a rural area that first had experience with environmental justice when they began fighting acid pits in the area (California) that were leaking highly toxic chemicals. The links to outside websites seem to all work and there are some good ones there.
http://www.umich.edu/~snre492/cases99.html: This is a website of environmental case studies done by students at the University of Michigan. The case studies are national and international. For the most part they are short but informative, well referenced, and usually have contact information for people involved in the case. The site is a few years old but some of the cases are still being worked out.
http://www.chej.org/: -Center for Health, Environment, and Justice. Yet another grassroots organization campaigning for environmental justice. One thing I really liked about this page was the publication section. In this section there are online documents, mostly from their own journal Everyone's Backyard. I especially liked the "organizing toolbox" in this section; it gives some good accounts from previous experiences about strategies for dealing with polluting industries.
http://www.igc.org/envjustice/: -Ecojustice Network. This site follows the same trend as the other sites on this subject. Education about groups of people struggling with oppression and inequality. One aspect of environmental justice that I hadn't put much thought into that this site elucidates is the dangers of recycling industries. One of the first links you see in this site is about a community in south east Los Angeles that is being polluted by glass and metal recycling centers; which have little to no oversite in Los Angeles because there is a perception that recycling is eco-friendly. One unfortunate thing about this site is that there is a map section, for finding other enviro just groups and about polluted areas, that is not working. This site is part of igc (I haven't figured out what the acronym is for), which has lots of social justice and ecological organizations. One of which I reference below.
http://www.igc.org/saepej/: -The South African Exchange Program on Environmental Justice. This site was interesting to me because it is based nationally (in Boston), yet deals with international issues (South Africa, obviously). Part of there mission is to make a environmental justice movement that is closely networked with the American justice movement. I feel this site does a good job of demonstrating what they do. I feel that this allows for other people to approach the movement with some ideas about what they can do to help. Check out the 'other resources' section, includes the "principles of environmental justice".
http://www.nyceja.org/: -New York City Environmental Justice Alliance. Very much focused on New York City. One of there big issues is dealing with social justice and transportation, but there is still some good stuff dealing with environmental justice, if you live in New York. Very good links and resources page, with links to national and governmental pages.
http://www.environmentalhealth.org/border.html: -The Border Environmental Justice Campaign by the Environmental Health Coalition. This webpage's focus in on the San Diego/Tijuana region. A little confusing to navigate at first, but has lots of info. The main focus of this site is the maquiladora industry of Mexico. Maquiladoras are "foreign-owned companies operating with special tariff reductions in Mexico", which NAFTA has ineffectual controls over to protect workers and the environment. The strong suits of this site are its newletter, action alerts, and publications section.
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modej/masterej.html: This webpage is a huge bibliographic database of environmental justice papers. You can search by key words or do alphabetical subject searches. Unfortunately none of the entries I looked at contain the actual paper or abstracts for that matter, so you have to judge the paper by its title.
http://www.copeen.org/: -Colorado People's Environmental and Economic Network. This site interested me because it deals mainly with Denver (where I grew up). It is a grassroots organization that deals with educating people in Denver about environmental racism. Something they do that I haven't seen other groups do, is they give "toxic tours" of the neighborhoods that are affected by environmental racism. Like most sites they have a newsletter about local happenings as well as national/international news.
http://www.sierraclub.org/environmental_justice/: Nothing to special about this site but if anyone is interested in how a major environmental protection organization feels about environmental justice, here's an example. Again lots of news, personal stories, and a way to contribute time and money.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jrajzer/nre/index.html: I think this is the webpage of the professor of the class that I has the projects on environmental justice listed above. Not much new here either. Has some local stuff to Michigan and also some recent (1997) cases.
http://www.ccej.org/: -Community Coalition for Environmental Justice. Finally, a webpage local to us. Well Seattle anyway. Has opportunities to get involved locally, news of local isssues, great links page to other environmental justice, social justice, and governmental webpages. Like a few other sites, has a well referenced page about what enviro just is and how it started.
http://www.kemptown.org/shell/intro.html: This is a webpage dedicated to Shell and what effects they have had in Nigeria and elsewhere. Shell is a huge source of environmental destruction and human rights violations in Nigeria. Check it out. This site is nice because it gives a quick overview and has a pretty good links page.
http://www.blackmesais.org/: This is a webpage about the Hopi and Dineh tribes of the Black Mesa area. These tribes have been subject to relocation attempts for many years now because Peabody Coal wants to strip mine the mesa. The relocation area is polluted by uranium mine tailings. Just goes to show you that American violations of indigenous people's human rights are still continuing to this day. Lots of info on this page, so you knida need to search for the stuff dealing with Peabody and the relocation site. I used this page because it is the most current one I could find.
http://tis.eh.doe.gov/oepa/guidance/justice.htm: This webpage is the DOE Environmental Guidance - Environmetnal Justice page. It has Clinton's Executive Order 12898 which was Clinton's response to the evidence that minority and poor neighborhoods bear the brunt of environmental hazarders. It also has a government document about how eviro just concerns should be addressed in terms of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).
http://www.ejfund.org/welcome/welcome.html: -Environmental Justice Fund. This site supports lots of other organizations and was started by six of these oraganizations. This is a nice site because it emphasizes the fact that while EJ typically a community issue, in order for it to prosper there needs to be some interconnection between communities.
Gas Hydrates, Methane, and Methanogenesis:
http://www.mpi-breman.de/deutsch/biogeo/aboetius/press-eng.html
This site has a press release from the Max Planck Institute for Microbiology. The material concerns the relationships of marine microbes and the processes of methanogenesis and methanotrophy. This relationship apparently explains the unusually small amounts methane found to escape hydrate deposits, as the methane is oxidized rapidly to CO2 by aerobic and sulfate reducing methanotrophs.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/ggrpt/methane.html
This link leads to the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration methane emissions page. It includes 1990 to 2000 U.S. anthropogenic methane emissions inventory. The inventory is thorough and includes sector trends as well as changes in emissions over the past decade, plus a brief report on the sector itself.
http://inel.gov/energy/fossil/mhydrate/micro-research.shtml
INEEL is the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. This web page concerns INEEL's research on finding and exploiting methane hydrate deposits. Addtionally the page includes some information on the labs work with methanogenic microbes.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/factsheet/fs021-01/fs021-01.Pdf
This is a link to current USGS work on natural gas hydrate deposits. The Pdf file includes a nice map of known methane hydrate deposits, as well a great general information on gas hydrates and estimated reserves of gas hydrates.
http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/hydrates/what.html
This is another USGS link. The page has lot of good info on hydrates in general. Highlights include a diagram of the molecular structure of a gas hydrate as well as two graphs, one hydrate stability curve, and one hydrate stability in ocean sediments diagram.
http://igac.unh.edu/newsletter/highlights/old/ch4.html
This page is an International Global Atmoshpereic Chemistry report on global methane budget studies. The report's data is condensed in tabular fashion, and shows that rice production is the largest single source of methane production globally. It is a neat quantitative look at the world methane flux.
http://www.miljolare.no/virtue/newsletter/01_03/sci-lien/index.php
This page is part of a UMD newsletter from March 2001. It has fresh data on the methane cycle, methanogenesis, and sulfate reduction in marine sediments. The page includes some chemical equations for 'reverse' methanogenesis and the reduction of sulfate.
http://www.nrlssc.navy.mil/~hydrates/
This is the Naval Research Laboratory's page on their methane hydrate research program and desribes why the program exists. This site has links to great pages with background information and diagrams on methane hydratres, as well as links to current naval research on the topic.
http://www.fe.doe.gov/oil_gas/methanehydrates/
This link lead to the U.S. DOE's page on methane hydrates. It gives a short and sweet history of gas hydrates and similar treatment to the methane hydrate topic in general, such as where they generally occur etc.
Annotated Environmental Chemistry Websites
Prepared Winter 2002 by students in Michael Beug's Environmental Chemistry Class, Winter 2002. The sites have been broadly grouped by topic in order of appearance under the following categories:
