Overview
We’ll start with an overview of the Grant that made this possible.
http://www.webjunction.org/175/articles/content/452367
Now a look at WebJunction, the site that contains information you can use.
http://www.webjunction.org/1 “Government Information in the 21st Century”
http://webjunction.org/gi21 “Environment”
http://www.webjunction.org/186
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov Lots of information from basic to technical. You can click on some of the topics listed, or go to the “Browse Topics” page
-http://www.epa.gov/epahome/topics.html Lots of stuff here. Try under “Air” “Acid Rain”
--http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/airairpollutionefacidrain.html Lets click on the first option “Acid Rain”
---http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/ More info. here. Let’s try “where you live”
----http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/where/index.html And of course we’ll look at zone 8 which includes Colorado.
-----http://www.epa.gov/region8/air/ But we don’t find much about acid rain … because it is primarily an east coast problem. Let’s go back to our map.
----http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/where/index.html and try zone 3.
-----http://www.epa.gov/reg3artd/acidrain/acidrain2.htm and you will see a lot on acid rain. back 4 to topics
-http://www.epa.gov/epahome/topics.html Let’s try “Air”
--http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/air.html Under “Indoor Air Pollution” try “Radon”
---http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/airindoorairpolluradon.html Try the second “Radon” entry
----http://www.epa.gov/radon/index.html Click on the link under “Contact your state radon office …”
-----http://www.epa.gov/iaq/whereyoulive.html Click on “CO” on map.
------http://www.epa.gov/iaq/states/colorado.html Click on “EPA’s Map of Radon Zones for Colorado”
-------http://www.epa.gov/radon/zonemap/colorado.htm Montezuma County is on the high end, so you might want to get your home tested at some point. Back 6 to topics page
-http://www.epa.gov/epahome/topics.html “Aging Initiative” under “Human Health”
--http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/humasenioraginginitiative.html First link: “Aging Initiative …”
---http://www.epa.gov/aging/index.htm Notice the topics at the top. Try under “Fact Sheets” “It’s Too Darn Hot”
----http://www.epa.gov/aging/resources/factsheets/itdhpfehe/index.htm Scroll down, notice avoid caffeine, which most soft drinks have, scroll further down to see languages this information is available in. Back 1
---http://www.epa.gov/aging/index.htm “Environmental Hazards Weigh Heavy on the Heart”
----http://www.epa.gov/aging/resources/whatyoucando.htm back 3 to topics page
-http://www.epa.gov/epahome/topics.html Under “Industry” “Small Businesses”
--http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/indusmallbusinesses.html “Small Business Gateway”
---http://www.epa.gov/smallbusiness/ First link: “General Small Business …”
----http://www.epa.gov/smallbusiness/geninfo.htm We can even go out of the gov. to a useful link: “Small Business Environmental Home Page”
-----http://www.smallbiz-enviroweb.org/ Lots of useful information for the small business. Back two (to Small Business Gateway)
---http://www.epa.gov/smallbusiness/ “Environmental Regulations and Laws”
----http://www.epa.gov/smallbusiness/regs.htm “Federal Register - Environmental Documents” We’re going to use this link for a general link to the environmental section of the Federal Register.
-----http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/ We can look up any particular day, but I’m going to search “Mesa Verde National Park” “Go”
------ http://nlquery.epa.gov/epasearch/epasearch?typeofsearch=area&querytext=Mesa+Verde+National+Park&submit=Go&fld=fedrgstr&areaname=EPA%27s+Federal+Register+Documents&areacontacts=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.epa.gov%2Ffedrgstr%2Fcomments.htm&areasearchurl=&result_template=epafiles_default.xsl&filter=samplefilt.hts We get 90+ documents. Back to topics page
-http://www.epa.gov/epahome/topics.html Under “Water” “Drinking Water”
--http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/watedrinkingwater.html Notice all the links at the bottom, Click on (toward top) “Drinking Water and Health: What You Need To Know”
---http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwh/index.html “Water on Tap: What You Need To Know”
----http://www.epa.gov/safewater/wot/index.html “(English)”
-----http://www.epa.gov/safewater/wot/index.html Scroll down to table to contents. Back three to Drinking Water subtopics.
--http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/watedrinkingwater.html Under “Water Pollution Legal Aspects” “Regulations”
---http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/watewaterpollutionregulations.html “Water Laws, Regulations …”
----http://www.epa.gov/OW/laws.html Scroll down to see “Clean Water Act” and “Safe Drinking Water Act” Now let’s go directly to another EPA site:
Environfacts Data Warehouse.
http://www.epa.gov/enviro/ Under “Topics” “Air”
-http://oaspub.epa.gov/enviro/ef_home2.air Enter Zip Code in top section “81328” and “find it”
--http://134.67.99.122/enviro/emef.asp?xl=-108.554642&yt=37.52907&xr=-108.009961&yb=37.156477 Click on lower left corner black square in Mesa Verde National Park
---http://oaspub.epa.gov/enviro/multisys2.get_list?FACILITY_UIN=110012359465
Projects and Programs
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/abcpgram.htm Wow. Lot’s here. For example, the American Indian Environmental Office “American Indian Environmental”
-http://www.epa.gov/indian/ “EPA Indian Policies”
--http://www.epa.gov/tribalportal/basicinfo/epa-policies.htm “The 1984 EPA Indian Policy”
---http://www.epa.gov/tribalportal/pdf/indian-policy-84.pdf
Information Sources
http://www.epa.gov Left column: “Information Sources”
-http://www.epa.gov/epahome/resource.htm “Publications”
--http://www.epa.gov/epahome/publications.htm “Publications on the EPA Site”
---http://www.epa.gov/epahome/publications2.htm “Radiation Protection Publications”
----http://www.epa.gov/radiation/pubs.html Scroll down a little to “Radiation: Risks and Realities”
-----http://www.epa.gov/radiation/docs/402-k-07-006.pdf back 4
-http://www.epa.gov/epahome/resource.htm “Libraries and Information Centers”
--http://www.epa.gov/libraries/ Notice links to repositories. Try “Online Library System”
---http://www.epa.gov/libraries/aboutols.htm “Search the OLS Now”
----http://www.epa.gov/libraries/ols.htm Enter “fluorescent and mercury” “Submit Search”
-----http://cave.epa.gov/cgi/nph-bwcgis/BASIS/ncat/pub/ncat/SDF “Maine compact fluorescent lamp study”
------http://cave.epa.gov/cgi/nph-bwcgis/BASIS/ncat/pub/ncat/DDW?W%3DKEYWORD+PH+WORDS+%27fluorescent+and+mercury%27+ORDER+BY+YR/Descend%26M%3D1%26K%3D399547%26R%3DY%26U%3D1 Scroll down to Contents Notes, Click on http://maine.gov/dep/rwm/homeowner/cflreport.htm
-------http://maine.gov/dep/rwm/homeowner/cflreport.htm Note last paragraph on “decision on whether or not to remove carpet …” back six to “Information Sources”
-http://www.epa.gov/epahome/resource.htm “Databases and Software”
--http://www.epa.gov/epahome/Data.html “Alphabetical List of Databases and Software”
---http://www.epa.gov/epahome/abcdata.htm “Fertilizer Storage and Handling Software”
----http://www.epa.gov/seahome/farmfert.html Who Knew!!! Or, back one (it gets better … or worse?)
---http://www.epa.gov/epahome/abcdata.htm “Manure Handling Software” Notice picture of source = cows.
Multidisciplinary Databases
National Technical Information Service
http://www.ntis.gov “NTIS Database” on header (don’t pull down)
-http://www.ntis.gov/products/ntisdb.aspx Notice “Environment” is listed. It is about 10% of the database. Back one
http://www.ntis.gov “NTIS Database” pull down to “Technical Reports Search”
-http://www.ntis.gov/search/index.aspx Enter “Durango Colorado” and “Search”
-http://www.ntis.gov/search/index.aspx “Geothermal Heating from Pinkerton Hot Springs” “more details”
-http://www.ntis.gov/search/index.aspx “Select media and add to Cart to buy this item”
--http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DE84015681 Yikes. $60.00 print on demand. However, this and many others appear in OCLC and may be available through ILL.
Science.gov—gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative interdisciplinary science information from US Government agencies.
http://www.science.gov/ “Environment & Environmental Quality”
-http://www.science.gov/browse/w_123.htm “Pesticides, Insecticides and Herbicides”
--http://www.science.gov/browse/w_123G.htm “Household Products Database”
---http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/ Now we are at the Dept. of Health and Human Services. “Personal Care”
----http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/prodtree?prodcat=Personal+Care “Personal Cleanliness”
-----http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/prodtree?prodcat=Personal+Care&purpose=Personal+Cleanliness “body soap”
------http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/prodtree?prodcat=Personal+Care&purpose=Personal+Cleanliness&type=body+soap “Ivory Classic Bar Soap”
-------http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=brands&id=16003181 Note has MSDS and ingredients list. Notice you can also browse in left column. Back six to Science.gov environment page.
-http://www.science.gov/browse/w_123.htm “Backyard Conservation”
--http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/backyard/ While I’m here, I can search the NRCS site with “composting” and “go”
---http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/search.asp?site=NRCS&ct=NRCS&qu=beer&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Search back 2
-http://www.science.gov/browse/w_123.htm “Pollution Prevention”
--http://www.science.gov/browse/w_123I.htm Point out “Energy Star” and “Fuel Economy Web Site” back 1
-http://www.science.gov/browse/w_123.htm Scroll down to “Student Center”
--http://www.epa.gov/students/ “A to Z index” Great resource teachers and students. “Smog City 2”
---http://www.smogcity2.org/ Notice we have left .gov. “Save Smog City 2 from Ozone”
----http://www.smogcity2.org/smogcity.cfm?preset=ozone
OSTI (Dept. of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
Try “Durango Colorado” and “Search” under “Science Accelerator”
-http://www.scienceaccelerator.gov/dsa/resultList.html?ssid=7c4be5cf:11c2d63b48b:5b03&startPosition=0&refresh=true Over 175 results if we wait. Let’s refine the results by adding “radioactive waste” and “refine results”
--http://www.scienceaccelerator.gov/dsa/resultList.html?ssid=7c4be5cf:11c2d63b48b:603f&startPosition=0&refresh=true Most results are from Energy Citations Database and Information Bridge. Let’s try “Mancos Colorado” and “Search”
---http://www.scienceaccelerator.gov/dsa/resultList.html?ssid=7c4be5cf:11c2d63b48b:61c0&startPosition=0&refresh=true Notice we get about 100 results, many of which are environment related. Most of the files appear to be from the ‘Energy Files” database. Back six or so to OSTI page.
NSCEP: EPA’s National Service Center for Environmental Publications – Search EPA publications.
http://www.epa.gov “Information Sources”
-http://www.epa.gov/epahome/resource.htm “Publications”
--http://www.epa.gov/epahome/publications.htm “NSCEP …”
---http://www.epa.gov/nscep/ “Simple Search”
----http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyNET.EXE?ZyActionL=Register&User=anonymous&Password=anonymous&Client=EPA&Init=1 “smog children” and “search”
DTIC (Defense Technical Information Center”
http://www.dtic.mil “global warming” “GO”
-http://www.dtic.mil/srch/search?template=%2Fdtic%2Fsearch%2Fresults-template.html&changequery=1&hl=y&s=1&searchview=BFFFB4C6D1235B7BA7253E1E32748D4DB35994E533FE494E&site=dod&q=global+warming&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&c=DD0C976002CAEB35&c=B9639C776204C5FE&c=C92F583E2FD6E53B&c=EE615DAF4BA91B63&c=5EF526FDCBB753A6&c=69A6EE7DB95A7791&c=24CE7562AB9246FC&c=C5C8242C85E9B392&c=12AC457CE2B5F28B&c=464DC8DF644962BBAA47D115E86EA68D&c=464DC8DF644962BB22AC1E29699EA4EF&c=41F52911D50A5415&c=CAB345CEEFB1340B&c=7B711C9E935D47D2&c=BFFFB4C6D1235B7BC18D133A13D97D52&c=606943E40A9DF7C9&c=0990838000B22CC6D422690B1CBCD051&c=D6B682A75D4C0BDA88617BAB89CCFAEE&c=5B116F9E5278C4F1&c=B167D8949427E410&c=1A78799980D1C9DD&c=DE0D852A92BB1AF4&c=157560A03A9DEEE9CEE021B34AB05799&c=D85E520512F2256F&c=FC306997AA2FFDB1&c=6FDF5BD0BF338D19 Wow. Lots of stuff. Click on first one “Global Warming” which opens a PDF file. In a new window. Notice document, then close PDF window. We have been searching, by default, “DoD Web Sites” Go back 1
-http://www.dtic.mil/srch/search?template=%2Fdtic%2Fsearch%2Fresults-template.html&changequery=1&hl=y&s=1&searchview=BFFFB4C6D1235B7BA7253E1E32748D4DB35994E533FE494E&site=dticst&q=global+warming&submit.x=6&submit.y=11&s=1&c=606943E40A9DF7C9&c=0990838000B22CC6D422690B1CBCD051&c=D6B682A75D4C0BDA88617BAB89CCFAEE Select first one, “Military Implications of Global Warming”
--http://www.dtic.mil/srch/doc?collection=606943E40A9DF7C9&id=ADA363890 We get the bibliographic record including abstract. Click on the “Handle” http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA363890
---http://stinet.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA363890&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf back 1
--http://www.dtic.mil/srch/doc?collection=606943E40A9DF7C9&id=ADA363890 Now let’s try a more military specific search. (Notice we’ve defaulted back to DoD Web Sites) Enter “nuclear hazard danger” “GO”
---http://www.dtic.mil/srch/search?template=%2Fdtic%2Fsearch%2Fresults-template.html&changequery=1&searchview=BFFFB4C6D1235B7BA7253E1E32748D4DB35994E533FE494E&site=dod&q=nuclear+hazard+danger&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&c=464DC8DF644962BBAA47D115E86EA68D&c=464DC8DF644962BB22AC1E29699EA4EF&c=41F52911D50A5415&c=5EF526FDCBB753A6&c=464DC8DF644962BB22AC1E29699EA4EF&c=B9639C776204C5FE&c=C5C8242C85E9B392&c=69A6EE7DB95A7791&c=24CE7562AB9246FC&c=C92F583E2FD6E53B&c=EE615DAF4BA91B63&c=12AC457CE2B5F28B Click on first option, “Reporting Nuclear Detonations …” which results in a PDF.
---http://www.futenma.usmc.mil/wx/PUBS/ATP-45C.pdf Back 1
---http://www.dtic.mil/srch/search?template=%2Fdtic%2Fsearch%2Fresults-template.html&changequery=1&searchview=BFFFB4C6D1235B7BA7253E1E32748D4DB35994E533FE494E&site=dod&q=nuclear+hazard+danger&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&c=464DC8DF644962BBAA47D115E86EA68D&c=464DC8DF644962BB22AC1E29699EA4EF&c=41F52911D50A5415&c=5EF526FDCBB753A6&c=464DC8DF644962BB22AC1E29699EA4EF&c=B9639C776204C5FE&c=C5C8242C85E9B392&c=69A6EE7DB95A7791&c=24CE7562AB9246FC&c=C92F583E2FD6E53B&c=EE615DAF4BA91B63&c=12AC457CE2B5F28B Let’s switch again to “DTIC S&T” (Science and Technology reports) and search “nuclear hazard danger” “GO”
---http://www.dtic.mil/srch/doc?collection=606943E40A9DF7C9&id=ADA365426 Notice abstract. Click on “Handle/proxy” link http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA365426 to receive the document. Select third one “Five Minutes Past Midnight …”
---http://www.dtic.mil/srch/doc?collection=606943E40A9DF7C9&id=ADA296305 Notice abstract. Click on “Handle/proxy URL” “http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA296305”
Let’s look at an example of the topic “Pollution” from the Webjunction site.
http://www.webjunction.org/186 “Pollution”
-http://www.webjunction.org/267 “Finding Air Pollution Data”
--http://www.webjunction.org/267/articles/content/447860 Under “Air Data System” http://www.epa.gov/air/data/index.html
---http://www.epa.gov/air/data/index.html “Reports and Maps”
----http://www.epa.gov/air/data/reports.html “Select geographic area”
-----http://www.epa.gov/air/data/geosel.html Select “Colorado” and “Go”
------http://www.epa.gov/air/data/repsst.html?st~CO~Colorado Under “Reports” “Air Quality Index”
-------http://www.epa.gov/air/data/monaqi.html?st~CO~Colorado Select “2007” and “Generate Report”
--------http://iaspub.epa.gov/airsdata/adaqs.aqi?geotype=st&geocode=CO&geoinfo=st~CO~Colorado&year=2007&sumtype=co&fld=gname&fld=gcode&fld=stabbr&fld=regn&rpp=25 “See Chart” for “Montezuma Co”
--------http://iaspub.epa.gov/airsdata/adaqs.aqi?geotype=st&geocode=CO&geoinfo=st~CO~Colorado&year=2007&sumtype=co&fld=gname&fld=gcode&fld=stabbr&fld=regn&rpp=25 Under “Denver Co” “See Chart”
Back 8 to the Web Junction “Pollution” page
http://www.webjunction.org/267 “Health and Air Pollution”
-http://www.webjunction.org/267/articles/content/447879 Lots on this page. Let’s try just one under “Medline Plus”, “Air Pollution” http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/airpollution.html
--http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/airpollution.html Medline Plus searches medical information including Medline, the nations premier medical database. For example, under “Research” “Air Pollution and Cardiovacular [sic] Disease”
---http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/impacts/cardiovascular.cfm Notice chart suggesting city air is bad for you! Close window.
--http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/airpollution.html#cat27 Notice all the topics. Now, let’s go to “see more articles” under “journal Articles”
---http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=air+pollution[majr]+OR+air+pollutants[majr]+NOT+(tobacco+smoke+pollution[majr]+OR+air+pollution,indoor[majr]+OR+ozone[majr]+OR+radon[majr])+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+(review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus This actually creates a real-time search of Medline. If we click “Limits” and check “Links to free full text” and click “Go” at the bottom we have several links to full-text medical articles. Close window and back 3 to Webjunction pollution page.
http://www.webjunction.org/267 “Overview of Air Pollution”
-http://www.webjunction.org/267/articles/content/447855 Notice stuff including Clean Air Act. Scroll down to “The Inside Story: A Guide…”
--http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html back 2
http://www.webjunction.org/267 “Overview of Water Pollution” Under “Water Pollutants” “Drinking Water Contaminents” http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants/index.html and see list below …
---http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants/index.html back 2
http://www.webjunction.org/267 “Non-EPA Agencies”
-http://www.webjunction.org/267/articles/content/451417 Notice link to “Fossil Energy Pollution Control …”, but we’ll try the “National Park Service” http://www2.nature.nps.gov/air/index.cfm
--http://www2.nature.nps.gov/air/index.cfm “Air Quality Trends and Conditions in National Parks”
---http://www.nature.nps.gov/air/who/npsPerfMeasures.cfm At bottom of page “1996-2005 report”
----http://www.nature.nps.gov/air/Pubs/pdf/gpra/GPRA_AQ_ConditionsTrendReport2006.pdf go to p. 18 and see Mesa Verde, then back 4 to Pollution page.
http://www.webjunction.org/267 “Ventilation Case Study”
-http://www.webjunction.org/267/articles/content/451422 (http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/pdfs/casestudies/ventilation.pdf) Scroll down to Salt Lake City. Back 3 to Environment page. So that is one of the resources on WebJunction, one subtopic. You can use WebJunction to follow many of the links we have searched today.
