Other Types of Pollutants

The following resources will help you research pollutants...

 Internet Sites

Light Pollution Environment Agency - Light Pollution: www.environment-agency.gov.uk/yourenv/eff/1190084/pollution/152227/

Light Pollution's Disturbing Effects: http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:ME2VUfj_2EoJ:www.maryalicemonroe.com/
site/files/67/455/63360/184618/Light_Pollution.doc+%22light+pollution%22,+
causes+effects&hl=
en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=10

Light Pollution: www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~ipswich/CfDS/Light_Pollution.htm

Light Pollution - Are You A Culprit? www.darksky.org/resources/information-sheets/pdf/is131.pdf#search=%22%22light%20pollution%22%2C%20causes%20effects%22

Utah Skies - Light Pollution: http://www.utahskies.org/lpIndex.htm

Noise Pollution Effects of Noise Pollution on Humans: http://academic.scranton.edu/student/LEVEYK2/effects.html

EHP - Decibel Hell: The Effects of Living in a Noisy World:
www.ehponline.org/members/2005/113-1/focus.html

Noise Off - the Citizens Coalition Against Noise Pollution - FAQs: http://www.noiseoff.org/faq.shtml

EMF

Electrical Pollution – What It’s Doing To You:
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/electricalpollution24jan04.shtml 

Less EMF:
www.lessemf.com/emf-news.html 

EMP Pollution – Manmade Electromagnetic Radiation Fields:
www.emfpollution.com/articles/cross-currents/electromagnetic-radiation

Electrical Pollution: http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:k_8o_JvlqzMJ:www.mrec.org/pubs/ElectricalPollution_
InformationalPage_05.pdf+EMF,+%22electrical+pollution%22,+fields&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=8

Space Junk The Aerospace Corporation - What Is Space Debris? www.aero.org/capabilities/cords/debris-basics.html

NASA Orbital Debris Program: http://sn-callisto.jsc.nasa.gov/index.html

Science Daily - Space Debris Assessing the Risks: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/03/050325161759.htm

Space Junk: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/earth/spacejunk.shtml

Visual Pollution Albuquerque Environmental Story - Visual Pollution: www.cabq.gov/aes/s5vp.html

Citizens for a Scenic Florida - Stop Billboard Blight: www.scenicflorida.org/pubs/newsflstopblight.html

Scenic America - Background on Billboards: www.scenic.org/billboards

Scenic Nevada - Billboard and Sign Control: www.scenicnevada.org/main/signcontrol.html

 

If you do not find what you're looking for in the above resources, try the search tips listed below.
 

 Internet Search Tips

  1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.google.com or www.google.com etc.
     
  2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
     
  3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "light pollution", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites on light pollution as opposed to all of the sites containing the word light plus all of the sites containing the word pollution.
     
  4. If you would like to search for something specific about light pollution, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to find out about the causes of affects,  I would enter the following:

    "light pollution", causes, effects

    Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
     

  5. Be sure to evaluate each Internet site for the following:

     

  6. Remember: if you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on an Internet source, 
    you must include it in your bibliography.

Remember:  YOU MUST CITE EVERY RESOURCE YOU USED to gather information on your 
Works Cited (Bibliography) page.  Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.
 

Created by Liza Zandonella, Library Media Specialist.
 

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