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Related Web Sites

All topics:

• Scirus (http://www.scirus.com)
  A "hybrid" search engine for science. Searches for Web sites, as well as for some journal articles.

• Science.gov (http://www.science.gov)
  "A gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results."

• Google Uncle Sam (http://www.google.com/unclesam)
  Searches .gov and .mil sites
  

• Global Challenges. From the World Wildlife Fund.(http://www.worldwildlife.org/challenges)

• Resources for the Future (RFF) (http://www.rff.org)
  A good source for reports, working papers, and policy briefs on many topics. Also news features. From the menu, select "Core Knowledge" and then choose your subject area. Or, select "In the News" and look at the features.

Air pollution

• Tox Town - Your Health, Toxic Substances, and the Environment (http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/)
  "An introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks you might encounter in everyday life, in everyday places."

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (http://www.epa.gov)

  • Air (http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/air.html)

Renewable Fuel Resources

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (http://www.epa.gov)

  • Alternative Fuels (http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/pollenergyalternativefuels.html)

  • Wastes (http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/)

Nuclear Energy

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (http://www.epa.gov)

  • Radioactive Waste (http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/wastradioactivewaste.html)

• U.S. Department of Energy (http://www.doe.gov).
  Searchable. Can also check press releases, speeches, etc.

• Useful NE Websites. From NCSU's Nuclear Engineering Department. (http://www.ne.ncsu.edu/resources/tools3.html)

Sustainability for increasing human population with depletion of natural resources

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (http://www.epa.gov)

  • Sustainable Development (http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/pollsustainabledevelopment.html)

Oceans

• National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) or "NOAA Fisheries" (http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/)

• Seafood Watch: Choices for Healthy Oceans (http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp)

  • Sustainability Issues (http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/sfw_issues.asp)

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (http://www.epa.gov)

  • Water (http://www.epa.gov/water/)

  • Wetlands (http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/)

Weather and Natural Disasters

• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (http://www.noaa.gov/)
  • Hurricanes (http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/)
  • Tsunamis (http://www.noaa.gov/tsunamis.html)

Carcinogens/toxic substances

• Tox Town - Your Health, Toxic Substances, and the Environment (http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/)
  "An introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks you might encounter in everyday life, in everyday places."

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (http://www.epa.gov)

  • Pesticides (http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/)

  • Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program (http://www.epa.gov/tri/)

Forest fires/clear-cutting

• USDA Forest Service (http://www.fs.fed.us/)

You might also want to try the following research guides to locate Internet resources in the life sciences or in the physical sciences. (Engineering subject guides will be coming soon. For a list of available guides, go to Research Guides by Subject.)

• Agriculture
• Physics
• Zoology

Evaluating Internet Resources

• Accuracy. Is the information provided accurate?
  If you're not sure, can you contact the author? Is the information cited correctly?

• Authority. Who published the document? Who is the "Webmaster"? What are their credentials?
  Check the domain of the document to find out what type of institution publishes the document. For example: .edu .com .org .gov

• Objectivity. Is the information presented objectively? Is there bias? What type of information is presented?
  What is the purpose or goal of the site?

• Currency. How current is the information presented? When was the site last updated?
  Do all the links on the page still work?

How do we cite electronic resources?
See Citing Electronic Resources from the Internet Public Library.

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• Carol Vreeland, Associate Director, Veterinary Medicine Library
• 513-6823
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