Research Guides: USNA 249: Restoring the Great Lakes: Microbead Pollution in the Great Lakes

Organizations

Beat the Microbead
An initiative of Plastic Soup Foundation.
5 Gyres
Organization's mission is to empower citizens to become leaders in combating the global health crisis of plastic pollution..

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A broad multi-disciplinary database encompassing areas in art, science, and humanities. Includes full-text, plus indexing and abstracts for monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and other publications.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Citation index of diverse, scholarly information from across the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Also includes search and analysis tools to enhance this content.

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Household Products Database (HPD)
HPD provides access to manufacturer developed Safety Data Sheets (SDS; formerly called Material Safety Data Sheets- MSDS) which describe the chemical properties of each product, including physical data, health effects, first aid, reactivity, storage, handling, disposal, personal protection, and spill/leak procedures.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Covers topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Provides abstracts and citations to scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences. Includes material relevant to psychologists and professionals in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work.

Microbeads – A Science Summary
From Environment and Climate Change Canada (July 2015).
Unseen Threat: How Microbeads Harm New York Waters, Wildlife, Health And Environment
From the Office of New York State Attorney General.
States Consider Plastic Microbead Bans
From the Office of Response and Restoration of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Summary of Expert Discussion Forum on Possible Human Health Risks from Microplastics in the Marine Environment
From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).