EPA Publications

The EPA produces a large volume of publications each year. Every office within the Agency generates reports, directives, guidance, memoranda, etc. Some offices produce software and data in electronic formats. Because there is no central distribution point for all materials produced by all of the offices in the EPA, use one or all of the following websites to find information about specific publications:

Website	Description
EPA's National Environmental Publications Information System	The NEPIS Web site contains the fulltext over 7,000 publications. Since each page of a publication has to be viewed and printed individually, this is recommended for small documents (1-10 pages).
US EPA's Publications Search	Individual EPA programs make their reports available via their web sites. For a list of publications, use the following link: Publications on the EPA site.
EPA's National Service Center for Environmental Publications	NSCEP distributes over 7,000 reports. You can search NSCEP's catalog and order online or call 800.490.9198 to talk to a representative. If they have the document in stock, they will send you one copy free of charge.
EPA's Online Library System	The EPA OLS contains the holdings of all 28 EPA libraries as well as the records of about 30,000 EPA technical reports in the inventory of the National Technical Information Science. The OLS is the most comprehensive source of bibliographic information on EPA publications.
National Technical Information Service (US Depart. of Commerce)	NTIS is a clearinghouse for technical reports produced or sponsored by the federal government. Its inventory of over 2 million titles includes about 30,000 EPA reports and documents.
Region 3 Publications	Use this link to a obtain a complete list of reports published by Region 3 (dated October 1999).

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