Resources about the Environmental Management Industry including Waste Treatment & Disposal, Environmental Equipment & Services, Pollution Control Equipment & Services and other Environmental Technologies. For general assistance researching an industry, see our Subject Guide on Company & Industry Research.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

The SIC system has recently been replaced by the NAICS. Only a few sources are now using these codes, but more will be making the switch in the near future. NAICS codes for these industries include the following:

• NAICS 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
• NAICS 562211 Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal

These are samples, not complete lists, of SIC and NAICS codes for these industries. Use the following sources to identify additional SIC and NAICS codes for your company or industry.

• Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual
  Location of the print manual: REF HF 1042 .A55
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Manual
  Location of the print manual: REF HF 1042 .N67
• 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC Correspondence Tables
  Match SIC codes with NAICS codes, or match NAICS codes with SIC codes.
• 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS Correspondence Tables
  Match 2002 and 1997 NAICS codes in both directions.

You may also wish to read more information about the NAICS.

Standard & Poor's Environmental Management Industry Survey (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Obtain a substantial overview (about 30 pages), statistics and outlook for the industry. Includes a comparative analysis of statistics for the industry's major players.
Special Directions: select "Industry" from the horizontal blue menu bar at the top of S & P's home page.

Also available in the library in print.
Location: REF HC 106.6 .S74

Business Source Premier (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Administration of Environmental Quality Programs
Use the Business Searching Interface to find global industry profiles from leading market research sources.

Value Line Research Center Environmental Management Industry Descriptions (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Retrieve a one page overview and forecast, as well as some industry statistics, for the industry. Also available in the library in print.

Hoover's Industry Records (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Environmental Services and Equipment
Get a detailed industry overview including key people and a ranking of key companies. Find industry news, company lists, news, and industry-related website links. Hoover's provides detailed sub-industry links, SIC and NAICS codes, and industry family trees.

THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS AND SERVICES INDUSTRY (Adobe Acrobat PDF Format) from the OECD.

Standard & Poor's Environmental Management Industry Survey (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Obtain a substantial overview (about 30 pages), statistics and outlook for the industry. Includes a comparative analysis of statistics for the industry's major players.
Special Directions: select "Industry" from the horizontal blue menu bar at the top of S & P's home page.

Also available in the library in print.
Location: REF HC 106.6 .S74

Value Line Research Center Environmental Management Industry Descriptions (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Retrieve a one page overview and forecast, as well as some industry statistics, for the industry. Also available in the library in print.
Location: Business Reference Area

MEETING THE CHALLENGE: US INDUSTRY FACES THE 21ST CENTURY: THE US ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY (From the US Department of Commerce Office of Technology Policy, Adobe Acrobat PDF format)

US INDUSTRY & TRADE OUTLOOK (REF HC 101 .U54) See entry for Environmental Technologies.

Business & Company Resource Center (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Find associations related to the industry using Business & Company Resource Center. Use the Advanced Search and select Associations in the Content Area pull-down menu. This gives you online access to the International, US National, and Regional, State & Local volumes of the Encyclopedia of Associations.

Additional resources for finding associations are in the guide to Finding a Trade, Industry, or Professional Association.

Earth and Environmental Sciences (CSA)
Search citations and abstracts of articles in environmental science and materials toxicity, plus government reports and conference papers.

Search the Cole Library's list of electronc full text journals using the Electronic Journals: A-Z list.

ABI/Inform (ProQuest) (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Search for full text articles from over twenty trade publications related to environmental management.

Business Source Premier (EBSCO) (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Search for full text articles on environmental management from trade and business sources.

BUSINESS & THE ENVIRONMENT, SOLID WASTE REPORT, WASTE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY NEWS and many others are available through LexisNexis Academic, available on our Databases page.

US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)

EPA NEW ENGLAND REGION

US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, OFFICE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT

Find lists of major companies in the industry using these databases:

Mergent Online (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
See the Industry Reports or search by NAICS or SIC.

Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
See the Comparative Company Analysis section.

Hoover's (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Search one company in the industry and use the Competitors link to see others. Industry keyword search and browsing are also available.

See ENVIRODIRECTORY for listings of environmental service providers and products:
URL: http://www.envirodirectory.com/
BUSINESS REFERENCE AREA (ENVIRODIRECTORY - NEW ENGLAND 2000-2001)

See Locating a Company on the World Wide Web for guidance in finding the web sites of companies not listed here.