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Uranium Mining Left a Legacy of Death

This article, published in Deseret News, addresses the effects of uranium mining in southeastern Utah. The article discusses the health effects suffered by former uranium miners, the state of ...
Subject: Biology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Opinion

Final Report of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Committee

This is the final report of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) Committee published in July 1996. This report makes recommendations about policy issues relating to compensation for uranium ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining, Environmental Science:Policy:US National Policy, Biology, Environmental Science:Waste:Radioactive Waste, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values
Resource Type: Policy Resources

The Hveragerdi Geothermal Area, Hveragerdi, Iceland

Gunnarsd&, oacute, Inga Hrund ttir
This website contains a broad overview of the Hveragerdi geothermal area in Hveragerdi, Iceland. Topics related to Hveragerdi in this site include the geography and geology, history of Hveragerdi ...
Subject: Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Ecology:Metabolism
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

Microbial Mining

L. Brierley Corale
This article discusses the use of microbial populations in the bioleaching of valuble ores from rock near or within the subsurface of the Earth.
Subject: Biology:Biogeochemistry, Biology, :Microbiology, Ecology:Metabolism, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Oxidation/Reduction Reactions
Resource Type: Scientific Resources, :Overview/Reference Work

Environmental Risk Assessment

Douglas Crawford-Brown
This site is the homepage for a course on environmental risk assessment taught by Douglas Crawford-Brown at the University of North Carolina. This course provides an overview of the evidential ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science, Biology
Resource Type: Course Information:Course Site

Garbage-eating Geobacter

Joshua Zaffos
This Geotimes article highlights recent work done by Derek Lovley on the microbe Geobacter. The article discusses the ability of Geobacter to eat metal wastes as well as the prospect of using ...
Subject: Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Contaminant hydrology, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Surface Chemistry, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

Fungi Help Reduce Transplant Failures at the Roots

Donald Marx
This news article reports that inoculating trees with mycorrhizal fungi prior to or at planting has revolutionized the reforestation of mined lands and similar projects. The fungi form a kind of ...
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Restoration/Reclamation, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods , Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology, Biology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

Biogeosciences.org

biogeosciences.org
This web site presents a collection of biogeoscience resources for all levels of education and interest. Basic biogeoscience links, background information, and program resources are available along ...
Subject: Biology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Geoscience:Biogeosciences , Biology:Biogeochemistry
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations

Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination (GeoMAC)

This site provided by the USGS features GeoMAC, an internet-based mapping tool that fire managers and the public can use to access online maps of current fire locations and perimeters in the ...
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Biology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Wildfires
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Audio/Visual:Maps

Hurricanes, Climate, and Katrina

Janet Kegg
This website provides links to many Science Magazine articles related to hurricanes, coastal disasters and disaster policy. The articles are divided into four sections: The Gulf Coast hurricanes and ...
Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Environmental Science:Policy:Local Policy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources

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