This guide lists some print and electronic sources of statistical data, as well as indexes which can be used to identify statistical compilations and datasets. Many of the sources listed have been produced by government agencies since they often have mandated or regulatory responsibilities to regularly collect data.

Indexes/Bibliographies
General
Climate/Air Quality
Water Resources/Earth Sciences
Energy
Health
Environmental Contamination & Toxicology
Waste Management

American Statistics Index (Docs Index Table) Specializes in indexing federal statistical publications

California State Publications (Docs Index Table) Can also be found as a subset of the University of California online catalog--Melvyl (http://www.melvyl.ucop.edu/) -- select MELVYL Catalog from the pull down list of databases.

Directory of Computerized Data Files: A Guide to U.S. Government Information in Machine-Readable Form (ref Docs C 51.11/2-2) A more specific subset of this is U.S. Government Environmental Datafiles and Software (Docs C 51.2:502/4)

 
Population Index(http://popindex.princeton.edu/) Population Index,  published since 1935, is the primary reference tool to the world's population literature. It presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other material on population topics. Available for you on this web site is a searchable and browsable database containing over 43,000 abstracts of demographic literature published in Population Index  from 1986-2000.

Statistical Resources on the Web (http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html) From the University of Michigan Documents Center, this site has links to useful statistics available on the web.  The broad subject classification includes Energy, Environment, and Health.

US Government Publications Monthly Catalog (FirstSearch version) or US Government Publications Monthly Catalog (Marcive version with links to local holdings)   Produced by the Government Printing Office, this index covers the publications of federal government agencies from July 1976 to date.

Use Internet Search Tools (http://library.humboldt.edu/~ccm/searchtools.html) to find specific Internet data sources.

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Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970 (ref HA 202 B87 1975) Contains statistical tables in a wide variety of subjects collected by federal agencies.

Reference books such as handbooks and encyclopedias often contain statistics/data.  For a sampling of what reference books are available, please see Environmental Resources Engineering: A Guide to Doing Research in HSU Library.

Electronic

California Environmental Resources Evaluation System (CERES) (http://www.ceres.ca.gov/)  CERES is an information system developed by the California Resources Agency to facilitate access to a variety of electronic data describing California's rich and diverse environments. The goal of CERES is to improve environmental analysis and planning by integrating natural and cultural resource information from multiple contributors and by making it available and useful to a wide variety of users.

California Statistical Abstract (Cal Doc F 380 S8) <Latest edition> is online at http://www.dof.ca.gov/html/fs_data/stat-abs/toc.htm)  Has data on area, elevations, climatology, water conditions, lumber production, fishing, mineral production, natural gas, electrical energy production, etc.

Center for Environmental Information and Statistics (http://www.epa.gov/eq)  This web site from the EPA has the mission of harmonizing and integrating environmental data collected across the agency. The site is currently undergoing reorganization and this site is being being merged into EPA's new Office of Environmental Information.  An useful feature is the EQ Environmental Atlas which offers "an online environmental map collection, links to other important collections, and information to help you understand environmental quality maps, mapping, and environmental information."

Counting California (http://countingcalifornia.cdlib.org/)  A collaborative project funded by the California Digital Library and the Library of California,  Counting California has a "single interface to actual raw data compiled by federal, state, and local agencies, and also allows users to collate and integrate data by topic, geography, title, and provider."

Encyclopaedia Britannica World - (Accessible from the HSU Library Databases menu  at http://library.humboldt.edu/infoservices/indexes/alphafast.html) - Includes flags, maps, articles, and statistics on individual countries.

Envirofacts Warehouse (http://www.epa.gov/enviro/) Envirofacts is a relational database that integrates data extracted monthly from several facility (or site) based EPA  program systems: Produced by the Government Printing Office, this index covers the publications of federal government agencies from July 1976 to date. Safe Drinking Water Information System, Superfund Data, Hazardous Waste Data, Toxic Release Inventory, Water Discharge Permits, and  Air Releases. Envirofacts also contains a grant information database, two integrating databases, and spatial data. Envirofacts contains data that are available under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). No enforcement, budget-sensitive, or proprietary business information is contained in this database.

Environmental RouteNet - Accessible from the HSU Library Databases menu  at http://library.humboldt.edu/infoservices/indexes/alphafast.html - Cambridge Scientific Abstracts produces this encyclopedic reference guide to all aspects of environmental information. It is a clearinghouse for only the best sources of environmental information and is continually updated and augmented.

FactSearch  -- Accessible from the HSU Library Databases menu  at http://library.humboldt.edu/infoservices/indexes/alphafast.html -- FactSearch provides facts and statistics from 300 newspapers, periodicals, the Congressional Record, and Congressional hearings. Coverage is 1984 to date. Updated quarterly.

Fedstats: One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics (http://www.fedstats.gov/index.html) More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use.

FedWorld (telnet://fedworld.gov or http://www.fedworld.gov) Provides access to more than 100 computer bulletin boards operated by federal agencies. Some of these bulletin boards include data files of government statistics.

Geology at Humboldt State University (http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~geodept/geology/RESOURCES.HTM) The HSU Geology and Hydrology WWW site contains links to local data sources, including hydrologic, geomorphic, geologic, and climate data.

National Transportation Data Archive (NTDA) (http://www.bts.gov/ntda/)  The National Transportation Data Archive provides updated data, graphs and charts on nationwide transportation statistics.

National Transportation Statistics (NTS) (http://www.bts.gov/ntda/nts/)   Includes detailed tables on the transportation system, transportation economics, safety, and energy and environmental consequences.  Companion volume to Transportation Statistics Annual Report (TSAR).

RAND California - (Accessible from the HSU Library Databases menu  at http://library.humboldt.edu/infoservices/indexes/alphafast.html) - Contains information on California public policy and economics. Includes an extensive collection of statistics, weekly bulletins and an index to research and policy reports, some of which are fulltext.

Stat USA - (Accessible from the HSU Library Databases menu  at http://library.humboldt.edu/infoservices/indexes/alphafast.html) - Contains business, trade and economic reports, and statistical series. Includes information from the National Trade Data Bank, Economic Bulletin Board, Commerce Business Daily, Trade Opportunity Program, and Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Statistical Abstract of the United States (ref HA 202 S73) Annual compilation of statistics gathered by federal agencies and other ngo's. The Library has annual volumes dealing back to 1878. Older volumes are in the US Documents collection.  The Statistical Abstract of the United States (http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-us.html) for 1995-date are available online in pdf format.

US Census Bureau Home Page (http://www.census.gov) For statistics related to population, housing, and the economy of the U.S.

United States Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.epa.gov/) The mission of the United States Environmental Protection Agency is to protect public health and to safeguard and improve the natural environment - air, water, and land - upon which human life depends. This site provides access to several database systems.

USGS: Geographic Data Download (http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/doc/edchome/ndcdb/ndcdb.html) The EROS Data Center provides file transfer protocol (FTP) access to a variety of USGS digital data sets. These data files are for use in geographical information systems for analysis and integration with other geospatial data. Of particular interest is the Land Use and Land Cover data file.

World Factbook - 2001 edition (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html) The World Factbook is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of US Government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements.  It includes country profiles and world summary figures.  It is especially useful for data on small and obscure countries.

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California Acid Deposition Data (Cal Doc A 1170 Q2 A24) Contains data collected under the California Acid Deposition Monitoring Program.

California Air Quality Data (Cal Doc A 1165 A4) Monthly with annual summaries of ambient air quality data.

Fritts & Goodom. 1980. Annual Precipitation for California Since 1600 Reconstructed from Western America Tree Rings (Cal Doc W750 P614)

Climatological Data: [state] (Docs C 55.216/6) In two parts, a monthly listing of daily temperature and ppt data and an annual summary. Stations grouped by drainage basin.

Coastal Data Information Program. Monthly Summary Report (GC 205 C153 periodical) Contains wave statistics transmitted from buoy and stationary platforms along the Pacific Coast.

Hourly Precipitation Data: [state] (Docs C 55.216/4) Monthly and annual summaries of daily and hourly ppt.

World Weather Records (ref Docs C 55.102 W89) Monthly climatic data from stations throughout the world from the earliest times to 1960. Continued by Monthly Climatic Data for the World (Docs C 55.211 microfiche)

Electronic

AIRData(http://www.epa.gov/air/data/index.html) AIRData gives you access to air pollution data for the entire United States.  AIRSWeb gets its information from EPA's massive air pollution database, which goes by the name Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS). It also gets information from the NET (National Emission Trends) database and the NTI (National Toxics Inventory) database. Containing billions of  pollution values and related data, AIRS is the most extensive collection of air pollution data on earth.

Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov) Data on the levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide and other radiatively active trace gases. Emissions, atmospheric concentration, ocean chemistry, vegetation response, land-use, and coastal hazards are some topics.

Climate Prediction Center (http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/)  The mission of the Climate Prediction Center is to maintain a continuous watch on short-term climate fluctuations and to diagnose and predict them.  Data includes Degree Day, Palmer Drought Information, Precipitation/Temperature Tables, and Current Monthly Atmospheric & SST Index Values.

Cooperative Summary of the Day (Docs C 55.281/2-4 cd-rom) 21 volume cd-rom set of daily climatological station records from the earliest period of record through 1993 for the entire United States. Data is in ASCII file format. There is no search or extraction software.

El Nino Theme Page: El Nino Related Climate Data (http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/toga-tao/el-nino/climatology.html) Includes data from the tropical Pacific Ocean, online drought data, and anomalies in temperature and precipitation.  You can generate graphs from some data at this site.

Emissions Measurement Center (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/) This site of the  Emission Measurement Center (EMC) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) is devoted to the science of characterizing and measuring air pollutant emissions.  The site is searchable and brings together information on test methods, monitoring, testing protocols, and general technical support.

Global Change Data and Information System Web Server (http://globalchange.gov/) Contains data sets of world-wide climate data including atmospheric CO2, precipitation correlation, historical air temperature, and other historical meteorological data back to the 1800s.

Global Daily Summary (ref QC 982 G56 1994) Summary of temperature and precipitation for 1977-91 in cd-rom format. Covers over 10,000 global stations.

Hourly United States Weather Observations 1990-1995 (Docs C 55.54 H81)  This cd-rom contains over 12 million hourly weather observations from 262 National Weather Service stations.  Includes: total and opaque sky cover, temperature and dew point, relative humidity, station pressure, wind direction and speed, visibility, ceiling height, present weather, ASOS cloud layer data, snow depth, and hourly precipitation.  Data is available in both English and metric units.

International Station Meteorological Climate Summary (ref QC 980 I55 1992) A cd-rom containing summarized climatic data from the National Weather Service, Federal Aviation Administration, and military installations worldwide.

National Climatic Data Center Web Server (http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html) Contains selected climatic datasets of limited time periods.  If you wish to search for specific regions or specific datasets, use the Climate Data Online site.

NCDC 15 Minute Precipitation (ref QC 983 N236) This cd-rom contains 15 minute precipitation records for the entire US.

NCDC Hourly Precipitation (ref QC 983 N235) This cd-rom contains hourly observations from recording stations in the western US from as early as 1900.

NCDC Summary of the Day (ref QC 983 N24 1995) This numeric cd-rom database contains records of daily climatological observations (precipitation, snowfall, evaporation, maximum temperature, and minimum temperature) for stations in the National Climatic Data Center Cooperative Observers Network (TD 3200) file. The database is based on single readings during each 24-hour period. Records date from the mid-1800s to 1991. Data can be printed or downloaded in several optional formats for use in a DBMS, spreadsheet or other application program. The HSU Library has two cd-roms covering the western United States.

NCDC Surface Airways (ref QC 984 W38 N24) A cd-rom containing daily climatological data from first-order stations in California and Arizona.

NOAA Marine Environmental Buoy Database: Eastern Pacific Ocean (auxiliary GC 150.5 N26 1994) Contains daily records from marine buoys on climate, waves, currents, ocean temperature, etc.

Research Data Archives of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (http://www.ncar.ucar.edu/info/ResearchData.html) Includes atmospheric, oceanographic, and geophysical data sets for use in meteorological research and provides access to the Kuwait Data Archive, meteorological data which were collected to study the effects of the 1991 oil fires in Kuwait on the environment.

Special Climate And Weather Summary -- April 7, 1998 (http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/climate/cliedit.html) This report from NOAA summarizes the climate effects of El Nino from December 1997-March 1998.  Climate anomalies and changes for a variety of locations throughout the US are reported as well as record high temperatures and precipitations which were set during this time.

 TAO Buoy Data Display (http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/toga-tao/realtime.html) Realtime data on surface temperatures and other oceanographic measurements received daily via satellite from the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) Array in the Pacific Ocean.  Designed to improve detection, understanding and prediction of El Nino and La Nina.

U. S. Hourly Precipitation Data 1900-June 1998 (Docs C 55.216/45 1900-98 v. 1-2)  This 2 volume cd-rom set contains hourly precipitation data for more than 2500 active stations and close to 7000 total stations.  Most data covers 1948 through June 1998 although some stations begin in 1900.

WATER RESOURCES/EARTH SCIENCES
 

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California Department of Water Resources. Hydrologic Data (Bulletin 130) (Cal Doc W 750 B9 #130) Annual series published in five volumes which presents hydrologic data for the state--monthly precipitation, surface water measurement, ground water levels, surface and ground water quality. Covers the years 1963-1975, 1985 to date.

U.S. Geological Survey

California Streamflow Characteristics (from records through 1968). 1971. (Docs I 19.76:1971-6/3) Summary of streamflow data for individual stations from the earliest year of record through 1968.

Water Resources Data: [state] (Docs I 19.53/2) Annual cumulation of discharge, level and water quality records for streams and wells. Arranged by drainage basin. Multiyear cumulations appear in the USGS Water Supply Paper series.

Electronic

Annual State Water-Data Reports (ref GB 701 A56 1994) This cd-rom contains hydrologic records of the US for water years 1990-93.

Applied Environmetrics Hydrological Tables (ref GB 661.2 B44 1991)This software creates tables of common hydrological calculations based on your parameters.

California Cooperative Snow Surveys (http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow/) This is a unit of the California Department of Water Resources. Includes historical snow course data, depth and density, water supply updates and forecasts.

California Data Exchange Center(http://cdec.water.ca.gov/) The California Data Exchange Center (CDEC) collects, stores, disseminates, and exchanges hydrometeorological data and related information. The data collection began as a small system designed to obtain data urgently needed to provide river stage forecasts and flood warnings for the North Coastal area and for the Central Valley. Has links to Daily, Monthly, Hourly (1984-1996), and  Hourly(Oct 1996-present) data.

California Department of Water Resources Home Page (http://wwwdwr.water.ca.gov) This site provides information on programs, water conditions and the state water project.

Hourly United States Weather Observations 1990-1995 (Docs C 55.54 H81)  This cd-rom contains over 12 million hourly weather observations from 262 National Weather Service stations.  Includes: total and opaque sky cover, temperature and dew point, relative humidity, station pressure, wind direction and speed, visibility, ceiling height, present weather, ASOS cloud layer data, snow depth, and hourly precipitation.  Data is available in both English and metric units.

Index of Watershed Indicators(http://www.epa.gov/iwi/)  The Index of Watershed Indicators (the IWI or Index) is the EPA's first national picture of watershed health. The Index organizes and presents aquatic resource information on a watershed basis. Watersheds are those land areas bounded by ridge lines that catch rain and snow, and drain to specific marshes, streams, rivers, lakes, or to groundwater.

Indiana WETnet: A Virtual Water Resource (http://bridge.ecn.purdue.edu/WETnet/) Provides access to water resources data in different formats, as well as at different scales for different regions. Covers the whole of the United States as well as individual states and counties. Types of data include water quality, water quantity, well logs, etc.

 NASA Langley Atmospheric Sciences Data Center (Distributed Active Archive Center) (http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/HPDOCS/) The NASA Langley DAAC is part of the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). The EOSDIS gathers and processes data from NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (formerly, Mission to Planet Earth). Information about the Earth is stored in interconnected data centers, each of which specializes in a different discipline. The Langley DAAC archives and distributes data relating to Radiation Budget, Clouds,  Aerosols, and Tropospheric Chemistry.

National Geophysical Data Center Web Server (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov) Contains some earth and near-earth scientific data archives.

NCDC 15 Minute Precipitation (ref QC 983 N236) This cd-rom contains 15 minute precipitation records for the entire US.

NCDC Hourly Precipitation (ref QC 983 N235) This cd-rom contains hourly observations from recording stations in the western US from as early as 1900.

Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center at the at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu/NASA/GUIDE) A data and information resource for snow and ice processes and especially for interactions among snow, ice, atmosphere, and ocean. Data sets and information include snow cover and avalanches, glaciers and ice sheets, floating ice, ground ice and permafrost, atmospheric ice, extra-terrestrial ices, and paleoglaciology and ice cores.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Web Server (http://sio.ucsd.edu) The Data Servers section under the menu Library & Resources contains data collected by various California coastal data collection programs.

SCS Soils 5 (ref S 599 A1 S33) Contains 25,000 soil interpretation records and 17,000 official series descriptions for US Soil Surveys. Includes general soil properties, soil use interpretations, soil capabilities, and more.

United Nations Environment Programme GEMS/WATER (http://www.cciw.ca/gems/gems-e.html) The GEMS/Water programme is a multi-faceted water science programme oriented towards understanding freshwater quality issues throughout the world. Major activities include monitoring, assessment, and capacity building. Provides access to the Annotated Digital Atlas of Global Water Quality .

USGS Daily Values (ref GB 991 W2 U27 1995) This numeric cd-rom database contains daily records of streamflow and lake volume and related physical data (temperature and suspended sediments) from recording stations in the western United States. You may view, print, and download data.

USGS Quality of Water (ref TD 223.6 U23 1993) Contains surface and ground water quality information from the USGS Watstore database. Parameters include organics, inorganics, metals, pesticides, and more. Includes recording stations from the western US.

USGS Hydro-Climatic Data Network (HCDN):Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988 (http://wwwrvares.er.usgs.gov/hcdn_cdrom/1st_page.html) The Hydro-Climatic Data Network, or HCDN, consists of streamflow records for 1,659 sites throughout United States and its Territories. Records cumulatively span the period 1874 through 1988, inclusive, and represent a total of 73,231 water years of information.

USGS Summary publications from 36 National Water-Quality Assessment study units (1991-98)   (http://water.usgs.gov/public/pubs/nawqasum/index.html) "These publications summarize the findings of thirty-six Study Units sampled by the USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program in 1991-98. Each publication in the series includes a summary of local water-quality issues and findings; several sections describing local findings in greater detail; and several sections putting local findings in a national context. Issues discussed include nutrients, pesticides, volatile organic compounds, radon, and suspended sediment in ground water and surface water; and semivolatile organic compounds, organochlorine compounds, and trace elements in bed sediment and aquatic biota."

USGS Water Resources of California (http://water.wr.usgs.gov) Provides access to a variety of data on California's water resources, including  Real-time Water Data,  Daily Streamflow Data,  Water Data Reports, 1994- , etc.

USGS Water Resources of the United States (http://water.usgs.gov) Provides access to many different types of data; e.g., Real-time Water Data,  GIS Data for Water Resources, Daily Streamflow Data, and Water Use Data.

U.S. Geological Survey Web Server (http://www.usgs.gov/) Contains some earth science datasets.

U. S. Hourly Precipitation Data 1900-June 1998 (Docs C 55.216/45 1900-98 v. 1-2)  This 2 volume cd-rom set contains hourly precipitation data for more than 2500 active stations and close to 7000 total stations.  Most data covers 1948 through June 1998 although some stations begin in 1900.

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Annual Energy Review (Docs E 3.1/3) Historical statistics on all major energy activities.

Monthly Energy Review (Docs E 3.9) Current data on production, consumption, imports, exports and prices of energy commodities in the U.S. Also includes some international data.

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Annual Energy Review Database (Docs E 3.1/2 floppy) Annual collection of energy statistics distributed on diskette by DOE. DOE also distributes other energy statistics on diskette.

Biomass Resource Information Clearinghouse [BRIC](http://rredc.nrel.gov/biomass) BRIC's goal is to provide high-quality biomass resource data for the US. Has biomass resource maps and expects to add much more data to produce an atlas of U.S. biomass resources by the year 2000.

Energy Information Administration(http://www.eia.doe.gov/)  The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is a statistical agency in the U.S. Department of Energy created by Congress in 1977.  EIA’s mission is to develop energy data and analyses that help enhance the understanding of energy issues on the part of business, government, and the general public.  EIA’s information includes data and analyses for the past, the present, and the future. Using over 80 of its own statistical surveys as a base of information, EIA regularly reports data about the supply, consumption, distribution, and price of energy in the United States.

Energysearch(http://www.energysearch.com/) A search engine from the Electric Power Research Institute which allows you to search for information from the energy industry instead of the entire Internet.

International Geothermal Association (http://iga.igg.cnr.it/) Has an interactive map of the world which provides information on geothermal resources of a country when you click on its name.

NASA Langley Atmospheric Sciences Data Center [Distributed Active Archive Center] (http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/HPDOCS/) The NASA Langley DAAC is part of the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). The EOSDIS gathers and processes data from NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (formerly, Mission to Planet Earth). Information about the Earth is stored in interconnected data centers, each of which specializes in a different discipline. The Langley DAAC archives and distributes data relating to Radiation Budget, Clouds, Aerosols, and Tropospheric Chemistry.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (http://www.nrel.gov/) The US Department of Energy's national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research. Provides access to:

Renewable Resource Data Center  - includes data files on solar radiation, wind information, and biomass.
Alternative Fuels Data Center -  the nation's most comprehensive source of information on alternative fuels.
Renewable Electric Plant Information System  - provides access to information on almost 104,000 MW of renewable energy generation capacity connected to the utility grid. The data includes over 7,000 units in all regions of the United States.

Solar Radiation Resource Information (http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/) Has links to several data files related to solar radiation, such as Daily Statistics Files (DSFs) and  Hourly Data Files (HDFs) from The National Solar Radiation Data Base.

University of Oregon Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory(http://solardat.uoregon.edu/SolarData.html) Has yearly data sets of solar radiation for sites in Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming.

World Radiation Data Center (WRDC) Online Archive (http://wrdc-mgo.nrel.gov) The WRDC is located at the Main Geophysical Observatory in St. Petersburg, Russia, and is a central depository for solar radiation data collected at over 1,000 sites throughout the world. You may access the data via email or view the data online.

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California Department of Health Services

Health Data Summaries For California Counties (Cal Doc H 1150 H41) Annual summary of health statistics at a county level. The latest edition is in the reference collection on the first floor (ref HA 261 H43).

Vital Statistics of California (Cal Doc H 1100 R4) Annual summary of vital statistics at a state level.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Statistics of the United States (Docs HE 20.6210) Annual compilation in three parts--Natality, Mortality, and Marriage and Divorce. Updated by Monthly Vital Statistics Report(Docs HE 20.6217)

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Centers for Disease Control Home Page (http://www.cdc.gov) In addition to other sources of statistics, CDC's home page provides access to:

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
National Vital Statistics Report
Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics
Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database (HAZDAT)

Centers for Disease Control -- CDC WONDER (http://wonder.cdc.gov/) CDC WONDER provides a single point of access to a variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and even numeric public health data. It provides query access to about 40 text-based and numeric databases.  Users can request data for any disease and demographic group, by submitting ad hoc queries against available datasets. CDC WONDER also provides free-text search facilities and document retrieval for several important text datasets, including the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from 1982 to the present, and CDC Prevention Guidelines.

Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (http://cedr.lbl.gov) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has developed the Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (CEDR) Program to provide public access to health and exposure data concerning DOE installations. Most of the data are from epidemiologic studies conducted by DOE-funded researchers as part of the DOE Worker Health and Mortality Study. Additionally, studies of populations residing near DOE installations, and other studies of radiation health effects, such as classic studies of atomic bomb survivors and the radium dial painters, are represented in CEDR.

Demographic and Health Surveys(http://www.measuredhs.com/) The DHS program is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Macro International Inc. in Columbia, USA. During the last 10 years, more than 360,000 women have been interviewed under the DHS program, making the program one of the largest sources of demographic and health data in the world.

HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base (http://www.census.gov/pub/ipc/www/hivaidsn.html) The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base was developed and is maintained by the Health Studies Branch, International Programs Center (IPC), Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census, with funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development. It is a compilation of information from studies appearing in the medical and scientific literature, presented at international conferences, and appearing in the press. Available information for population groups in a selected country can be easily retrieved and displayed on the computer screen, printed in tabular format, or saved to an ASCII or Lotus file.

National Center for Health Statistics (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/) This site has a data warehouse of published & unpublished statistical tables as well as the complete text of Health, United States. NCHS Web Search may be used to search the site.

National Institutes of Health Home Page (http://www.nih.gov) Contains links to most of the 24 institutes and research labs which comprise the NIH, one of the world's foremost biomedical research centers. Many of these sites provide access to statistics.

UNICEF Statistics(http://www.unicef.org/statis/) Clickable maps provide data on a country's basic indicators, mortality & health, nutrition-related indicators, water & sanitation, and education.

World Health Organization Statistical Information System (http://www.who.ch/whosis/whosis.htm) This site has many sources of global health data, including the Weekly Epidemiological Record.

  

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ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION & TOXICOLOGY

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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/) Provides access to HazDat, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database, the scientific and administrative database developed to provide access to information on the release of hazardous substances from Superfund sites or from emergency events and on the effects of hazardous substances on the health of human populations.

Envirofacts Master Chemical Integrator (EMCI) Chemical References Web Pages (http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/emci/chemref/index.html) Envirofacts Master Chemical Integrator (EMCI) is used to integrate the varied chemical identifications used in four program system components currently available in Envirofacts.  The integrator eliminates the need for a user to know how a chemical substance is identified when accessing environmental data such as discharge limits, reported releases, etc., from different program office systems.

Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia (http://www.aqd.nps.gov/toxic/index.html)  Made available by the National Park Service, this resource focuses on wildlife and fish health.  Since the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the National Library of Medicine, and others have more completely summarized human toxicology issues, the main thrust herein was to summarize information related to fish, wildlife, invertebrates, and other non-human living resources. Data is given related to the toxicology of 118 chemical compounds or mixtures (e.g., petroleum).

Hazardous Chemical Database (http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/erd/)  Searchable database of more than 1300 hazardous chemicals. Data includes names, synonyms, formula, physical data, NFPA ratings, DOT guides and registry numbers (CAS, DOT, RTECS, EPA).

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) (http://www.epa.gov/iriswebp/iris/index.html)  The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), prepared and maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), is an electronic data base containing information on human health effects that may result from exposure to various chemicals in the environment. The information in IRIS is intended for those without extensive training in toxicology, but with some knowledge of health sciences.

Material Safety Data Sheets Search (http://research.nwfsc.noaa.gov/msds.html) From the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, this site allows searching of  Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by manufacturers of chemicals which give information on the proper handling of the chemical. Physical data (melting point, boiling point, flash point, etc.), toxicity, health effects, first aid, reactivity, storage and disposal information is usually included.

Material Safety Data Sheets (http://www.phys.ksu.edu/area/jrm/Safety/msds.html) If you can't find the MSDS you need at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center site listed above, this site has links to several more sources of MSDS information.

  

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WASTE MANAGEMENT

Electronic

1999 Municipal Solid Waste Characterization Report (http://www.epa.gov/msw/msw99.htm) This latest report in an ongoing series describes the national waste stream based on data collected from 1960 through 1999.

EPA's Office of Solid Waste - Software and Databases (http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/data-app.htm) This page has links to reports, software, guides, etc. from the Office of Solid Waste.

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Last updated: February 28, 2002.