APES (A.P. Environmental Science) Web Page Links TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFO FOSSIL FUELS (Ch. 12) ORGANIZATIONS NUCLEAR ENERGY (Ch. 13) GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT (Ch. 1) ALTERNATIVE ENERGY (Ch. 14) GENERAL ENERGY (Ch. 2,3) ENV HAZARDS (Ch. 15) ECOSYSTEMS (Ch. 2-4, 11) PEST CONTROL (Ch. 16) EVOLUTION (Ch. 4) SOLID WASTE (Ch. 18) EXTINCTION (Ch. 4) HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS (Ch. 19) POPULATION GROWTH (Ch. 5, 6) CLIMATE and OZONE (Ch. 20) WATER (Ch. 7) and its POLLUTION (17) ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION (Ch. 21) SOIL (Ch. 8) DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL and other disasters FOOD (Ch. 9) BIOLOGY REVIEW BIODIVERSITY (Ch. 10) EARTH SCIENCE REVIEW ECOSYSTEM CAPITAL (Ch. 11) EARTH DAY GENERAL INFORMATION Chief Seattle's speech of 1854 Dictionary of Acronyms (very helpful in this course) Ecology Hall of Fame Environmental Yellow Pages online EPA's Envirornmental Terms EPA List of Legislation Glossary of Ecology
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APES (A.P. Environmental Science) Web Page LinksTABLE OF CONTENTSGENERAL INFO FOSSIL FUELS (Ch. 12)ORGANIZATIONS NUCLEAR ENERGY (Ch. 13)GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT (Ch. 1) ALTERNATIVE ENERGY (Ch. 14)GENERAL ENERGY (Ch. 2,3) ENV HAZARDS (Ch. 15)ECOSYSTEMS (Ch. 2-4, 11) PEST CONTROL (Ch. 16)EVOLUTION (Ch. 4) SOLID WASTE (Ch. 18)
EXTINCTION (Ch. 4) HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS (Ch. 19)
POPULATION GROWTH (Ch. 5, 6) CLIMATE and OZONE (Ch. 20)WATER (Ch. 7) and its POLLUTION (17)
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION (Ch. 21)
SOIL (Ch. 8) DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL and other disasters
FOOD (Ch. 9) BIOLOGY REVIEWBIODIVERSITY (Ch. 10) EARTH SCIENCE REVIEWECOSYSTEM CAPITAL (Ch. 11) EARTH DAY
GENERAL INFORMATION Chief Seattle's speech of 1854 Dictionary of Acronyms (very helpful in this course) Ecology Hall of Fame Environmental Yellow Pages online EPA's Envirornmental Terms EPA List of Legislation Glossary of Ecology "Living Environment" Prep. Center NASA Earth Observatory NGO Cafe Science News magazine online THOMAS: Legislative Info from the Library of Congress
U.S. Code – search for laws Environmental Cartoons
ORGANIZATIONS CEC: Commission for Environmental Cooperation Center for Biological Diversity Conservation International Coral Reef Aliance Countdown 2010 Earth 911 Earth Institute at Columbia University Earth Justice: “Because Earth needs a good lawyer” Earth Share Earth Trust Earth Trends - World Resource Institute database EnviroLink Network Environmental Defense Fund Environmental Working Group Global Environment Facility Greenpeace USA International Rivers League of Conservation Voters National Audubon Society National Council for Science and the Environment National Wildlife Federation Natural Resources Defense Council Nature Conservancy Ocean Conservation Society Rainforest Action Network Save the Manatee Club Sierra Club Society for Ecological Restoration International Student Environmental Action Coalition Union of Concerned Scientists Whooping Crane Conservation Association Wild Aid Wilderness Society Wildlife Alliance
Wildlife Conservation Society World Environmental Organization World Resources Institute Worldwatch Institute World Wildlife Fund
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STATE (Ch. 1) Ecological Footprint Quiz Global Footprint Network Sustainable Scale Project Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems (PAGE) Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) Environmental Justice Movement
GENERAL ENERGY (Ch. 2,3) Laws of Thermodynamics What is Thermodynamics? Energy Information Administration U.S. Energy Policy Info. Energy Unit Conversions Energy Resources
ECOSYSTEMS AND INTERACTIONS (Ch. 2-4, 11) see Ch. 11 for Biomes links See Ch. 11 for Ecosystem Capital
GENERAL
Ecological Society of America (ESA) Center for Ecoliteracy Collaborative Adaptive Management Network
BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
Matter Cycles Hydrological (Water) Cycle Phosphate information Phosphorus Cycle Earth Observatory: Carbon Cycle (NASA) Carbon Cycle Nitrogen Cycle more on Nitrogen Cycle Sulfur Cycle
EVOLUTION (Ch. 4) Evolution 101 PBS Evolutionary Library Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online Darwin's finches Speciation History of Evolutionary Thought, pre-1800s – links History of Evolutionary Thought,1800s – links History of Evolutionary Thought,1900-present – links Friends of Galapagos New Zealand (FOGNZ)
EXTINCTION (Ch. 4) DinoBuzz: What Killed the Dinosaurs? "The Current Mass Extinction" with dozens of links Five Past Major Mass Extinctions AZE - Alliance for Zero Extinction
POPULATION GROWTH AND RELATED ISSUES (Ch. 5, 6)GLOBAL ISSUES AND STATS
World-O-Meter: World Stats in Real Time World Population Clock U.S. Population Clock Population Pyramids About Population Pyramids GeoHive: Global Statistics Nation Master - various stats on countries Checks on Population Growth World Bank Civil Society Fund - Consultative Group to Assist the
Poorest (CGAP) HIPC - Heavily Indebted Poor Country initiative Human Mortality Database Population Stats for countries Global Debt per capita
U.S. ISSUES AND STATS
U.S. Population U.S. Debt U.S. Census Bureau International Data Base (IDB)
U.N. AND RELATED INFO.
U.N. International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) UNFPA : U.N. Population Fund MDGs - Millennium Development Goals About the U.N. Development Programme The World Bank World Bank - Making Sustainable Commitments OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Human Development Reports Millennium Challenge Account IFC: International Finance Corporation
WATER (Ch. 7)
WATER POLLUTION & PREVENTION (Ch. 17)GENERAL
Score Card: The Pollution Information Site, with searches Water Use Calculator EPA Water Web Site SWCS (Soil and Water Conservation Society) The Groundwater Foundation General info on turbidity Invasive Aquatic Plant Management in Florida Waters
WATER CYCLE
Water Cycle, Greenhouse Effect, and Climate Change Water Cycle
AQUIFERS
Aquifer Basics USGS Aquifer Info Florida's Aquifers YouTube: Aquifer Student Model
DAMS
The World Commission on Dams USSD: United States Society on Dams Building Big: All About Dams International Rivers: About Dams World’s Largest Dams
LEGISLATION
Energy Policy Act of 1992 Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972 - summary Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972 - history
INTERNATIONAL
World Water Council World Water Forum
DESALINATION
Tampa Bay Desalination Plant U.S. Desalination Coalition Desalination - USGS
SINKHOLES
Sinkhole Facts USGS: What is a sinkhole? State Info on Florida's Sinkholes
ESTUARIES
National Estuary Program EPA's Exploring Estuaries Estuaries.gov Homepage Characteristics of Estuaries Tampa Bay Estuary Program
FLORIDA'S WATER
“Swifmud” (SWFMD: Southwest Florida Management District) FL Dept. of Environmental Protection - water policy Florida’s Water – It’s Worth Saving
HYPOXIA
USGS Hypoxia Homepage with links Mississippi River Basin and Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia
WATER TREATMENT AND WATER QUALITY
Water Treatment Techniques Links to Water Basics and Water Purification Articles Drinking Water Treatment Methods WQA: Water Quality Association
The WQA Water Quality Glossary WQIC: Water Quality Information Center Water Quality Parameters from Kentucky Water Watch Current National Recommended Water Quality Criteria EPA's Water Quality National Assessment Database by state
WATER POLLUTION
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) basics Introduction to Freshwater Pollution, with links International Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Database
PHYTOPLANKTON
What are Phytoplankton? Animation of Phytoplankton Levels National Data Oceanographic Center (NDOC) Plankton Data Images of Plankton Phytoplankton in Coastal Waters
U.S. National Resource Conservation Service BLM: Bureau of Land Management LISA-- Current Status and Future Outlook USDA Farm Service Agency Food Security Act of 1985 FAIR (Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act) WHIP: Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program EQUIP: Environmental Quality Incentives Program UNCCD—United Nations Coalition to Combat Desertification U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Sustainable Agriculture (SA) Research and Education National Campaign for SA What is Sustainable Agriculture? AFSIC Sustainable Agriculture Info. Sustainable Agriculture Virtual Library Sustainable Table - Sustainable Dictionary
FOOD PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION (Ch. 9)GENERAL FOOD
My Plate (replacement for USDA Food Pyramid) Defining the Green Revolution (PowerPoint)
BIOENGINEERED / GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM) FOODS
FDA: Plant Biotechnology for Food and Feed
FDA's updated list of consultations on Bioengineered Foods FDA: Genetically Engineered Animals, with links Human Genome Project: Genetically Modified (GM) Foods
IRRADIATED FOOD
Irradiated Foods Food Irradiation FAQ and links FDA Food Irradiation page with links CDC Food Irradiation page with links UW Food Irradiation Fact Sheet (pro group) What's Wrong with Food Irradiation? (con group)
Tree of Life Web Project Biodiversity Project NatureServe: Connecting Science with Conservation Biodiversity Hotspots Biodiversity Conservation Information System - PowerPoint Biodiversity World Map Biodiversity and Human Culture BCNet: Biodiversity Conservation Network BCA: Biodiversity Conservation Alliance Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund How Many Species Are There?
INVASIVE SPECIES
National Invasive Species Information Center Invasive and Exotic Species of North America Invasive Plants National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Invasive Species
About Forest Diversity Vegetable cultivar descriptions for North America International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants Ethnobotany Green Medicine Medical Botany Library Medicinal Plants
WATER, AQUACULTURE
Managing biodiversity in aquaculture EPA: Aquatic biodiversity
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
Modeling Sustainable Animal Husbandry Animal Diversity Web
ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES
Endangered Species Act and amendments Endangered Species Lists Endangered Species Program Endangered Species, with links and ringtones! 2006 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural
Resources (IUCN) "Red List" of Threatened Species
LEGISLATION
Lacey Act Overview Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 full text of the ESA of 1973 CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
of Wild Fauna and Flora) Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972 analysis of the MMPA of 1972
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND RELATED INFO
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service - protected resources program U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.N.
U.N. 2002 World Summit on Biodiversity The Convention on Biodiversity GBIF: Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ECOSYSTEM CAPITAL: USE, RESOURCES (Ch. 11)BIOMES
GENERAL
The World's Biomes Intro to Biomes Biomes World Map Biome Lecture Notes
FORESTS - CONIFEROUS AND DECIDUOUS
Global Forestry Resources Assessment Silviculture Clear Cutting Coppice Methods of Regeneration Shelterwood Method Seed-tree Method of Regeneration Institute for Sustainable Forestry Sustainable Forestry Initiative Forest Stewardship Council
RAINFORESTS
Tropical Forests as Ecosystems Tropical Forest Deforestation SIVAM: System for the Vigilance of the Amazon
FISHERIES AND RELATED LEGISLATION
American Fisheries Society National Marine Fisheries Service FAO Fisheries Department Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Sustainable Fisheries Act
WHALING
International Whaling Commission Whale Watching Info
CORAL REEFS
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Hawaii Coral Reef Network Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (COREMAP)
MANGROVES
Florida's Mangroves Mangrove Action Project
ECOSYSTEM CAPITAL
The Value of Nature and the Nature of Value Tragedy of the Commons Essay Conservation vs. Preservation
RESTORATION
Restoration Ecology Links page Center for Urban Restoration Society for Ecological Restoration Global Restoraiton Network Indigenous People's Restoration Network CERP: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan EPA: Wetlend Bioassessments in the Florida Everglades
NATIONAL PARKS, WILDLIFE REFUGES, AND FORESTS
National Park Service America's National Wildlife Refuge System Wilderness Information Network National Forest Foundation Wilderness Society: Roadless Forests Roadless Area Conservation and national forest maps by state
WILDFIRES
Wildfire News USGS Wildfire Page
FOSSIL FUELS (Ch. 12)GENERAL
Encyclopedia of Energy - Energy Timeline Institute for Energy Research U.S. Department of Energy Fossil Fuels Page
COAL
GeoHive - Proved Global Coal Reserves GeoHive - Global Coal Production GeoHive - Global Coal Consumption Coal Utilization Research Council U.S. Department of Energy Coal Page
PETROLEUM OIL
GeoHive - Proved Global Oil Reserves GeoHive - Global Oil Production GeoHive - Global Oil Consumption Crude Oil Prices - Graphs and Analysis U.S. DOE Oil Page OPEC Home Page Oil shale Oil sands Trans Alaska Pipeline System
NATURAL GAS
GeoHive - Proved Global Natural Gas Reserves GeoHive - Global Natural Gas Production GeoHive - Global Natural Gas Consumption What is Natural Gas? U.S. DOE Natural Gas Page
Gas Hydrates - links
ELECTRICAL POWER
EIA Electricity overview U.S. Power Grid Map CCPP: Combined Cycle Power Plants U.S. DOE - Electric Power
CHP - COMBINED HEAT AND POWER (COGENERATION)
Cogeneration (CHP - Combined heat and power) American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy - CHP
HUBBERT'S CURVE
Hubbert's Peak of Oil Production M. King Hubbert
NUCLEAR ENERGY (Ch. 13)GENERAL
U.S. DOE Nuclear Energy Page Basic Types of Radiation EPA Radiation Protection Radiation Health Effects Radiation Risk - units and dosage Radioactivity Nuclear Power Plants in the World - types of reactors FL Nuclear Power Plant data Properties of Deuterium Basic Info about Deuterium Tritium Information
U.S. DOE Fusion Page Fusion and d-t Fusion Hot Fusion Directory FusEd Web Site Cold Fusion? ITER: International Thermonuclear Explosion (fusion) Reactor
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Yucca Mountain Project Yucca Mountain Information Office online
CHERNOBYL
Chernobyl in pictures (BBC) Chernobyl nuclear accident
THREE MILE ISLAND
Three Mile Island Virtual Museum and Resource Center Three Mile Island Map Three Mile Island facts Three Mile Island Alert - 25 years after...
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES (Ch. 14)GENERAL
AGORES: A Global Overview of Renewable Energy Sources A page of many more alternative energy links Energy Star Program Green Lights Program U.S. Global Change Research Program Bureau of Reclamation Malcolm Wells, innovator of underground building design CREST: Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology
CARS
PNGV (Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles) FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Home Page
HYDROGEN-POWERED
U.S. DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cell page with links Hydrogen-Powered Cars Ford Model U Prototype Where to fill up your hydrogen-powered car: H 2 stations U.S. DOE Hydrogen Energy Page How Fuel Cells Work What are Fuel Cells?
NATURAL GAS-POWERED
Honda Natural gas car
VEGETABLE OIL-POWERED
Greasecar Vegetable Fuel Systems
SOLAR ENERGY
U.S. DOE Solar Energy Page Passive Solar Design ASES: American Solar Energy Society NREL: National Renewable Energy Laboratory SEPA: Solar Electric Power Assocation Phovoltaic cells - basics PV cells - staying safe (manufacturing hazards) MSRI: Million Solar Roofs Initiative Solar Design Associates: Impact 2000 House and more Solar Technologies - hybrid lighting Solar Dish Engine Solar Two Power Tower Project Solar PACES
WIND ENERGY
U.S. DOE Wind Energy Page U.S. DOE Wind and Hydropower Technologies
Energy Information Administration - Wind Stats Wind Resource Potential - U.S. Map State Wind Activities AWEA: Americen Wind Energy Association WinTec Wind Energy Oglala Lakota Nation – sustainable lifestyle Spearville Wind Farm pictures
BIOMASS ENERGY (BIOENERGY)
GENERAL
U.S. DOE BIomass Energy Page Biomass Energy BERA: Biomass Energy Research Association Biomass for Renewable Energy and Fuels
BIOGAS
Biogas / Methane Intro to Biogas Biogas Digesters Biogas Systems
ETHANOL
NEVC: National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition Gasohol What is E85?
BIODIESEL
Biodiesel Biodiesel Now National Biodiesel Board with links
WOOD
U.N. FTPP: Forest, Trees, and People Program EPA Burn Wise
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
U.S. DOE Geothermal Energy Page
GEO – Geothermal Education Office Geothermal Power Geothermal Home Guide with links
TIDAL ENERGY
U.S. DOE Hydropower Page Tidal Power with animation Tidal Electric, Inc. Pros and Cons of Hydropower OTEC – Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AND HUMAN HEALTH (Ch. 15)GENERAL, CDC
Score Card: The Pollution Information Site, with searches CDC: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Homepage CDC: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Environmental Chemistry
GLOBAL
General Global Public Health Issues Global Public Health Intelligence Network (GPHIN) WHO: World Health Organization WHO World Health Report 2006 Past WHO World Health reports UNFCCC Least Developed Countries Fund UNFCCC Special Climate Change Fund
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Virtual Library CDC: Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases WHO: Tropical Diseases, with links
ASBESTOS ISSUES
EPA Asbestos Info with links OSHA Asbestos Fact Sheet Mesothelioma Symptoms - cancer facts
LIFE EXPECTANCY
Life Expectancy Maps Life Expectancy FastStats Disability adjusted life years (DALY)
HAZARDS
CDC NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) Chemical Hazards: Scorecard.org list of known carcinogens Chemical Hazards: Scorecard.org list of suspected carcinogens
RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT
EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Risk Assessment and Management - basic info
CIGARETTE SMOKING
Effects of smoking on young people Harmful Chemicals in Cigarette Smoke MedicinePlus links CDC: smoking and tobacco use links
LEGISLATION
Florida Clean Indoor Air Act EPA’s IAQ – Indoor Air Quality
PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE - see Ch. 20
PESTS AND PEST CONTROL (Ch. 16)GENERAL
Gallery of Household Pests, Insects, Birds, Animals, Rodents
Pest Control Portal Pest Control - with links to all types Pest Control Tactics Forest Pests Garden Pests EPA Pesticides Pesticide Human Health Effects National Pest Management Association Classes of Herbicides Classes of Insecticides Classes of Fungicides Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification USDA PDP: Pesticide Data Program
BIOTECHNOLOGY
ANBP: Association of Natural Biocontrol Producers EPA Regulation of Biotechnology Transgenic Crops Bioengineered Foods Genetically modified foods Insect Hormones
ORGANIC FOODS
National Organic Program MOFGA: Maine Organic Farmers and Growers Association NOSB: National Organic Standards Board
IPM
EPA: IPM & Food Production FAO Integrated Pest Management IPM: substances used Plants That Repel Pests Companion Planting
RACHEL CARSON - SILENT SPRING
Rachel Carson's Life and Legacy Rachel Carson Institute Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
The Story of SIlent Spring
LEGISLATION AND RELATED TOPICS
FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act FQPA – Food Quality Protection Act Rotterdam Convention - PIC
DDT
DDT: a banned insecticide Chemical Profile for DDT History of DDT
FLORIDA
EPPC: Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Insects in Florida Florida Pest Management Association Florida Mosquito Control Association
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE: DISPOSAL AND RECOVERY (Ch. 18)MSW
MSW Learning Tool – notes and PowerPoint presentations EPA's MSW Facts EPA’s Wastes EPA’s Pay-As-You-Throw page Paper Source Reduction tips Non-Paper Source Reduction tips EPA’s Extended Product Responsibility site ReDO: Reuse Development Organization
LANDFILLS
GENERAL INFO & ISSUES
Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
Wisconsin ’s Landfill Siting Process - a model Landfill Design, Leachate Treatment and Disposal Landfills: Lessons and PowerPoints Waste Disposal EPA Compliance and Enforcement site map
METHANE EMISSIONS
EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) Florida Bioreactor Demonstration Project Decreasing methane emission from landfills: progress reports and photo
gallery
WTE
WTE: Waste-To-Energy Waste To Energy Expo
RECYCLING
GENERAL
Recycling codes NRC - National Recycling Coalition CRI: Container Recycling Institute Pinellas County Utilities - recycling Pinellas County Recycling Directory
PLASTICS
EPA plastic recycling info Biodegradable plastics info Recycled Plastics Product Directory Plastics Recycling in Four Simple Steps
PAPER
EPA paper and paperboard recycling info Conservatree: the environmentally-friendly paper experts
GLASS
EPA glass recycling info GPI – Glass Packaging Institute – recycling
Bottle Bill Resource Guide
RUBBER
Rubber Recycling Western Rubber Group
METAL
EPA steel recycling info EPA aluminum recycling info The Aluminum Association
COMPOSTING
EPA Composting Info. U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture Composting Info. U.S. Composting Council
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT
Waste Wise Center for Integrated Waste Management
LEGISLATION
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 Superfund Act (CERCLA: Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980) overview Solid Waste Disposal general legislation overview
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS: POLLUTION AND PREVENTION (Ch. 19)GENERAL
Score Card: The Pollution Information Site, with searches Glossary of Toxic Substance terms NTP: National Toxicology Program SETAC: The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Classification of Hazardous Materials, with Placards
What is TRI? Superfund Glossary of Terms Groundwater Remediation Technologies Analysis Center Brownfields - Cleanup and Redevelopment CERCLIS Database - search anywhere for sites EPA: Environmental Justice Basel Convention
IRIS: INTEGRATED RISK INFORMATION SYSTEM
EPA IRIS Page TOXNET: Toxicology Data Network
MISC. CHEMICALS
Dioxin Definitions of Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Categories TRI (Toxics Release Inventory) Title III Chemical Lists OSHA Home Page OSHA Carcinogens Toxic Metals MSDS HyperGlossary
POPs: PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS
EPA POPs Page UN POPs Page
DISPOSAL
Deep-Well Injection EPA Classes of Injection Wells Orphan Site Info Bioremediation Phytoremediation EPA Office of Underground Storage Tanks
LEGISLATION
Clean Air Act (CAA) of 1970 Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) of 1974 Superfund Act (CERCLA: Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980) Superfund Info Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 SARA Title III Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976 Pollution Prevention Act of 1990
PREVENTION
P2: Pollution Prevention Responsible Care Program
GREEN PRODUCTS
What makes a product "green"? Green Products Alliance Green People Green Product Guide Greener Choices Treehugger Green Vehicle Guide
THE ATMOSPHERE: CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND OZONE DEPLETION (Ch. 20)GREENHOUSE GASES / GREENHOUSE EFFECT
NCDC (National Climatic Data Center) Greenhouse Gas Page World Data Centre for Greenhouse Gases Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) CFC's: Chlorofluorocarbons and alternatives Greenhouse Gas (EPA): carbon dioxide EPA - Greenhouse gas: methane Greenhouse Gas (EPA): nitrous oxide Greenhouse Gas: carbon tetrachloride
Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation
EPA's High Global Warming Potential (GWMP) Gases Chemical Kinetics in the Atmosphere Air Pollution, Greenhouse Gases and Climate Forcings
OZONE
Ozone Formation Relationship of Ozone Depletion to the Greenhouse Effect CFCs and HFCs Hydrofluorocarbons
WEATHER, CLIMATE, EARTH'S CLIMATE HISTORY
The Air in Earth's Atmosphere Layers of the Atmosphere Jet Stream Maps PALEOMAP – climates throughout Earth history Ice Ages Monsoons Global Climate Modeling MIT Center for Global Change Science Climate Article U.S National Assesment of Climate Change U.S. Global Change Research Program
CLIMATE CHANGE / GLOBAL WARMING
EPA - Climate Change homepage, with links EPA - Climate Change: Greenhouse Gas Emissions EPA - Climate Change: Health and Environmental Effects U.S. Global Change Research Program Kyoto Protocol Climate Challenge Game A Guide to Global Warming with links
MERCURY DEPOSITION
Mercury Deposition EPA's Environmental Effects of Mercury
LEGISLATION ETC.
U.S. Global Change Research Act of 1990 Montreal Protocol Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990
OCEANOGRAPHY
How the oceans influence climate National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) Oceans and Ocean-Atmosphere Coupling
PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE
SEHN: Science and Environmental Health Network Rio Declaration on Environment and Development United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC)
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION (Ch. 21)AIR POLLUTION
Score Card: The Pollution Information Site, with searches Criteria Air Pollutants 188 Hazardous Air Pollutants Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) MACT Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) IETA: International Emissions Trading Association Smog Photochemistry
ACID DEPOSITION
EPA: Acid Rain General Info EPA: Effects of Acid Rain on Forests
LEGISLATION
Clean Air Act 1990 - Acid Deposition Control
EPA's "Plain English" Guide to the Clean Air Act
DEEPWATER HORIZON (DWH) OIL SPILL and other environmental disastersDEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL
Deepwater Horizon oil spill info links Oil Spill Weather Support Page
ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS
EnviroLink: Environmental Disasters Seven Biggest Environmental Disasters – Where are they now? Top 10 Environmental Disasters (as of 2006)
BIOLOGY REVIEWCELLS
DNA and RNA Review Mitosis vs. Meiosis Mitosis Animation Meoisis Animation
GENETICS
Mendelian Genetics Types of Mutations #1 Types of Mutations #2
EARTH DAY International Earth Day (different day from U.S. celebration) EPA's Earth Day page Earth Day Information Center Earth Day in Your Neighborhood - for kids of all ages Earth Day with the Nature Conservancy Celebrate Earth Day with the Lorax from Dr. Seuss
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