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Water Issues
Instructor Susan Topping-Zander
Research Guide
Table of Contents
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Materials available in the Library
Reference Section
Dictionary of environmental science and technology / Andrew Porteous - M-REFSTACK REF GE10.P67 2000
Encyclopedia of global environmental change / Ted Munn (Ed.) - M-REFSTACK REF GE149.E443 2002
The environment A to Z / David Hosansky - M-REFSTACK REF GE10.H67 2001
Encyclopedia of environmental issues / Craig W. Allin (Ed.) - M-REFSTACK REF GE10.E52 2000
The encyclopedia of environment / Ruth A. Eblen and William R. Eblen (Eds.) - M-REFSTACK REF GE10.E53 1994
Food and animal borne diseases sourcebook: Basic information about diseases that can be spread to humans through the ingestion of contaminated food or water ... / Karen Bellenir and Peter D. Dress - M-REFSTACK REF RC143.F655 1995
Book stacks
Water we drink: Water quality and its effects on health / Joshua I. Barzilay, Winkler G. Weinberg, J. William Eley -
Wastewater engineering: Treatment and reuse / Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. - T-STACK TD645.W293 2003
This fine piece of water: An environmental history of Long Island Sound / Tom Andersen - M-STACK GC1212.N7A53 2002
World's water, 1998-1999: The biennial report on freshwater resources / Peter H. Gleick - T-STACK TD345.G633 1998
Water quality: Prevention, identification, and management of diffuse pollution / Vladimir Novotny and Harvey Olem - T-STACK TD420.N69 1993
Clean water handbook / J. Gordon Arbuckle and Russell V. Randle (Eds.) - T-STACK KF3790.C556 1990
Stream, lake, estuary, and ocean pollution / Nelson L. Nemerow - T-STACK TD425.N36 1991
Health advisories for drinking water contaminants / United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water and Health - T-STACK RA592.A1H4
Handbook of water use and conservation: Homes, landscapes, businesses, industries, farms / Amy Vickers - T-STACK TD388.V53 2001
Water quality in North American river systems / C. Dale Becker and Duane A. Neitzel - M-STACK QH102.W38 1992
Pollution prevention handbook / Thomas E. Higgins - T-STACK TD897.H53 1995
Environmental law handbook / T-REF KF3775.E55 2001
Zero pollution for industry: Waste minimization through industrial complexes / Nelson L. Nemerow - T-STACK TD897.5.N46 1995
Public policies for environmental protection / Paul R. Portney and Robert N. Stavins (Eds.) - T-STACK GE180.P83 2000
Environmentally induced disorders sourcebook / Alan R. Cook - M-STACK RB152.E59 1997
Law & ethics in the business environment / Terry Halbert and Elaine Ingulli - M-STACK KF1600.A7H35 2000
Videos available in the Library
Clean water: Our challenge [videorecording] / NJN Production - T-STACK TD420.C58 1990
Industry and the environment [videorecording] EcoView; Ecology Communications in association with Outdoor Life Network - T-STACK TD171.I53 1999
Expanded Academic ASAP (TRCC home > Library home > Connecticut Digital Library)
Subject Guide Search: Select the "Subject Guide" search mode. Type "Water" in the search box and limit your search results to full text articles only. Categories as "Water", "Water and Crops", "Water Availability", "Water Conservation", "Water Consumption", and "Water Contamination" retrieve good results. Narrow the topics by subdivision when this option is available.
Relevance Search: Select the "Relevance Search" mode. Limit your search to full text articles only. Search terms as "water quality", "contaminated water", "water availability", and "waterborne diseases" will return the most relevant results at the top of the citation list.
Keyword Search: Select the "Keyword Search" mode. Limit your search results to full text articles only. Search strings as "water and environment" or "water and conservation" will retrieve the most current articles at the top of the citation list.
Facts.com (TRCC home > Library home > Other Databases)
Select "Today's Science" section by clicking on the gray tab at the top of the screen. Under the Menu Access, open the "Overview Articles", the "Subject Index", and the "Hot Topics" sections. They contain relevant articles as "Water pollution", "Ocean and oceanography", "Environment", "Conservation" (Overview Articles), "Waste disposal", "Water conservation", "Water pollution", "Wetlands" (Subject Index), and "Endangered waters", and "Environmental Dilemmas" (Hot Topics).
Health and Wellness Resource Center (TRCC home > Library home > Connecticut Digital Library)
Select "Limit the current search to full text articles." Searches for "water quality", "water pollution", "water contamination", "waterborne diseases", "water conservation", or "drinking water" will retrieve relevant articles. Check under both "Reference" and "Magazines and Journals" tabs.
EbscoHost (TRCC home > Library home > Other Databases)
Basic Search: Limit your search results to full text articles only. Keyword searches for "water quality", "water pollution", "water contamination", "waterborne diseases", "water shortage", "water recycle", "water recycling", "water reuse", "wastewater", "clean water act", or "water filtration" return relevant articles.
UNESCO - Water "UNESCO Water Portal is intended to enhance access to information related to freshwater available on the World Wide Web. It provides links to the current UNESCO and UNESCO-led programs on freshwater and serves as an interactive point for sharing, browsing, and searching websites of water related organizations, government bodies, and NGO's, including a range of categories such as water links, water events, learning modules, and other online resources".
WaterWeb "WaterWeb is an organization that seeks to create a global community, bringing together educational, governmental, nonprofit, and commercial entities interested in water research, conservation, and management. WaterWeb's goals are to advance water related issues, promote the use of quality information, and share information with water use stakeholders and decision makers."
BBC - The Water Debate The web site covers hot topics as "Can water crisis be averted?", "Water wars", "Water privatization", "Urban solutions", "Rural solutions", and "Politics and water."
The World's Water The web site contains a directory of governmental, inter-governmental, and non-governmental organizations and associations, commercial, educational, and water publications links on the world's freshwater resources.
Water Environment Federation The web site offers information about water quality news and resources. Some of the documents cover "Hot topics on water quality in the headlines", "This week in Washington", "This week worldwide", press releases, periodicals and newsletters, and related links.
American Water Works Association Concentrating on drinking water quality, the web site includes advocacy, communications, conferences, education and training, and breaking news on water issues.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The content of the web site is organized in sections covering "Ground water and drinking water", "Water science", "Wastewater management", "Wetlands, oceans and watersheds", and the American Indian Environmental Office
U.S. Geological Survey - Water Science for Schools The web site offers information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center for opinions and water knowledge.
The Water Page This web site promotes sustainable water resources management and use. A particular emphasis is placed on the development, utilization, and protection of water in Africa and other developing regions.
World Water Council The web site provides documents that "promote awareness and build political commitment on critical water issues to facilitate the efficient conservation, protection, development, planning, management and use of water in all its dimensions on an environmentally sustainable basis for the benefit of all life on earth".
National Agricultural Library - Water Quality Information Center The web site provides electronic access to information about water and agriculture.
Clean Water Network Clean Water Network is an alliance of over 1,100 organizations that endorse the "National Agenda for Clean Water." The agenda outlines the need for strong water safeguards in order to protect public health and the environment.
Please send comments, suggestions, or inquiries to Mona Florea, Reference/Instruction Librarian.
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