Water and Wastewater Technology

Databases: find journal articles, technical reports, standards, etc.

• Academic Search Premier. Provides full text for over 3,200 scholarly publications.
• AgEcon: Research in agriculture and applied economics
• AGRICOLA. Agricultural Online Access. Sponsored by National Agriculture Library. 1970 to present.
• Agricultural Communications Documentation Center. Emphasizes human and social dimensions. Univ. of Illinois.
• AGRIS. Sponsored by the United Nations. Food and Agriculture Organization. 1965 to present.
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Civil Engineering Database. Coverage is 1970 to present.
• Business Source Premier. Provides full text for over 2500 business journals.
• Engineering E-journal Search Engine. Full-text from over 150 trade e-journals. Do not confuse this site with Compendex (Engineering Index).
• Environmental Protection Agency. Makes available many databases that index technical data and research reports.
• Google Scholar. Beta version, under construction. Indexes scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports. Google Scholar includes articles from a variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities. They rank results based on their relevance criteria.
• Ingenta (Formerly UnCover). Coverage is 1988 - Present.
• MasterFILE Premier. Provides full text for over 1,830 general reference, business, consumer health, general science. Full text extends back to January, 1990. Indexing and abstracts is available for an additional 1,000 journals.
• MInd: The Meetings Index. Provides a free databases of future national and international conferences, regional meetings, and short courses.  
• National Environmental Publications Internet Site - NEPIS. EPA resources.
• NSSN: National Standards Systems Network.
• Science Accelerator, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy. Search collections of DOE research results, project descriptions, and accomplishments. These collections enable you to find out about ongoing research projects, explore significant DOE discoveries, learn about DOE Nobel Prize Winners, access and search scientific e-prints, locate science conference papers and proceedings, patents, and more.
• Science.gov. New improved gateway to U.S. government publications and web sites. 12 major science agencies are collaborating on this project. They have recently added relevancy-ranked order to the results of a search. It includes 30 databases and over 1700 web sites.
• TechStreet: Technical Information Superstore. Most comprehensive index for engineering standards. Also indexes books, materials physical property data, software and free professional trade magazines.
• U.S. Dept. of Energy. Scientific and Technical Information
• U.S. EPA. Science Inventory. This is a searchable, agency-wide catalog of more than 4,000 science activities such as research, technical assistance and assessments, along with more than 750 peer-reviewed products and an archives of over 19,000 records.
• U.S. EPA Web Search. Provides advanced searching of the EPA web site.
• USGS Water-Resources Reports
• U.S. Patent database. See also the Patent and Trademark Depository Library web site.
• Water and Wastes Digest. Index to 6 magazines including full text or articles.

Library Catalogs

• URSUS. University of Maine System catalog.  
• MaineCat. College, university, and major public libraries in Maine.  
• Library of Congress. Online catalog.
• British Library. Catalogue.
• Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) Catalog.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

• Access Science. Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Includes over 8,500 online encyclopedia articles and 15,000 illustrations from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition and regularly updated, fully-searchable media-rich content, terms, images and video.Includes over 8,500 online encyclopedia articles and 15,000 illustrations from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition and regularly updated, fully-searchable media-rich content, terms, images and video.
• Bartleby.com. Dictionaries, thesaurus, quotations, etc.
• Infoplease.com. Encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, dictionary and thesaurus in one resource with good science and technology coverage. Nobel and science awards page. 
• Terms of Environment. by the U.S. EPA.  
• Water on the Web Glossary.
• Water Words Dictionary. By the Nevada Division of Water Resources.

Educational Resources

• American Water Works Association. Education Sites.
• Discover engineering.
• Engineer Girl - For everyone with lot’s of links and information.
• Engineering your Future.
• EnviroLink: the online environmental community.
• Future Scientists & Engineers of America (FSEA).
• Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection. Education resources, teacher resources.
• Maine Engineering Promotion Council.
• Math/Science Network. Expanding Your Horizons.           
• National Engineers Week.
• USGS Learning Web. Activities and materials for elementary through adult 
• Water on the Web. A curriculum for college and high schools. Tutorials.

Handbooks

• Chemical Hazards Response Information System (CHRIS). Hazardous Chemical Data Manual. U.S. Dept. of Transportation. For use during emergencies during waterborne transport of hazardous chemicals.
• Field Analytic Technologies Encyclopedia (FATE). web site. This online encyclopedia is intended to provide information about technologies that can be used in the field to characterize contaminated soils and water. Provided by the U.S. EPA.
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) on the Internet.
• MatWeb. Your Source for Materials Information. Materials property data. See also the MatWeb for Composites.
• National Handbook of Water Quality Monitoring. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1996. 
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. Contains physical and chemical properties and exposure hazard information for several hundred chemicals that are common in the work environment.
• NIST Chemistry WebBook. Contains spectral, thermochemical, thermophysical and energetics data.
• NIST Data Gateway. Covers a broad range of substances and properties from many different scientific disciplines. U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.
• Organic Compounds Database. Index to over 2400 compounds and their properties.
• Organic Syntheses Website and Database. Provides detailed instructions for the production of chemicals.  
• Quality of our Nation's Waters: Nutrients and Pesticides. U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1225. USGS, 1999. 
• U.S.Geological Survey. National Water Quality Assessment Data Warehouse.
• Water Quality Standards Handbook. 2nd ed. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1994. 

Educational Resources

• American Water Works Association. Education Sites.
• Discovery Channel. Discovery School.  Try the brain boosters.
• EnviroLink: the online environmental community.
• Future Scientists & Engineers of America (FSEA).
• How Stuff Works.
• Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection. Education resources, teacher resources.
• Maine Engineering Promotion Council.      
• National Engineers Week.
• Try Science. Sponsored by the New York Hall of Science.
• USGS Learning Web. Activities and materials for elementary through adult 
• Water on the Web. A curriculum for college and high schools. Tutorials.

Maine Resources

• Geological Society of Maine.
• Maine Congress of Lake Associations.
• Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
• Maine Drinking Water Program. State of Maine, Dept. of Human Services.
• Maine Drinking Water Quality Annual Reports.
• Maine Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program Index (MEMAP). Listing of programs that monitor and assess Maine's environment.
• Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute.  
• Maine Rural Water Association.
• Maine Wastewater Control Association.
• Maine Water Utilities Association.
• New England Environmental Education Alliance.
• New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission.
• New England Regional Water Quality Program.
• New England Water Environment Association.
• Public Educational Access to Environmental Information in Maine (PEARL). Database of environmental data on Maine lakes.
• Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental & Watershed Research.
• University of Maine. Cooperative Extension. Water Quality team.
• University of Maine. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Conferences

• Maine Water Conference. March 22, 2006. Augusta, ME. Summaries of papers presented at previous conferences are also available at this site. Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental & Watershed Research.

Professional Societies and Research Organizations

• American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE)
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
• American Institute of Hydrology
• American Public Works Association.
• American Society of Civil Engineers. (ASCE)
• American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. (ASLO)
• American Water Resources Association (AWRA)
• American Water Works Association. (AWWA)
• Delaware Riverkeeper Network.
• Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI). Has designed a water sustainability tool to help businesses.
• Great Lakes Information Network. (GLIN)
• Groundwater Foundation. Organization for the general public and youth.
• International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)
• International Joint Commission. Canada and United States.
• International Water Association (IWA)
• International Water Resources Association (IWRA).
• National Ground Water Association (NGWA)
• National Institutes for Water Resources. (NIWR)
• New England Water Environment Association.
• North American Lake Management Society. (NALMS)
• Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS)
• United Nations Environment Programme.
• Water Environment Federation (WEF)
• Water Quality Association. (WQA)

Raymond H. Fogler Library University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207-581-1661

Updated: 01/21/2008
by Martin Wallace