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Thursday, 20th November 2003

EPA Makes a Once Publicly Inaccessible Database Accessible

Web Resources of the Week (3 Items)
A couple of databases and an updated list for you this week.
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1) Population
Source: United Nations Population Division
World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision
From the site, Official UN estimates (1950-2000) and projections (2000-2050) for every country in the world, including estimates and projections of 28 demographic indicators, including birth rates, deaths rates, infant mortality rates and life expectancy. Make sure to note that along with basic data interface, the online database also contains detailed data and country profiles. The links are located on the left side of the page. Report highlights and tables are also available as pdf files.
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2) Environment--United States
Source: Environmental Protection Agency
New, EPA Science Inventory Database Launched for Public Use
From the site, The EPA Science Inventory is a searchable Agency-wide catalog of science activities and scientific and technical work products (risk assessments, technical studies and guidance, and research). At the present time the database contains over 4,000 entries. Along with bibliographic and contact information, some records have direct links to the full text of the material. An announcement mentions that this database has been used internally for many years at EPA but it wasn't until earlier this week that it was made available to the public.
See Also: EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) Database Has Been Available for One Year
Over 1 million searches in the first year. Direct to the database.
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3) Business--United States--Lists & Rankings
Source: Inc.
The 2003 Inc. 500 is Now Available Online
The list ranks "America's fastest-growing private companies." Resources on the site include the 2003 list in rank order, a searchable database of all lists back to 1982, a six-page report with numerous statistics from the 2003 rankings, and a geographic breakdown of the 2003 list.

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