Stormwater is considered North Carolina's number one water pollutant. Our environment is affected by other things as well, however. Be sure to visit the NC Office of Environmental Education's Web site to learn more about your ecological address. You may also wish to visit their informed consumer page to learn how everyday purchases impact our natural resources.

Here are some additional resources concerning how our environment works and things that affect it. All of the materials listed below were purchased with funding from a 319 EPA grant.

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Cole, Daniel H. Pollution and Property: Comparing Ownership Institutions for Environmental Protection. Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Duerksen, Christopher J. Nature-Friendly Communities: Habitat Protection and Land Use. Island Press, 2005.

Dunnett, Nigel. Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls. Timber Press, 2004.

Elder, Don. The Clean Water Act: An Owner's Manual. River Network, 1999.

Ferguson, Bruce K. Porous Pavements. Taylor & Francis, 2005.

Frumkin, Howard. Urban Sprawl and Public Health: Designing, Planning, and Building for Healthy Communities. Island Press, 2004.

Green Roofs: Ecological Design and Construction. Schiffer Publishers, 2005.

Hill, Marquita K. Understanding Environmental Pollution: A Primer. Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Moore, Colleen F. Silent Scourge: Children, Pollution, and Why Scientists Disagree. Oxford University Press, 2003.

Randolph, John. Environmental Land Use Planning and Management. Island Press, 2004.

Stein, Sara Bonnett. Noah's Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Back Yards. Houghton Mifflin, 1993.

Stille, Darlene R. Erosion: How Land Forms, How It Changes. Compass Point Books, 2005.

Sullivan, Patrick J. The Environmental Science of Drinking Water. Elsevier, 2005.

Toy, Terrence J. Soil Erosion: Processes, Prediction, Measurement, and Control. John Wiley & Sons, 2002.

Vigil, Kenneth M. Clean Water: An Introduction to Water Quality and Water Pollution Control. Oregon State University Press, 2003.

For Young Readers:

Burk, Sandy. Let the River Run Silver Again!: How One School Helped Return the American Shad to the Potomac River and How You Can Help Protect and Restore Our Living Waters. McDonald & Woodward, 2005.

Donald, Rhonda Lucas. Water Pollution. Children's Press, 2001.

Karpelenia, Jenny. The Water Cycle. Perfection Learning, 2005.