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Welcome to SEAHOME, where you can download free interactive software on environmental topics. These programs are produced by Purdue University in cooperation with US EPA.

Pick a topic from the first box, then a title from the second box - then click "Go!".



If you have trouble using this menu, please try the plain version.

Get a Printable Software Brochure, July 2001 (PDF, 8 pp, 135K)


NEW PROGRAMS!

Biodiversity Around the Great Lakes

Take a biodiversity tour of the Great Lakes.

This enjoyable, multimedia program offers high school and undergraduate college students a comprehensive tutorial addressing the principles of biodiversity in a Great Lakes setting.
Title slide from the 
	software program, Biodiversity Around the Great Lakes: A composite image of Great Lakes animals and plants set against an image of the Great Lakes basin

Environmental Enrichment for the Lodging Industry: A Toolkit

Beneficial Lawn Care


Interior view of an hotel greenhouse

Environmentally sound hotel practices can pay off while they protect the ecosystem.

Hotel pool with people swimming

Ecotourism pays a double bonus. This growing market represents opportunities for both the hotel industry and the ecologically sound business alternatives for the local economy.


Everything the homeowner or groundskeeper needs to know about environmentally sound ways to create and maintain a model landscape.

Image of a well-tended lawn with brick walkway and edging, and 
	manicured edge plantings

Learn about integrated pest management, water conservation techniques, and fertilization methodologies that protect water quality.

Photo of a cutworm larva on a leaf

Protecting Children's Health in Schools

Mercury in Buildings

Click the Virtual Tour button to sample the Health and Safety Tour of a school!
Virtual Tour logo

and don't miss the
Mercury Hazards
video

Glistening, mercurial skull

...If you dare!

(Program is available with --or without-- the mercury video)

 diagram of an airconditioning unit, cutaway to show locations that contain mercury or mercury-containg compunds
This program offers expert advice on the many places buildings can harbor mercury and helps the contractor avoid worker exposure while reducing accidental releases to the environment.
Cutaway diagram of plumbing section showing accumulation of mercury amalgam in pipes


Presenting Two of Our All-Time Most Popular Software Programs:

EPA Grant-Writing Tutorial

Animation of sun evaporating a cloud: Thinking about an EPA grant? Help is on the way.  Introducing the EPA Grant Writing Tutorial.

If you're applying for an EPA grant, this could make it a whole lot easier

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Oilspill Exercise Generator

OILSPILL FAQs & SupportIf you recognize acronyms like PREP (National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program), OPA (Oil Pollution Act), or SPCC (Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures), take note. OILSPILL is a database-driven program that helps you construct an oil spill exercise or response drill in a matter of hours, and fill out checklists for use in a final evaluation report. You can order a free copy of this program on CD-ROM while supplies last.



Our first program for young audiences:

The Great Lakes Adventure


Explore the Great Lakes from your PC or Mac and solve an environmental mystery...

ANNOUNCING:

Environmental Planning for Small Communities (the Trilogy)
is now available in a

Web-based version!

Now with Virtual Reality panoramas!

Mercury in Hospitals

See an example

 

 

 

 
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