APES (A.P. Environmental Science) Web
Page Links
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL INFO
ORGANIZATIONS
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT (Ch. 1)
GENERAL ENERGY (Ch. 2,3)
ECOSYSTEMS (Ch. 2-4, 11)
EVOLUTION (Ch. 4)
EXTINCTION (Ch. 4)
POPULATION GROWTH (Ch. 5, 6)
WATER (Ch. 7) and its POLLUTION
(17)
SOIL (Ch. 8)
FOOD (Ch. 9)
BIODIVERSITY (Ch. 10)
ECOSYSTEM CAPITAL (Ch. 11)
FOSSIL FUELS (Ch. 12)
NUCLEAR ENERGY (Ch. 13)
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY (Ch. 14)
ENV HAZARDS (Ch. 15)
PEST CONTROL (Ch. 16)
SOLID WASTE (Ch. 18)
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS (Ch.
19)
CLIMATE and OZONE (Ch. 20)
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION (Ch.
21)
DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL
and other disasters
BIOLOGY REVIEW
EARTH SCIENCE REVIEW
EARTH DAY
GENERAL INFORMATION











Chief Seattle's speech of 1854
Dictionary of Acronyms (very helpful in this course)
Ecology Hall of Fame
Environmental Yellow Pages online
EPA's Envirornmental Terms
EPA List of Legislation
Glossary of Ecology
"Living Environment" Prep. Center
NASA Earth Observatory
NGO Cafe
Science News magazine online



THOMAS: Legislative Info from the Library of Congress
U.S. Code – search for laws
Environmental Cartoons
ORGANIZATIONS

































CEC: Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Center for Biological Diversity
Conservation International
Coral Reef Aliance
Countdown 2010
Earth 911
Earth Institute at Columbia University
Earth Justice: “Because Earth needs a good lawyer”
Earth Share
Earth Trust
Earth Trends - World Resource Institute database
EnviroLink Network
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Working Group
Global Environment Facility
Greenpeace USA
International Rivers
League of Conservation Voters
National Audubon Society
National Council for Science and the Environment
National Wildlife Federation
Natural Resources Defense Council
Nature Conservancy
Ocean Conservation Society
Rainforest Action Network
Save the Manatee Club
Sierra Club
Society for Ecological Restoration International
Student Environmental Action Coalition
Union of Concerned Scientists
Whooping Crane Conservation Association
Wild Aid
Wilderness Society






Wildlife Alliance
Wildlife Conservation Society
World Environmental Organization
World Resources Institute
Worldwatch Institute
World Wildlife Fund
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STATE (Ch. 1)






Ecological Footprint Quiz
Global Footprint Network
Sustainable Scale Project
Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems (PAGE)
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA)
Environmental Justice Movement
GENERAL ENERGY (Ch. 2,3)






Laws of Thermodynamics
What is Thermodynamics?
Energy Information Administration
U.S. Energy Policy Info.
Energy Unit Conversions
Energy Resources
ECOSYSTEMS AND INTERACTIONS (Ch. 2-4, 11)


see Ch. 11 for Biomes links
See Ch. 11 for Ecosystem Capital
GENERAL



Ecological Society of America (ESA)
Center for Ecoliteracy
Collaborative Adaptive Management Network
BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES









Matter Cycles
Hydrological (Water) Cycle
Phosphate information
Phosphorus Cycle
Earth Observatory: Carbon Cycle (NASA)
Carbon Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
more on Nitrogen Cycle
Sulfur Cycle
EVOLUTION (Ch. 4)









Evolution 101
PBS Evolutionary Library
Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online
Darwin's finches
Speciation
History of Evolutionary Thought, pre-1800s – links
History of Evolutionary Thought,1800s – links
History of Evolutionary Thought,1900-present – links
Friends of Galapagos New Zealand (FOGNZ)
EXTINCTION (Ch. 4)




DinoBuzz: What Killed the Dinosaurs?
"The Current Mass Extinction" with dozens of links
Five Past Major Mass Extinctions
AZE - Alliance for Zero Extinction
POPULATION GROWTH AND RELATED ISSUES (Ch.
5, 6)
GLOBAL ISSUES AND STATS













World-O-Meter: World Stats in Real Time
World Population Clock
U.S. Population Clock
Population Pyramids
About Population Pyramids
GeoHive: Global Statistics
Nation Master - various stats on countries
Checks on Population Growth
World Bank Civil Society Fund - Consultative Group to Assist the
Poorest (CGAP)
HIPC - Heavily Indebted Poor Country initiative
Human Mortality Database
Population Stats for countries
Global Debt per capita
U.S. ISSUES AND STATS



U.S. Population
U.S. Debt
U.S. Census Bureau International Data Base (IDB)
U.N. AND RELATED INFO.










U.N. International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)
UNFPA : U.N. Population Fund
MDGs - Millennium Development Goals
About the U.N. Development Programme
The World Bank
World Bank - Making Sustainable Commitments
OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Human Development Reports
Millennium Challenge Account
IFC: International Finance Corporation
WATER (Ch. 7)
WATER POLLUTION & PREVENTION (Ch. 17)
GENERAL







Score Card: The Pollution Information Site, with searches
Water Use Calculator
EPA Water Web Site
SWCS (Soil and Water Conservation Society)
The Groundwater Foundation
General info on turbidity
Invasive Aquatic Plant Management in Florida Waters
WATER CYCLE


Water Cycle, Greenhouse Effect, and Climate Change
Water Cycle
AQUIFERS




Aquifer Basics
USGS Aquifer Info
Florida's Aquifers
YouTube: Aquifer Student Model
DAMS





The World Commission on Dams
USSD: United States Society on Dams
Building Big: All About Dams
International Rivers: About Dams
World’s Largest Dams
LEGISLATION



Energy Policy Act of 1992
Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972 - summary
Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972 - history
INTERNATIONAL


World Water Council
World Water Forum
DESALINATION



Tampa Bay Desalination Plant
U.S. Desalination Coalition
Desalination - USGS
SINKHOLES



Sinkhole Facts
USGS: What is a sinkhole?
State Info on Florida's Sinkholes
ESTUARIES





National Estuary Program
EPA's Exploring Estuaries
Estuaries.gov Homepage
Characteristics of Estuaries
Tampa Bay Estuary Program
FLORIDA'S WATER



“Swifmud” (SWFMD: Southwest Florida Management District)
FL Dept. of Environmental Protection - water policy
Florida’s Water – It’s Worth Saving
HYPOXIA


USGS Hypoxia Homepage with links
Mississippi River Basin and Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia
WATER TREATMENT AND WATER QUALITY





Water Treatment Techniques
Links to Water Basics and Water Purification Articles
Drinking Water Treatment Methods
WQA: Water Quality Association
The WQA Water Quality Glossary




WQIC: Water Quality Information Center
Water Quality Parameters from Kentucky Water Watch
Current National Recommended Water Quality Criteria
EPA's Water Quality National Assessment Database by state
WATER POLLUTION



National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) basics
Introduction to Freshwater Pollution, with links
International Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Database
PHYTOPLANKTON





What are Phytoplankton?
Animation of Phytoplankton Levels
National Data Oceanographic Center (NDOC) Plankton Data
Images of Plankton
Phytoplankton in Coastal Waters
WASTEWATER TREATMENT





EPA Wastewater Management
FL Dept. of Environmental Protection - Domestic Wastewater Wetlands
Definitions
Wastewater Treatment Process
National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA)
Why Treat Wastewater?
ARTIFICIAL WETLANDS



Constructed Wetlands
Orlando Easterly Wetlands
Recommended Design Criteria Manual for Artificial Wetlands
SOIL / AGRICULTURE (Ch. 8)
SOIL STRUCTURE


Detailed Soil Horizons
12 Orders of Soil Taxonomy
LEGISLATION AND GOVERNMENT










U.S. National Resource Conservation Service
BLM: Bureau of Land Management
LISA-- Current Status and Future Outlook
USDA Farm Service Agency
Food Security Act of 1985
FAIR (Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act)
WHIP: Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
EQUIP: Environmental Quality Incentives Program
UNCCD—United Nations Coalition to Combat Desertification
U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE






Sustainable Agriculture (SA) Research and Education
National Campaign for SA
What is Sustainable Agriculture?
AFSIC Sustainable Agriculture Info.
Sustainable Agriculture Virtual Library
Sustainable Table - Sustainable Dictionary
FOOD PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION (Ch. 9)
GENERAL FOOD


My Plate (replacement for USDA Food Pyramid)
Defining the Green Revolution (PowerPoint)
BIOENGINEERED / GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM) FOODS


FDA: Plant Biotechnology for Food and Feed
FDA's updated list of consultations on Bioengineered Foods


FDA: Genetically Engineered Animals, with links
Human Genome Project: Genetically Modified (GM) Foods
IRRADIATED FOOD






Irradiated Foods
Food Irradiation FAQ and links
FDA Food Irradiation page with links
CDC Food Irradiation page with links
UW Food Irradiation Fact Sheet (pro group)
What's Wrong with Food Irradiation? (con group)
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, BIODIVERSITY (Ch. 10)
GENERAL BIODIVERSITY












Tree of Life Web Project
Biodiversity Project
NatureServe: Connecting Science with Conservation
Biodiversity Hotspots
Biodiversity Conservation Information System - PowerPoint
Biodiversity World Map
Biodiversity and Human Culture
BCNet: Biodiversity Conservation Network
BCA: Biodiversity Conservation Alliance
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
How Many Species Are There?
INVASIVE SPECIES




National Invasive Species Information Center
Invasive and Exotic Species of North America
Invasive Plants
National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Invasive Species
Information Node (ISIN)
PLANTS

About Forest Diversity






Vegetable cultivar descriptions for North America
International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants
Ethnobotany
Green Medicine
Medical Botany Library
Medicinal Plants
WATER, AQUACULTURE


Managing biodiversity in aquaculture
EPA: Aquatic biodiversity
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY


Modeling Sustainable Animal Husbandry
Animal Diversity Web
ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES





Endangered Species Act and amendments
Endangered Species Lists
Endangered Species Program
Endangered Species, with links and ringtones!
2006 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural
Resources (IUCN) "Red List" of Threatened Species
LEGISLATION






Lacey Act Overview
Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973
full text of the ESA of 1973
CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
of Wild Fauna and Flora)
Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972
analysis of the MMPA of 1972
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND RELATED INFO



National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Marine Fisheries Service - protected resources program
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.N.



U.N. 2002 World Summit on Biodiversity
The Convention on Biodiversity
GBIF: Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ECOSYSTEM CAPITAL: USE, RESOURCES (Ch. 11)
BIOMES
GENERAL




The World's Biomes
Intro to Biomes
Biomes World Map
Biome Lecture Notes
FORESTS - CONIFEROUS AND DECIDUOUS









Global Forestry Resources Assessment
Silviculture
Clear Cutting
Coppice Methods of Regeneration
Shelterwood Method
Seed-tree Method of Regeneration
Institute for Sustainable Forestry
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Forest Stewardship Council
RAINFORESTS



Tropical Forests as Ecosystems
Tropical Forest Deforestation
SIVAM: System for the Vigilance of the Amazon
FISHERIES AND RELATED LEGISLATION




American Fisheries Society
National Marine Fisheries Service
FAO Fisheries Department
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

Sustainable Fisheries Act
WHALING


International Whaling Commission
Whale Watching Info
CORAL REEFS



NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
Hawaii Coral Reef Network
Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (COREMAP)
MANGROVES


Florida's Mangroves
Mangrove Action Project
ECOSYSTEM CAPITAL



The Value of Nature and the Nature of Value
Tragedy of the Commons Essay
Conservation vs. Preservation
RESTORATION







Restoration Ecology Links page
Center for Urban Restoration
Society for Ecological Restoration
Global Restoraiton Network
Indigenous People's Restoration Network
CERP: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
EPA: Wetlend Bioassessments in the Florida Everglades
NATIONAL PARKS, WILDLIFE REFUGES, AND FORESTS






National Park Service
America's National Wildlife Refuge System
Wilderness Information Network
National Forest Foundation
Wilderness Society: Roadless Forests
Roadless Area Conservation and national forest maps by state
WILDFIRES


Wildfire News
USGS Wildfire Page
FOSSIL FUELS (Ch. 12)
GENERAL



Encyclopedia of Energy - Energy Timeline
Institute for Energy Research
U.S. Department of Energy Fossil Fuels Page
COAL





GeoHive - Proved Global Coal Reserves
GeoHive - Global Coal Production
GeoHive - Global Coal Consumption
Coal Utilization Research Council
U.S. Department of Energy Coal Page
PETROLEUM OIL









GeoHive - Proved Global Oil Reserves
GeoHive - Global Oil Production
GeoHive - Global Oil Consumption
Crude Oil Prices - Graphs and Analysis
U.S. DOE Oil Page
OPEC Home Page
Oil shale
Oil sands
Trans Alaska Pipeline System
NATURAL GAS





GeoHive - Proved Global Natural Gas Reserves
GeoHive - Global Natural Gas Production
GeoHive - Global Natural Gas Consumption
What is Natural Gas?
U.S. DOE Natural Gas Page

Gas Hydrates - links
ELECTRICAL POWER




EIA Electricity overview
U.S. Power Grid Map
CCPP: Combined Cycle Power Plants
U.S. DOE - Electric Power
CHP - COMBINED HEAT AND POWER (COGENERATION)


Cogeneration (CHP - Combined heat and power)
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy - CHP
HUBBERT'S CURVE


Hubbert's Peak of Oil Production
M. King Hubbert
NUCLEAR ENERGY (Ch. 13)
GENERAL











U.S. DOE Nuclear Energy Page
Basic Types of Radiation
EPA Radiation Protection
Radiation Health Effects
Radiation Risk - units and dosage
Radioactivity
Nuclear Power Plants in the World - types of reactors
FL Nuclear Power Plant data
Properties of Deuterium
Basic Info about Deuterium
Tritium Information
FISSION



Nuclear Chemistry: Uranium Enrichment
Nuclear Fission animation
U-235 Fission

10-page Fission Overview
FUSION






U.S. DOE Fusion Page
Fusion and d-t Fusion
Hot Fusion Directory
FusEd Web Site
Cold Fusion?
ITER: International Thermonuclear Explosion (fusion) Reactor
YUCCA MOUNTAIN


Yucca Mountain Project
Yucca Mountain Information Office online
CHERNOBYL


Chernobyl in pictures (BBC)
Chernobyl nuclear accident
THREE MILE ISLAND




Three Mile Island Virtual Museum and Resource Center
Three Mile Island Map
Three Mile Island facts
Three Mile Island Alert - 25 years after...
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES (Ch. 14)
GENERAL








AGORES: A Global Overview of Renewable Energy Sources
A page of many more alternative energy links
Energy Star Program
Green Lights Program
U.S. Global Change Research Program
Bureau of Reclamation
Malcolm Wells, innovator of underground building design
CREST: Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology
CARS


PNGV (Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles)
FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Home Page
HYDROGEN-POWERED







U.S. DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cell page with links
Hydrogen-Powered Cars
Ford Model U Prototype
Where to fill up your hydrogen-powered car: H2 stations
U.S. DOE Hydrogen Energy Page
How Fuel Cells Work
What are Fuel Cells?
NATURAL GAS-POWERED

Honda Natural gas car
VEGETABLE OIL-POWERED

Greasecar Vegetable Fuel Systems
SOLAR ENERGY













U.S. DOE Solar Energy Page
Passive Solar Design
ASES: American Solar Energy Society
NREL: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
SEPA: Solar Electric Power Assocation
Phovoltaic cells - basics
PV cells - staying safe (manufacturing hazards)
MSRI: Million Solar Roofs Initiative
Solar Design Associates: Impact 2000 House and more
Solar Technologies - hybrid lighting
Solar Dish Engine
Solar Two Power Tower Project
Solar PACES
WIND ENERGY


U.S. DOE Wind Energy Page
U.S. DOE Wind and Hydropower Technologies







Energy Information Administration - Wind Stats
Wind Resource Potential - U.S. Map
State Wind Activities
AWEA: Americen Wind Energy Association
WinTec Wind Energy
Oglala Lakota Nation – sustainable lifestyle
Spearville Wind Farm pictures
BIOMASS ENERGY (BIOENERGY)
GENERAL




U.S. DOE BIomass Energy Page
Biomass Energy
BERA: Biomass Energy Research Association
Biomass for Renewable Energy and Fuels
BIOGAS




Biogas / Methane
Intro to Biogas
Biogas Digesters
Biogas Systems
ETHANOL



NEVC: National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition
Gasohol
What is E85?
BIODIESEL



Biodiesel
Biodiesel Now
National Biodiesel Board with links
WOOD


U.N. FTPP: Forest, Trees, and People Program
EPA Burn Wise
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

U.S. DOE Geothermal Energy Page



GEO – Geothermal Education Office
Geothermal Power
Geothermal Home Guide with links
TIDAL ENERGY





U.S. DOE Hydropower Page
Tidal Power with animation
Tidal Electric, Inc.
Pros and Cons of Hydropower
OTEC – Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AND HUMAN HEALTH
(Ch. 15)
GENERAL, CDC




Score Card: The Pollution Information Site, with searches
CDC: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Homepage
CDC: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Environmental Chemistry
GLOBAL







General Global Public Health Issues
Global Public Health Intelligence Network (GPHIN)
WHO: World Health Organization
WHO World Health Report 2006
Past WHO World Health reports
UNFCCC Least Developed Countries Fund
UNFCCC Special Climate Change Fund
INFECTIOUS DISEASES




Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology Virtual Library
CDC: Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases
WHO: Tropical Diseases, with links
ASBESTOS ISSUES



EPA Asbestos Info with links
OSHA Asbestos Fact Sheet
Mesothelioma Symptoms - cancer facts
LIFE EXPECTANCY



Life Expectancy Maps
Life Expectancy FastStats
Disability adjusted life years (DALY)
HAZARDS



CDC NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG)
Chemical Hazards: Scorecard.org list of known carcinogens
Chemical Hazards: Scorecard.org list of suspected carcinogens
RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT


EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
Risk Assessment and Management - basic info
CIGARETTE SMOKING




Effects of smoking on young people
Harmful Chemicals in Cigarette Smoke
MedicinePlus links
CDC: smoking and tobacco use links
LEGISLATION


Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
EPA’s IAQ – Indoor Air Quality
PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE - see Ch. 20
PESTS AND PEST CONTROL (Ch. 16)
GENERAL

Gallery of Household Pests, Insects, Birds, Animals, Rodents













Pest Control Portal
Pest Control - with links to all types
Pest Control Tactics
Forest Pests
Garden Pests
EPA Pesticides
Pesticide Human Health Effects
National Pest Management Association
Classes of Herbicides
Classes of Insecticides
Classes of Fungicides
Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification
USDA PDP: Pesticide Data Program
BIOTECHNOLOGY






ANBP: Association of Natural Biocontrol Producers
EPA Regulation of Biotechnology
Transgenic Crops
Bioengineered Foods
Genetically modified foods
Insect Hormones
ORGANIC FOODS



National Organic Program
MOFGA: Maine Organic Farmers and Growers Association
NOSB: National Organic Standards Board
IPM





EPA: IPM & Food Production
FAO Integrated Pest Management
IPM: substances used
Plants That Repel Pests
Companion Planting
RACHEL CARSON - SILENT SPRING



Rachel Carson's Life and Legacy
Rachel Carson Institute
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge

The Story of SIlent Spring
LEGISLATION AND RELATED TOPICS



FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
FQPA – Food Quality Protection Act
Rotterdam Convention - PIC
DDT



DDT: a banned insecticide
Chemical Profile for DDT
History of DDT
FLORIDA




EPPC: Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council
Invasive Insects in Florida
Florida Pest Management Association
Florida Mosquito Control Association
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE: DISPOSAL AND
RECOVERY (Ch. 18)
MSW








MSW Learning Tool – notes and PowerPoint presentations
EPA's MSW Facts
EPA’s Wastes
EPA’s Pay-As-You-Throw page
Paper Source Reduction tips
Non-Paper Source Reduction tips
EPA’s Extended Product Responsibility site
ReDO: Reuse Development Organization
LANDFILLS
GENERAL INFO & ISSUES

Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management





Wisconsin ’s Landfill Siting Process - a model
Landfill Design, Leachate Treatment and Disposal
Landfills: Lessons and PowerPoints
Waste Disposal
EPA Compliance and Enforcement site map
METHANE EMISSIONS



EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP)
Florida Bioreactor Demonstration Project
Decreasing methane emission from landfills: progress reports and photo
gallery
WTE


WTE: Waste-To-Energy
Waste To Energy Expo
RECYCLING
GENERAL





Recycling codes
NRC - National Recycling Coalition
CRI: Container Recycling Institute
Pinellas County Utilities - recycling
Pinellas County Recycling Directory
PLASTICS




EPA plastic recycling info
Biodegradable plastics info
Recycled Plastics Product Directory
Plastics Recycling in Four Simple Steps
PAPER


EPA paper and paperboard recycling info
Conservatree: the environmentally-friendly paper experts
GLASS


EPA glass recycling info
GPI – Glass Packaging Institute – recycling

Bottle Bill Resource Guide
RUBBER


Rubber Recycling
Western Rubber Group
METAL



EPA steel recycling info
EPA aluminum recycling info
The Aluminum Association
COMPOSTING



EPA Composting Info.
U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture Composting Info.
U.S. Composting Council
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT


Waste Wise
Center for Integrated Waste Management
LEGISLATION



Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976
Superfund Act (CERCLA: Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980) overview
Solid Waste Disposal general legislation overview
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS: POLLUTION AND
PREVENTION (Ch. 19)
GENERAL




Score Card: The Pollution Information Site, with searches
Glossary of Toxic Substance terms
NTP: National Toxicology Program
SETAC: The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry








Classification of Hazardous Materials, with Placards
What is TRI?
Superfund Glossary of Terms
Groundwater Remediation Technologies Analysis Center
Brownfields - Cleanup and Redevelopment
CERCLIS Database - search anywhere for sites
EPA: Environmental Justice
Basel Convention
IRIS: INTEGRATED RISK INFORMATION SYSTEM


EPA IRIS Page
TOXNET: Toxicology Data Network
MISC. CHEMICALS








Dioxin
Definitions of Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Categories
TRI (Toxics Release Inventory)
Title III Chemical Lists
OSHA Home Page
OSHA Carcinogens
Toxic Metals
MSDS HyperGlossary
POPs: PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS


EPA POPs Page
UN POPs Page
DISPOSAL






Deep-Well Injection
EPA Classes of Injection Wells
Orphan Site Info
Bioremediation
Phytoremediation
EPA Office of Underground Storage Tanks
LEGISLATION

Clean Air Act (CAA) of 1970









Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) of 1974
Superfund Act (CERCLA: Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980)
Superfund Info
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984
SARA Title III
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976
Pollution Prevention Act of 1990
PREVENTION


P2: Pollution Prevention
Responsible Care Program
GREEN PRODUCTS







What makes a product "green"?
Green Products Alliance
Green People
Green Product Guide
Greener Choices
Treehugger
Green Vehicle Guide
THE ATMOSPHERE: CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE,
AND OZONE DEPLETION (Ch. 20)
GREENHOUSE GASES / GREENHOUSE EFFECT








NCDC (National Climatic Data Center) Greenhouse Gas Page
World Data Centre for Greenhouse Gases
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
CFC's: Chlorofluorocarbons and alternatives
Greenhouse Gas (EPA): carbon dioxide
EPA - Greenhouse gas: methane
Greenhouse Gas (EPA): nitrous oxide
Greenhouse Gas: carbon tetrachloride




Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in
Transportation
EPA's High Global Warming Potential (GWMP) Gases
Chemical Kinetics in the Atmosphere
Air Pollution, Greenhouse Gases and Climate Forcings
OZONE




Ozone Formation
Relationship of Ozone Depletion to the Greenhouse Effect
CFCs and HFCs
Hydrofluorocarbons
WEATHER, CLIMATE, EARTH'S CLIMATE HISTORY











The Air in Earth's Atmosphere
Layers of the Atmosphere
Jet Stream Maps
PALEOMAP – climates throughout Earth history
Ice Ages
Monsoons
Global Climate Modeling
MIT Center for Global Change Science
Climate Article
U.S National Assesment of Climate Change
U.S. Global Change Research Program
CLIMATE CHANGE / GLOBAL WARMING







EPA - Climate Change homepage, with links
EPA - Climate Change: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
EPA - Climate Change: Health and Environmental Effects
U.S. Global Change Research Program
Kyoto Protocol
Climate Challenge Game
A Guide to Global Warming with links
MERCURY DEPOSITION


Mercury Deposition
EPA's Environmental Effects of Mercury
LEGISLATION ETC.



U.S. Global Change Research Act of 1990
Montreal Protocol
Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990
OCEANOGRAPHY




How the oceans influence climate
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
Oceans and Ocean-Atmosphere Coupling
PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE



SEHN: Science and Environmental Health Network
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC)
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION (Ch. 21)
AIR POLLUTION








Score Card: The Pollution Information Site, with searches
Criteria Air Pollutants
188 Hazardous Air Pollutants
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
MACT Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT)
IETA: International Emissions Trading Association
Smog Photochemistry
ACID DEPOSITION


EPA: Acid Rain General Info
EPA: Effects of Acid Rain on Forests
LEGISLATION

Clean Air Act 1990 - Acid Deposition Control

EPA's "Plain English" Guide to the Clean Air Act
DEEPWATER HORIZON (DWH) OIL SPILL
and other environmental disasters
DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL


Deepwater Horizon oil spill info links
Oil Spill Weather Support Page
ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS



EnviroLink: Environmental Disasters
Seven Biggest Environmental Disasters – Where are they now?
Top 10 Environmental Disasters (as of 2006)
BIOLOGY REVIEW
CELLS




DNA and RNA Review
Mitosis vs. Meiosis
Mitosis Animation
Meoisis Animation
GENETICS



Mendelian Genetics
Types of Mutations #1
Types of Mutations #2
EARTH SCIENCE / GEOLOGY REVIEW


Plate Tectonics Animation #1
Plate Tectonics Animation #2

Geologic Time Scale
EARTH DAY






International Earth Day (different day from U.S. celebration)
EPA's Earth Day page
Earth Day Information Center
Earth Day in Your Neighborhood - for kids of all ages
Earth Day with the Nature Conservancy
Celebrate Earth Day with the Lorax from Dr. Seuss
Main | APES Binder Portfolio Assignment Log | APES Syllabus
APES Lesson Plans | APES Topic Outline