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General
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- Bioscience
Challenges
- Part of the actionbioscience.org site, this section provides discussion
and peer reviews of seven topical aspects of current science. Including
up-to-date and relevant news.
- Human
Alteration of the Global Nitrogen Cycle
- The nitrogen cycle and the impact of human activity on nitrogen
exchanges globally.
- Human
Impact
- This page provides activities for students to see first hand the
impact of humans on the environment.
- Human
Impact on the Natural Environment
- An introduction to the impact of human activity on ecosystems.
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Pollution |
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Chernobyl
Assessment Project
This site looks at the international Chernobyl project. Includes
radiation exposure, the health situation, measures to protect the population,
environmental contamination, radiation and its biological effects.
Pollution
Online
A site for professionals and vendors in the pollution equipment and
pollution control industries. Provides news on current pollution issues.
Toxic
Substances
Provides detailed information, by selecting a chemical or substance
from an alphabetical list, on the effects of hazardous substances on
the health of human populations.
Urban
and Regional Air Pollution (AUS)
The CSIRO has compiled a factsheet of air pollution in Australian
urban areas.
US
EPA Student Center
Hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the United
States, this sites provides good information on pollution by clicking
on their links: Air, Water, and Waste recycling.
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Global Warming |
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- Carbon
Dioxide Information Analysis Center
- From the CDIAC site, this page deals with frequently asked questions
about global change.
- Climate
Change Programme - WWF
- This site provides climate change information that affects us
all. Includes the problems, solutions, publications, photogallery
and latest news items.
- Earth
Observatory: Global Warming
- A NASA site, this article provides excellent information on the
causes, effects and expected results of global warming. From an impartial
view point, best and worst case scenarios are discussed.
- Environment
Australia Online
- From the Erin navigator, access the site concerned with AIR, or
search for greenhouse from the thesaurus to access a number of sites
concerned with global warming issues.
- Global
Warming
- A major site investigating scientific, environmental, social and
political issuers surrounding global warming.
- Hadley
Centre for Climate Prediction and Research
- Part of the Met Office, this site provides a focus in the United
Kingdom for the scientific issues associated with climate change.
- NASA's
Changing Global Land Surface
- Explores the effects the greenhouse has on environment. Includes,
the carbon cycle, global warming, the impact on vegetation and glaciers
with examples from satellite images.
- Ozone hole is 'biggest on record'
- This year's Antarctic ozone hole is the largest on record, according to US government scientists.
The "hole" is a severe depletion of the ozone gas layer in the upper atmosphere that protects life on Earth by blocking ultraviolet rays from the sun.
- The
EPA Global Warming Site
- An extensive site on the Greenhouse Effect (global warming), investigating:
the climate system, environmental impact, and the actions that can
be taken to avert problems.
- The Earth Observatory
- Focusing on Earth's climate and environmental change, NASA's Earth Observatory provides freely-accessible publications on the internet where the public can obtain satellite imagery and scientific information.
- The
Greenhouse Effect: Information sheet
- Part of Atmospheric research at CSIRO, this site provides a factsheet
on the greenhouse gases. Includes likely changes to global climate
with specific examples for Australia.
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Ozone Depletion |
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BBC NEWS | Major ozone loss over Antarctic
- New readings from the European satellite Envisat suggest that this year's southern hemisphere ozone hole may be one of the largest on record. The hole covers an area of 10 million sq km (four million sq miles) - approximately the same size as Europe.
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Ozone
Depletion Resource Center
- This resource provides quick access to specific information on
ozone depletion. Has information for the general public, business,
conferences, forums and other events.
- Ozone
in the Polar Stratosphere
- NOAA monitors the conditions and ozone amounts in the stratosphere.
Contains graphs and data on the ozone hole, and links to other related
sites.
- Stratospheric
Ozone Depletion
- Explains the role of ozone in the stratosphere, and examine projects
which deal with the diminishing ozone layer.
- The
Ozone Hole Tour
- Part of the University of Cambridge, this site looks at the discovery
of the ozone hole, what's happening over Antarctica, and the latest
research.
- The Ozone we breathe
- This site deals with ozone formation both in upper atmosphere and lower, and the causes and effects of Ozone concentration on humans, ecosystems and the world climate.
- The
Science of Ozone Depletion
- looks at the science of stratospheric ozone depletion, what it
is, why is it there, how big is it, hosted by the Union of Concerned
Scientists.
- The
Size and Depth of the Ozone Hole
- Part of EPA's
Ozone Information, this site examines five graphs which have
been plotted from use of various measurements used to characterise
the ozone hole, and gives a brief description about each.
- TOMS:
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
- Looks at ozone readings for Northern and Southern hemispheres.
You can also determine global averages and the ozone reading over
your house. Under the topic multimedia: Antarctic Ozone Hole, you
see the changes of the ozone hole from 1979 to 1997.
- What
is a Dobson Unit?
- Part of TOMS website, explains what a dobson unit is and how it
measures ozone.
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Recycling and Waste Management |
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A-Z
of Recycling
- This UK site looks at a variety of materials that can be recycled.
- Aluminium
Recycling
- This website provides a factsheet for recycling and includes the
processes involved in recycling Aluminium.
- Environment
Agency - Waste
- Learn all about waste management issues, types of waste, ways
to minimise waste, includes other resources and information.
- How
Does a Sewage Treatment Plant Work?
- With the use of diagrams, this site examines the processes involved
in sewage treatment.
- How
MWRA Sewer System Works
- Learn more about how the sewage treatment on Deer Island works.
- Municipial
Solid Waste - Basic Facts
- From the EPA website, this student friendly site contains some
basic facts about waste, how to reduce, reuse and recycle materials
in and around the home and community.
- Recycler's
World
- Learn more about recycling, includes a variety of materials from
batteries to glass, tires to compost.
- Steel
Recycling Institute
- This website promotes and sustains the recycling of all steel products.
Includes factsheets, recycling database, a kids site, and local places
where you can recycle your steel.
- The
Internet Consumer Recycling Guide
- This information is aimed at everyday people to make recycling
so easy that it blends into the flow of everyday.
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