Michael Katz
This book provides general information about what is on the Internet and how to access it. It shows how o get environmental information off of the Internet. The book covers the database services that are available on the Internet that charge fees.
How to Use This Manual -- Chapter 1 What You Need to Connect to the Internet -- Chapter 2 What You Can Find on the Internet -- Chapter 3 Environmental Information on the Internet for Free -- Chapter 4 Environmental Information on the Internet for a Fee -- Index.
"This book is like any good tool-it cannot be evaluated by simply looking or reading... It certainly is a powerful tool for those less experienced in either the Internet or with environmental information sources. I plan to keep it close by."
-Journal of Environmental Quality
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"This book is like any good tool-it cannot be evaluated by simply looking or reading... It certainly is a powerful tool for those less experienced in either the Internet or with environmental information sources. I plan to keep it close by."-Journal of Environmental QualityPromo Copy
The book is designed to highlight the many worldwide web sites from which free information on the environment can be accessed and downloaded. It covers the areas of air, water, hazradous waste, land and soil, regulation, release and risk, and chemicals.
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The Internet is so huge and its growth so explosive that it is growing faster than most of us can keep up. Environmental Management Tools on the Internet is your one-stop source when moving through and around the World Wide Web in search of the very best in environmental data-free of cost.
This manual does more than emphasize the tools you need to find valuable information. The manual shows a number of sites where no-cost data can be obtained off the Internet in categories such as water, land/soil, air, hazardous waste, release and risk, and general environment, just to name a few.
Environmental Management Tools on the Internet is a tool that will be useful on a day-to-day basis by scientists and environmentalists, engineers, consultants, educators, and students alike.rn
