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1. Consumer Products
Phthalates and Parabens: Cosmetics, Shampoos, Toys, Food (Biological)
Other search terms for Phthalates (Plastics – Environmental aspects) (Plastics – Health aspects)
Other search terms for Parabens (Cosmetics – Health aspects) (Children’s paraphernalia – Health aspects) (Children’s Paraphernalia – Safety regulations) (Health Aspects – Environmental aspects) (Endocrine disrupting chemicals)
Chemical Flame Retardants (Biological)
Other search terms for Chemical Flame Retardants (Fireproofing Agents – Toxicology) (Food contamination) (Brominated Flame Retardants – Food chain) (Flame Retardants – Decabromodiphenyl Ether “DecaBDE”)
2. Pollution from Transportation
Marine Ship / Cruise Ship Pollution (Air, Water)
Other search terms for Marine / Cruise Ship Pollution (Merchant Marine – Environmental aspects) (Combustion gases – Environmental aspects) (Ships – Environmental aspects) (Marine pollution – Law and legislation) (Ships – Waste disposal) (Hazardous substances – Transportation)
Diesel Exhaust (Air, Water)
Other search terms for Diesel Exhaust (Diesel motor exhaust gas) (Automobiles – Motor (diesel) – Exhaust gas) (Acid rain)
Auto Exhaust Pollution (Air, Water)
Other search terms for Auto Exhaust Pollution (Motor vehicles – Pollution control devices – Patents) (Automobiles – Motors – Exhaust gas) (Air – Pollution) (Smog) (Acid rain)
3. Energy
Hanford Nuclear Waste (Soil, Water)
Other search terms for Hanford Nuclear Waste (Hanford site (Wash.)) (Nuclear weapon plants – Waste disposal) (Environmental aspects – Washington (state) – Hanford) (Nuclear facilities – Washington – (state) – Richland – History)
Hydroelectric Dams (Water, Soil, Biological)
Other search terms for Hydroelectric Dams (Hydroelectric power plants – environmental aspects) (Damns – Environmental aspects) (Nutrient pollution of water – Control – Columbia river) (Salmon – Effects of dams on – Columbia River) (Water power) (Endangered ecosystems)
Hydraulic Fracking (Fracturing)
Other search terms for Hydraulic Fracking (Fracturing) (Hydraulic fracturing – Environmental aspects) (Oil wells – Hydraulic fracturing) (Energy policy – United States)
4. Waste Management
Waste Water (Water)
Other search terms for Waste Water – (Water treatment plants) (Water – Pollution – Standards) (Water – Pollution) (Sewage – Purification) (Sewage – Tertiary and advanced treatment) (Sewage disposal) (Factory and trade waste) (Fresh water ecology) (Water Quality management)
Storm Water Run Off (Water, Soil)
Other search terms for Storm Water Runoff – (Sewerage) (Urban runoff) (Storm sewers – Puget Sound region) (Urban runoff – Washington state – Puget Sound region) (Runoff – Washington state) (Water quality management – storm sewers) (Herbicides) (Phytoremendiation)
Hazardous Commercial and Residential Waste (Water, Soil)
Other search terms for Hazardous Commercial and Residential Waste – (Hazardous waste management) (Water – Pollution) (Heavy metals – Environmental aspects)
Superfund Sites (Air, Water, Soil)
Other search terms for Superfund Sites – (Hazardous waste sites – United States) (Continuous emission monitoring) (Environmental policy – United States) (United States – Comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and Liability Act of 1980) (United States – Environmental Protection Agency – Rules and practice)
Marine Debris (Water, Soil, Biological)
Other search terms for Marine Debris – (Marine resources conservation – United States) (Marine pollution) (Marine debris – Research) (Marine pollution – Prevention) (Great Pacific Garbage Patch)
Medical Waste Pollution (Water, Soil, Biological)
Other search terms for Medical Waste Pollution – (Medical wastes) (Hospitals – Waste disposal) (Infectious wastes) (Medical wastes – Environmental aspects) (Fish – The effect of water pollution on) (Hazardous wastes – Medical)
Solid Waste Pollution (Water, Soil, Biological)
Other search terms for Solid Waste Pollution – (Refuse and refuse disposal – Environmental aspects) (Factory and trade waste – Environmental aspects) (Environmental pollution) (Sanitary landfills) (Litter)
Use of Bottled Water (Land, Soil)
Other search terms for Bottled Water Use – (Drinking water – Environmental aspects) (Water – Pollution – Toxicology) (Water quality) (Water use)
5. Ecosytem Threats
Clearcutting (Air, Water, Soil)
Other search terms for Clearcutting, Illegal Oil and Well Logging (Logging – Environmental aspects) (Logging trucks – Exhaust – Environmental aspects) (Clearcutting – Environmental aspects) (Coal Transportation)
Pebble Mine (Soil, Water, Biological)
Other search terms for Pebble Mine – (Pebble Project (Alaska)) (Alaska – Bristol Bay) (Mines and mineral resources – Environmental aspects – Alaska – Bristol Bay) (Geochemical prospecting – Alaska) (Mines and mineral resources – Alaska – Bristol Bay)
Light Pollution (Biological)
Other search terms for Light Pollution – (Exterior lighting – Environmental aspects) (Street lighting – Environmental aspects)
Thermal Pollution
Other search terms for Thermal Pollution – (Thermal pollution of rivers and lakes) (Hot temperature – adverse effects) (Waste heat- environmental aspects)
6. Transportation of Hazardous Waste Materials
Oil Trains (Air, Water, Soil)
Other search terms for Oil Trains (Petroleum transportation) (Rail transport – Petroleum) (Fuel transportation) (Petroleum – Logistic) (Oil transfer operations) (Petroleum industry and trade – Safety measures)
Marine Oil Spills (Water, Biological)
Other search terms for Marine Oil Spills (Oil spills – Environmental aspects) (Oil pollution of the sea) (Marine pollution) (Oil spills and wildlife) (Marine mammals – Effects of oil spills on) (Pollutants) (Offshore oil and well drilling)
Coal Export and Coal Trains (Air, Water, Soil)
Other search terms for Coal Exports and Coal Trains (Mine railroad trains) (Coal mines and mining) (Coal transportation) (Coal industry – Environmental aspects)
7. Air (General)
Toxic Air Pollutants (Air, Water)
Other search terms for Toxic Air Pollutants (Air – pollution – toxicology) (Air pollution – Prevention and control) (Photochemical oxidants – Environmental aspects) (Air quality management)
Greenhouse Gasses (Not CO2), could include methane, ozone, sulfur
Other search terms for Ozone Pollution (Atmospheric ozone – Environmental aspects) (Air quality management) (Greenhouse effect)
Indoor Air Pollution
Other search terms for Indoor Air Pollution (Air pollution – Indoor) (Air pollutants – adverse effects) (Sick building syndrome) (Ventilation – Environmental aspects) (Asbestos) (Environmental health)
8. Agriculture / Food Systems
Genetically Modified Farming Practices (Water, Soil, Biological)
Other search terms for Genetically Modified Farming Practices (Transgenic plants) (Plant genetic engineering) (Agriculture environmental aspects) (Crops – Genetic engineering) (Food – Biotechnology) (Genetic engineering – Industry) (Agricultural biotechnology) (Genetically modified foods) (Genetically modified foods – Safety regulations)
Pesticides and Bee Colony Collapse
Other search terms for Pesticides and Bee Colony Collapse (Honeybee – diseases) (Colony collapse disorder of honeybees) (Bee culture)
Salmon Farms (Aquaculture) (Water, Biological)
Other search terms for Salmon Farms (Aquaculture) (Salmon) (Fish culture) (Salmon farming – environmental aspects) (Salmon aquaculture) (Pacific salmon fisheries)
Commercial and Residential Pesticides (Air, Water, Soil, Biological)
Other search terms for Commercial and Residential Pesticides (Pesticides – Environmental aspects) (Pesticides – Toxicology) (Pesticides industry – Accidents – Environmental aspects) (Agriculture chemicals – Environmental aspects) (Carson, Rachel) (Mercury poisoning) (Insects – Effects of pesticides on) (Agricultural pests – Control – Environmental aspects) (Soil Pollution)
Commercial and Residential Herbicides (Air, Water, Soil, Biological)
Other search terms for Commercial and Residential Herbicides (Plants- Effects of herbicides on) (Herbicides – Analysis)
Intensive Commercial (Modern) (Agribusiness) Agricultural and Animal Farming (Soil, Water, Biological)
Other search terms for Intensive Commercial (Modern) (Agribusiness) Agricultural and Animal Farming (Factory farming – Environmental aspects) (Agricultural pollution) (Nitrogen fertilizers – Environmental aspects) (Monsanto Company) (Agricultural chemicals industry – Environmental aspects) (Soil pollution)
9. Mining
Copper Mines and Mining-Environmental Aspects Acid Mine Drainage - Environmental Aspects Coal Mines and Mining-Environmental Aspects
Groundwater Pollution Mineral Industries - Environmental Impact Uranium mines and Mining - Waste Disposal Oil Sands --Environmental Aspects Oil Sands Industries--Environmental Aspects Oil Sands Industries--Economic Aspects
10th Gr. GAIA Resource Guide
The following Resource Guide includes: BOOKS:
· General Environmental References
· General Background on the Environment
· Air Pollution
· Forests / Deforestation
· Global Warming
· Hazardous Waste
· Water & Water Pollution
· Data Aggregators
ARTICLES: overviews & introductory articles to lead you further; includes articles that support differentiated reading level
VIDEO: presentations for background info on your topic
General Environmental References - Nathan Hale High School Collection
Amdur, Richard. The Fragile Earth. Chelsea House Publishers: New York, 1994. Print. Call # 363.7 AMD
Black, Brian C. Alternative Energy. ABC-CLIO: Santa Barbara, California; 2010. Print. Call #333.79 BLA
Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World (series) Includes general background and “Human Impacts” section
· Introduction to biomes (577 WOO)
· Desert Biomes (577.5 QUI)
· Freshwater aquatic biomes (577.6 ROT)
· Arctic and alpine biomes (577.5 QUI)
· Grassland biomes (577.4 WOO)
· Marine biomes (577.7 WOO)
· Temperate forest biomes (577.3 KUE)
· Tropical forest biomes (577.3 HOL)
Encyclopedia of the Environment. Stephen R. Kellert. New York : Franklin Watts, c1999. Print. Call # REF 363.7 ENC
Encyclopedia of Sustainability. Robin Morris Collins, ed. ABC Clio: Santa Barbara, California, 2010. Print. Call # REF 333.72 ENC
Vol. 1: Environment and Ecology
Vol. 2: Business and Economics
Vol. 3: Equity and Fairness (includes “Stakeholder involvement” p.72 -76)
Energy Transitions: History, Requirements, Prospects. Praeger: Santa Barbara, CA; 2010. Print. Call # 333.79 SMI
Environmental literacy: everything you need to know about saving our planet. Dashefsky, H. Steven. New York: Random House, c1993. Print. Call # REF 363.7003 DAS
McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Environmental Science. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005. Print. Call # REF 363.7 MCG
Newton, David E. Environmental Justice. Santa Barbara, California, 2009. Print. Call # 363.7 NEW
Restless Earth: Disasters of Nature. National Geographic Society. Washington, DC : NGS, c1997. Print. Call # REF 551.6 NAT
Includes overview chapters on “Change: Human Causes”; “Global Warming”; and many issues such as deforestation, etc.
Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Neil Schlager, ed. Detroit: gale Group, 2001. Print. Call # REF 509 SCI
see index for ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT)
State of the World 1996: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society. New York: Norton& Co., 1996.
Call # 338.9 BRO
The Young Gaia Atlas of Earthcare: an illustrated reference guide to looking after our planet. Miles Litvinoff. New York : Facts on File, c1996. Print. Call # REF 363.7 LIT
General Environmental References - Seattle Public Library Collection
Berners-Lee, Mike. How bad are bananas? The carbon footprint of everything. Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, c2011. Print.
[available at Seattle Public Library; call # 363.73874 B4574H 2011]
General Environmental References - Online
Pennock, Margaret “Journey to Planet Earth: Extreme Realities: Severe Weather, Climate Change, and Our National Security [Educators Guide].” Sceenescope. Screenscope, Inc., 2014. Web. 9 Feb 2016. http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/educational-resources/
Teacher’s guide to accompany PBS Journey to Planet Earth series.
Journey to Planet Earth. PBS. Screenscope & PBS, Inc., 2014. Web. 19 Dec 2014. http://video.pbs.org/program/journey-planet-earth/
Through an interdisciplinary approach, these 13 programs reach beyond the physical sciences and draw connections to politics, economics, sociology, and history. A common thread runs throughout — the necessity to achieve a balance between the needs of people and the needs of the environment.
o Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (01:24:10) http://video.pbs.org/video/1864227276/
Land Focus
Land (Asia) :
Agoramoorthy, G. "Computer 'Recycling' Builds Garbage Dumps Overseas." Nature, vol. 441, no. 7089, 2006, pp. 25, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/204519877?accountid=415
Kong, Ada & Jing, Wang, ‘Is China’s new plan to tackle soil pollution too little, too late?’, Greenpeace East Asia, Greenpeace, 03 Jun 2016. http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/news/blog/is-chinas-new-plan-to-tackle-soil-pollution-t/blog/56643/
Mazumdaru, Srinivas, ‘Soil pollution is a 'severe problem' in China’, DW, Deutsche Welle, 24 Jul 2014. Web. http://www.dw.com/en/soil-pollution-is-a-severe-problem-in-china/a-17807733
'Millions of hectares of China's arable land are polluted', DW, Deutche Welle, 24 Jul 2014. Web. http://www.dw.com/en/millions-of-hectares-of-chinas-arable-land-are-polluted/a-17807684
"The most neglected threat to public health in China is toxic soil.” The Economist. The Economist, 08 Jun 2017. Web. https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21723128-and-fixing-it-will-be-hard-and-costly-most-neglected-threat-public-health-china
Land (Europe) :
“Soil contamination widespread in Europe”, European Environment Agency, Published 02 May 2014 Last modified 21 Jun 2016. Web. https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/soil-contamination-widespread-in-europe
Tóth, G., et al., “Heavy metals in agricultural soils of the European Union with implications for food safety”, ScienceDirect, Elsevier B.V., Mar. 2016. Web. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412015301203
“Soil and water pollution in Europe – A problem that concerns everyone”, Metal-Aid ESRs, 27 Feb. 2017. Web. https://metalaidblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/pollution-europe/
RECARE project - SOIL POLLUTION IN ROMANIA (English subtitles)’, 2015, Video. Web. https://vimeo.com/121665754
“Soil contamination”, ReCare. (Includes videos). Web. https://www.recare-hub.eu/soil-threats/contamination
Land (Middle East) :
“Dryland Degradation in the Middle East,” LCLUC. NASA, n.d. Web. http://lcluc.umd.edu/hotspot/dryland-degradation-middle-east
Land (North America) :
Allen, L. (2017). Banks must stop funding dirty oil. FT.Com, Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1920056747?accountid=415
Blomberg, Lindsey. Dear EarthTalk: The Collective Impact of all the iPhones and Other Devices we Buy, use and then Discard must be Mind-Boggling at this Point. has Anyone Quantified this and what can we do to Start Reducing Waste from such Items? -- Jacques Chevalier, Boston, MA dot_trans. Earth Action Network, Inc, Westport, 2015, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1658476893?accountid=415.
Cantwell, Fishermen to Obama: Protect Bristol Bay Salmon from Mining Pollution. Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc, Washington, 2014, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1491341672?accountid=415.
Richmond, T. (2017, Dec 12). Walker signs bill lifting mining moratorium. Telegraph - Herald Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1975809642?accountid=415
Weiser, Matt. "Pot Farms Scar State Land; A Rush to Profit from the Drug has Resulted in Irresponsible Land use and Pollution of Rivers, Officials Say." Los Angeles Times, Oct 28, 2012, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1115411352?accountid=415.
Land (Sub-Saharan Africa) :
“What can be done about badly depleted nitrogen levels in Africa’s soil”, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2016. Web. https://theconversation.com/what-can-be-done-about-badly-depleted-nitrogen-levels-in-africas-soil-54611
Forests / Deforestation [Books]
The decade of destruction : the crusade to save the Amazon rain forest Call #: 333.75 COW Cowell, Adrian. Published 1990.
Land use and abuse Call #: 363.7396 HER Herda, D. J., 1948- Series: Science/technology/society book. Published 1990.
Land use and abuse Call #: 383.73 WIL Willis, Terri. Series: Saving planet earth. Published 1992.
Life in the rainforests Call #: 574.5264 BAK Baker, Lucy, 1964- Published 1990 Lexile: 980
The living forest Call #: 574.5264 SCH Schoonmaker, Peter K. Series: Living world series. Published 1990.
Tropical forest biomes Call #: 577.3 HOL Holzman, Barbara A. Series: Greenwood guides to biomes of the world. Published 2008.
Rain forests : a pro/con issue Call #: 577.34 JOH Johnson, Linda Carlson, 1949- Series: Hot pro/con issues. Published 1999.
The world beneath our feet : a guide to life in the soil Call #: 577.57 NAR Nardi, James B., 1948- Published 2003.
The company we keep : America's endangered species Call #: 591.52 CHA Chadwick, Douglas H. Published 1996.
Emerging issues in forest policy Call #: 333.75 EME edited by Peter N. Nemetz. Published 1992
Dreamers & defenders : American conservationists Call #: 333.72092 STR Strong, Douglas Hillman. Published 1988. Lexile: 1410
Saving the American wilderness Call #: 333.78 MAL Malaspina, Ann, 1957- Series: Lucent overview series. Our endangered planet Published 1999. Reading Level: 6.5 Interest Level: 5-8
Wilderness preservation Call #: 333.76 AMD Amdur, Richard. Series: Earth at risk. Published 1993. Interest Level: 5-8
Deforestation [Articles]
“An Impeding Storm: Impacts of Deforestation on Weather Patterns and Agriculture.” Greenpeace Research Laboratories. Greenpeace, Oct. 2013. Web 13 Nov 2014. http://www.greenpeace.org/international/Global/international/publications/forests/2013/JN455-An-Impending-Storm.pdf
”Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook; Module 9: Climate- Smart Forestry.” Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAO, 2013. Web. 6 Nov 2014. http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3325e/i3325e.pdf
“Climate Summit 2014: Forests: Action Statements and Action Plans.” UN Headquarters. United Nations, Sept. 23, 2014. Web. 12 Nov 2014. http://www.un.org/climatechange/summit/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/New-York-Declaration-on-Forests2.pdf
“Deforestation and Desertification: Forest Holocaust.” National Geographic Eye in the Sky. The National Geographic, 2014. Web 7 Nov 2014. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/deforestation/effect.html
Lindsey, Rebecca. “Tropical Deforestation.” Earth Observatory NASA. NASA, March 30, 2007. Web. 7 Nov 2014. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Deforestation/deforestation_update.php
Deforestation / Support Articles
Brown, Bryan, and Suzanne Freeman. "SAVING THE AMAZON." Junior Scholastic Apr 23 2012: 11-3. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . (Search by title in ProQuest)
Brown, Bryan. "South America's Vanishing Rain Forest." Junior Scholastic Apr 10 2006: 8-9. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202820623/3721F8CF2D31412APQ/1?accountid=415
Kane, Joe. "Battle for the Rain Forest." Junior Scholastic Apr 12 1999: 16-8. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202823130/36E7B291394C41C1PQ/7?accountid=415
Nelson, Cassandra. "AFGHANISTAN: Where have all the Trees Gone?" Junior Scholastic Apr 14 2008: 8-10. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202821365/3721F8CF2D31412APQ/7?accountid=415
Deforestation [Videos]
“CNN Explains: Deforestation. YouTube. CNN, Sept. 23, 2013. Web. 12 Nov 2014. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4jhjt1_eyM. (2:22 min)
Good, brief introduction to deforestation – causes and consequences.
“Ecotipping Point – Reversing Tropical Deforestation Thailand.” (video). YouTube. EcoTipping Points Project, Mar. 4, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbVDwM_xSjU&feature=youtu.be.. (14:08)
Government-promoted commercialization of agriculture was pushing Thailand's farmers into a downward spiral. Increasing cash outlays for chemical fertilizers and pesticides, destruction of natural soil fertility as a result of heavy chemical application and soil erosion, and water shortages due to extensive deforestation had left rural families with debilitating debts and a widespread sense of desperation. But in 1988, when a development project helped farmers to achieve a shared understanding of their predicament, the farmers charted a strategy to restore their environment, economy, and community. Diversification through agroforestry-based farming, home processing of agricultural products, and community forest management enabled villagers to recapture control of their lives. At the same time, restoration of their forest removed carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, making a local contribution to reducing greenhouse gases and the control of global warming.
“How Brazil is Halting Deforestation in the Amazon – video.” The Guardian. The Guardian, Nov 14, 2012. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2012/nov/14/brazil-halting-deforestation-amazon-video. (4:09)
Hazardous Waste [Books]
The big necessity : the unmentionable world of human waste and why it matters Call #: 363.7 GEO George, Rose, 1969-.
Published 2009.
Critical perspectives on pollution Call #: 363.7 CRI edited by Stephanie Watson. Published 2007.
Environmental Justice Call #: 363.7 ENV. Published 1995.
Environmental technology Call #: 628 SOL Solway, Andrew. Published 2009.
Environmental time bomb : our threatened planet Call #: 363.7 HAD Haddock, Patricia. Published 2000.
Facts on radon and asbestos Call #: 363.738 TAY Taylor, Ron Published 1990.
Garbage Call #: 363.72 HAL Hall, Eleanor J. Published 1997
Garbage and recycling : opposing viewpoints Call #: 363.72 GAR Helen Cothran, book editor ; Daniel Leone, president ; Bonnie Szumski, publisher ; Scott Barbour, managing editor. Published 2003.
Garbage and waste Call #: 363.72 GAR Charoes P. Cozic, book editor. Published 1997.
Garbage : understanding words in context Call #: 363.72 AND Anderson, Bob, 1950-. Published 1991.
Global garbage : exporting trash and toxic waste Call #: 363.72 GAY Gay, Kathlyn. Published 1992.
Hazardous waste Call #: 363.72 McG McGowan, Keith, 1968-. Published 2001.
High tech trash : digital devices, hidden toxics, and human health Call #: 363.7 GRO Grossman, Elizabeth, 1957- Published 2006.
Nobody particular : one woman's fight to save the bays Call #: 363.7 BAN Bang, Molly. Published 2000.
Nuclear and toxic waste Call #: 363.72 NUC Thomas Streissguth, book editor. Published 2001.
Nuclear waste : the 10,000-year challenge Call #: 363.72 DOL Dolan, Edward F., 1924-. Published 1990.
Pesticides : a toxic time bomb in our midst Call #: 363.7 LEV Levine, Marvin J., 1930-. Published 2007.
Pollution Call #: 363.7 POL Louise I. Gerdes, book editor. Published 2011.
Recycling Call #: 363.72 STE Stefoff, Rebecca, 1951-. Published 1991.
Silent Spring. Call # : 363.7 CAR Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964. Published 2002.
Hazardous Waste [Articles]
“Waste is declared hazardous if it corrodes (wears away) other materials; explodes; is easily ignited; reacts strongly with water; is unstable to heat or shock; or is poisonous.” (World Book Encyclopedia; 2012)
search terms: nuclear waste, industrial waste, pharmaceutical waste, human waste, e-waste, garbage, sewage, toxic waste, radioactive waste, chemical waste
“Basic Information : What is Superfund?” EPA United States Environmental Agency. EPA, Dec 24, 2013. Web. 6 Nov 2014. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/about.htm
“Children’s Environmental Health: Electronic Waste.” World Health Organization. WHO, 2014. Web. 6 Nov 2014. http://www.who.int/ceh/risks/ewaste/en/
“E-Waste Facts.” Causes International. Causes International, 2014. Web. 12 Nov 2014. http://www.causesinternational.com/ewaste/e-waste-facts
“Fact Sheets.” World Health Organization. WHO, (various dates). Web. 5 Nov 2014. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/en/
See individual Fact Sheets on:
· “Dioxins and their effects on human health -- Fact sheet N°225.”
· “Environmental and occupational cancers -- Fact sheet N°350.”
· “Health-care waste management -- Fact sheet N°281.”
· “Lead poisoning and health -- Fact sheet N°379.”
· “Mercury and health -- Fact sheet N°361.”
“Hazardous Waste (BRS) Database.” The Right to Know Network. RTKNet.org, 2014. Web. 04 Nov 2014. http://www.rtknet.org/db/brs.
The Biennial Reporting System (BRS) database contains data on the generation, shipment, and receipt of hazardous waste. BRS contains information from the Hazardous Waste Reports that must be filed every two years under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Federal statute that regulates the generation, treatment, storage, disposal, or recycling of solid and hazardous waste.
BRS was last updated on RTK NET with a set of EPA data made on December 7, 2012, and includes records from 1989 through 2011. The most recent dataset includes new information on hazardous secondary materials.
“Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2012.” United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA, n.d. Web. 04 Nov 2014. http://www.epa.gov/solidwaste/nonhaz/municipal/pubs/2012_msw_fs.pdf
“What is Nuclear Waste?” WHAT•IS•NUCLEAR? Whatisnuclear.com., 2014. Web. 6 Nov 2014. http://www.whatisnuclear.com/articles/waste.html
Hazardous Waste / Support Articles
McMahon, Jim. "HEAPS OF E-WASTE." Junior Scholastic Apr 13 2009: 22,23,T4. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202821680/D9078EF927C44596PQ/2?accountid=415
McCollum, S. D. (2004, Apr 05). Hard choices. Junior Scholastic, 106, 8-13,T4. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/202834355?accountid=415. http://search.proquest.com/docview/202834355/ACB03E18D7694671PQ/2?accountid=415
"METHAMPHETAMINE." Junior Scholastic Oct 03 2005: 4,AI,AII,AIII,AIV. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202838012/ACB03E18D7694671PQ/1?accountid=415
Tarshis, Lauren. "Dumping on Minorities." Scholastic Update Apr 17 1992: 16. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/207605318/E4F1E752F8BE40F8PQ/7?accountid=415
Hazardous Waste [Video]
“Following the Trail of Toxic E-Waste.” 60 Minutes with Scott Pelley. CBS Interactive Inc.., Aug. 27, 2009. Web. 7 Nov 2014. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/following-the-trail-of-toxic-e-waste/. (12:58 min)
“Follows America's Toxic Electronic Waste As It Is Illegally Shipped To Become China's Dirty Secret.”
“Plastics in the Pacific.” [video] PBS/KCTS 9. PBS, August 9, 2010. Web. 7 Nov 2014. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/environment/an-ocean-of-plastic/2686/ (10:07 min.)
“Seeded Paper Solution to Christmas Wrapping Waste.” Science Daily. Rueters, December 13, 2013. Web. December 13, 2013. http://www.reuters.com/video/2014/09/16/seeded-paper-solution-to-christmas-wrapp?videoId=274921864 (2 min.)
A British start-up believes it has the answer to the problem of paper waste at Christmas time. Last year, an estimated 227,000 miles of wrapping paper was wasted in Britain alone, but the company says their biodegradable wrapping paper implanted with vegetable seeds is an environmentally responsible alternative that continues to give even when Christmas is over. Jim Drury has more.
<Interesting look at one “thinking-outside-the-box” solution. >.
“The Toxic Politics of Science.” [video & transcript]. Moyers and Company. Public Affairs Television, 2014. Web 7 Nov 2014. http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-the-toxic-politics-of-science/ (56:46min)
“Bill (Moyers) talks with David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz, public health historians who’ve been taking on the chemical industry for years — writing about the hazards of industrial pollution and the neglect of worker safety — despite industry efforts to undermine them.”
Air Focus
Air (Asia)
Ives, Mike, ‘The air pollution that's choking Asia’, CNN, January 30, 2015. https://www.cnn.com/2015/01/27/asia/asia-air-pollution-haze/index.html
VanderKlippe, Nathan. "Bad Air." The Globe and Mail, Dec 08, 2015, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1744872572?accountid=415.
Air (Europe)
“Air pollution”, European Environment Agency, 09 Oct 2017. Web. https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/air/intro
“Air quality: Data and statistics”, World Health Organization. Web. http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/environment-and-health/air-quality/data-and-statistics
Diehn, Sonya Angelica, “Air pollution kills half a million people in Europe, EU agency reports”, DW, Deutsche Welle, 10 Dec. 2017. Web. http://www.dw.com/en/air-pollution-kills-half-a-million-people-in-europe-eu-agency-reports/a-40920041
Harvey, Fiona, “Farming is 'single biggest cause' of worst air pollution in Europe”, The Guardian, 17 May 2016. Web. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/17/farming-is-single-biggest-cause-of-worst-air-pollution-in-europe
Air (Latin America)
"NRDC Report: Diesel Emissions Threaten the Health of Millions in Latin America and Contribute to Climate Change." Targeted News Service, Dec 05, 2014, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1632336446?accountid=415.
Air (Middle East)
Bajaj, Tanvi, “Countries with the highest air pollution levels in the Middle East”, Gulf Business, 30 Aug. 2015. Web. http://gulfbusiness.com/top-five-countries-with-the-highest-air-pollution-in-the-middle-east/
Gibson, Jacqueline MacDonald and Farah, Zeinab S., “Environmental Risks to Public Health in the United Arab Emirates: A Quantitative Assessment and Strategic Plan”, Environmental Health Perspectives, National Center for Biotechnology Information, 22 Feb 2012. Web. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3346776/
Worland, Justin, “The Strange Cause of Air Pollution Decline in the Middle East”, Time, 21 Aug. 2015. Web. http://time.com/4005619/air-pollution-middle-east/
Air (North America)
Chappel, Bill, “Smog In Western U.S. Starts Out As Pollution In Asia, Researchers Say,” NPR. NPR, 03 Mar. 2017. Web. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/03/518323094/rise-in-smog-in-western-u-s-is-blamed-on-asias-air-pollution
Cookson, C. (2017). Pollution-related deaths exceed 9m per year. FT.Com, Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1965736999?accountid=415
Downs, Kenya. “The Koch Brothers vs God: The Fossil Fuel Lobby Preached Its Gospel In Virginia. Now, Black Churches Are Fighting Back.” Grist. Grist, 14 mar 2018. Web. 27 Mar 2018. https://grist.org/article/koch-brothers-preached-the-fossil-fuel-gospel-in-virginia-then-black-churches-fought-back/
Pelaez, Mariana. "Pollution has Skewed Impact." University Wire, Apr 21, 2014, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1517876169?accountid=415.
Smog, Soot, and Other Air Pollution from Transportation. EPA, 24 Jan 2018. Web. 27 Mar 2018. https://www.epa.gov/air-pollution-transportation/smog-soot-and-local-air-pollution
Writers, S. (2018, Feb 09). Powerful new dataset reveals patterns of global ozone pollution. UPI Space Daily Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1999473948?accountid=415
Air (Sub-Saharan Africa)
“Africa has an air pollution problem but lacks the data to tackle it”, The Conversation, 24 Nov. 2016. Web. https://theconversation.com/africa-has-an-air-pollution-problem-but-lacks-the-data-to-tackle-it-69057
Amegaha, Kofi and Agyei-Mensah, Samuel, “Urban air pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa: Time for action”, Science Direct, Elsevier B.V., Jan. 2017. Web. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749116312933
Mabogunje, Akin L., “The Environmental Challenges In Sub Saharan Africa”, African Technology Forum, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Web. http://web.mit.edu/africantech/www/articles/EnvChall.htm
Air Pollution [Books]
Acid rain Call #: 363.73 TYS Tyson, Peter. Series: Earth at risk Published 1992.
Air ecology Call #: 574.5 COC Cochrane, Jennifer. Series: Project ecology. Published 1987.
Cities against nature. Call #: 363.7 BRU Bruning, Nancy. Series: Saving planet Earth Published 1992.
Critical perspectives on pollution Call #: 363.7 CRI edited by Stephanie Watson. Published 2007
Facts on radon and asbestos Call #: 363.738 TAY Taylor, Ron (Ron B.) Published 1990.Pollution Call #: 363.7 POL Louise I. Gerdes, book editor. Published 2011.
The ozone layer Call #: 551.5142 HAR Hare, Tony.
Pollution Call #: 363.7 POL Louise I. Gerdes, book editor Published 2011
Transportation : the impact of science and technology Call #: 388 HAR Harris, Joseph, 1982- Published 2010.
Air Pollution [Articles]
“Clean Air Technologies.” NOVA. PBS Online, April 18 2006. Web. 11 Nov 2014. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/clean-air-technologies.html
“Coal Train Facts: Air Quality.” Coal train facts. Coaltrainfacts.org, 2014. Web. 13 Nov 2014. http://www.coaltrainfacts.org/category/air-quality
“Community Health Impacts of Coal Mining & Transportation.” Beyond Coal. Web. 13 Nov 2014. https://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads-old/Coal_Mining_Transportation_and_Health.pdf
“Fact Sheets.” World Health Organization. WHO, (various dates). Web. 5 Nov 2014. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/en/
See individual Fact Sheets on:
· “Ambient (outdoor) air quality and health -- Fact sheet N°313.”
· “Household air pollution and health--Fact sheet N°292.”
Lockwood, Alan H.; et.al. “Coal’s Assault on Human Health.” Physicians for Social Responsibility. Physicians for Social Responsibility, Nov. 2009. Web. 13 Nov 2014. http://www.psr.org/assets/pdfs/coals-assault-executive.pdf
Vidal, John. “WHO: air pollution 'is single biggest environmental health risk’.” The Guardian. The Guardian, March 25, 2014. Web. 04 Nov 2014. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/25/air-pollution-single-biggest-environmental-health-risk-who
“Your Biggest Carbon Sin May Be Air Travel.” New York Times. The New York Times Company, Jan 26, 2013. Web. 11 Nov 2014. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/sunday-review/the-biggest-carbon-sin-air-travel.html?_r=0
Air Pollution / Support Articles
Fanning, Karen. "EARTH'S DWINDLING RESOURCES." Junior Scholastic Apr 13 2009: 4,II,III,IV,V. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202821894/331599379DD4EFBPQ/2?accountid=415
Wilmore, Kathy, and Suzanne McCabe. "Are we Running Out of Gas?" Junior Scholastic Oct 30 2006: 7-8. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202836105/30B3F700BF2A45C9PQ/3?accountid=415
Janes, Patricia. "Meltdown!" Junior Scholastic Dec 11 2006: 8-11. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016. http://search.proquest.com/docview/202820310/30B3F700BF2A45C9PQ/6?accountid=415
"Smog Suckers." Boys' Life 02 1998: 15. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/199854522/4D5AE85B8CEE42A0PQ/1?accountid=415
Yardley, Jim. "Choking on Progress." New York Times Upfront Jan 09 2006: 18-9. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/207615090/E4F1E752F8BE40F8PQ/2?accountid=415
Air Pollution [Video]
“Air- State of the Earth.” National Geographic. National Geographic Video, n.d. Web. 4 Nov 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIt-JNZ8-mI (5:07 min.)
On certain days, 25 percent of Los Angeles smog is from Asia, which travels over the Pacific in huge brown clouds at the rate of 6,000 miles in 3 days! This movie discusses how air pollution is a global problem. Run time 05:07.
“CBS News 60 Minutes Indoor Air Quality [video].” YouTube. CBS, Aug 8, 2012. Web 11 Nov 2014. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adzMcfHr1q8. (2:37min.)
“The Habitable Planet: Atmospheric Pollution.” (video). Annenberg Learner. Annenberg Foundation, 2014. Web 12 Nov 2014. http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/unit/text.php?unit=11&secNum=1 (28:25 min.)
Climate Change/Global Warming [Books]
Adaptation and climate change Call #: 304.2 ADA Sarah Flint Erdreich, book editor. Series: At issue. Environment. Published 2009.
Climate change : our impact on the planet Call #: 304.28 SCO Scoones, Simon. Series: 21st century debates. Published 2002.
Reading Level: 7.6 Interest Level: 5-8
The encyclopedia of global warming science and technology Call #: REF 577.27 ENC 2009 Johansen, Bruce E. (Bruce Elliott), 1950-. Published 2009 Interest Level: Adult
We are the weather makers : the history of climate change Call #: 363.7 FLA Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956-. Published 2010.
Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 1280
An inconvenient truth : the crisis of global warming Call #: 363.7 GOR Gore, Albert, 1948-. Published 2007. Interest Level: Young Adult.
Lexile: 1070
Storms of my grandchildren : the truth about the coming climate catastrophe and our last chance to save humanity Call #: 363.7 HAN Hansen, James E. (James Edward), 1941-. Published 2011. Interest Level: Adult.
Cool it : the skeptical environmentalist's guide to global warming Call #: 363.7 LOM Lomborg, Bjørn, 1965-. Published 2010.
Interest Level: Adult.
Dire predictions : understanding global warming Call #: 363.7 MAN Mann, Michael E., 1965-. Published 2008. Interest Level: Adult.
Leaving Eden Call #: 363.7 NIS Nisbet, E. G. Published 1991.
The Greenhouse effect Call #: 363.7387 GRE edited by Matthew A. Kraljic. Series: Reference shelf ; v. 64, no. 3. Published 1992.
Hothouse earth : the greenhouse effect and gaia Call #: 363.7387 GRI Gribbin, John R. Published 1990.
Climate systems : interactive forces of global warming Call #: 551.5 CAS Casper, Julie Kerr. Series: Global warming. Published 2009.
Interest Level: Young Adult.
Global warming cycles : ice ages and glacial retreat Call #: 551.6 CAS Casper, Julie Kerr. Series: Global warming. Published 2010.
Interest Level: Young Adult.
Global warming trends : ecological footprints Call #: 551.6 CAS Casper, Julie Kerr. Series: Global warming. Published 2009.
Interest Level: Young Adult.
Critical perspectives on world climate Call #: 551.6 CRI edited by Katy Human. Series: Scientific American critical anthologies on environment and climate. Published 2007.
The atlas of climate change : mapping the world's greatest challenge Call #: 551.6 DOW Dow, Kirstin, 1963-. Published 2007.
Interest Level: Adult.
The greenhouse effect Call #: 551.6 HAR Hare, Tony. Series: Save our earth. Published 1990.
Frozen earth : the once and future story of ice ages Call #: 551.7 MAC Macdougall, J. D., 1944-. Published 2004 Interest Level: Young Adult.
Restless Earth: Disasters of Nature. National Geographic Society. Washington, DC : National Geographic Society, c1997. Print.
Call # REF 551.6 NAT)
Climate Change/Global Warming [Articles]
“Clean Power Plan Proposed Rule.” EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA, June 2, 2014. Web. 5 Nov 2014. http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards/clean-power-plan-proposed-rule
“Climate change and health--Fact sheet N°266.” World Health Organization. WHO, Aug. 2014. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs266/en/
“Energy, Climate Change, and the Environment.” The White House. USA.gov., Nov. 2, 2014. Web. 5 Nov 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/energy
“Global Warming: An Introduction to Climate Change.” NRDC. National Resources Defense Council, n.d. Web. 04 Nov 2014. http://www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/default.asp.
Good overview of problems and solutions.
“2014 Climate Change Summary – Chair’s Summary.” Climate Summit 2014. United Nations and Climate Change, Sept. 23, 2014. Web. 03 Nov 2014. http://www.un.org/climatechange/summit/2014/09/2014-climate-change-summary-chairs-summary/
“Ten Ideas For How We Can Save the Planet.” Moyers and Company. The Public Affairs Television, July 31, 2014. Web. 7 Nov 2014. http://billmoyers.com/2014/05/16/how-to-save-the-planet/
“We reached out to a handful of scientists, policy experts, writers and activists to ask: “If you could require America to do just one thing — any one thing — to combat climate change in 2014, what would it be?” Here’s how they answered.
Global Warming / Support Articles
Janes, Patricia. "Meltdown!" Junior Scholastic Dec 11 2006: 8-11. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 http://search.proquest.com/docview/202820310/30B3F700BF2A45C9PQ/6?accountid=415
Brown, Bryan. "Global Warming & You." Junior Scholastic Apr 16 2007: 6-8. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202820556/D6CEF201DE294C24PQ/1?accountid=415
"A Sinking Feeling." Junior Scholastic Nov 21 2011: 22,23,T4. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/916626479/D6CEF201DE294C24PQ/6?accountid=415
Woodard, Colin, and Inunnguaq Andersen. "MELTDOWN: GREENLAND." Junior Scholastic Dec 10 2007: 10,13,T4. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202819997/D6CEF201DE294C24PQ/5?accountid=415
Zmarzly, Debbie, et al. "HOT TOPIC: What do You really Know about Global Warming?" New York Times Upfront Sep 05 2011: 18,19,28. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/896621324/3E6897235AE248FFPQ/39?accountid=415
Global Warming [Video]
Climate Change 101 With Bill Nye the Science Guy [video]. Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Institution, n.d. Web. 31 Oct 2014. 4:33 min.http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/3play_1/climate-change-101-with-bill-nye-the-science/?no-ist
The famous scientist cuts through the global warming noise and lays out the facts (4:33)
Global Warming, What You Need to Know with Tom Brokaw [video]. YouTube. Discovery Channel. Web. 31 Oct 2014. (1hr 27 min.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptNL780RWLI
PBS Global Warming The Signs and the Science [video]. YouTube. Public Broadcasting System, n.d. Web. 31 Oct 2014. 55:27 min. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVQnPytgwQ0
Putting the Freeze on Global Warming [video]. PBSVideo; Moyers & Company. Public Broadcasting Service, 2014. Web. 31 Oct 2014. 24:51min. http://video.pbs.org/video/2365232710/.
Bill Moyers talks with two leaders who helped inspire the new fossil fuel divestment movement. They are urging foundations, faith groups, pension funds, municipalities and universities to sell their shares in polluting industries and reinvest in companies committed to climate change solutions.
Time to Get Real on Climate Change [video]. PBSVideo. Public Broadcasting Service, 2014. Web. 31 Oct 2014. 24:42 min. http://video.pbs.org/video/2365243010/.
“This week [05/09/2014], as the White House issued a landmark report detailing the frightening effects of global warming on our country, Bill Moyers talks with a scientist who has sounded the alarm for decades. David Suzuki, host of the Canadian TV series, “The Nature of Things,” believes that the current situation is not hopeless but says, “Our politicians should be thrown in the slammer for willful blindness.”
“The UN Climate Summit Opening Film– Make A World of Difference.” Climate Summit 2014. United Nations and Climate Change, Sept. 23, 2014. Web. 03 Nov 2014. http://www.un.org/climatechange/summit/2014/09/make-world-difference/ (3:59 min)
Presented to world leaders at the United Nations Climate Summit in New York, this short inspirational film shows that climate change is solvable. We have the technology to harness nature sustainably for a clean, prosperous energy future, but only if we act now. Narrated by Morgan Freeman, it calls on the people of the world to insist leaders get on the path of a livable climate and future for humankind.
Water Focus
Water (Asia) :
Hodal, Kate. "Weekend: Death Metal: If You Own a Mobile, there's a Good Chance it's Held Together with Tin from the Island of Bangka. Mining is the Only Trade Open to Many of the Locals. but it's Wrecking the Environment, and Every Year it Claims Dozens More Lives. Kate Hodal Reports." The Guardian, Nov 24, 2012, pp. 26, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1196374368?accountid=415.
Water (Europe) :
Metcalfe, John, “Almost Half of Europe's Water Is Threatened by Pollution”, City Lab, 16 Jun 2014. Web. https://www.citylab.com/life/2014/06/almost-half-of-europes-water-is-threatened-by-pollution/372797/
“20 Hard Facts About Water Pollution in Europe (What You Should Know)”, All-About-Water-Filters. Web. http://all-about-water-filters.com/water-pollution-in-europe-facts/
Gilbert, Natasha, “Europe sounds alarm over freshwater pollution”, Nature, 02 Mar 2015. Web. https://www.nature.com/news/europe-sounds-alarm-over-freshwater-pollution-1.17021
Water (Middle East) :
“PROTECTING GROUNDWATER”, Eco Peace Middle East, Oct 2014. Web. http://ecopeaceme.org/uploads/14176791510~%5E$%5E~PGW_Publication_Final2_Eng.pdf
Coskun, Merve Melisa, “[Middle East Bulletin] Causes of Water Pollution”, TUNZA Eco Generation, Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd., 05 Dec. 2013. Web. https://tunza.eco-generation.org/resourcesView.jsp?boardID=forum1311843167&viewID=7299
Water (North America) :
Cantwell, Fishermen to Obama: Protect Bristol Bay Salmon from Mining Pollution. Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc, Washington, 2014, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1491341672?accountid=415.
MARCOTTY, JOSEPHINE. "St. Louis on List of Rivers in Danger." Star Tribune, Apr 07, 2015, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1670328448?accountid=415.
Skrapits, Elizabeth. "Study Indicates Gas Drilling can Impact Rivers, Streams." Citizens' Voice, Nov 16, 2015, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1733235558?accountid=415.
Tizon, Tomas A. "COLUMN ONE; A Breeding Ground of Death; Hood Canal Looks Beautiful, but Pollution is Nourishing Plankton Blooms, which Consume Oxygen and Devastate Fish and Sea Plants." Los Angeles Times, May 06, 2004, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/421873651?accountid=415.
Water (Sub-Saharan Africa) :
Lewis, Lori, “Rural and Urban Water Issues in Africa”, The Water Project. Web. https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-rural-urban-africa
Reinacher, Laura, “The Water Crisis In Sub-Saharan Africa”, The Borgen Project, 04 Oct. 2013. Web. https://borgenproject.org/the-water-crisis-in-sub-saharan-africa/
RWSN Secretariat, “New pollution risk maps for Africa to help with achieving safe water for everyone”, UPGrow, 13 Mar. 2017. Web. https://upgro.org/2017/03/13/new-pollution-risk-maps-for-africa/
“How African Diseases are Connected to Water Pollution”, Borgen Magazine, The Borgen Project, 26 Jan. 2014. Web.http://www.borgenmagazine.com/african-diseases-connected-water-pollution/
Water & Water Pollution [Books]
A civil action Call #: 346.7303 HAR Harr, Jonathan. Published 1995.
Critical perspectives on pollution Call #: 363.7 CRI edited by Stephanie Watson. Published 2007
The frail ocean : a blueprint for change in the new millennium Call #: 333.91 MAR Marx, Wesley. Published 1999
Managing water Call #: 333.9 SPI Spilsbury, Richard, 1963-. Published 2009.
Not a drop to drink : water for a thirsty world Call #: 363.6 BUR Burgan, Michael. Published 2008
Pollution Call #: 363.7 POL Louise I. Gerdes, book editor Published 2011
Powers of nature Call #: 551 NAT National Geographic Society (U.S.). Special Publications Division. Published 1978.
Water Call #: 363.6 WAT Jacqueline Langwith, book editor. Series: Opposing viewpoints series. Published 2010.
Water, the drop of life Call #: 333.91 SWA Swanson, Peter, 1956-. Published 2001.
Water : the epic struggle for wealth, power, and civilization Call #: 553.7 SOL Solomon, Steven. Published 2010
Water : our precious resource Call #: 553.7 GAL Gallant, Roy A. Series: EarthWorks. Published 2003 Reading Level: 7.6
Water pollution Call #: 363.73 GAY Gay, Kathlyn. Series: An impact book. Published 1990.
Water wars : privatization, pollution and profit Call #: 333.9 SHI Shiva, Vandana. Published 2002.
Water & Water Pollution [Articles]
Biello, David. “Oceanic Dead Zones Continue to Spread.” Scientific American. Scientific American, Aug. 15, 2008. Web. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/oceanic-dead-zones-spread/
Compiled by, P. P. (1995, Oct 22). 120 nations looking for solutions to clean up ocean. The Salt Lake Tribune Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/288751627?accountid=415.
“Diarrhoeal disease -- Fact sheet N°330.” World Health Organization. WHO, April 2013. Web. 04 Nov 2014. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs330/en/
“Proposed Effluent Guidelines for the Steam Electric Power Generating Category.” EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA, Sept 16, 2014. Web. 03 Oct 2014. http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/guide/steam-electric/upload/proposed_factsheet.pdf
Manuel, John. “Nutrient Pollution: A Persistent Threat to Waterways.” Environmental Health Perspectives. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2014. Web. 04 Nov 2014. http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/122-a304/
McDonnell, Tim. “ Here’s What Fracking Can Do to Your Health.” Moyers & Company. Public Affairs Television, Inc., Apr. 22, 2014. Web. 04 Nov 2014. http://billmoyers.com/2014/04/22/heres-what-fracking-can-do-to-your-health/
“Unsustainable fishing.” WWF Global. WWF, n.d. Web. 17 Dec 2014. http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/blue_planet/problems/problems_fishing/
“Water.” NRDC. National Resources Defense Council, n.d. Web. 03 Nov 2014. http://www.nrdc.org/water/
Great overview on various aspects of water pollution.
“Water Quality Facts.” EPA. United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA, Sept. 10, 2013. Web. 04 Nov 2014. http://water.epa.gov/aboutow/owow/waterqualityfacts.cfm
“Water: Polluted Runoff.” United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA, July 09, 2014. Web. 4 Nov 2014. http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/agriculture.cfm
In the 2000 National Water Quality Inventory, states reported that agricultural nonpoint source (NPS) pollution was the leading source of water quality impacts on surveyed rivers and lakes, the second largest source of impairments to wetlands, and a major contributor to contamination of surveyed estuaries and ground water.
“Water Quality. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs., United Nations, Oct 23, 2014. Web. 12 Nov 2014. http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/quality.shtml
Water & Water Pollution / Support Articles
Hanson-Harding, Alexandra. "Oceans of Trouble." Junior Scholastic Apr 13 1998: 4-6. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202820664/2208C7B823A04A52PQ/4?accountid=415
McCollum, Sean. "Water, Water, Everywhere?" Junior Scholastic Nov 01 2002: 6. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202827495/5B08B2B1362D433EPQ/2?accountid=415
LaPointe, Brian. "Save the Reefs." Boys' Life 08 2001: 24-7. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/199825724/4D5AE85B8CEE42A0PQ/13?accountid=415
Majerol, Veronica. "BAGGING PLASTIC." New York Times Upfront Mar 31 2014: 6-7. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/1512880425/E4F1E752F8BE40F8PQ/10?accountid=415
Sudo, Phil. "The State of the Earth: Water." Scholastic Update Mar 21 1997: 6. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/207585898/E4F1E752F8BE40F8PQ/3?accountid=415
Water & Water Pollution [Video]
“After the Storm.” Co-Produced by the U.S. EPA and The Weather Channel .
U.S. EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, n.d. Web. 4 Nov 2014. http://www.clu-in.org/asxfiles/afterthestorm.asx
Discusses the “water shed” and how run off impacts oceans and the environment.
“Fracking Explained: Opportunity or Danger.” (video) YouTube. Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell. Sept. 3, 2013. Web 4 Nov 2014. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uti2niW2BRA. (5:03 min.)
“FRONTLINE: Poisoned Waters (Puget Sound) (Video).” YouTube. Public Broadcasting Service, n.d. Web. 4 Nov 2014. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm1lbwz3Dz8
(1:02:52 min.)
Hedrick Smith investigates the state of Puget Sound's environment, where decades of pollution have endangered the orca whales, whose carcasses have shown high levels of cancer-causing PCBs.
“Water: State of the Earth.” WatchLearnKnow.org. National Geographic Video, n.d. Web. 4 Nov 2014. (6:04min.) min.http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=1434&CategoryID=548.
“In 2006 higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air had a negative impact on oceans, hitting marine life hard. A more acidic ocean means weaker shells and skeletons of billions of tiny sea creatures. These creatures may be small, but they create more then 70% of the oxygen we breath. Bigger fish are suffering from overfishing, but the good news is that the U.S. government is doing things to help." (06:04)
Data Aggregators
United Nations (UN) Data- 34 databases with 60 million records covering all UN organization
WRI Climate Data Explorer - designed to help users, such as NHHS students, explore, understand, and communicate climate data (quick video tutorial)
World Bank Data – Economic, social and environmental indicators (Climate Change, Poverty, Environment, Health, etc.)
co2scorecard - emissions data, energy production/consumption, energy investments and social-economic indicators
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center - Historical emissions data from 1751 to 2010
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Large Facilities - U.S. GHG emissions data from large facilities (power plants, petroleum, refineries, etc.)
European Environment Agency - Maps and Graphs - Example of Environmental factors and conflicts possibly causing migration
Global Development and Environment Institute @ Tufts University – Teaching Modules on Environmental Issues in Economics – Graphs, Charts, Information
Forests, Agriculture and Climate: Economics and Policy Issues – Graphs and charts
The Economics of Global Climate Change – Graphs and Charts
Environmental Justice: Income, Race and Health – Graphs and Charts
History of atmospheric carbon dioxide from 800,000 years ago until January 2014 – Short video
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - http://www.ipcc.ch/
The following Resource Guide includes: BOOKS:
· General Environmental References
· General Background on the Environment
· Air Pollution
· Forests / Deforestation
· Global Warming
· Hazardous Waste
· Water & Water Pollution
· Data Aggregators
ARTICLES: overviews & introductory articles to lead you further; includes articles that support differentiated reading level
VIDEO: presentations for background info on your topic
General Environmental References - Nathan Hale High School Collection
Amdur, Richard. The Fragile Earth. Chelsea House Publishers: New York, 1994. Print. Call # 363.7 AMD
Black, Brian C. Alternative Energy. ABC-CLIO: Santa Barbara, California; 2010. Print. Call #333.79 BLA
Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World (series) Includes general background and “Human Impacts” section
· Introduction to biomes (577 WOO)
· Desert Biomes (577.5 QUI)
· Freshwater aquatic biomes (577.6 ROT)
· Arctic and alpine biomes (577.5 QUI)
· Grassland biomes (577.4 WOO)
· Marine biomes (577.7 WOO)
· Temperate forest biomes (577.3 KUE)
· Tropical forest biomes (577.3 HOL)
Encyclopedia of the Environment. Stephen R. Kellert. New York : Franklin Watts, c1999. Print. Call # REF 363.7 ENC
Encyclopedia of Sustainability. Robin Morris Collins, ed. ABC Clio: Santa Barbara, California, 2010. Print. Call # REF 333.72 ENC
Vol. 1: Environment and Ecology
Vol. 2: Business and Economics
Vol. 3: Equity and Fairness (includes “Stakeholder involvement” p.72 -76)
Energy Transitions: History, Requirements, Prospects. Praeger: Santa Barbara, CA; 2010. Print. Call # 333.79 SMI
Environmental literacy: everything you need to know about saving our planet. Dashefsky, H. Steven. New York: Random House, c1993. Print. Call # REF 363.7003 DAS
McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Environmental Science. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005. Print. Call # REF 363.7 MCG
Newton, David E. Environmental Justice. Santa Barbara, California, 2009. Print. Call # 363.7 NEW
Restless Earth: Disasters of Nature. National Geographic Society. Washington, DC : NGS, c1997. Print. Call # REF 551.6 NAT
Includes overview chapters on “Change: Human Causes”; “Global Warming”; and many issues such as deforestation, etc.
Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Neil Schlager, ed. Detroit: gale Group, 2001. Print. Call # REF 509 SCI
see index for ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT)
State of the World 1996: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society. New York: Norton& Co., 1996.
Call # 338.9 BRO
The Young Gaia Atlas of Earthcare: an illustrated reference guide to looking after our planet. Miles Litvinoff. New York : Facts on File, c1996. Print. Call # REF 363.7 LIT
General Environmental References - Seattle Public Library Collection
Berners-Lee, Mike. How bad are bananas? The carbon footprint of everything. Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, c2011. Print.
[available at Seattle Public Library; call # 363.73874 B4574H 2011]
General Environmental References - Online
Pennock, Margaret “Journey to Planet Earth: Extreme Realities: Severe Weather, Climate Change, and Our National Security [Educators Guide].” Sceenescope. Screenscope, Inc., 2014. Web. 9 Feb 2016. http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/educational-resources/
Teacher’s guide to accompany PBS Journey to Planet Earth series.
Journey to Planet Earth. PBS. Screenscope & PBS, Inc., 2014. Web. 19 Dec 2014. http://video.pbs.org/program/journey-planet-earth/
Through an interdisciplinary approach, these 13 programs reach beyond the physical sciences and draw connections to politics, economics, sociology, and history. A common thread runs throughout — the necessity to achieve a balance between the needs of people and the needs of the environment.
- Series includes:
o Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (01:24:10) http://video.pbs.org/video/1864227276/
- State of the Planet’s Oceans (preview available on YouTube)
- State of the Ocean’s Animals (preview available on YouTube)
- State of the Planet’s Wildlife (preview available on YouTube)
- State of the Planet (preview available on YouTube)
- Future Conditional (preview available on YouTube)
- Hot Zones (preview available on YouTube)
- Seas of Grass (preview available on YouTube)
- On the Brink (preview available on YouTube)
- Land of Plenty, Land of Want (preview available on YouTube)
- Urban Explosion (preview available on YouTube)
- Rivers of Destiny (preview available on YouTube)
Land Focus
Land (Asia) :
Agoramoorthy, G. "Computer 'Recycling' Builds Garbage Dumps Overseas." Nature, vol. 441, no. 7089, 2006, pp. 25, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/204519877?accountid=415
Kong, Ada & Jing, Wang, ‘Is China’s new plan to tackle soil pollution too little, too late?’, Greenpeace East Asia, Greenpeace, 03 Jun 2016. http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/news/blog/is-chinas-new-plan-to-tackle-soil-pollution-t/blog/56643/
Mazumdaru, Srinivas, ‘Soil pollution is a 'severe problem' in China’, DW, Deutsche Welle, 24 Jul 2014. Web. http://www.dw.com/en/soil-pollution-is-a-severe-problem-in-china/a-17807733
'Millions of hectares of China's arable land are polluted', DW, Deutche Welle, 24 Jul 2014. Web. http://www.dw.com/en/millions-of-hectares-of-chinas-arable-land-are-polluted/a-17807684
"The most neglected threat to public health in China is toxic soil.” The Economist. The Economist, 08 Jun 2017. Web. https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21723128-and-fixing-it-will-be-hard-and-costly-most-neglected-threat-public-health-china
Land (Europe) :
“Soil contamination widespread in Europe”, European Environment Agency, Published 02 May 2014 Last modified 21 Jun 2016. Web. https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/soil-contamination-widespread-in-europe
Tóth, G., et al., “Heavy metals in agricultural soils of the European Union with implications for food safety”, ScienceDirect, Elsevier B.V., Mar. 2016. Web. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412015301203
“Soil and water pollution in Europe – A problem that concerns everyone”, Metal-Aid ESRs, 27 Feb. 2017. Web. https://metalaidblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/pollution-europe/
RECARE project - SOIL POLLUTION IN ROMANIA (English subtitles)’, 2015, Video. Web. https://vimeo.com/121665754
“Soil contamination”, ReCare. (Includes videos). Web. https://www.recare-hub.eu/soil-threats/contamination
Land (Middle East) :
“Dryland Degradation in the Middle East,” LCLUC. NASA, n.d. Web. http://lcluc.umd.edu/hotspot/dryland-degradation-middle-east
Land (North America) :
Allen, L. (2017). Banks must stop funding dirty oil. FT.Com, Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1920056747?accountid=415
Blomberg, Lindsey. Dear EarthTalk: The Collective Impact of all the iPhones and Other Devices we Buy, use and then Discard must be Mind-Boggling at this Point. has Anyone Quantified this and what can we do to Start Reducing Waste from such Items? -- Jacques Chevalier, Boston, MA dot_trans. Earth Action Network, Inc, Westport, 2015, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1658476893?accountid=415.
Cantwell, Fishermen to Obama: Protect Bristol Bay Salmon from Mining Pollution. Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc, Washington, 2014, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1491341672?accountid=415.
Richmond, T. (2017, Dec 12). Walker signs bill lifting mining moratorium. Telegraph - Herald Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1975809642?accountid=415
Weiser, Matt. "Pot Farms Scar State Land; A Rush to Profit from the Drug has Resulted in Irresponsible Land use and Pollution of Rivers, Officials Say." Los Angeles Times, Oct 28, 2012, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1115411352?accountid=415.
Land (Sub-Saharan Africa) :
“What can be done about badly depleted nitrogen levels in Africa’s soil”, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2016. Web. https://theconversation.com/what-can-be-done-about-badly-depleted-nitrogen-levels-in-africas-soil-54611
Forests / Deforestation [Books]
The decade of destruction : the crusade to save the Amazon rain forest Call #: 333.75 COW Cowell, Adrian. Published 1990.
Land use and abuse Call #: 363.7396 HER Herda, D. J., 1948- Series: Science/technology/society book. Published 1990.
Land use and abuse Call #: 383.73 WIL Willis, Terri. Series: Saving planet earth. Published 1992.
Life in the rainforests Call #: 574.5264 BAK Baker, Lucy, 1964- Published 1990 Lexile: 980
The living forest Call #: 574.5264 SCH Schoonmaker, Peter K. Series: Living world series. Published 1990.
Tropical forest biomes Call #: 577.3 HOL Holzman, Barbara A. Series: Greenwood guides to biomes of the world. Published 2008.
Rain forests : a pro/con issue Call #: 577.34 JOH Johnson, Linda Carlson, 1949- Series: Hot pro/con issues. Published 1999.
The world beneath our feet : a guide to life in the soil Call #: 577.57 NAR Nardi, James B., 1948- Published 2003.
The company we keep : America's endangered species Call #: 591.52 CHA Chadwick, Douglas H. Published 1996.
Emerging issues in forest policy Call #: 333.75 EME edited by Peter N. Nemetz. Published 1992
Dreamers & defenders : American conservationists Call #: 333.72092 STR Strong, Douglas Hillman. Published 1988. Lexile: 1410
Saving the American wilderness Call #: 333.78 MAL Malaspina, Ann, 1957- Series: Lucent overview series. Our endangered planet Published 1999. Reading Level: 6.5 Interest Level: 5-8
Wilderness preservation Call #: 333.76 AMD Amdur, Richard. Series: Earth at risk. Published 1993. Interest Level: 5-8
Deforestation [Articles]
“An Impeding Storm: Impacts of Deforestation on Weather Patterns and Agriculture.” Greenpeace Research Laboratories. Greenpeace, Oct. 2013. Web 13 Nov 2014. http://www.greenpeace.org/international/Global/international/publications/forests/2013/JN455-An-Impending-Storm.pdf
”Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook; Module 9: Climate- Smart Forestry.” Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAO, 2013. Web. 6 Nov 2014. http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3325e/i3325e.pdf
“Climate Summit 2014: Forests: Action Statements and Action Plans.” UN Headquarters. United Nations, Sept. 23, 2014. Web. 12 Nov 2014. http://www.un.org/climatechange/summit/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/New-York-Declaration-on-Forests2.pdf
“Deforestation and Desertification: Forest Holocaust.” National Geographic Eye in the Sky. The National Geographic, 2014. Web 7 Nov 2014. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/deforestation/effect.html
Lindsey, Rebecca. “Tropical Deforestation.” Earth Observatory NASA. NASA, March 30, 2007. Web. 7 Nov 2014. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Deforestation/deforestation_update.php
Deforestation / Support Articles
Brown, Bryan, and Suzanne Freeman. "SAVING THE AMAZON." Junior Scholastic Apr 23 2012: 11-3. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . (Search by title in ProQuest)
Brown, Bryan. "South America's Vanishing Rain Forest." Junior Scholastic Apr 10 2006: 8-9. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202820623/3721F8CF2D31412APQ/1?accountid=415
Kane, Joe. "Battle for the Rain Forest." Junior Scholastic Apr 12 1999: 16-8. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202823130/36E7B291394C41C1PQ/7?accountid=415
Nelson, Cassandra. "AFGHANISTAN: Where have all the Trees Gone?" Junior Scholastic Apr 14 2008: 8-10. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202821365/3721F8CF2D31412APQ/7?accountid=415
Deforestation [Videos]
“CNN Explains: Deforestation. YouTube. CNN, Sept. 23, 2013. Web. 12 Nov 2014. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4jhjt1_eyM. (2:22 min)
Good, brief introduction to deforestation – causes and consequences.
“Ecotipping Point – Reversing Tropical Deforestation Thailand.” (video). YouTube. EcoTipping Points Project, Mar. 4, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbVDwM_xSjU&feature=youtu.be.. (14:08)
Government-promoted commercialization of agriculture was pushing Thailand's farmers into a downward spiral. Increasing cash outlays for chemical fertilizers and pesticides, destruction of natural soil fertility as a result of heavy chemical application and soil erosion, and water shortages due to extensive deforestation had left rural families with debilitating debts and a widespread sense of desperation. But in 1988, when a development project helped farmers to achieve a shared understanding of their predicament, the farmers charted a strategy to restore their environment, economy, and community. Diversification through agroforestry-based farming, home processing of agricultural products, and community forest management enabled villagers to recapture control of their lives. At the same time, restoration of their forest removed carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, making a local contribution to reducing greenhouse gases and the control of global warming.
“How Brazil is Halting Deforestation in the Amazon – video.” The Guardian. The Guardian, Nov 14, 2012. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2012/nov/14/brazil-halting-deforestation-amazon-video. (4:09)
Hazardous Waste [Books]
The big necessity : the unmentionable world of human waste and why it matters Call #: 363.7 GEO George, Rose, 1969-.
Published 2009.
Critical perspectives on pollution Call #: 363.7 CRI edited by Stephanie Watson. Published 2007.
Environmental Justice Call #: 363.7 ENV. Published 1995.
Environmental technology Call #: 628 SOL Solway, Andrew. Published 2009.
Environmental time bomb : our threatened planet Call #: 363.7 HAD Haddock, Patricia. Published 2000.
Facts on radon and asbestos Call #: 363.738 TAY Taylor, Ron Published 1990.
Garbage Call #: 363.72 HAL Hall, Eleanor J. Published 1997
Garbage and recycling : opposing viewpoints Call #: 363.72 GAR Helen Cothran, book editor ; Daniel Leone, president ; Bonnie Szumski, publisher ; Scott Barbour, managing editor. Published 2003.
Garbage and waste Call #: 363.72 GAR Charoes P. Cozic, book editor. Published 1997.
Garbage : understanding words in context Call #: 363.72 AND Anderson, Bob, 1950-. Published 1991.
Global garbage : exporting trash and toxic waste Call #: 363.72 GAY Gay, Kathlyn. Published 1992.
Hazardous waste Call #: 363.72 McG McGowan, Keith, 1968-. Published 2001.
High tech trash : digital devices, hidden toxics, and human health Call #: 363.7 GRO Grossman, Elizabeth, 1957- Published 2006.
Nobody particular : one woman's fight to save the bays Call #: 363.7 BAN Bang, Molly. Published 2000.
Nuclear and toxic waste Call #: 363.72 NUC Thomas Streissguth, book editor. Published 2001.
Nuclear waste : the 10,000-year challenge Call #: 363.72 DOL Dolan, Edward F., 1924-. Published 1990.
Pesticides : a toxic time bomb in our midst Call #: 363.7 LEV Levine, Marvin J., 1930-. Published 2007.
Pollution Call #: 363.7 POL Louise I. Gerdes, book editor. Published 2011.
Recycling Call #: 363.72 STE Stefoff, Rebecca, 1951-. Published 1991.
Silent Spring. Call # : 363.7 CAR Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964. Published 2002.
Hazardous Waste [Articles]
“Waste is declared hazardous if it corrodes (wears away) other materials; explodes; is easily ignited; reacts strongly with water; is unstable to heat or shock; or is poisonous.” (World Book Encyclopedia; 2012)
search terms: nuclear waste, industrial waste, pharmaceutical waste, human waste, e-waste, garbage, sewage, toxic waste, radioactive waste, chemical waste
“Basic Information : What is Superfund?” EPA United States Environmental Agency. EPA, Dec 24, 2013. Web. 6 Nov 2014. http://www.epa.gov/superfund/about.htm
“Children’s Environmental Health: Electronic Waste.” World Health Organization. WHO, 2014. Web. 6 Nov 2014. http://www.who.int/ceh/risks/ewaste/en/
“E-Waste Facts.” Causes International. Causes International, 2014. Web. 12 Nov 2014. http://www.causesinternational.com/ewaste/e-waste-facts
“Fact Sheets.” World Health Organization. WHO, (various dates). Web. 5 Nov 2014. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/en/
See individual Fact Sheets on:
· “Dioxins and their effects on human health -- Fact sheet N°225.”
· “Environmental and occupational cancers -- Fact sheet N°350.”
· “Health-care waste management -- Fact sheet N°281.”
· “Lead poisoning and health -- Fact sheet N°379.”
· “Mercury and health -- Fact sheet N°361.”
“Hazardous Waste (BRS) Database.” The Right to Know Network. RTKNet.org, 2014. Web. 04 Nov 2014. http://www.rtknet.org/db/brs.
The Biennial Reporting System (BRS) database contains data on the generation, shipment, and receipt of hazardous waste. BRS contains information from the Hazardous Waste Reports that must be filed every two years under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Federal statute that regulates the generation, treatment, storage, disposal, or recycling of solid and hazardous waste.
BRS was last updated on RTK NET with a set of EPA data made on December 7, 2012, and includes records from 1989 through 2011. The most recent dataset includes new information on hazardous secondary materials.
“Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2012.” United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA, n.d. Web. 04 Nov 2014. http://www.epa.gov/solidwaste/nonhaz/municipal/pubs/2012_msw_fs.pdf
“What is Nuclear Waste?” WHAT•IS•NUCLEAR? Whatisnuclear.com., 2014. Web. 6 Nov 2014. http://www.whatisnuclear.com/articles/waste.html
Hazardous Waste / Support Articles
McMahon, Jim. "HEAPS OF E-WASTE." Junior Scholastic Apr 13 2009: 22,23,T4. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202821680/D9078EF927C44596PQ/2?accountid=415
McCollum, S. D. (2004, Apr 05). Hard choices. Junior Scholastic, 106, 8-13,T4. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/202834355?accountid=415. http://search.proquest.com/docview/202834355/ACB03E18D7694671PQ/2?accountid=415
"METHAMPHETAMINE." Junior Scholastic Oct 03 2005: 4,AI,AII,AIII,AIV. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202838012/ACB03E18D7694671PQ/1?accountid=415
Tarshis, Lauren. "Dumping on Minorities." Scholastic Update Apr 17 1992: 16. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/207605318/E4F1E752F8BE40F8PQ/7?accountid=415
Hazardous Waste [Video]
“Following the Trail of Toxic E-Waste.” 60 Minutes with Scott Pelley. CBS Interactive Inc.., Aug. 27, 2009. Web. 7 Nov 2014. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/following-the-trail-of-toxic-e-waste/. (12:58 min)
“Follows America's Toxic Electronic Waste As It Is Illegally Shipped To Become China's Dirty Secret.”
“Plastics in the Pacific.” [video] PBS/KCTS 9. PBS, August 9, 2010. Web. 7 Nov 2014. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/environment/an-ocean-of-plastic/2686/ (10:07 min.)
“Seeded Paper Solution to Christmas Wrapping Waste.” Science Daily. Rueters, December 13, 2013. Web. December 13, 2013. http://www.reuters.com/video/2014/09/16/seeded-paper-solution-to-christmas-wrapp?videoId=274921864 (2 min.)
A British start-up believes it has the answer to the problem of paper waste at Christmas time. Last year, an estimated 227,000 miles of wrapping paper was wasted in Britain alone, but the company says their biodegradable wrapping paper implanted with vegetable seeds is an environmentally responsible alternative that continues to give even when Christmas is over. Jim Drury has more.
<Interesting look at one “thinking-outside-the-box” solution. >.
“The Toxic Politics of Science.” [video & transcript]. Moyers and Company. Public Affairs Television, 2014. Web 7 Nov 2014. http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-the-toxic-politics-of-science/ (56:46min)
“Bill (Moyers) talks with David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz, public health historians who’ve been taking on the chemical industry for years — writing about the hazards of industrial pollution and the neglect of worker safety — despite industry efforts to undermine them.”
Air Focus
Air (Asia)
Ives, Mike, ‘The air pollution that's choking Asia’, CNN, January 30, 2015. https://www.cnn.com/2015/01/27/asia/asia-air-pollution-haze/index.html
VanderKlippe, Nathan. "Bad Air." The Globe and Mail, Dec 08, 2015, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1744872572?accountid=415.
Air (Europe)
“Air pollution”, European Environment Agency, 09 Oct 2017. Web. https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/air/intro
“Air quality: Data and statistics”, World Health Organization. Web. http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/environment-and-health/air-quality/data-and-statistics
Diehn, Sonya Angelica, “Air pollution kills half a million people in Europe, EU agency reports”, DW, Deutsche Welle, 10 Dec. 2017. Web. http://www.dw.com/en/air-pollution-kills-half-a-million-people-in-europe-eu-agency-reports/a-40920041
Harvey, Fiona, “Farming is 'single biggest cause' of worst air pollution in Europe”, The Guardian, 17 May 2016. Web. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/17/farming-is-single-biggest-cause-of-worst-air-pollution-in-europe
Air (Latin America)
"NRDC Report: Diesel Emissions Threaten the Health of Millions in Latin America and Contribute to Climate Change." Targeted News Service, Dec 05, 2014, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1632336446?accountid=415.
Air (Middle East)
Bajaj, Tanvi, “Countries with the highest air pollution levels in the Middle East”, Gulf Business, 30 Aug. 2015. Web. http://gulfbusiness.com/top-five-countries-with-the-highest-air-pollution-in-the-middle-east/
Gibson, Jacqueline MacDonald and Farah, Zeinab S., “Environmental Risks to Public Health in the United Arab Emirates: A Quantitative Assessment and Strategic Plan”, Environmental Health Perspectives, National Center for Biotechnology Information, 22 Feb 2012. Web. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3346776/
Worland, Justin, “The Strange Cause of Air Pollution Decline in the Middle East”, Time, 21 Aug. 2015. Web. http://time.com/4005619/air-pollution-middle-east/
Air (North America)
Chappel, Bill, “Smog In Western U.S. Starts Out As Pollution In Asia, Researchers Say,” NPR. NPR, 03 Mar. 2017. Web. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/03/518323094/rise-in-smog-in-western-u-s-is-blamed-on-asias-air-pollution
Cookson, C. (2017). Pollution-related deaths exceed 9m per year. FT.Com, Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1965736999?accountid=415
Downs, Kenya. “The Koch Brothers vs God: The Fossil Fuel Lobby Preached Its Gospel In Virginia. Now, Black Churches Are Fighting Back.” Grist. Grist, 14 mar 2018. Web. 27 Mar 2018. https://grist.org/article/koch-brothers-preached-the-fossil-fuel-gospel-in-virginia-then-black-churches-fought-back/
Pelaez, Mariana. "Pollution has Skewed Impact." University Wire, Apr 21, 2014, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1517876169?accountid=415.
Smog, Soot, and Other Air Pollution from Transportation. EPA, 24 Jan 2018. Web. 27 Mar 2018. https://www.epa.gov/air-pollution-transportation/smog-soot-and-local-air-pollution
Writers, S. (2018, Feb 09). Powerful new dataset reveals patterns of global ozone pollution. UPI Space Daily Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1999473948?accountid=415
Air (Sub-Saharan Africa)
“Africa has an air pollution problem but lacks the data to tackle it”, The Conversation, 24 Nov. 2016. Web. https://theconversation.com/africa-has-an-air-pollution-problem-but-lacks-the-data-to-tackle-it-69057
Amegaha, Kofi and Agyei-Mensah, Samuel, “Urban air pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa: Time for action”, Science Direct, Elsevier B.V., Jan. 2017. Web. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749116312933
Mabogunje, Akin L., “The Environmental Challenges In Sub Saharan Africa”, African Technology Forum, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Web. http://web.mit.edu/africantech/www/articles/EnvChall.htm
Air Pollution [Books]
Acid rain Call #: 363.73 TYS Tyson, Peter. Series: Earth at risk Published 1992.
Air ecology Call #: 574.5 COC Cochrane, Jennifer. Series: Project ecology. Published 1987.
Cities against nature. Call #: 363.7 BRU Bruning, Nancy. Series: Saving planet Earth Published 1992.
Critical perspectives on pollution Call #: 363.7 CRI edited by Stephanie Watson. Published 2007
Facts on radon and asbestos Call #: 363.738 TAY Taylor, Ron (Ron B.) Published 1990.Pollution Call #: 363.7 POL Louise I. Gerdes, book editor. Published 2011.
The ozone layer Call #: 551.5142 HAR Hare, Tony.
Pollution Call #: 363.7 POL Louise I. Gerdes, book editor Published 2011
Transportation : the impact of science and technology Call #: 388 HAR Harris, Joseph, 1982- Published 2010.
Air Pollution [Articles]
“Clean Air Technologies.” NOVA. PBS Online, April 18 2006. Web. 11 Nov 2014. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/clean-air-technologies.html
“Coal Train Facts: Air Quality.” Coal train facts. Coaltrainfacts.org, 2014. Web. 13 Nov 2014. http://www.coaltrainfacts.org/category/air-quality
“Community Health Impacts of Coal Mining & Transportation.” Beyond Coal. Web. 13 Nov 2014. https://www.healthandenvironment.org/uploads-old/Coal_Mining_Transportation_and_Health.pdf
“Fact Sheets.” World Health Organization. WHO, (various dates). Web. 5 Nov 2014. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/en/
See individual Fact Sheets on:
· “Ambient (outdoor) air quality and health -- Fact sheet N°313.”
· “Household air pollution and health--Fact sheet N°292.”
Lockwood, Alan H.; et.al. “Coal’s Assault on Human Health.” Physicians for Social Responsibility. Physicians for Social Responsibility, Nov. 2009. Web. 13 Nov 2014. http://www.psr.org/assets/pdfs/coals-assault-executive.pdf
Vidal, John. “WHO: air pollution 'is single biggest environmental health risk’.” The Guardian. The Guardian, March 25, 2014. Web. 04 Nov 2014. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/25/air-pollution-single-biggest-environmental-health-risk-who
“Your Biggest Carbon Sin May Be Air Travel.” New York Times. The New York Times Company, Jan 26, 2013. Web. 11 Nov 2014. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/sunday-review/the-biggest-carbon-sin-air-travel.html?_r=0
Air Pollution / Support Articles
Fanning, Karen. "EARTH'S DWINDLING RESOURCES." Junior Scholastic Apr 13 2009: 4,II,III,IV,V. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202821894/331599379DD4EFBPQ/2?accountid=415
Wilmore, Kathy, and Suzanne McCabe. "Are we Running Out of Gas?" Junior Scholastic Oct 30 2006: 7-8. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202836105/30B3F700BF2A45C9PQ/3?accountid=415
Janes, Patricia. "Meltdown!" Junior Scholastic Dec 11 2006: 8-11. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016. http://search.proquest.com/docview/202820310/30B3F700BF2A45C9PQ/6?accountid=415
"Smog Suckers." Boys' Life 02 1998: 15. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/199854522/4D5AE85B8CEE42A0PQ/1?accountid=415
Yardley, Jim. "Choking on Progress." New York Times Upfront Jan 09 2006: 18-9. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/207615090/E4F1E752F8BE40F8PQ/2?accountid=415
Air Pollution [Video]
“Air- State of the Earth.” National Geographic. National Geographic Video, n.d. Web. 4 Nov 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIt-JNZ8-mI (5:07 min.)
On certain days, 25 percent of Los Angeles smog is from Asia, which travels over the Pacific in huge brown clouds at the rate of 6,000 miles in 3 days! This movie discusses how air pollution is a global problem. Run time 05:07.
“CBS News 60 Minutes Indoor Air Quality [video].” YouTube. CBS, Aug 8, 2012. Web 11 Nov 2014. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adzMcfHr1q8. (2:37min.)
“The Habitable Planet: Atmospheric Pollution.” (video). Annenberg Learner. Annenberg Foundation, 2014. Web 12 Nov 2014. http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/unit/text.php?unit=11&secNum=1 (28:25 min.)
Climate Change/Global Warming [Books]
Adaptation and climate change Call #: 304.2 ADA Sarah Flint Erdreich, book editor. Series: At issue. Environment. Published 2009.
Climate change : our impact on the planet Call #: 304.28 SCO Scoones, Simon. Series: 21st century debates. Published 2002.
Reading Level: 7.6 Interest Level: 5-8
The encyclopedia of global warming science and technology Call #: REF 577.27 ENC 2009 Johansen, Bruce E. (Bruce Elliott), 1950-. Published 2009 Interest Level: Adult
We are the weather makers : the history of climate change Call #: 363.7 FLA Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956-. Published 2010.
Interest Level: Young Adult Lexile: 1280
An inconvenient truth : the crisis of global warming Call #: 363.7 GOR Gore, Albert, 1948-. Published 2007. Interest Level: Young Adult.
Lexile: 1070
Storms of my grandchildren : the truth about the coming climate catastrophe and our last chance to save humanity Call #: 363.7 HAN Hansen, James E. (James Edward), 1941-. Published 2011. Interest Level: Adult.
Cool it : the skeptical environmentalist's guide to global warming Call #: 363.7 LOM Lomborg, Bjørn, 1965-. Published 2010.
Interest Level: Adult.
Dire predictions : understanding global warming Call #: 363.7 MAN Mann, Michael E., 1965-. Published 2008. Interest Level: Adult.
Leaving Eden Call #: 363.7 NIS Nisbet, E. G. Published 1991.
The Greenhouse effect Call #: 363.7387 GRE edited by Matthew A. Kraljic. Series: Reference shelf ; v. 64, no. 3. Published 1992.
Hothouse earth : the greenhouse effect and gaia Call #: 363.7387 GRI Gribbin, John R. Published 1990.
Climate systems : interactive forces of global warming Call #: 551.5 CAS Casper, Julie Kerr. Series: Global warming. Published 2009.
Interest Level: Young Adult.
Global warming cycles : ice ages and glacial retreat Call #: 551.6 CAS Casper, Julie Kerr. Series: Global warming. Published 2010.
Interest Level: Young Adult.
Global warming trends : ecological footprints Call #: 551.6 CAS Casper, Julie Kerr. Series: Global warming. Published 2009.
Interest Level: Young Adult.
Critical perspectives on world climate Call #: 551.6 CRI edited by Katy Human. Series: Scientific American critical anthologies on environment and climate. Published 2007.
The atlas of climate change : mapping the world's greatest challenge Call #: 551.6 DOW Dow, Kirstin, 1963-. Published 2007.
Interest Level: Adult.
The greenhouse effect Call #: 551.6 HAR Hare, Tony. Series: Save our earth. Published 1990.
Frozen earth : the once and future story of ice ages Call #: 551.7 MAC Macdougall, J. D., 1944-. Published 2004 Interest Level: Young Adult.
Restless Earth: Disasters of Nature. National Geographic Society. Washington, DC : National Geographic Society, c1997. Print.
Call # REF 551.6 NAT)
Climate Change/Global Warming [Articles]
“Clean Power Plan Proposed Rule.” EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA, June 2, 2014. Web. 5 Nov 2014. http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards/clean-power-plan-proposed-rule
“Climate change and health--Fact sheet N°266.” World Health Organization. WHO, Aug. 2014. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs266/en/
“Energy, Climate Change, and the Environment.” The White House. USA.gov., Nov. 2, 2014. Web. 5 Nov 2014. http://www.whitehouse.gov/energy
“Global Warming: An Introduction to Climate Change.” NRDC. National Resources Defense Council, n.d. Web. 04 Nov 2014. http://www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/default.asp.
Good overview of problems and solutions.
“2014 Climate Change Summary – Chair’s Summary.” Climate Summit 2014. United Nations and Climate Change, Sept. 23, 2014. Web. 03 Nov 2014. http://www.un.org/climatechange/summit/2014/09/2014-climate-change-summary-chairs-summary/
“Ten Ideas For How We Can Save the Planet.” Moyers and Company. The Public Affairs Television, July 31, 2014. Web. 7 Nov 2014. http://billmoyers.com/2014/05/16/how-to-save-the-planet/
“We reached out to a handful of scientists, policy experts, writers and activists to ask: “If you could require America to do just one thing — any one thing — to combat climate change in 2014, what would it be?” Here’s how they answered.
Global Warming / Support Articles
Janes, Patricia. "Meltdown!" Junior Scholastic Dec 11 2006: 8-11. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 http://search.proquest.com/docview/202820310/30B3F700BF2A45C9PQ/6?accountid=415
Brown, Bryan. "Global Warming & You." Junior Scholastic Apr 16 2007: 6-8. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202820556/D6CEF201DE294C24PQ/1?accountid=415
"A Sinking Feeling." Junior Scholastic Nov 21 2011: 22,23,T4. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/916626479/D6CEF201DE294C24PQ/6?accountid=415
Woodard, Colin, and Inunnguaq Andersen. "MELTDOWN: GREENLAND." Junior Scholastic Dec 10 2007: 10,13,T4. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202819997/D6CEF201DE294C24PQ/5?accountid=415
Zmarzly, Debbie, et al. "HOT TOPIC: What do You really Know about Global Warming?" New York Times Upfront Sep 05 2011: 18,19,28. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/896621324/3E6897235AE248FFPQ/39?accountid=415
Global Warming [Video]
Climate Change 101 With Bill Nye the Science Guy [video]. Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Institution, n.d. Web. 31 Oct 2014. 4:33 min.http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/3play_1/climate-change-101-with-bill-nye-the-science/?no-ist
The famous scientist cuts through the global warming noise and lays out the facts (4:33)
Global Warming, What You Need to Know with Tom Brokaw [video]. YouTube. Discovery Channel. Web. 31 Oct 2014. (1hr 27 min.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptNL780RWLI
PBS Global Warming The Signs and the Science [video]. YouTube. Public Broadcasting System, n.d. Web. 31 Oct 2014. 55:27 min. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVQnPytgwQ0
Putting the Freeze on Global Warming [video]. PBSVideo; Moyers & Company. Public Broadcasting Service, 2014. Web. 31 Oct 2014. 24:51min. http://video.pbs.org/video/2365232710/.
Bill Moyers talks with two leaders who helped inspire the new fossil fuel divestment movement. They are urging foundations, faith groups, pension funds, municipalities and universities to sell their shares in polluting industries and reinvest in companies committed to climate change solutions.
Time to Get Real on Climate Change [video]. PBSVideo. Public Broadcasting Service, 2014. Web. 31 Oct 2014. 24:42 min. http://video.pbs.org/video/2365243010/.
“This week [05/09/2014], as the White House issued a landmark report detailing the frightening effects of global warming on our country, Bill Moyers talks with a scientist who has sounded the alarm for decades. David Suzuki, host of the Canadian TV series, “The Nature of Things,” believes that the current situation is not hopeless but says, “Our politicians should be thrown in the slammer for willful blindness.”
“The UN Climate Summit Opening Film– Make A World of Difference.” Climate Summit 2014. United Nations and Climate Change, Sept. 23, 2014. Web. 03 Nov 2014. http://www.un.org/climatechange/summit/2014/09/make-world-difference/ (3:59 min)
Presented to world leaders at the United Nations Climate Summit in New York, this short inspirational film shows that climate change is solvable. We have the technology to harness nature sustainably for a clean, prosperous energy future, but only if we act now. Narrated by Morgan Freeman, it calls on the people of the world to insist leaders get on the path of a livable climate and future for humankind.
Water Focus
Water (Asia) :
Hodal, Kate. "Weekend: Death Metal: If You Own a Mobile, there's a Good Chance it's Held Together with Tin from the Island of Bangka. Mining is the Only Trade Open to Many of the Locals. but it's Wrecking the Environment, and Every Year it Claims Dozens More Lives. Kate Hodal Reports." The Guardian, Nov 24, 2012, pp. 26, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1196374368?accountid=415.
Water (Europe) :
Metcalfe, John, “Almost Half of Europe's Water Is Threatened by Pollution”, City Lab, 16 Jun 2014. Web. https://www.citylab.com/life/2014/06/almost-half-of-europes-water-is-threatened-by-pollution/372797/
“20 Hard Facts About Water Pollution in Europe (What You Should Know)”, All-About-Water-Filters. Web. http://all-about-water-filters.com/water-pollution-in-europe-facts/
Gilbert, Natasha, “Europe sounds alarm over freshwater pollution”, Nature, 02 Mar 2015. Web. https://www.nature.com/news/europe-sounds-alarm-over-freshwater-pollution-1.17021
Water (Middle East) :
“PROTECTING GROUNDWATER”, Eco Peace Middle East, Oct 2014. Web. http://ecopeaceme.org/uploads/14176791510~%5E$%5E~PGW_Publication_Final2_Eng.pdf
Coskun, Merve Melisa, “[Middle East Bulletin] Causes of Water Pollution”, TUNZA Eco Generation, Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd., 05 Dec. 2013. Web. https://tunza.eco-generation.org/resourcesView.jsp?boardID=forum1311843167&viewID=7299
Water (North America) :
Cantwell, Fishermen to Obama: Protect Bristol Bay Salmon from Mining Pollution. Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc, Washington, 2014, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1491341672?accountid=415.
MARCOTTY, JOSEPHINE. "St. Louis on List of Rivers in Danger." Star Tribune, Apr 07, 2015, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1670328448?accountid=415.
Skrapits, Elizabeth. "Study Indicates Gas Drilling can Impact Rivers, Streams." Citizens' Voice, Nov 16, 2015, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1733235558?accountid=415.
Tizon, Tomas A. "COLUMN ONE; A Breeding Ground of Death; Hood Canal Looks Beautiful, but Pollution is Nourishing Plankton Blooms, which Consume Oxygen and Devastate Fish and Sea Plants." Los Angeles Times, May 06, 2004, ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/421873651?accountid=415.
Water (Sub-Saharan Africa) :
Lewis, Lori, “Rural and Urban Water Issues in Africa”, The Water Project. Web. https://thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-rural-urban-africa
Reinacher, Laura, “The Water Crisis In Sub-Saharan Africa”, The Borgen Project, 04 Oct. 2013. Web. https://borgenproject.org/the-water-crisis-in-sub-saharan-africa/
RWSN Secretariat, “New pollution risk maps for Africa to help with achieving safe water for everyone”, UPGrow, 13 Mar. 2017. Web. https://upgro.org/2017/03/13/new-pollution-risk-maps-for-africa/
“How African Diseases are Connected to Water Pollution”, Borgen Magazine, The Borgen Project, 26 Jan. 2014. Web.http://www.borgenmagazine.com/african-diseases-connected-water-pollution/
Water & Water Pollution [Books]
A civil action Call #: 346.7303 HAR Harr, Jonathan. Published 1995.
Critical perspectives on pollution Call #: 363.7 CRI edited by Stephanie Watson. Published 2007
The frail ocean : a blueprint for change in the new millennium Call #: 333.91 MAR Marx, Wesley. Published 1999
Managing water Call #: 333.9 SPI Spilsbury, Richard, 1963-. Published 2009.
Not a drop to drink : water for a thirsty world Call #: 363.6 BUR Burgan, Michael. Published 2008
Pollution Call #: 363.7 POL Louise I. Gerdes, book editor Published 2011
Powers of nature Call #: 551 NAT National Geographic Society (U.S.). Special Publications Division. Published 1978.
Water Call #: 363.6 WAT Jacqueline Langwith, book editor. Series: Opposing viewpoints series. Published 2010.
Water, the drop of life Call #: 333.91 SWA Swanson, Peter, 1956-. Published 2001.
Water : the epic struggle for wealth, power, and civilization Call #: 553.7 SOL Solomon, Steven. Published 2010
Water : our precious resource Call #: 553.7 GAL Gallant, Roy A. Series: EarthWorks. Published 2003 Reading Level: 7.6
Water pollution Call #: 363.73 GAY Gay, Kathlyn. Series: An impact book. Published 1990.
Water wars : privatization, pollution and profit Call #: 333.9 SHI Shiva, Vandana. Published 2002.
Water & Water Pollution [Articles]
Biello, David. “Oceanic Dead Zones Continue to Spread.” Scientific American. Scientific American, Aug. 15, 2008. Web. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/oceanic-dead-zones-spread/
Compiled by, P. P. (1995, Oct 22). 120 nations looking for solutions to clean up ocean. The Salt Lake Tribune Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/288751627?accountid=415.
“Diarrhoeal disease -- Fact sheet N°330.” World Health Organization. WHO, April 2013. Web. 04 Nov 2014. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs330/en/
“Proposed Effluent Guidelines for the Steam Electric Power Generating Category.” EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA, Sept 16, 2014. Web. 03 Oct 2014. http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/guide/steam-electric/upload/proposed_factsheet.pdf
Manuel, John. “Nutrient Pollution: A Persistent Threat to Waterways.” Environmental Health Perspectives. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2014. Web. 04 Nov 2014. http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/122-a304/
McDonnell, Tim. “ Here’s What Fracking Can Do to Your Health.” Moyers & Company. Public Affairs Television, Inc., Apr. 22, 2014. Web. 04 Nov 2014. http://billmoyers.com/2014/04/22/heres-what-fracking-can-do-to-your-health/
“Unsustainable fishing.” WWF Global. WWF, n.d. Web. 17 Dec 2014. http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/blue_planet/problems/problems_fishing/
“Water.” NRDC. National Resources Defense Council, n.d. Web. 03 Nov 2014. http://www.nrdc.org/water/
Great overview on various aspects of water pollution.
“Water Quality Facts.” EPA. United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA, Sept. 10, 2013. Web. 04 Nov 2014. http://water.epa.gov/aboutow/owow/waterqualityfacts.cfm
“Water: Polluted Runoff.” United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA, July 09, 2014. Web. 4 Nov 2014. http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/agriculture.cfm
In the 2000 National Water Quality Inventory, states reported that agricultural nonpoint source (NPS) pollution was the leading source of water quality impacts on surveyed rivers and lakes, the second largest source of impairments to wetlands, and a major contributor to contamination of surveyed estuaries and ground water.
“Water Quality. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs., United Nations, Oct 23, 2014. Web. 12 Nov 2014. http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/quality.shtml
Water & Water Pollution / Support Articles
Hanson-Harding, Alexandra. "Oceans of Trouble." Junior Scholastic Apr 13 1998: 4-6. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202820664/2208C7B823A04A52PQ/4?accountid=415
McCollum, Sean. "Water, Water, Everywhere?" Junior Scholastic Nov 01 2002: 6. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/202827495/5B08B2B1362D433EPQ/2?accountid=415
LaPointe, Brian. "Save the Reefs." Boys' Life 08 2001: 24-7. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/199825724/4D5AE85B8CEE42A0PQ/13?accountid=415
Majerol, Veronica. "BAGGING PLASTIC." New York Times Upfront Mar 31 2014: 6-7. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/1512880425/E4F1E752F8BE40F8PQ/10?accountid=415
Sudo, Phil. "The State of the Earth: Water." Scholastic Update Mar 21 1997: 6. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2016 . http://search.proquest.com/docview/207585898/E4F1E752F8BE40F8PQ/3?accountid=415
Water & Water Pollution [Video]
“After the Storm.” Co-Produced by the U.S. EPA and The Weather Channel .
U.S. EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, n.d. Web. 4 Nov 2014. http://www.clu-in.org/asxfiles/afterthestorm.asx
Discusses the “water shed” and how run off impacts oceans and the environment.
“Fracking Explained: Opportunity or Danger.” (video) YouTube. Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell. Sept. 3, 2013. Web 4 Nov 2014. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uti2niW2BRA. (5:03 min.)
“FRONTLINE: Poisoned Waters (Puget Sound) (Video).” YouTube. Public Broadcasting Service, n.d. Web. 4 Nov 2014. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm1lbwz3Dz8
(1:02:52 min.)
Hedrick Smith investigates the state of Puget Sound's environment, where decades of pollution have endangered the orca whales, whose carcasses have shown high levels of cancer-causing PCBs.
“Water: State of the Earth.” WatchLearnKnow.org. National Geographic Video, n.d. Web. 4 Nov 2014. (6:04min.) min.http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=1434&CategoryID=548.
“In 2006 higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air had a negative impact on oceans, hitting marine life hard. A more acidic ocean means weaker shells and skeletons of billions of tiny sea creatures. These creatures may be small, but they create more then 70% of the oxygen we breath. Bigger fish are suffering from overfishing, but the good news is that the U.S. government is doing things to help." (06:04)
Data Aggregators
United Nations (UN) Data- 34 databases with 60 million records covering all UN organization
WRI Climate Data Explorer - designed to help users, such as NHHS students, explore, understand, and communicate climate data (quick video tutorial)
World Bank Data – Economic, social and environmental indicators (Climate Change, Poverty, Environment, Health, etc.)
co2scorecard - emissions data, energy production/consumption, energy investments and social-economic indicators
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center - Historical emissions data from 1751 to 2010
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Large Facilities - U.S. GHG emissions data from large facilities (power plants, petroleum, refineries, etc.)
European Environment Agency - Maps and Graphs - Example of Environmental factors and conflicts possibly causing migration
Global Development and Environment Institute @ Tufts University – Teaching Modules on Environmental Issues in Economics – Graphs, Charts, Information
Forests, Agriculture and Climate: Economics and Policy Issues – Graphs and charts
The Economics of Global Climate Change – Graphs and Charts
Environmental Justice: Income, Race and Health – Graphs and Charts
History of atmospheric carbon dioxide from 800,000 years ago until January 2014 – Short video
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - http://www.ipcc.ch/