Fact Sheets

Community Building :: Environmental Assessment :: Pollutants Fate, Transport and Behavior :: Health Effects on Humans and Environment :: Risk Assessment :: Regulations and Legal Considerations :: Finances :: Remediation :: Redevelopment :: More

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Community Building

Name and Annotation
GSA’s Environmental Justice Factsheet  Talks about history of environmental justice, roles of EPA, CEQ, and DOJ and environmental justice and environmental impact assessments.
A Community Guide to Safe Landfill Management  Talks about the solid waste landfills, hazardous waste landfills and things to be done to enhance landfill safety.
A Community Guide to Superfund Risk Assessment  Gives information about how to use the risk assessment to develop a cleanup plan that will make the site safe for current and future use.
An Introduction to Environmental Justice  Discusses about environmental justice, its principle and industrial and coummunity concerns.
An Introduction to EPCRA  Provides information about Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act.
An Introduction to Sustainability  Talks about sustainability which is related to the quality of life in a community -- whether the economic, social and environmental systems that make up the community are providing a healthy, productive, meaningful life for all community residents, present and future.
Brownfields and Community  Discusses about Redevelopment of Brownfield sites, its needs from environmental,economic and social perspective and gives federal and state funding program.
Community Advisory Group (CAG)  This factsheet describes the Community Advisory Group (CAG) Program.
Community Based Watershed Management  Gives a better understanding of how communities are organizing at the watershed level to lessen the impact of human activities on rivers, lakes, streams, and groundwater.
Community Involvement in Brownfields Redevelopment  It is an excellent article on community involvement in Brownfields redevelopment.
Community-Based Environmental Protection (CBEP)  Gives introduction to Community-based environmental protection, its principles, steps for its application and its advantages.
Environmental Impact of the Petroleum Industry  Provides general overview of the processes involved and some of the potential environmental hazards associated with petroleum refineries.
Environmental Justice  Discusses the development of environmental laws, regulations, and policies; for fair treatment for people of all races, cultures, and incomes.
Environmental Overview of the Concrete and Cement Industries  Provides an overview of the cement and concrete industries, their potential environmental impacts, and the status of a major court case to stop a cement plant from being sited near an environmentally troubled New Jersey community.
EPA's EPCRA  Gives detail information about all sections applicable in EPCRA.
EPCRA : An Overview  Talks about component synopsis, air force guidance, other EPCRA components and other related information.
Guidelines for Getting a Contaminated Site Placed on the National Priorities List  Details series of steps that evaluates the potential for a release of hazardous substance from the site.
Health Assessment  The collection, analyses, interpretation, and dissemination of environmental, epidemiological, and toxicological data and other forms of information to identify, communicate, and prevent adverse human health outcomes associated with exposure to environmental contaminants.
Identifying Stakeholders Worksheet  Sample worksheet for stakeholder identification.
Restoration Advisory Boards (RAB)  Gives information about RAB and list down its functions and activities. Also talks about who are and who can become member of RAB.
Science Basics - Exploring the Fundamentals of Science  Provides a basic understanding of the scientific method necessary for scientific investigation and discusses the four steps (observation, deduction, hypothesis and testing) involved in it.
Sustainability  Gives basic information about sustainability, its importance and how it is making difference for individuals, communities and institutions.
Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Program  This factsheet describes the Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) Program.
Understanding EPA’s Underground Storage Tank Regulations  Provides information about underground storage tank, EPA’s role to reduce the environmental problems, technical guidance for federal regulation and gives details for companies having UST’s.
Understanding Statistics  Gives information on Statistics, how statistics is a part of scientific method and the use of Statistics in interpreting Environmental conditions through Math.
Understanding the Principles of Groundwater  Gives information about groundwater principles. Many of the environmental problems faced by communities involve the seepage of contaminants into groundwater.

Environmental Assessment

Name and Annotation
A Community Guide to Superfund Risk Assessment  Gives information about how to use the risk assessment to develop a cleanup plan that will make the site safe for current and future use.
Baseline Environmental Assessment (BEA)  Protects the purchaser of the facility from liability from previous owners' actions and to hold the new owner accountable for future use and contamination.
Biological Integrity for Bioassessment  Talks about index of biological integrity a method used in wetland biological assessment to evaluate the health of wetlands.
Collecting Environmental Information Using the Data Quality Objectives Process  Describes the seven steps in DQO process, which helps in determining when data of sufficient quality is collected for taking accurate decisions
Community Based Watershed Management  Gives a better understanding of how communities are organizing at the watershed level to lessen the impact of human activities on rivers, lakes, streams, and groundwater.
Contaminated Sediments  Gives information on contaminated sediments, their assessment and remediation.
Environmental Site Assessment  Provides an understanding of each element of the Environmental Site Assessment process and how these components relate to brownfields redevelopment.
Environmental Site Assessment: Phase I and Phase II for Brownfields  This factsheet explains the 2 major steps taken in environmental assessmentent: In Phase I, historical occurrence of contamination is evaluated and in Phase II, the extent of contamination is determined.
Guidelines for Getting a Contaminated Site Placed on the National Priorities List  Describes the steps required for a site discovered to become a Superfund site.
Guidelines for Getting a Contaminated Site Placed on the National Priorities List  Details series of steps that evaluates the potential for a release of hazardous substance from the site.
Health Assessment  The collection, analyses, interpretation, and dissemination of environmental, epidemiological, and toxicological data and other forms of information to identify, communicate, and prevent adverse human health outcomes associated with exposure to environmental contaminants.
Industry Chemicals  Lists the type of chemicals to be found on a site based on the past use of the site.
Introduction to Biological Assessment  Gives information about biological assessment, how it is conducted and talks about the application of bioassessment methods.
Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Studies  RI/FS is the step in the cleanup process that is conducted to gather sufficient information to support the selection of a site remedy that will reduce or eliminate the risks associated with the contamination at the site.
Superfund Today— Focus on Risk Assessment  Gives information about Superfund's human health risk assessment process and how you can participate in the process.
The ABC's of Risk Assessment  Gives beginners but in-depth information about risk assessment.
Toxicity Assessment  Talks about toxic effects, acute and chronic toxicity. Gives information and examples of non-carcinogenic assessment and carcinogenic bioassays and role of toxicity assessment.
Toxicity Assessment-Advance Details  Talks about the extensive literature review needed in RA tier 2 or tire 3 assessments to obtain up-to-date information regarding properties of chemical, environment specifics, and receptor organisms.
Understanding Groundwater  Discusses the flow of groundwater, how it gets contaminated and the possible sources of contamination
Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)  Gives information on UXO (Unexploded ordnance) and a glossary of terms related to it to provide the general public with a greater understanding of the cleanup process in UXO areas.
Wetland Monitoring and Assessment  Gives information about wetland monitoring, which is important to gauge the effectiveness of wetland restoration projects and helps to measure the environmental health of watershed. Intensive wetland monitoring helps to test and refine the indicators used in rapid wetland assessment.

Pollutants: Fate, Transport and Behavior

The following fact sheets discuss the exposure pathways, the effects of the exposure to humans and the environment; its fate in the environment and federal regulations on the contaminant:

Name and Annotation		Name and Annotation
1, 4 Dioxane		1,1,1-Trichloroethane
1,1,2-Trichloroethane		1,1-Biphenyl
1,1-Dichloroethene		1,2,4 Trichlorobenzene
1,2,4 Trimethylbenzene		1,2-Dichloroethane
1,2-Dichloroethene		1,2-Dichloropropane
1-Butanol		2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin)
2,Methoxyethanol		A Guide to Toxic Air Pollutants
Acetaldehyde		Acetaldehyde
Acetone		Acetonitrile
Acrylamide		Acrylic Acid
Acrylonitrile		Aerosol
Alachlor		Aldrin and Deldrin
Aluminum		Aniline
Antimony		Arsenic
Arsenic in Drinking Water		Asbestos
Atrazine		Barium
Benzene		Benzo(a)pyrene
Beryllium		Brief information on various contaminants
BTEX		Butraldehyde
Cadmium		Carbofuran
Carbon Disulfide		Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Tetrachloride		Carbonyl Sulfide
Chlordane		Chlorine
Chlorobenzene		Chloroform
Chromium		Cobalt
Contaminated Sediments		Copper
Cyanide		Cyclohexane
Dalapon		DDT
Depleted Uranium		Di(2-ethylhexyl)-Phthalate
Dibromochloropropane (DBCP)		Dichloromethane
Dinoseb		Dioxins and Furans
Dioxins and Their Effects on Human Health		Diquat
Endothall		Endrin
Ethylbenzene		Ethylene Dibromide (EDB)
Fluoride		Formaldehyde
Freon 113		Glyphosate
Greenhouse Gases		Heptachlor
Hexachlorobenzene		Hexachlorocyclo-Pentadiene
Lead		Lindane
Manganese		Mercury
Methanol		Methoxychlor
Methyl Chloride (Chloromethane)		Methyl Ethyl Ketone
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone		Methyl Methacrylate
Methyl-Tert-Butyl Ether		Nickel
Nitrate/ Nitrite		Nitrobenzene
Nitrogen Oxides		Oxamyl(vydate)
Ozone		Para-Dichlorobenzene
Particulate Matter (PM)		Pentachlorophenol
Perchloroethylene		Pesticides
Petroleum Contaminants in Groundwater		Phthalic Anhydride
Picloram		Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)		Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Radon		Refrigerants
Selenium		Silver
Silvex		Simazine
Smog and your health		Styrene
Sulphur Dioxide		Tetrachloroethylene
Thallium		Toluene
Top 10 Toxins		Toxaphene
Toxic Air Pollutants		Trichloroethylene
Understanding Groundwater		Vinyl Chloride
Xylene		Zinc

Health Effects on Humans and Environment

Name and Annotation
Arsenic  Gives information on environmental occurrence, exposure, carcinogenic probability and federal regulations on the contaminant.
Arsenic in Drinking Water  Discusses the health effects of Arsenic, testing for arsenic and how to reduce arsenic in well water.
Bottled Drinking Water  Gives information on the safety, potential health benefits and international standards for bottled drinking water.
Brief information on various contaminants  Brief information on Maximum Contaminant level (MCL), major use and potential health effects of various contaminants.
BTEX  Discusses how BTEX enters the environment, its health effects, regulations and how exposure to BTEX can be reduced.
Chemical Carcinogens  Discusses the health risks associated with chemical carcinogens and describes what the government is doing to reduce the potential environmental and health risks posed by chemical pollutants.
Cobalt  This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions about cobalt including health effects.
Depleted Uranium  Gives background information on Uranium contamination and its effects on human health.
Dioxins and Furans  Gives an information on the sources of dioxins and furans, the health risks of exposure to it and how to limit your exposure to it.
Dioxins and Their Effects on Human Health  Gives background information on dioxin contamination and its effects on human health.
Environmental Impact of the Petroleum Industry  Provides a general overview of the processes involved and some of the potential environmental hazards associated with petroleum refineries.
Formaldehyde  This fact sheet answers most frequent questions about formaldehyde and its effects
Health Assessment  The collection, analyses, interpretation, and dissemination of environmental, epidemiological, and toxicological data and other forms of information to identify, communicate, and prevent adverse human health outcomes associated with exposure to environmental contaminants.
Health Effects of Asbestos  Discusses the health effects of asbestos, prevention of exposure, diagnosis, and treatment.
Health effects of Lead Exposure  Discusses the exposure and prevention of lead.
Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs) for Benzene  Provides a general information on Benzene, its health effects and gives follow-up instructions for persons who have been exposed to it.
Medical Management Guidelines for Arsine (ASH3)  Provides a general information on Arsine, its health effects and gives follow-up instructions for persons who have been exposed to arsine.
Pesticides  Health effects of Pesticides
Polychlorinated Biphenyls  Discusses where PCB's can be found most commonly, their health effects and how to protect yourselves from PCB's.
Radioactive Waste  Discusses the different classes, management and disposal of radioactive wastes.
Setting Standard for Safe Drinking Water  Gives information about EPA’s standard-setting process.
Smog and your health  Discusses the potential health effects and how to reduce exposure to smog and its potential health effects
Toxilogical Profile of Benzene  The ATSDR toxicological profile succinctly characterizes the toxicologic and adverse health effects information for Benzene.
Wastes from Health Care Activities  Discusses the different types of waste generated from health care activities, their health impacts and the risks associated with them.
Water Testing  Enlists the test required to ensure a safe and reliable water supply for individuals using private water supplies.

Risk Assessment

Name and Annotation
A Community Guide to Superfund Risk Assessment  Gives information about how to use the risk assessment to develop a cleanup plan that will make the site safe for current and future use.
Chemical Carcinogens  Discusses the health risks associated with chemical carcinogens and describes what the government is doing to reduce the potential environmental and health risks posed by chemical pollutants.
Ecological Risk Assessment  Evaluates the potential adverse impacts to plants, animals, and the environment from exposure to toxic contaminants
Health effects of Lead Exposure  Discusses the exposure and prevention of lead.
Human Health Risk Assessment  Estimates people’s increased risk of health problems as a result of exposure to a toxic pollutant. It also describes the four basic steps of risk assessment.
RCRA Remediation Selection  Discusses what final RCRA Corrective Action remedies must accomplish and their responsibilites
Risk Based Corrective Action (RBCA)  RBCA is a site evaluation process that combines site characterization, risk management, and remedial action into one framework.
Risk-Based Site Cleanup Standards For Michigan  Provides detailed information about risk assessment using Michigan standards. While Michigan focused, the information may be useful to anyone desiring technical information about Superfund clean-up, risk-based standards.
Superfund Today— Focus on Risk Assessment  Gives information about Superfund's human health risk assessment process and how you can participate in the process.
The ABC's of Risk Assessment  Gives beginners but in-depth information about risk assessment.
Toxicity Assessment  Talks about toxic effects, acute and chronic toxicity. Gives information and examples of non-carcinogenic assessment and carcinogenic bioassays and role of toxicity assessment.
Toxicity Assessment-Advance Details  Talks about the extensive literature review needed in RA tier 2 or tire 3 assessments to obtain up-to-date information regarding properties of chemical, environment specifics, and receptor organisms.
Using Environmental Insurance in DoD Property Transfers: A New Tool for Managing Cleanup Risk  This factsheet provides information on environmental insurance and discusses the main types of environmental insurance available.

Regulations and Legal Considerations

Name and Annotation
An Introduction to EPCRA  Provides information about Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act.
Brownfields Introduction  Discusses brownfields, the health and safety risks posed to the surrounding communities and the government support provided to them.
EPA's EPCRA  Gives detail information about all sections applicable in EPCRA.
EPCRA : An Overview  Talks about component synopsis, air force guidance, other EPCRA components and other related information.
Guidelines for Getting a Contaminated Site Placed on the National Priorities List  Describes the steps required for a site discovered to become a Superfund site.
Negotiated Rulemaking  Explains the process and advantages of “reg neg” and includes EPA contacts for more information.
Principles of superfund in 21st century  This document describes the principles of superfund in the 21st century
Quality Assurance Project Plans  Helps in systematic planning process. It describes the two terms associated with it called quality assurance and quality control, which help to ensure the correctness of data in sampling and analysis.
Soil Screening Guidance  The soil screening guidance is a tool developed by EPA to help standardize and accelerate the evaluation and cleanup of contaminated soils at sites on the NPL where future residential land use is anticipated.
Understanding EPA’s Underground Storage Tank Regulations  Provides information about underground storage tank, EPA’s role to reduce the environmental problems, technical guidance for federal regulation and gives details for companies having UST’s.

Financing

Name and Annotation
Brownfields and Community  Discusses about Redevelopment of Brownfield sites, its needs from environmental,economic and social perspective and gives federal and state funding program.
Financial Tools  Discusses innovative financial tools available to help both municipalities and developers redevelop contaminated lands.This fact sheet is made for Michigan, but the information can be applied elsewhere.
Local Government Reimbursement  The program provides federal funds to local governments for costs related to temporary emergency measures conducted in response to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances.
Superfund Technical Assistance Grants  A Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) provides money for activities that help your community participate in decision making at eligible Superfund sites.
Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Program  This factsheet describes the Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) Program.
Using Environmental Insurance in DoD Property Transfers: A New Tool for Managing Cleanup Risk  This factsheet provides information on environmental insurance and discusses the main types of environmental insurance available.

Remediation

Name and Annotation
A Citizen's Guide to Capping  A citizen's guide to capping, how it works, how safe it is, and why to use it.
A Citizen's Guide to Monitored Natural Attenuation  A citizen's guide to monitored natural attenuation, how they work, how safe they are, and why to use them.
A Citizen's Guide to Soil Washing  A citizen's guide to soil washing, how it works, how safe it is, and why to use it.
A Citizen's Guide to Thermal Desorption  A citizen's guide to thermal desorption, how it works, how safe it is, and why to use it.
A Guide to In-Well Vapor Extraction  Describes the working of an in well vapor extraction system, where it can be used, its advantages and disadvanages and whether if it can be used on every site.
A Guide to Thermal Desorption  Describes a thermal desorption system for a site which has been contaminated with hazardous chemicals.
Activated Carbon Treatment  A citizen's guide to activated carbon treatment, how they work, how safe they are, and why to use them.
Air Stripping  A citizen's guide to air stripping, how they work, how safe they are, and why to use them.
Biopile Remediation  Gives information about the biopile remediation process, principle, mechanism, montoring and advantages.
Bioreactor Landfill  Describes a bioreactor landfill, types of bioreactor landfill and features unique to it.
Bioremediation  Describes the bioremediation technology, where it can be applicable and its uses.
Biosparging  Describes the biosparging an in-situ technology that uses indigenous microorganisms to biodegrade organic constituents in the saturated zone.
Bioventing  Describes bioventing, explains under what conditions it should be used and provides its advantages and disadvantages.
Capping as a Cleanup Method  Describes capping, its maintenance and the reliability of the technology.
Chemical Dehalogenation  A citizen's guide to chemical dehalogenation, how they work, how safe they are, and why to use them.
Chemical Oxidation for Groundwater Remediation  Gives information about chemical oxidation for remediation of groundwater, its advantages and disadvantages, its applicability, safety, time for remediation and cost.
Clean up Strategies  Discusses the options available for handling contaminated sites and their remediation.
Cold Mix Asphalt Batching  Decribes cold-mix asphalt batching cleanup technology, process, advantages and disadvantages. Gives guidelines and steps taken in risk reduction and safety.
Confined Disposal Facility  Provides general information on confined disposal facilities; the current use, design and future use.
Contaminated Sediments  Gives information on contaminated sediments, their assessment and remediation.
Dual Phase Extraction  Describes dual phase extraction technique, explains under what conditions it should be used and provides its advantages and disadvantages.
Electrokinetics Remediation of Metals  Gives information about the electrokinetic remediation process, principle, mechanism, advantages, limitation and its applicability.
Excavation as a Cleanup Method  Discusses why a site excavated, how a site is excavated and the precautions which should be taken during excavation.
Fracturing  A citizen's guide to fracturing, how it works, how safe it is, and why to use it.
In Situ Flushing  A citizen's guide to in situ flushing, how it works, how safe it is, and why to use it.
Incineration  A citizen's guide to incineration, how they work, how safe they are, and why to use them.
Institutional Controls  Provides the situations in which institutional controls may be an appropriate component of a remedy or must be necessary to ensure that a remedy is protective.
Monitored Natural Attenuation  Describes the working of monitored natural attenuation, its advantages and disadvantages.
New methods of Cleaning up Heavy Metals in Soil and Water  Provides information on new innovative solutions for cleaning up heavy metals in soils and water.
Permeable Reactive Barriers  A citizen's guide to permeable reactive barrier, how they work, how safe they are, and why to use them.
Petroleum Contaminants in Groundwater  Talks about the causes of petroleum contamination in groundwater, how it becomes hazardous to humans, contaminants of great concern in groundwater and methods for cleanup of petroleum contaminants in groundwater.
Phytoremediation  Discusses the different ways in which Phytoremediation can be used to clean up contamination.
Pump and Treat  A citizen's guide to pump and treat, how they work, how safe they are, and why to use them.
RCRA Remediation Selection  Discusses what final RCRA Corrective Action remedies must accomplish and their responsibilites
Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Studies  RI/FS is the step in the cleanup process that is conducted to gather sufficient information to support the selection of a site remedy that will reduce or eliminate the risks associated with the contamination at the site.
Remediation Action Plan  This fact sheet describes a Remedial Action Plan (RAP), how to comment on a RAP, and suggests some ways to review a RAP. This fact sheet pertains to the State of Michigan regulations.
Remediation Technologies  Describes the technologies available for remediation of contaminated soil and water. For each type of technology, the purpose, the pros and cons, and the type of contaminates that can be remediated using that technology are provided.
Risk Based Corrective Action (RBCA)  RBCA is a site evaluation process that combines site characterization, risk management, and remedial action into one framework.
Risk-Based Site Cleanup Standards For Michigan  Provides detailed information about risk assessment using Michigan standards. While Michigan focused, the information may be useful to anyone desiring technical information about Superfund clean-up, risk-based standards.
Soil Excavation  A citizen's guide to soil excavation, how they work, how safe they are, and why to use them.
Soil Heavy Metal Stabilization  Provides information about different methods involved in soil heavy metal stabilization, their comparision and lists other techniques.
Soil Screening Guidance  The soil screening guidance is a tool developed by EPA to help standardize and accelerate the evaluation and cleanup of contaminated soils at sites on the NPL where future residential land use is anticipated.
Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE)  Describes soil vapor extraction, explains under what conditions it should be used and provides its advantages and disadvantages.
Soil Vapor Extraction and Air Sparging  A guide giving information about soil vapor extraction and air sparging.
Soil Washing as a Cleanup Method  Gives information on soil washing, how it works and the sites at which soil washing has been used
Solidification/ Stabilization  A citizen's guide to fracturing, how it works, how safe it is, and why to use it.
Solvent Extraction  A citizen's guide to solvent extraction, how they work, how safe they are, and why to use them.
Testing Techniques  Overview of sampling methods and technologies that may be used to characterize the contamination at a site.
Thermal Treatment Methods  A citizen's guide to thermal treatment methods, how they work, how safe they are, and why to use them.
Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)  Gives information on UXO (Unexploded ordnance) and a glossary of terms related to it to provide the general public with a greater understanding of the cleanup process in UXO areas.
Vitrification  A citizen's guide to vitrification, how they work, how safe they are, and why to use them.
Wetlands  Provides information on wetlands, their values, their ecology, and mitigation banking.

Redevelopment

Name and Annotation
An Introduction to Sustainability  Talks about sustainability which is related to the quality of life in a community -- whether the economic, social and environmental systems that make up the community are providing a healthy, productive, meaningful life for all community residents, present and future.
Biological Integrity for Bioassessment  Talks about index of biological integrity a method used in wetland biological assessment to evaluate the health of wetlands.
Brownfield Economic Redevelopment Initiative  Provides information about Brownfield Economic Redevelopment Initiative objective, its activities and other related activities.
Brownfields and Community  Discusses about Redevelopment of Brownfield sites, its needs from environmental,economic and social perspective and gives federal and state funding program.
Community Based Watershed Management  Gives a better understanding of how communities are organizing at the watershed level to lessen the impact of human activities on rivers, lakes, streams, and groundwater.
Community Involvement in Brownfields Redevelopment  It is an excellent article on community involvement in Brownfields redevelopment.
Financial Tools  Discusses innovative financial tools available to help both municipalities and developers redevelop contaminated lands.This fact sheet is made for Michigan, but the information can be applied elsewhere.
Functions and Values of Wetlands  Gives functions and values of wetlands.
Introduction to Biological Assessment  Gives information about biological assessment, how it is conducted and talks about the application of bioassessment methods.
Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) in Brownfields Redevelopment Projects  Gives information about the Quality Assurance/Quality Control in brownfield redevelopment projects, system overview, quality management plans, quality assurance project plans and other related topics.
Restoration Advisory Boards (RAB)  Gives information about RAB and list down its functions and activities. Also talks about who are and who can become member of RAB.
Restoration Guiding Principle  List principles which applies to different stages in the life of a restoration project – from early planning to post-implementation monitoring – and are offered here for use by a wide variety of people and organizations ranging from Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies to outdoor recreation or conservation groups, corporations, landowners, and citizens’ groups.
Site Redevelopment  Discusses the factors to be considered in revitalizing the cities.
Soil Screening Guidance  The soil screening guidance is a tool developed by EPA to help standardize and accelerate the evaluation and cleanup of contaminated soils at sites on the NPL where future residential land use is anticipated.
Sustainability  Gives basic information about sustainability, its importance and how it is making difference for individuals, communities and institutions.
Threats to Wetlands  Lists the major threats to wetlands.
Types of Wetlands  Gives a brief descriptions of the major types of wetlands found in the United States.
Wetland Monitoring and Assessment  Gives information about wetland monitoring, which is important to gauge the effectiveness of wetland restoration projects and helps to measure the environmental health of watershed. Intensive wetland monitoring helps to test and refine the indicators used in rapid wetland assessment.
Wetland Restoration  Describes restoration and gives reasons for restoring them.
Wetlands  Provides information on wetlands, their values, their ecology, and mitigation banking.
Wetlands Overview  Gives a brief overview about wetlands, and efforts taken by EPA to protect and restore them.

Additional Factsheets can be found at the following web sites:

Great Plains and Rocky Mountain HSRC's web site

South and Southwest HSRC web site.

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