Water and Wastewater Technology

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

• Academic Search Complete. 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.
• ASCE Civil Engineering Database (CEDB). ASCE's CEDB covers bibliographic records of ASCE documents published back to 1958, including journals, conference proceedings, books, standards, manuals, magazines, and newsletters. Some full-text available.
• Business Source Complete. Provides full text for over 2500 business journals.
• DOE Data Explorer. Indexes raw data collections funded in whole or in part by the U.S. Department of Energy. Data collections reside at national laboratories, data centers, user facilities, colleges and universities, or the Web sites of professional organizations, consortiums, corporate institutions, or international organizations.
• 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.
• National Technical Information Service (NTIS) Database. Contains over 2.0 million bibliographic records to research reports, computer products, software, video cassettes, audio cassettes and more from the latest research sponsored by the United States and select foreign governments. The complete electronic file dates back to 1964. Most records include abstracts. Full text to research reports may be purchased from NTIS using the links in the bibliographic records.
• 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 5.0. A free, integrated single-search gateway to reliable science and technology information from 17 organizations within 13 federal science agencies - access to over 200 million pages of scientific information.
• 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 Resource Center 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 lots 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

• 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.
• 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 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)
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE). A not-for-profit educational and service organization that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women.
• Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS)
• United Nations Environment Programme.
• Water Environment Federation (WEF)
• Water Quality Association. (WQA)

Government Agencies

• National Snow and Ice Data Center. (NSIDC)
• National Water and Climate Center. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
• National Water Research Institute. Canada.
• Science.gov 5.0. A free, integrated single-search gateway to reliable science and technology information from 17 organizations within 13 federal science agencies - access to over 200 million pages of scientific information.
• State Drinking Water Programs.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Waterways Experiment Station.
• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Water Operations.
• U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  Office of Water. See also: Surf your Watershed. A service of the EPA to help you locate and share environmental information. 
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• U.S. Geological Survey. Water Resources.
• U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
• U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service. (NRCS)
• U.S. Water Quality Information Center. Dept. of Agriculture. Have assembled a collection of online documents and water resources databases.

Selected Web Resources

• Acid Rain, Atmospheric Deposition and Precipitation Chemistry. Online Reports. USGS
• Eastern Lake Survey Data Sets. Maintained by the U.S. EPA. and Northeast Lake Data Sets.
• EPA Wetlands, Oceans, & Watersheds. Water and wastewater news, data and publications from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
• Fedstats.gov. Provides access to statistical information from over 100 U.S. government agencies.
• International Rivers Network..
• National Environmental Data Index. Provides data from a multitude of federal agencies.
• National Water-Quality Assessment Program. (NAWQA) Sponsored by the USGS and includes maps, publications and data.
• National Wetlands Inventory. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
• 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 Data Gateway. Covers a broad range of substances and properties from many different scientific disciplines. U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.
• Public Educational Access to Environmental Information in Maine (PEARL). Database of environmental data on Maine lakes.
• Scorecard. Get answers to your questions about local pollution. Can put in zip code and locate local superfund sites and other environmental data. By the Environmental Defense Network.
• Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Program. Sponsored by the U.S. EPA. The database indexes information on toxic chemicals released into the environment and waste management activities. Has full text guidance documents.
• Toxic Substances Hydrology Program. USGS
• U.S.Geological Survey. National Water Quality Assessment Data Warehouse.
• The Utility Connection. More than 300 links to electric, gas, water and wastewater utilities, news and information.
• Water and Wastes Digest. Index to 6 magazines including "Water and Engineering Management" Full text of articles is included. Also has calendar of events and career center.
• Water Law. Compiled by Megalaw.com
• Water Online. This commercial site includes a searchable catalog of water and wastewater products and manufacturers plus current news from the industry.
• Water Quality Information Center, National Agricultural Library. Includes bibliographies on water quality related topics and access to databases.
• Water Words Dictionary. By the Nevada Division of Water Resources.
• WaterWorld Magazine: serving the municipal water/wastewater industry..

Internet Directories

• Environment Directory.
• Hydronet: The International Water Port.
• INFOMINE. Scholarly internet resources. University of California, Riverside.
• Universities Council on Water Resources. Contains directories of projects and consultants. Employment opportunities and links to newsletters and databases.
• WWW Virtual Library:  Wastewater Engineering.
• Yahoo: Hydrology.
• Yahoo: Water Resources.

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

Updated: 02/05/2013
by Martin Wallace