Environmental Resources
International and national environmental databases
- Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia
- A searchable database of environmental toxicology information.
- Environmental Health Perspectives
- Free online monthly journal of peer-reviewed research from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Environmental Information by Zip Code - Four online databases (Envirofacts, EnviroMapper, Surf Your Watershed and UV Index) may be searched by zip code. Descriptions of and direct links to each database are included.
- Environmental Protection (GPO Pathway Services Browse Topic)
- Collection of government sites with environmental information.
- Environmental Protection Agency's Educational Resources
- Solid waste management curriculum and activities for teachers. Student career information and research materials for projects and reports.
- Environmental Protection Agency's Research Publications
- Collection of environmental research documents searchable by topic and author or by scanning a title list.
- Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI)
- EnviroLink: The Online Environmental Community
- Comprehensive collection of environmental information including government resources.
- LexisNexis Environmental
- Includes environmental abstracts and selected full text, federal and state codes, case law, and waste site data. Accessible to the Rice community or at the Library only.
- SFIP: Sector Facility Indexing Project
- Provides facility level environmental profiles for the petroleum refining, iron and steel production, primary nonferrous metal refining and smelting, pulp manufacturing, and automobile assembly industries.
- Smart Growth Online
- Formed by the EPA and non-profit and government organizations to foster optimal development of the economy, community, and environment. Publishes reports such as This is Smart Growth to demonstrate how to use smart growth techniques to improve the quality of development while protecting environmental resources.
- Superfund Division - Region 6
- Includes Superfund site status summaries and photos.
- Superfund Information from the EPA
- General information and access to regional information.
