Healthy Santa Cruz County - Environmental Issues

Local Links

• Local Help & Information: Environmental Action - Volunteer Opportunities
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer information about environment-related volunteer opportunities. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: ecology, environment, local information, volunteer, water pollution
• Local Help & Information: Environmental Issues
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer programs or further information about local environmental issues. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: ecology, environment, local information, water pollution
• Local Help & Information: Water Pollution
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer programs, help, support or further information about water pollution control. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: ecology, environment, local information, water pollution

Library Resources

• Find Books: Environment / Ecology
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about both general and specific environmental issues. Use this link to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: books, books / videos, ecology, environment

Recommended Websites

• Household Products Database
  Special features: Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for more than 6000 household products; find out about ingredients, health effects and handling tips; searchable by product name or ingredients. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: ecology, environment, household safety, product safety, recommended website, research, toxins
• TOXMAP
  Special features: Allows users to create nationwide or local area maps showing where TRI chemicals are released on-site into the air, water, and ground; identification of releasing facilities, release amounts for a single year; locations of Superfund sites on the National Priority List; online instructional tour for users. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: ecology, environment, recommended website, toxins

Databases

• Health and Wellness Resource Center
  Provides health-related information from more than 700 health/medical journals and hundreds of pamphlets (many with full text), 2,200 magazines, and various reference sources.