Technical Resources
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Technical Information Resources
- Air Toxics Training Resources Available
- Air Toxics Risk Assessment Information -- Human Health Dose-Response Assessments for Air Toxics
- Air Toxics Risk Assessment Reference Library
- A Primer on Basic Air Pollution Control
Technology
- A Resource for Air Emission Control Technology for Consumers and Vendors
http://neet.rti.org/
Contact: Paul Peterson (919) 990-8623
- A Resource for Biomediation of Air Emissions Bioreactor/Biomediation Research-in-Progress
- For further information call 919-541-2379.
- For further information call 919-541-2379.
- Accidental Release Program
- For public health consultative support from ATSDR during industrial
chemical emergencies, call 404-498-0120; For public health consultative
support from the CDC during natural disasters or oil spills, call
770-488-7100
- For public health consultative support from ATSDR during industrial
chemical emergencies, call 404-498-0120; For public health consultative
support from the CDC during natural disasters or oil spills, call
770-488-7100
- Additional Health and Environmental Information
Web Sites (selected)
- Acid Rain Program
- Information Center - 202-564-9620
- Information Center - 202-564-9620
- Aggregate HAPs
- Clarification for Permits
- Agricultural Web Sites (selected)
- National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center
- Feedlots
in Minnesota
- 800-657-3864
- 800-657-3864
- Netherlands Centre for Agriculture
and Environment
- +31 (0)30 2441301
- Air Contaminants in Homes and Schools(including molds)
Indoor Air Office
Healthy Indoor Air Resources
Indoor Air Contacts by State - Air Emission Testing
- Air Emission Models (
Water8, Chemdat8, Chem8)
- 919-541-5610
- Air Pollution Models (SCRAM)
- 919-541-0518
- 919-541-0518
- Air Pollution Training Institute
(APTI)
- 919-541-5678
- 919-541-5678
- Alliance to Save Energy
- 202-857-0666
- 202-857-0666
- Alternatives to Open Burning
- Ambient Monitoring Technology
(AMTIC)
- 919-541-4417
- 919-541-4417
- Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) "Criteria Pollutants"
- Aquatic, Terrestrial (plants
and wildlife) Toxicity Database
- 218-529-5225
- 218-529-5225
- Asbestos and Vermiculite Information
- Worker Exporsure to Asbestos
- NAER Community Site Kit
The National Asbestos Exposure Review (NAER) community site kit is a set of communications tools designed to help public health practitioners respond to potential asbestos exposure problems at the more than 200 sites around the United States that received asbestos-contaminated vermiculite from the Libby mine.
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov Search term "asbestos".
- NAER Community Site Kit
The National Asbestos Exposure Review (NAER) community site kit is a set of communications tools designed to help public health practitioners respond to potential asbestos exposure problems at the more than 200 sites around the United States that received asbestos-contaminated vermiculite from the Libby mine.
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov Search term "asbestos".
- Bioreactor/Biomediation Research-in-Progress
- 919-541-2379
- 919-541-2379
- US EPA's Brownfields Program
- Burning Trash and Leaves: Hazards
and Alternatives
- California:
The Toxics Directory 1999
- 916-445-3846
- 916-445-3846
- Environment Canada - Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Substances List
- Center
for Air Toxic Metals at the University of North Dakota
- CERCLIS
Hazardous Waste Sites
- Choosing Where You Live EPA (600/F-97/001,
October 1997)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Cigarette Smoke
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- 800-232-1311, 404-488-5705
- Teens and Cigarettes
- Clean Air Technology Clearinghouse
(CATC)
- 919-541-0800
- 919-541-0800
- Clean School Bus USA grant competition (5/2005)
Code
of Federal Regulations(CFR) - Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS)
- Control Technology Locator Resource
http://neet.rti.org/
Contact: Paul Peterson (919) 990-8623
- Community-Based Environmental
Protection (CBEP)
- 202-260-1849
- 202-260-1849
- Community-Based Assessment Resources
- Community Air Screening How To Manual(pdf)
- Manual de Operaciones para la comunidad Hispánica- Basado en Organizaciones (Operations Manual for Hispanic Community-Based Organizations)
- Compliance Assistance Database
- Diesel Exhaust: Final Health Assessment for Diesel Exhaust
- Diesel Exhaust Modeled Risks
- Drinking Water Safety
- Drink Water Concerns. Contact your local health department or the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 800-426-4791.
- EPA Diesel Reductions Efforts
- Emergency Planning
and Community Right-To-Know (EPCRA)
- 800-424-9346
- 703-412-9810
- Energy Star Program
- Organizations can partner with EPA to improve the energy efficiency
- Emission Factors:
- Clearinghouse for Inventories and Emission Factors (CHIEF)
- Emission Factor and Inventory Group (EFIG)
- Emission Inventory Improvement Program (EIIP)
- National Air Pollutant Emission Trends, 1900-1998
- Emission Measurement Center (EMC)
- Environmental Justice
- 800-962-6215
- 800-962-6215
- EPA's
Emergency Response Program Databases and Software
- EPA's Environmental Technology
Verification Program (to verify the performance of innovative technical
solutions to problems that threaten human health or the environment).
The ETV Program has verified the performance of over 240 technologies! All verification statements and reports can be accessed on the ETV Web Site at http://www.epa.gov/etv/verifications/verification-index.html.
- ETVOICE listserve--JOINING ETVOICE
If your colleagues are interested in subscribing to ETVoice, they
can do so on the ETV Web Site at
http://www.epa.gov/etv/etvoice/subscribe.html.
If they do not have Internet access, your peers may send a blank message to: ETVoice-subscribe@lists.epa.gov
- EPA Publications Search Page
- EPA Exempt VOC
- Fleet Diesel Reductions Efforts
- Federal Grants for Communities
- Freon Questions and Answers
- FERA- Fate, Exposure and Risk Assessment
- Freon Recycling Information
- EPA Science Inventory
- Government Grants
- Air Grants
- Indoor Air Clearinghouse
- 800-438-4318
Consumers may call the toll-free number 1-800-438-4318 to speak to an information specialist, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time. After hours, consumers may leave a voice message, or you may make inquiries by fax (703) 356-5386 or via e-mail: iaqinfo@aol.com anytime and by mail at:
Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse (IAQ INFO)
P.O. Box 37133
Washington D.C. 20013-7133
- 800-438-4318
- Indoor Air Information
- Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS)
- For more information on the process for developing information for IRIS,
contact the IRIS Hotline in EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment,
contractor facilities, Greenbelt, MD
(Telephone 301-345-2870 or FAX 301-345-2876 or email Hotline.IRIS@epamail.epa.gov).
- For more information on the process for developing information for IRIS,
- Implementation of measures to improve air quality and promote sustainable growth
- Joint Service Pollution
Prevention Technical Library
- EPA Verified Monitoring Equipment for Various Compounds
- National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center
- 888-663-2155
- 888-663-2155
- National Center for Environmental
Assessment (NCEA)
- National Center for Environmental
Publications and Information(NCEPI)
- National Lead Information Clearinghouse
- 1-800-424-Lead (1-800-424-5323)
- 1-800-424-Lead (1-800-424-5323)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIESH)
- National Safety Council-Chemical
Emergency Management/Risk Management Program
- 202-293-2270
- 202-293-2270
- National Technical Information Services
(NTIS)
- 1-800-553-6847
- 1-800-553-6847
- National Town Meeting for
a Sustainable America
- 212-269-9550
- 212-269-9550
- National Toxicology Program
(NTP)
- 617-367-8540
- 617-367-8540
- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
- Occupational or Work Place Resources
- Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance(OECA)
- Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances Chemical Fact Sheets
- Office of Research and Development-ORD-Technology Transfer Handbooks-Case Studies/Environmental Monitoring
- Office of Transportation and Air Quality (formerly: Office of Mobile Sources/OMS)
- Office of Wastewater Management: NPDES Storm Water Program
- Oil Spill Prevention Requirments
- Preliminary Report on HAPs from Aircraft
- Protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility. Help EPA fight pollution by reporting possible harmful environmental activity. To do so, visit EPA's website at http://www.epa.gov/compliance/complaints/index.html
- Radon and Radiation Program Contacts
- Risk Management Plans and RMP*Info
public information
- 800-424-9346
- 800-424-9346
- RTP Library
- 919-541-2777
- 919-541-2777
- Safe Drinking Water Hotline
- 800-426-4791
- 800-426-4791
- Small Business Ombudsman
(asbestos)
- 800-368-5888
- 703-305-5938
- Source ID Enabling Document
- Stratospheric
Ozone Depletion
- 800-296-1996
- EPA's most recent acceptable listing decisions for substitutes in the following industrial sectors: refrigeration and air conditioning, foam blowing, and fire suppression and explosion protection. For copies of the full list of ODS substitutes in all industrial sectors, visit EPA's Ozone Depletion Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/lists/index.html
- State, Local and Regional Air Permits:
- BLIS-RACT/BACT/LEAR (RBLC)
- Title V - Permit Program
- Title
V Guidance (http://www.epa.gov/region07/programs/artd/air/title5/titlevhp.htm#Guidance)
- Toxic Substances
Impacts and Control, Office of Wastewater Management
- Toxic
Release Inventory-Community Right-to-Know
Additional information available on the Right To Know Network.
Toxics Release Inventory-List of Toxic Chemicals Within The Glycol Ethers Category-December 2000(EPA 745-R-00-004)(file format pdf) - Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET)
888-293-6498
Please let us know of other university or government health and environmental information Web sites that should be added to this listing and notify us of any broken links by email to atw@epa.gov or call 919-541-5347.