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Environmental Engineering - A Select Guide to Reference Sources


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This is a guide to basic reference sources for environmental engineering. Most of the materials on engineering are located in the Central Library though some relevant materials may also be found in Science Library. Please always check LINC (the NUS Library INtegrated Catalogue) for the specific location.


Library of Congress Classification Numbers (for science & technology materials)
Use this as a quick guide to our library collection if you do not know the call numbers)

Q Science (General)
QA76 Computer science. Electronic data processing
QD Chemistry
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering
TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TH Building construction
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TK Electrical engineering
TP Chemical engineering
TS Manufactures

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Literature Guides


These guides tell you how to find engineering materials.

Encyclopedia of environmental information sources: a subject guide to about 34,000 print and other sources of information on all aspects of the environment. / Edited by Sarojini Balachandran. Detroit: Gale Research, 1993.
Z5863 Epr.En (CL Reference 2, MD Reference 1)

Encyclopedia of physical sciences and engineering information sources. 2nd ed. / Edited by Martin A. Smith; David E. Wilt; Judith B. Erickson. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.
Z7401 Enc (SC Reference 9)

Environmental information : a guide to sources. 2nd ed. / Nigel Lees; Helen Woolston. London: The British Library, Science Reference and Information Services, 1997.
TD170 Lee (CL Reference 8, SC Reference 9)

How to find chemical information: a guide for practising chemists, educators and students. 3rd end. / Robert C. Maizell. New York: Wiley, 1998.
QD8.5 (CL Reference 8, SC Books)

Information sources in engineering. 4th ed. / editors, Roderick A. MacLeod and Jim Corlett. München: K.G. Saur, 2005.
T10.7 Ino 2005 (CL Reference 8)

Information sources in science and technology. 3rd ed. / Charlie D. Hurt. Englewwod, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, Inc, 1998.
Z7401 Hur (CL Reference 9)

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Style Manuals & Guides


These guides teach you how to cite references, write technical papers, reports, etc.

The ACS style guide: a manual for authors and editors. 2nd ed. / Edited by Janet S. Dodd. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 1997.
QD8.5 Acs (CL Reference 8, SC Reference 9)

The art of the footnote: the intelligent student's guide to the art and science of annotating texts. / Francis A. Burkle-Young ; Saundra Rose Maley. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1996.
PN171 Foo.Bu (CL Reference 8)

British Standard recommendations for references to published materials [Standard Number: BS1629:1989]. /London: British Standards Institution, 1989.
QC100 Bs (CL Reference 10)

Electronic styles: a handbook for citing electronic information. 2nd ed. / Xia Li and Nancy B. Crane. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 1996.
PN171 Dat.L (CL Reference 8, MD Reference 9, HSSML Reference)

How to write and publish a scientific paper. 5th ed. / Robert A. Day. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1998.
T11 Day (CL Reference 8, SC Books)

Merriam-Webster's manual for writers and editors. / Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1998.
PN147 Mer (CL Reference 8)

Science and technical writing: a manual of style. 2nd ed. / Edited by Philip Rubens. New York: Routledge, 2001.
T11 Sce (CL Reference 8)

Scientific & technical writing : developing writing. / Kate Williams. Oxford: The Centre for Staff Development, 1996.
T11Wil (CL Reference 8)

Web research : selecting, evaluating, and citing / Marie L. Radford, Susan B. Barnes, Linda R. Barr. Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c2002.
ZA4201 Rad 2002 (CL Books)

Where credit is due: a guide to proper citing of sources, print and nonprint. 2nd ed. / Nancy E. Shields, Mary E. Uhle. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1997.
PN171 Foo.S (CL Reference 8)

Note: For more materials on writing, publishing technical papers, please check LINC. Search using the option Subject and typing Technical Writing.

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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries


For such materials, please check LINC. Search using the option Subject Keyword. Use terms like: Environmental Encyclopedias, Materials Dictionaries.

Concise encyclopedia of composite materials. Rev ed. / Edited by Anthony Kelly; Robert W. Cahn; Micahel B. Bever. Oxford: Pergamon, 1994.
TA418.9 Com.Cn (CL Reference 2)

Concise dictionary of environmental engineering. / Thomas Pankratz. Boca Raton: CRC, 1996.
GE10 Pan (CL Reference 2)

CRC concise encyclopedia of mathematics. 2nd ed./ Eric W. Weisstein. Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRC Press, 2003.
QA5 Wei (CL Reference 2, SC Reference 1)
View the electronic version (full-text)
 

Dictionary of environmentally important chemicals / by David Ayres and Desmond Hellier. London : Blackie Academic & Professional, 1998.
TD 196 Che.Ay (CL Reference 2, SC Reference 1)

Dictionary of engineering acronyms and abbreviations. 2nd ed. / Harald Keller; Uwe Erb. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1994.
TA11 Kel (CL Reference 2)

Dictionary of environmental science and technology. 3rd ed. / Andrew Porteous. Chichester ; Singapore: J. Wiley, 2000.
TD169.3 Por (SC Books)

Dictionary of scientific units: including dimensionless numbers. 6th ed. / Jerrard, H. G.; D.B. McNeill. London: Chapman & Hall, 1992.
QC82 Jer (CL Reference 2, SC Reference 1)

The dictionary of substances and their effects. 2nd ed. / editor S Gangoli; S. Cambridge, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry, 1999.
TP9 Dic (SC Reference 1)
View the electronic version (full-text) (first time user)
 

Encyclopedia of chemical processing and design. / Edited by John J. McKetta; William A. Cunningham. New York: M. Dekker, 1976-
TP9 Enc (CL Reference 2)
This is a multi-volume publication

Encyclopedia of energy technology and the environment. / Edited by Attilio Bisco; Sharon Boost. New York: Wiley, 1995.
TJ163.235 Enc (CL Reference 2)

Encyclopedia of environmental analysis and remediation. / Edited by Robert A. Meyers. New York: Wiley, 1998.
GE10 Enc (CL Reference 2)

Encyclopedia of environmental control technology. / Edited by Paul N. Cheremisinoff, [et al.]. Houston: Gulf Pub., 1989-
TD191.5 Enc (CL Reference 2)
This is a multi-volume publication

Encyclopedia of environmental science and engineering. 4th ed., rev and updated. / Edited by James R. Pfafflin; Edward N. Ziegler. Amsterdam: Gordon and Breach Science, 1998.
TD9 Enc (CL Reference 2)

The environment encyclopedia and directoryThe environment encyclopedia and directory. 2nd ed. London: Europa Publications, 1998.
TD9 Eed (CL Reference 8)

Environmental analysis and remediation. Environmental analysis and remediation. / Edited by Robert A. Meyers. New York: Wiley, 1998.
GE10 Enc (CL Reference 2)
This is a multi-volume publication

Environmental management technology : a glossary of modern terminology, English-Chinese/Chinese-English. / Gottfried Eigenmann; translated by Lu Fu Run. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1997.
TD9 Eig (CL Reference 2)

Hawley's condensed chemical dictionary. 13th ed. / Revised by Richard J. Lewis, Sr. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1997.
QD5 Haw (CL Reference 2)

Illustrated dictionary of environmental health & occupational safety / Herman Koren. Boca Raton: Lewis Pub, 1996.
RA566 Kor (MD Reference 1)

[Kirk Othmer] encyclopedia of chemical technology[Kirk Othmer] encyclopedia of chemical technology. 4th ed. / Edited by Jacqueline I. Kroschwitz; Mary Howe-Grant. New York: Wiley, 1991-
TP9 Enc (CL Reference 2, SC Reference 1)

McGraw-Hill concise encyclopedia of science & technology. 4th ed. / Edited by Sybil P. Parker. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
Q121 Macg (CL Reference 2, SC Reference 1)

McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of chemistry / Edited by Sybil P. Parker. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993.
QD5 Mcg (CL Reference 2)

McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of engineering. 2nd ed. / Edited by Sybil P. Parker. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993.
TA9 Mcr (CL Reference 2)

McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of environmental science & engineering. 3rd ed. / Edited by Sybil P. Parker; Robert A. Corbitt. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993.
QH540.4 Macg (CL Reference 2)

Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry. 5th rev. ed ed. / Edited by Wolfgang Gerhartz, et al. Weinhein, Germany: VCH, 1985-.
TP9 Ull (CL Reference 2, SC Reference 1)
This is a multi-volume publication

Van Nostrand's scientific encyclopedia. 9th ed. / Glenn D. Considine, editor ; Peter H. Kulik, Associate Editor. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2002.
Q121 Vann 2002 (SC Reference 1)

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Electronic Resources (CD-ROMs & Web Databases)


To access, go to E-Resources, Databases, select By Subject, then Engineering & Technology

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Indexes & Abstracts


These indexes and abstracts allow you to search for citations of journals articles and conference papers on a topic.

Chemical Abstracts. View the electronic version 1907- : SciFinder Scholar (available in E-Resources).

Conference papers index: Vol 7, no. 1,2,12 (Jan, Feb, Dec 1979), Vol 8, no. 1(Jan 1980), Vol 10, no. 1 (1982)-Vol 19 (1991). Z7403 CPI (CL Closed Stacks) View the electronic version 1982- (available in E-Resources).

Engineering Village 2 (available in E-Resources)

Engineering index annual. 1968-1991. View the electronic version 1969- : Compenpex (available in E-Resources).

Index to theses accepted for higher degrees by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic awards. 1(1951)-34(1986),40(1991)-44(1995).
Z5055 Gre.I (CL Closed Stacks). View the electronic version for 1995- : Index to Theses (available in E-Resources).

Web of Science (available in E-Resources)

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Databooks


Chemical properties handbook: physical, thermodynamic, environmental, transport, safety, and health related properties for organic and inorganic chemicals. / New York: McGraw Hill, 1999.
TP200 Yaw (CL Reference 8, SC Books)

CRC handbook of chemistry and physics. Cleveland, Ohio: CRC Press, 1997-
QD65 CHC (CL Reference 8, SC Reference 4) 85th ed. 2002-2003 (available in E-Resources)

The elements.3rd ed. / John Emsley. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1998.
QD466 Ems (SC Reference 4)

Material environmental data sheets. / Karel Verschueren.New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996.
TD176.4 Ver (CL Reference 8)

Tables of physical and chemical constants. 16th ed. Essex: Longman, 1995.
QC61 Kay (CL Reference 8, SC Reference 4, SC Books)

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Examination Database


Contains the NUS examination papers from recent years. To access, go to Library homepage http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/ and look for Search Exams on the left.

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Handbooks


These provide quick guides to topics, formulas, etc. Most of the latest edition of handbooks are kept in CL Reference. For handbooks on various topics, please check LINC. Search under the option Subject Keyword. Key in terms such as: Materials handbooks, Environmental handbooks.

Building materials : dangerous properties of products in MASTERFORMAT divisions 7 and 9. / H. Leslie Simmons: Richard J. Lewis. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhould, 1997.
RA1229.3 Sim (CL Reference 8)

Chemical hazard communication guidebook: OSHA, EPA, and DOT requirements. 2nd ed. / Andrew B. Waldo; Richard Hinds. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993.
TD1040 Wal (CL Reference 8, SC Reference 5)

Chemistry and chemical engineering. / Erika Althaus; Manuel Jakubith; the English translation was prepared in cooperation with W.E. Russey. Weinheim: VCH, 1993.
QD65 Alt (CL Reference 8, SC Reference 4)

Encyclopaedia of scientific units, weights, and measures : their SI equivalences and origins / François Cardarelli. London ; New York : Springer, 2003.
QC94 Car 2003 ( CL Reference 8, SC Reference 1)

ENGnetBASE : engineering handbooks online. Boca Raton, Fla. : Chapman and Hall/CRCnetBASE, c1999-. (available in E-Resources)

Engineering mathematics handbook. / Jan J. Tuma; Ronald A. Walsh. 4th ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 1997.
TA322 Tum (CL Reference 8)

An engineer's guide to water treatment. / George S. Solt; Chris B. Shirley. Aldershot: Avebury Technical, 1991.
TD430 Sol (CL Reference 8)

Environmental contaminant reference databook. / Jan C. Prager. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995-
TD196 Che.P (CL Reference 8, SC Reference 5)
This is a multi-volume publication.

Environmental engineers' handbook [electronic resource] / Edited by David H.F. Liu; Bela G Liptak. Boca Raton: CRC Press LLC, 1999.
CCM203   CL Multimedia (Loans Desk 2)

Formula handbook for environmental engineers and scientists. / Gabriel Bitton. New York: Wiley, 1997.
TD153 Bit (CL Reference 8)

Gardner's chemical synomyms and tradenames. 11th, rev. / G.W.A. Milne.  Brookfield, Vt. : Ashgate, 1999.
TP9 Han (CL Reference 2)

Handbook of chlorination and alternative disinfectants. 4th ed. / Geo. Clifford White. New York: John Wiley, 1999.
TD462 Whi (CL Reference 8)

Handbook of reactive chemical hazards. 6th ed. / Edited by P.G. Urben; compiled by M.J. Pitt. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999. 2 v + cdrom..
T55.3 Haz.B (CL Reference 8, Loans Desk 3 for cdrom)

Handbook of water treatment chemicals : an international guide to more than 4,000 products by trade name, composition, function, and manufacturer Handbook of water treatment chemicals : an international guide to more than 4,000 products by trade name, composition, function, and manufacturer / compiled by Michael and Irene Ash. Brookfield, VT: Gower, 1996.
TD433 Ash ( CL Reference 8, SC Books)

Hazardous chemicals desk reference. 5th ed. / Richard J. Lewis, Sr.. New York: J. Wiley, 2002.
T55.3 Haz.Le 2002 (CL Reference 8 SC Reference 1)

Hazardous materials handbook. / Richard P. Pohanish; Stanley A. Greene. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996.
T55.3 Haz.P (CL Reference 8)

Industrial minerals and their uses: a handbook and formulary. / Edited by Peter A. Ciullo. Westwood, NJ: Noyes Pub., 1996.
TP200 Ind (CL Reference 8)

Industrial solvents handbook. 5th ed. / Edited by Ernest W. Flick. Westwood, NJ: Noyes Data Corporation, 1998.
TP247.5 Ind (CL Reference 8)

Kempe's engineer's year-book. London: Morgan-Grampian, 1999.
TA151 KEY (CL Reference 8)

Lange's handbook of chemistry. 15th ed. / John A. Dean. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999.
TP151 Lan (CL Reference 10, SC Reference 4)

Mathematics handbook for science and engineering. 4th ed. / Lennart Rade; Bertil Westergren. New York: Springer, 1999.
QA41 Rad (CL Reference 8)

Metric units and conversion charts: a metrication handbook for engineers, technologists, and scientists. 2nd ed. / Theodore Wildi. New York: IEEE Press, 1996.
QC94 Wil (CL Reference 8)

Nature's building blocks : an A-Z guide to the elements / John Emsley. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
QD466 Ems 2002 (SC Books)

Newnes engineering and physical science pocket book. 2nd ed. / J.O. Bird; P.J. Chivers. Oxford: Newnes, 1996.
TA151 Bir (CL Reference 8)

Perry's standard tables and formulas for chemical engineers / James G. Speight. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003.
QD65 Spe 2003 (CL Reference 8)

Rapid guide to hazardous air pollutants. / Howard Beim, Jennifer Spero, Louis Theodore. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1997.
TD883.1 Bei (CL Reference 8)

Rules of thumb for chemical engineers: a manual of quick, accurate soluations to everyday process engineering problems.2nd ed. / Carl Branan. Houston: Gulf Pub, 1998.
TP151 Rul (CL Reference 8)

Rules of thumb for engineers and scientists. Rev. and expanded ed. / Edited by David Fisher. Houston: Gulf Pub., 1991.
Q199 Rul (CL Reference 8)

Sax's dangerous properties of industrial materials. 10th ed. / Richard J. Lewis, Sr. New York: Wiley, 2000.
T55 Sax (CL Reference 8)

Sittig's handbook of toxic and hazardous chemicals and carcinogens. 4th ed. / Richard P. Pohanish, editor. Norwich, N.Y.: Noyes Publications, 2002.
RA1193 Sit 2002 (CL Reference 2)

Standard handbook of engineering calculations. 4th ed. / Tyler G. Hicks, editor-in-chief. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
 TA332 Sta 2005 (CL Reference 8)

Standard handbook of environmental engineering. 2nd ed. / Edited byRobert A. Corbitt. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999.
TD145 Sta (CL Reference 8)

Standard handbook of hazardous waste treatment and disposal. 2nd ed. / Edited by Harry M. Freeman. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
TD1032 Sta (CL Reference 8)

Water treatment handbook. 6th English ed. France: Degremont, 1991.
TD430 Wat (CL Reference 8, SC Reference 5)

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Theses


Theses (Masters and PhD) submitted to the Faculty of Engineering are located at the Central Library Closed Stacks. They are for consultation in the library and are not for loan. Permission is required from library staff before photocopying.

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Standards


Standards are kept at CL Reference 10 and they are arranged by alphabetical order of the issuing organizations. Standards are for consultations in the library and are not for loan. Permission is required from library staff before photocopying. Some standards such as British Standards are also available in electronic version. For a complete list, go to E-Resources, Databases, select By Type, then Standards.

More commonly used ones are obtained from Loans Desk 2. The stack numbers are:

British Standards [ZZ322]. Key [ZZK6]

ISO Standards [ZZ323]. Key [ZZK6]

Borrow the key [ZZK6] as well for both.

 

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Document Delivery Service


For NUS academic staff and higher degree students (with approval from their supervisors) who need to obtain journal articles or conference papers that are not found in the library. Request for document delivery service is available via E-Forms in the Library portal. For more information, please refer to Library Services: Document Delivery Service.

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Inter-Library Loan


NUS academic staff and higher degree students who need books which are not available in NUS Libraries can submit their request for inter-library loan service. This service is available via E-Forms in the Library portal.

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Location Codes Used


CL Central Library
HSSML Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library
LW C J Koh Law Library
MD Medical Library
SC Science Library

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