Environmental and Sustainability Studies
A guide to resources for Environmental and Sustainability Studies students
Emphasis Overview: Air, Water, Health
- Emphasis OverviewReview required classes, electives, and career outlook for this emphasis within the Environmental and Sustainability Studies major.
Data Sources
- Community Health Status IndicatorsFrom the CDC, A web application providing health data about all counties in the U.S. Includes social and environmental factors of health.
- County Health RankingsA tool from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that ranks the healthiness of all counties in the U.S. This tool allows users to sort rankings by factors such as food insecurity, pollution, poverty, etc.
- Utah's Public Health IndicatorsA tool provided by the Utah Department of Health that provides health data about counties in Utah; has preformed searches that allow the user to sort by factors such as air pollution, water quality, birth defects, etc.
- Toxic Release Inventory (EPA)"TRI tracks the management of certain toxic chemicals that may pose a threat to human health and the environment."
- Community Data from Demography UtahThe Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s Demography Utah team is building an information system and research program that will enable us to uncover insights into our changing communities and to provide topical analyses on underlying trends.
- Pollutants in UtahData from the Utah DEQ about the presence of specific pollutants in the state.
- Utah DEQ: Compliance and MonitoringLinks to data regarding air, water, and waste monitoring and compliance in the State of Utah.
- United Nations DataData describing health and environmental factors worldwide.
- Utah Division of Air QualityA division within the Utah Department of Environmental Quality; a great source of policy information, and current and predicted air quality for Utah.
- Utah Division of Water QualityThis division monitors groundwater, surface water, and watersheds. A great source of water quality assessment information, policy information, and information about sewer management.
- Utah Division of Drinking WaterA great source of policy information, information on lead/chlorine in water, and other data on consumable water.
Related Guides
Databases
- TOXLINE (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowThis database, produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, provides bibliographic citations and abstracts from the core journal literature in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants and mutagens and teratogens.
- ToxInfo.io This link opens in a new windowA cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and environmental health. From NLM, National Library of Medicine.
- Web of ScienceThis listing provides access to the Web of Knowledge search interface for the Web of Science Core Collection, and the Science, Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities Citation Indexes. The Web of Science Core Collection fully indexes over 8,500 of the world’s leading scientific and technical journal across 150 disciplines from 1900 to the present. The Social Sciences Citation Index covers over 3,000 journals across 55 social science disciplines from 1900 to the present. To access the full benefits of Web of Science when accessing the database from off-campus (JCR, Incites, etc.), you may need to register for a Web of Science account and use the Web of Science login.
Local Nonprofits & Government Organizations
- Utah Clean Air Partnership (UCAIR)UCAIR has a substantial number of informative resources and data sheets on their site.