Environment Resources

AGRICOLA (Agriculture On line Access)

Covers all aspects of agriculture, forestry, and animal science. Check with the Library for passwords to the $$ version.

CAB - Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau

A leading scientific information service in agriculture and related sciences. Of particular note are sections in the database covering the field of veterinary medicine. Check with the Library for passwords.

Environline (Environment Line)

Librarians access (only) via Dialog. Covers the world's environmental related information. Indexes all aspects of the environment including: management, technology, planning, law, political science, economics, geology, biology, and chemistry as they relate to environmental issues. (A required "Animal Protocol" research file.)

Environment & Environmental Engineering

Knovel interactive Reference books including: Air Quality Management; Contaminated Land and Its Reclamation; Environmental and Health & Safety Management; *Environmental Contaminant Reference Databook; Handbook of Hazardous Materials Spills Technology; Indoor Air Quality Control Techniques; and Volatile Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere.

Environmental Data (NIST) databases

NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology) supports stewardship of the environment including remediation of environmental problems through the development of measurements, data, and models.

Hazardous Substances Data Bank

HSDB focuses on the toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals. It is enhanced with information on human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling procedures, environmental fate, regulatory requirements, and related areas.

Haz-Map (Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases Map)

An occupational health database designed for health and safety professionals and for consumers seeking information about the health effects of exposure to chemicals at work. Haz-Map links jobs and hazardous tasks with occupational diseases and their symptoms.

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

Contains data in support of human health risk assessment. It is compiled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and contains over 500 chemical records. IRIS data, focuses on hazard identification and dose-response assessment, and includes key data on EPA carcinogen classifications, unit risks, slope factors, oral reference doses, and inhalation reference concentrations. Fact sheet ALSO SEE Risk Assessment

JANNAF

- (Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force) Some JANNAF Interagency Propulsion Committee reports are available from DTIC. Our library and Reports Vault owns some reports, and many are available from DTIC. *IACs are DoD sponsored but charge for some services. Over 5,100 public domain technical papers presented at Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force conferences since 1974. These public papers cover combustion science, propulsion system safety and hazards, environmental protection, toxicology, materials technology, nondestructive evaluation, and energetic materials research. (Note: Requires registering and PDFs cost $24.00 each.) Also see Chemical Propulsion Information Agency (CPIA), and TEMS. To have our library order these please contact us

Joint Spectrum Center Document Library

JSC handles DoD issues relating to spectrum planning, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)/ vulnerability (EMV) and electromagnetic environmental effects (E3). Radio frequency (RF) spectrum is used in nearly every modern piece of military equipment.

Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDS)

A good list of safety sheets.

MEDLINE (Online version of Index Medicus)

THE medical resource produced by the National Library of Medicine. It's exhaustive database of over 12 million medical citations covers medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the pre-clinical sciences. (A required "Animal Protocol" research file.) Check with the Library for passwords to the $$ version. Also see PubMed (Free).

National Electrical Safety Code Handbook

A "master reference," this Knovel interactive book for all electrical professionals involved with transmission, distribution, fiber optic systems, etc. It provides a rule-by-rule overview of the entire code, offering clarification, analysis, and numerous examples, and includes over 400 drawings and photographs.

National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) databases

Provides access to over 80 NIST scientific and technical databases with a major emphasis on measurement methodology and the basic technology underlying standardization. Here are links to some of the main NIST database topics: Analytical Chemistry ~ Atomic and Molecular Physics ~ Biometrics ~ Biotechnology ~ Chemical and Crystal Structure ~ Chemical Kinetics ~ Chemistry ~ Environmental Data ~ Fluids ~ Materials Properties ~ Mathematical Databases, Software and Tools ~ Physics ~ Surface Data ~ Thermophysical & Thermochemical Each of these database sets is also described elsewhere on this page. Some databases may not be free.

RAND Reports

RAND = Research AND Development, and is a nonprofit "think tank" that helps improve U.S. policy and decision-making. The site includes publications in the areas of environment, energy, international policy, national security, transportation, and science and technology, and more. Many RAND reports are indexed in DTIC and available as "AD" numbered reports or as cataloged items in the library.

Risk Assessment Information System

Sponsored by the Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management, this site has serveral tools and databases such as: Preliminary Remediation Goals; Established Regulatory Limits for Surface Water and Groundwater; Toxicity Values; Human Health Risk Exposure Modeling; and a Risk Assessment Glossary.

Safety, Health & Hygiene

Knovel interactive Reference books including: Dictionary of Substances and Their Effects (7 volumes), Electrostatic Hazards, Environmental and Health & Safety Management, Guidelines for Preventing Human Error in Process Safety, Handbook of Emergency Response to Toxic Chemical Releases, Handbook of Hazardous Chemical Properties, International Resources Guide to Hazardous Chemicals, *Patty's Toxicology, *Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, and Understanding Atmospheric Dispersion of Accidental Releases.

Science Citation Index

Science Citation Index Expanded (part of the "Web of Science"). Provides access to current and retrospective cited references from the world's leading science and technical journals. AFRL coverage 1990 to present. Prepaid version available on AFIT computers in library - 1988 to present.

Science Direct

It is one of "the world's largest collection of science, technology and medicine full text and bibliographic information," and the library connects you to millions of scholarly articles available from 1995+. Includes all journals published by Elsevier, Academic Press, Pergamon, North-Holland and others.

Scitation

We have access to most of the journals published by the American Institute of Physics; American Physical Society; Acoustical Society of America; American Society of Mechanical Engineers; American Vacuum Society; International Centre for Diffraction Data; Laser Institute of America; and MAIK (the Russian Academy of Sciences). Many older issues are in the Library.

SCIRUS

Searches across 167 million science-specific Web pages including full-text journal sources like: BioMed Central, MEDLINE, Science Direct (Elsevier, Academic Press, etc.), Scitation (AIP, APS, ASME, SPIE, etc.), and the Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics, as well as NASA reports, and various e-print and patent databases. Connects to millions of full-text subscription and free files.

ToxFile

Librarians access (only) via Dialog - $$ Covers the toxicological, pharmacological, biochemical, and physiological effects of drugs and other chemicals: adverse drug reactions, chemically induced diseases, carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, teratogenesis, environmental pollution, waste disposal, radiation, and food contamination. (A required "Animal Protocol" research file.) Also SEE ToxLine and ToxNet (Free).

TOXMAP

TOXMAP show where hazardous chemicals are released on-site into the air, water, and ground; identifies releasing facilities; shows chemical release trends; and provides information/links from these resources. Covers the United States and via maps allows users to visually explore data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Toxics Release Inventory.

TOXNET: Toxicology Data Network

A cluster of databases covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and related areas. Several are detailed elsewhere on this page. This link allows you to search across all the NLM toxicological databases, including the Hazardous Substances Data Bank, Integrated Risk Information System, and ToxLine.

World Surface Coatings Abstracts

Librarians access (only) via Dialog - $$
Provides comprehensive coverage of paints, coatings, pigments, inks, and adhesives. This includes polymer coatings, paint application and removal, optical coatings, etc., as well as information on their hazards and pollution.