"An index for reporting daily air quality. It tells you how clean or polluted your outdoor air is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for you." Useful links at the bottom of the page.
This database contains "information on toxic chemical releases and waste management activities reported annually by certain industries as well as federal facilities."
The Documents Collection has many environmental impact statements from the EPA. You can search the online catalog or browse in the shelves in the call numbers EP1.57/3: and EP1.57/4: on the ground floor of Strozier Library.
"HERO contains the key studies EPA uses to develop environmental risk assessments for the public. EPA uses risk assessments to characterize the nature and magnitude of health risks to humans and the ecosystem from pollutants and chemicals in the environment."
"A human health assessment program that evaluates quantitative and qualitative risk information on effects that may result from exposure to environmental contaminants."
"A searchable database of EPA science activities and scientific and technical products conducted by EPA and through EPA-funded assistance agreements. Science Inventory records provide descriptions of the activity or product, contact information, and links to available printed material or Web sites."
Focuses on how organisms of all kinds—microbes, plants, and animals—interact with their environments and with other organisms. Included are relevant papers on evolutionary biology, economics, and systems analysis as they relate to ecosystems or the environment.
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as open-access full text for more than 4,700 records.
Abbreviation: green Vendor: EBSCO Coverage: 1898–Current Subjects: Environmental Sciences, Urban and Regional Planning Type: Indexes / Catalogs
The broad multi-disciplinary coverage of risk-related concerns ranges from public and environmental health to social issues and psychological aspects. Risk Abstracts encompasses risk arising from industrial, technological, environmental, and other sources, with an emphasis on assessment and management of risk.