Environmental Science

Revision as of 11:24, 12 January 2010

Note: The LexisNexis Environmental product has been discontinued and much of the content added to LexisNexis Academic. Please see Environmental Transition

LexisNexis Academic

Environmental Science is a science in flux. More and more information about the state of the environment comes in as technology changes. Since it is so important to stay abreast of new information and global environmental discussions, LexisNexis Academic can be an extremely useful news source.

Enviromental Studies Search Form

The best place to find information on the Environment is the Environmental Studies Search Form. Click on the "Subject Areas" tab in LexisNexis Academic and then on the Environmental Studies Search form. Here, you can search through all of the best Environmental Sources in LNA.

Using the Index

You may want to search the news or other publications about the environment, as well. First, use the index to help you narrow your search. Try these Index Terms:

• Ecology & Environmental Science
• Environmental Regulation & Policy
• Environment & Natural Resources
• Natural Resources Management
• Pollution & Environmental Impacts
• Climate Change
• Global Warming

For more information, please see the Academic Help: Environmental Studies

Best Sources

Also, use aggregated sources that deal with strictly environmental science. For example:
Environment Stories, which searches trade and industry news publications for Environment stories.
Environmental Stories, Combined, which searches all news stories for Environmental news.

You can also click the sources tab and choose the topic "Environment" from the topic drop-down box to view all sources that are somehow related to Environmental Science.

LexisNexis Congressional

LexisNexis Congressional provides fast and easy access to information produced by the U.S. Congress on a variety of topics. Here are some examples of search terms to use to find environmental science-related documents.

• Air pollution

• Conservation of natural resources

• Environmental pollution and control

• Environment regulation

• Global climate change

• International cooperation in environmental affairs

• Recycling of waste materials

• Refuse and refuse disposal

• Water pollution

LexisNexis Statistical

Sample Table

LexisNexis™ Statistical provides fast and easy access to statistical information produced by U.S. Federal agencies, States, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations. Here are some examples of search terms to use to find environmental-related tables within LexisNexis™ Statistical SearchTables:

• "Environmental impact statements"
• "Environmental pollution and control"
• "Environmental regulation"
• "Acid rain"
• "Air pollution"
• "Environmental services industry"
• "Global climate change"
• "Hazardous waste and disposal"
• "Landfills"
• "Lead poisoning and pollution"
• "Marine pollution"
• "Mercury pollution"
• "Noise"
• "Nuclear accidents and safety"
• "Oil spills"
• "Soil pollution"
• "Water pollution"
• "Environmental Protection Agency"
• "Environmental sciences"
• "Recycling of waste materials"
• "Refuse and refuse disposal"

For other search strategies, see also terms related to "Environmental pollution and control" within the "Statistical Subject List" located within the LexisNexis Statistical products.

See also the article Statistical Searching: How Do I...? for additional tips on finding specific types of information within LexisNexis Statistical.