Environmental Studies Subject Guide

For subject assistance contact: Amelia Brunskill , Collections & Research Services Librarian, 245-1601.

As a result of the interdisciplinary nature of Environmental Studies, relevant materials can be found throughout the library. While the Library of Congress Classification System does have a call number range specifically designated for Environmental Sciences, there are many other call number ranges that may contain items of interest.

Examples of broad classification areas:
Q= Science
K= Law
H= Social Sciences

Examples of narrower classification areas:
QD1-999= Chemistry
GF 1-900= Human Ecology
GE 1-350 = Environmental Sciences
BJ 1-1725= Ethics
SD1-669.5= Forestry
Look at the Library of Congress Classification System Outline for more information.

Related Environmental Resources:

More research help:

Statistics
Law and Legal Research
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What is Plagiarism?
Citing Resources (APA)
Evaluating Resources
What is a Scholarly Journal?
Primary vs. Secondary Resources

Reference Resources

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.

Key Environmental Studies Reference Materials:

Ref. GF75 .B5613 1999 Encyclopedia of the Biosphere: Humans in the world's ecosystems. 2000, 11 vols.

Ref. HC103.7 .N278 1998 Natural Resources - 3 vols.,  1998. 

Ref. HC240.9.E5 E9 1993   European Environmental Statistics Handbook.  1993.
 
Ref. QH75 .E49 1994   Encyclopedia of Endangered Species.  1994.

Ref. QH540.4 .E52 1995 Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology.  1999, 3 vols.

Ref. RA565 .K67 1991 Handbook of Environmental Health and Safety Principles and Practices.  1991. 

Ref. RA1270.P4 P468 1997   Pesticide Profiles: Toxicity, Environmental Impact and Fate.  1997. 

Ref. S411 .D245 1985 Black's Agricultural Dictionary. 1985, 2nd. ed.

Ref. S441 .S36 Encyclopedia of American Agricultural History.   1975.

Ref.  SD143 .E53 1983   Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History.   2 vols., 1983.

Ref. SH20.3 .E53 2000 Encyclopedia of Aquaculture. 2000.

Ref. TD173 .E53 1999 The Wiley Encyclopedia pf Environmental Pollution and Clean Up.  1999, 2 vols.

Ref. TD193 .P38 1997 Handbook of Environmental Analysis: Chemical Pollutants in Air, Water, Soil and Solid Wastes.  1997.

Ref. TD345 .W38 1996   Water Resources Handbook.  1996.

Ref. TD791 .K74 1994   Handbook of Solid Waste Management.  1997.

Ref. TD794.5 .L84 1993   McGraw-Hill Recycling Handbook.  1993. 

Ref. TD1040 .C73 1997   Toxic Waste Sites: An Encyclopedia of Endangered America. 1997.

Ref. HC79 .E5 D53 2001. Dictionary of environmental economics. 2001.


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