ELL-Environmental+Studies

SIRS Issues Researcher [|Global Issues in Context] Science in Context
 * Starting Your Research - Use These Databases ** [|Encyclopedia Britannica]


 * Environmental Issue Resources: **

Depletion of biodiversity [] [|http://web.worldbank.org/] []

Endangered species [] [|http://www.earthsendangered.com] @http://www.endangeredspecie.com

Radioactive/nuclear waste: [] [|http://www.endangeredspecie.com] [|http://www.greenpeace.org/]

Industrial waste: [] [|http://www.epa.gov/osw/nonhaz/industrial]

Global warming: [] [] [|http://climatechange.worldbank.org] @http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/

Intensive farming: [] []

Thinning of the ozone layer: [|http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/ENVIRONMENT/EXTTMP/0,,menuPK:408237~pagePK:149018~piPK:149093~theSitePK:408230,00.html__**]

Air, water, soil pollution: [] [] [] []

Overpopulation: [] [] [] http://brooklinehighschoollibrary.wikispaces.com/SCI+Human+Enviromental+Impact

Soil erosion due to farming or mining [] [|http://www.soilerosion.net] [](video about soil erosion) Strip Mining Article

Deforestation of the rainforest: [|http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/deforestation-overview/#]

Misuse of fertilizers and pesticides: [] []

Greenhouse effect and greenhouse gases: [] [] @http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/gases.html

Non-native species: [|http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov] [] [|http://www.invasive.org]

Genetically modified crops: [] [][]