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Core List for an Environmental Reference Collection
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Information
EPA 260-B-10-001
March 2010
A listing of information resources in the areas of environmental protection, management, and science as selected by librarians supporting the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Each entry includes the title, author or editor, publication date, and publisher or distributor of the resource. Many of the entries include a brief description of the resource as well.
Disclaimer
A Note on this Edition of the Core List
Table of Contents
Introduction
Air Quality / Air Pollution
Business Information
Chemical Properties and Characteristics
Climate Change
Ecology and Ecosystems
Enforcement and Compliance
Engineering and Technology
Environmental Classics
Environmental Education
Environmental Equity/Environmental Justice
Environmental Law, Legislation & Regulations (including Legislative Histories)
Environmental Management and Policy
Environmental Risk Assessment and Management
General Reference Sources
Hazardous Waste / Superfund
Health Effects
International Environment
Motor Vehicles and Emissions
Nanotechnology
Pesticides and Toxic Substances
Pollution Prevention
Recycling
Solid Waste
Statistics
Sustainability
Test Methods and Standards
US Environmental Protection Agency
Water Quality / Water Pollution
Appendix A – Key Environmental Journals
Appendix B – Acronyms
Appendix C – Publishers and Distributors
This publication has been prepared and reviewed by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Due to the rapidly expanding field of environmental information, EPA cannot guarantee that all relevant sources are listed. Publication does not signify that the contents reflect the views of the EPA or that EPA endorses the coverage and scope of the subject matter as comprehensive, complete or appropriate. At the time of this publication, all electronic links were accurate to the best of our knowledge. Please note that there may be subscription fees or other charges associated with some of the resources listed in this document.
A Note on This Edition of the Core List
This edition of the Core List is a complete revision of the second edition, which was published in 2002 as EPA 260-R-01-001. The original Core List was published in 1993 as EPA publication EPA 220-R-93-007.
The EPA National Library Network plans to update the Core List periodically, expanding it to include new information sources and new media formats. Previous editions of the Core List can be accessed via EPA’s National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP).