Environmental Web Sites Links to Recommended Web Resources
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1997 Solid Waste Master Plan	Solid Waste Master Plan Commonweath of Massachusetts 1997 DRAFT Solid Waste Master Plan from the Bureau of Waste Prevention. We are now seven years into the 10-year plan for integrated solid waste management first laid out in 1990. Full text and graphics of Master Plan available in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.
U.S. Global Change Research Program	Global Change Research Program U.S. Global Change Research Program seminar "Observed Climate Change in Alaska: The Early Consequences of Global Warming" What is the evidence that Alaska has warmed over the last century? Are these observed changes consistent with climate model projections of human-induced changes? What are the observed impacts and consequences of these changes in climate, with respect to society and ecosystems? What further consequences will occur from changes projected for the future?
Bangladesh Arsenic Poisoning B.B.C. news story	Bangladesh Arsenic Poisoning B.B.C. news story - "More than half of Bangladesh's population is in danger of poisoning from naturally-occurring arsenic in the ground water, studies say... The Bangladesh arsenic contamination is possibly the largest mass poisoning case in the world now."
Map of Bangladesh	Map of Bangladesh Reference map for above story.
Harvard Arsenic Project	Harvard Arsenic Project Bangladesh has become the site of the greatest case of mass poisoning the world has ever witnessed. Unless there are preventive interventions, many of the Bangladeshi people will face slow death where their bodies will succumb to the carcinogenic and mutagenic effects from the arsenic present in the very water they need for survival. Contact Project Coordinator Tania Hakim, (former student of this class) thakim@hohp.harvard.edu
Flood98 Bangledesh	Bangledesh Floods 1998 This information is provided by Bangladesh Water Development Board Flood Forecasting & Warning Center (Hydrology), and is also available from their webite at http://www.ffwc.net
USGS Biological Resources	USGS Biological Resource Division The Biological Resource Division (BRD) of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) works with others to provide the scientific understanding and technologies needed to support the sound management and conservation of our Nation's biological resources.
USGS Environment	USGS Environment USGS activities in the environment area include studies of natural physical, chemical, and biological processes, and of the results of human actions; the goal is to provide the understanding and scientific information needed to recognize and mitigate adverse impacts and to sustain the environment. Activities include data collection, long-term assessments, ecosystem analysis, predictive modeling, and process research on the occurrence, distribution, transport, and fate of contaminants as well as the impacts of contaminants on biota.
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