Internet Resources For Math 1050
Internet Searches
Best Search Engine, Google: http://www.google.com
WolframAlpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com (An interesting alternative to Google)
Wikipedia: http://www.wikipedia.com
News
Hartford Courant: http://www.ctnow.com
CNN: http://www.CNN.com
All Newspapers: http://www.thepaperboy.com
General Information
National Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): http://www.epa.gov
New England EPA: http://www.epa.gov/region1
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection: http://www.dep.state.ct.us
Scorecard, Environmental Defense Pollution Locator (by Zip Code): http://www.scorecard.org/Water Information
US Geology Survey (USGS), Water Science for Schools: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu
UConn’s Hydrogeology Program: http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~hydrogeo
Water Quality in US Cities http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/uscities/map.asp
Water usage in US Geological Survey Circular 1268
Air Information
EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAR): http://www.epa.gov/oar
Check out “The Plain English Guide To The
Clean Air Act”
Global Warming Take Action Site: http://www.climatecrisis.net/
HazMat Information
ALOHA download page: http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/cameo/aloha.htm
CAMEO download page: http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/cameo/cameo.htm
CAMEO Chemical Library: http://www.cameochemicals.noaa.gov/CAMEO’s Chemical Library is the best online
source for MSDSs and other chemical properties of
hazardous materials. If
you prefer to find the information elsewhere online search under the chemical
name AND the property of interest.
Ways to Save The Environment
100 Ways to Save The Environment: http://www.seql.org/100ways.cfm
Online Calculators and Conversion Tables
Scientific Calculator: http://www.calculator.com/calcs/calc_sci.html
Units of Conversion Tables: http://www.sosmath.com/tables/unitconv/unitconv.html
Online Conversion: http://www.onlineconversion.com/