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MBSTL Science & Technology - Pollution and Environment: Home

Research guide to pollution and environment resources for the people of Maine.

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Statistics, Data, and Technical Resources

Brownfields and Land Revitalization
Helpful information and data on the extensive hazardous waste site cleanups provided by the EPA.
Toxic Release iInventory (TRI) Explorer State Fact Sheets
Collected and maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Select state under "Topic of Interest".
U.S. Geological Survey. Acid Rain, Atmospheric Deposition, and Precipitation Chemistry
Contains data on 7 active monitoring sites in Maine. Also includes many online reports.
U.S. Geological Survey: Water Resources
Information about streams, lakes, reservoirs, ground water, aquifers, wells, water use, and water quality.
Pew Research Center - Climate, Energy & Environment

General Information

Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Annotated Dictionary.
Maintained by translators from around the world.
Beat Pollution - UN Environment Programme
Ecosystem Valuation Glossary
Developed and written by Drs. D.M. King and M. Mazzotta.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Terms of Environment: Glossary, Abbreviations and Acronyms
A repository of environmental terms and definitions, created by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Local and Regional Resources

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Agricola
Covers a broad range of agricultural topics indexed by the National Agricultural Library and co-operating institutions. 1979-present.
AGRIS
Sponsored by the United Nations. Food and Agriculture Organization. 1975-present.
DOE Information Bridge
Full text reports from the Department of Energy (DOE) on a wide range of environmental sciences.
Environment Complete
Full text for over 400 journals related to environmental issues.
GeoRef
Contains many full text articles related to geological sciences.
MasterFILE Premier
Provides full text for over 1,830 general reference, business, consumer health, general science. Full text extends back to January, 1990. Indexing and abstracts is available for an additional 1,000 journals.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Online
Information related to the public law that created the framework for managing hazardous and non-hazardous solid waste.
Science.gov
Gateway to U.S. government publications and web sites. Includes 60 databases and over 2200 selected websites from 15 federal agencies.

Professional Organizations

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