Resources

Following is a very exhaustive list of links to various resources that are available online. These links are categorized topic-wise and also organization-wise. The topics include the ones listed in the Steps to Cleanup in this web site. The organizations are sub-divided as federal, state, regional, international, educational, professional, etc. Also, listed below are environmental search engines. If you think that a web site is not listed below, please send an email to Webmaster. EnviroTools.org reserves the right to list a web site in this page.

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Name and Annotation
American Chemical Society (ACS) Website of American Chemical Society
American Geophysical Union Provides the understanding of Earth and space for the benefit of humanity
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors AEESP is made up of and serves professors in North American academic programs providing education in environmental engineering and related fields.
Best Management Practices for Soil Erosion This program illustrates the effects and severity of soil erosion. Also gives detailed description of management and structural practices designed to control erosion.
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST) The National Academies' principal study unit for environmental pollution problems affecting human health, human impacts on the environment, and the assessment and management of related risks to human health and the environment.
Brownfield News Brownfield News is a national magazine with each issue focusing on a city or region to report on their brownfield programs.
Center for Environmental Information and Statistics The CEIS website links environmental facts from all EPA's databases into a one-stop information source where users apply interactive search tools to pursue national, state and country level environmental data.
Center for Microbial Ecology Scientists from many disciplines seeking to understand the roles of microbes in the environment.
Chemfinder This is a search engine used to obtain details of any chemical using chemical name, CAS numberor molecular weight.
Community Development Pool of information in form of factsheets, bulletins and extension materials related to community development.
Concerned Citizens Page: Transportation Provides information about the environmental impacs of transportation, including consumer information, strategies for reducing automobile pollution, timps on saving gas and information about automobiles and ozone.
Defence Environmental Network and Information eXchange (DENIX) Department of Defence information on environmental legislation, compliance, restoration and cleanup.
Earth Day Network The mission is to increase awareness, responsibility and action toward a clean, healthy environment for all living things using Earth Day as a catalyst.
Earth on Edge Bill Moyer's website accompanying PBS television program of the same name.
Eco-Portal : The EnvironmentalSustability.Info Source Search machine with links to Sustainability topics like Development, Economics, Organizations and Threats etc. Also links to other topics like Air, Water, Land etc are present.
Electronic Green Journal
Energy Star Energy Star is a government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency.
EnviroFacts Data Warehouse A national information system that provides an integrated single point of access to data extracted from six major EPA databases.
EnviroFacts Warehouse One of the major sources of environmental information.
Envirofacts Warehouse Users may retrieve environmental information from EPA databases on Superfund sites, drinking water, toxic and air releases , hazardous waste , water discharge permits and grants information. Maps of environmental information may also be generated using search machine.
Envirolink Extensive resources and links about the environment.
Environmental Defence Environmental Defense is a not-for-profit environmental advocacy group with four main goals: (1) Stabilizing the Earth's climate, (2) Safeguarding the world's oceans, (3) Protecting human health, and (4) Defending and restoring biodiversity." Formerly kno
Environmental Engineering at MSU Environmental Engineering Degree programs at MSU.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Homepage of U.S. EPA.
Environmental Service through Lycos List of websites related to environment.
Environmental Sustainability Links Links to different areas of Environmental Sustainability.
Envirotools Educational materials for cleaning up hazardous waste sites.
EPA Surf Your Watershed Site Gives information on environmental quality including water quality, land characteristics, air quality, citizen-based groups, and industrial discharges in a specific watershed
EPA About the National Estuary Program Gives information to encourage local communities to know and take responsibility for managing their own estuaries.
EPA Office of Water - Concerned Citizen Gives information to raise public awarness and encourage involvment in water quality issues.
EPA Project XL Homepage Gives information about the Project XL and updates on its activities.
EPA's Environmental Sustainability Library Collection of books, journals and videos that U.S EPA Region 8 Technical Library has in its Environmental Sustainability Special Collection.
EPA's Superfund TimeLine This is an excellent, interactive timeline showing the history of the Superfund program. If you click on an event, additional information appears in a small, unobstrusive window.
Global Environmental and Technology Foundation Offers information on building an infrastructure for sustainable development.
Global Network of Environment and Technology(GNET) Material of interest to the environmental technology community.
Great Lakes Environmental Education Materials Gives information about the resources designed to provide access to Great lakes educational material, and to identify and address teacher training needs.
International Brownfields summary A document summarizing the impact of clean up and redevelopment of brownfields in different countries internationally.
ISO-International Organization for Standardization They created the ISO14000 standards containing technical specifications to be used consistently to address environmental management systems, environmental auditing, environmental labeling, environmental performance evaluation, and life cycle assessment.
Local Government Environment Assistance Network The LGEAN site is a forum and clearinghouse of environmental information for local government. 24-hour access is available to a regulatory and pollution prevention information, message boards, regulatory updates and grants and financing information.
Maps on Demand Interactive EPA Geographic Information System that can be used to produce personalized maps of areas in the conterminous United States according to user specifications.
Maps on Demand Maps on Demand is an interactive EPA GIS that can be used to produce personalized maps of areas in the conterminous US according to user specification
National Academy of Sciences Created by US to advice the government in scientific and technical matters.
National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) NCER is one of the five research organizations that comprise EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). NCER's mission is to support high-quality research by the nation's leading scientists that will improve the scientific basis for decisions on nati
National Council for Science and Environment (NCSE) Their goal is to improve the scientific basis for environmental decision making
National Institute of Environment Health Sciences (NIEHS) Discusses health related issues
Northeast Midwest Institute Brownfield Reports This organization provides information on Brownfields tools, federal and state programs
Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center (P2RIC) strives to improve resource sharing between the programs, businesses, and agencies of EPA Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska) that provide waste reduction services and expertise to business and industry.
Record of Decision System (RODS) RODS contains full-text Records of Decision (RODs), ROD Abstracts, ROD Amendments and Explanations of Significant Differences (ESDs). A ROD provides the justification for the remedial action (treatment) chosen at a Superfund site. It also contains site history, site description, site characteristics, community participation, enforcement activities, past and present activities, contaminated media, the contaminants present, scope and role of response action, and the remedy selected for cleanup.
Region 2 Environmental Education Website with links to EPA's Kids, Students and Teachers Pages Provides comprehensive information about EPA's environmental education programs, including material on environmental education grants, student oppurtunities, educator training and other resources.
Resources For the Future RFF is an independent institute dedicated exclusively for analyzing environmental, energy, and natural resources topics, which gathers under one roof a unique community of scholars conducting impartial research to enable policymakers to make sound choices.
Smart Travel Resource Center Gives information on transportation and air quality related public education, information campaigns and programs around the US. User can scan project descriptions to gain an understanding of the design, implementation and evaluation of transportation projects.
Society for Environmental toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) is an independent, nonprofit professional society that provides a forum for individuals and institutions engaged in fields relating to Environmental Sceinces and Engineering
Starfish: Databases for Environmental Education Website which helps teachers intergrate concepts of environmental science and sustainability into their curricla.
Technical Outreach Services for Communities (TOSC) Technical Outreach Services for Communities facilitates public involvement in environmental remediation.
The Chemical Scorecard Provides local environmental information on the Internet by typing in a zip code to find out about local pollution. Also gives information about toxics in communities.Also can find the locations and emissions of major polluters, the health effects of the chemicals released, important regulatory controls, and how to take action to minimize adverse environmental impacts.
The Great Lakes Center for Environmental and Molecular Sciences (GLEAMS) GLEAMS is designed to serve as a "one-stop-shop" for data and information on the Great Lakes.GLEAMS brings together deep domain expertise in the fields of molecular genomics, environmental chemistry and geospatial informatics.
The Nature Conservancy With more than 1 million members, The Nature Conservancy is the world's leading private conservation group. Over the past half-century, we have helped protect more than 11 million acres of vital habitat in the United States and nearly 60 million acres in
The Right-To-Know Network Access to environmental information from 13 different environmental database. Also visitors can learn about local Superfind sites, including the dates of recent evaluations, assessments, and inspection
The Watershed Academy - Training Courses Provides information on the training courses, provides links to watershed related publications and training partners.
Transact: The Transportation Action Network Presents information on how transportation choices impact environmental conditions and overall quality of life. Links to reports, publications, transportation organizations and directories.
U.S Department of Energy Because of toxic wastes manufactured during miltray purposes, the U.S. DOE generates a lot of toxic wastes. Because these wastes needed cleaning up, the DOE is responsible for the world�s largest environmental cleanup program.
U.S EPA Office of Environmental Education Their mission is to: "advance and support education efforts that develop an environmentally conscious and responsible public and inspire personal responsibility in caring for the environment."
U.S. Geological Survey Water Data Links to variety of water data, including real time data, historical records of daily streamflow, water quality monitoring data, GIS data for water resources, water use maps and data by county and watershed,acid rain deposition by location and reports by USGS and other agencies.
United State Geological Survey (USGS) Provides reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life.
World Resources Institute Seeks to provide information, ideas, and solutions to global environmental problems. Their mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth�s environment for current and future generations. Their program meets global challenges by using

Community Building Open "Community Building" links in a new window

Name and Annotation
10 Steps in Community Health Assessment Development Process Assessment planning models and frameworks identify 10 Steps in the Community Health Assessment development process.
A Citizen�s Guide to Risk Assessments and Public Health Assessments at Contaminated Sites This guide provides an overview of two different assessments commonly performed at hazardous waste sites. These are the rise assessment and the public health assessment, both are required for all sites- commonly referred to as �Superfund� sites- listed on the U.S. EPA�s NPL.
Acting Locally Lists programs, opportunities, and tools that helps citizen to get involved and make a difference in community.
Action Plans to Integrate Environmental Justice Each major program and regional office in EPA was required to submit an "Environmental Justice Action Plan" detailing the efforts to integrate environmental justice into their policies, programs, and activities.
Agenda 21: Sustainable Development Agenda 21 is an international blueprint that outlines actions that governments, international organizations, industries and the community can take to achieve sustainability.
American Public Health Association (APHA) The American Public Health Association (APHA) is the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals in the world, representing more than 50,000 members from over 50 occupations of public health.
American Society for Testing and Materials This groups writes the standards for several environmental site assessment surveys.
Association for Conflict Resolution Includes standards of Practice, lists of mediators and approved training programs options.
Association of Specialists in Cleaning & Restoration ASCR is a professional association for cleaning and restoration, trainer and educator in the industry. They are committed to improving industry standards, ongoing technical research, conducted by the ASCR�s technical staff.
Beneficial Landscaping : Green Landscaping with Native Plants Provides a wealth of background and information about "green" lanscaping. Gives information to all citizen interested in transforming a lawn into a natural landscape.
Benefits of Community Involvement and its barriers. This page provides information on benefits of community involvement and its barriers.
BLR : Business & Legal Reports BLR's team of environmental experts provides you with plain-English analysis of your state's initiatives and environmental regulations, and instant comparisons between state and federal regulations. Every major environmental topic is at your fingertips, complete with cross-references to related topics, and side-by-side comparisons with other states. These topics are updated regularly to reflect changes in regulations.
Brownfield Redevelopment: Community Involvement Contains an excellent presentation on Brownfields and communities.
Cleanup to Build Contains a community 'toolbox' along with information on revitalizing and repairing communities.
Communities for a Better Environment Uses science based research, legal tactics and organizing strategies to prevent air and water pollution, eliminate toxic hazards, and improve public health.
Community Involvement at Superfund Sites Describes the process of getting community members actively involved in planning for and cleaning up a Superfund site.
Community Involvement in Brownfields Redevelopment This link provides an excellent article on community involvement in brownfields redevelopment
Community involvement Pipeline drawing -EPA Community involvement activities at NPL sites
Community Participation in Brownfields Redevelopment This is interactive document discussing about the collobrative process affecting the interests of all stakeholders
Community Stewardship Exchange - Sonoran Institute Gives information, contacts and examples designed to promote community-based strategies that preserve and protect the ecological integrity of protected lands, while meeting the economic aspirations of adjoining landowners and communities.
Community-Based Environmental: A Resource Book For Protecting Ecosystems and Communities Compiled to identify practical approaches and tools to help communities carry out their own ecosystem protection efforts.
Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation II An organization that is working to advance cost-effective cleanup and greater stakeholder understanding of the nation�s nuclear weapons production facility waste sites by improving the scientific and technical basis of environmental management decisions and policies, under a grant from the Department of Energy.
Constructive Engagement Resource Guide Practical Advice for Dialogue Among Facilities, Workers, Communities and Regulators. A tool to help citizens work with formal organizations.
Creating Great Neighborhoods : Density in your community Publication that highlights the success of nine community led efforts to create vibrant neighborhoods through density; provides readers with an understanding of the connections between smart growth and densityl; and introduces five time tested design principles to ensure that density becomes a community asset and not a liability.
Department of Defense Environmental Cleanup Site offers information on the department�s effort to address environmental contamination at active and closing bases and former properties, while protecting human health and the environment.
Disposal Of Household Hazardous Materials Briefly discusses the current �best� means of disposing of household hazardous waste.
Electronic Wetlands Herbarium Program gives introduction to a particular type of wetland, the user can explore a list of species found in that ecosystem, structured to help identify plant specimens.
Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) Pilot database to search for facilities in your community to see if an agency has conducted air, water or hazardous waste compliance inspections, violations were found, or enforcement actions were taken.
Environmental Education Improves Our Everyday Lives Talks about advantages of environmental education and why it is important.
Environmental Finance Center Network (EFC) The EFCs provide state and local officials and small businesses with advisory services; education, publicatios, and training; technical assistance; and analyses on financing alternatives.
Environmental Financing Information Network (EFIN) The purpose of the EFIN is to provide information on financing alternatives for state and local environmental programs and small businesses.
Environmental Justice Geographic Assessment Tool The Environmental Justice Geographic Assessment Tool will provide the information necessary to conduct a comprehensive preliminary analysis of any area of concern. Tool is meant to serve as a module to be incorporated on the front end (e.g., screening) of all appropriate Agency assessments.
Environmental Law Institute Useful information concerning environmental law, policy, and management.Center for Health, Environment and Justice, an organization started by Love Canal's Lois Gibbs, provides information on how to organize a community.
Environmental Learning Community The purpose of this community is to build capacity, enabling better environmental decision making. This web page provides you access to a variety of environmental resources.
Environmental Planning for Small Communities Gives a one-stop reference source for medium-sized communities faced with environmental planning issues and decisions. Also includes sections on regulation, self-evaluation, planning, finance, case studies and contact information.
Environmental Restoration Talks about topics like ecology, economics, psychology and culture that is required for protecting and restoring damaged lands.
Environmental Sustainability Kit The Environmental Sustainability Kit is a set of tools -- ideas, procedures, and resources -- to help local leaders, residents, and businesses work toward making their own communities more sustainable. While sustainability encompasses many things, from affordable health care and housing to a safe and clean environment, we have focused the Environmental Sustainability Kit on the environmental and pollution prevention aspects of sustainable communities efforts.
Environmental Sustainability Links Links to different areas of Environmental Sustainability.
EPA Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (OERR), Superfund Gives variety of superfund-related information, including basic information about the superfund process and community tools available from the agencies.
EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics(OPPT) -Community based programs branch (CBPB) Gives information about activities and programs designed to address environmental problems faced by communities by linking government with citizens to achieve long-term environmental preservation and sustainable economic development. Also includes a section on tools for community based work.
EPA Community - Based Environmental Protection (CBEP) CBEP integrates environmental management with human needs, considers long-term ecosystem health and highlights the positive correlations between economic prosperity and environmental well being.
EPA Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office- Community Involvement Provides information on issues related to hazardous waste cleanup to enable citizens to actively participate in the issues that affect them.
EPA National Center for Environmental Innovation Gives information on projects designed to promote innovation to achieve greater and more cost effective public health and environmental protection.
EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Provides information for citizens about where to secure enforcement and compliance information and publications, lodging complaints about violations of environmental statutes and general information about EPA programs that are particular interest to the public.
EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance - Office of Environmental Justice A pointer to environmental justice activities at EPA and other federal agencies.
EPA Region 3 Sustainable Development Gives case studies and background information about the sustainability of natural resources.
EPA's Framework for Community-Based Environmental Protection This Framework identifies specific goals, strategies, activities, and performance measures EPA will need for implementing the CBEP approach to environmental management.
EPA's Grants and Fellowship Information Gives information available from various departments within the Agency about the research grants and graduate fellowship awarded.
EPA's Plan for Grants Management This report presents the EPA�s Plan for Grants Management. This plan charts the course the agency will follow in the coming years to deliver an effective system for grants administration � one in which federal funds are used responsibly to deliver meaningful environmental results
EPA's Superfund Community Advisory Group (CAG) Information to set up a CAG in your community.
EPA's Technical Assistance Grants (TAGs) A Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) provides money for activites that help your community participate in decision making at eligible Superfund sites.
EPCRA Tutorial DOE Office of Environmental Policy and Guidance Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act Tutorial Web site. This site was designed to walk you through the steps of EPCRA modules.
Federal Facilities Environmental Restoration and Reuse (FFRRO) The FFRRO works with other federal entities to develop creative, cost-effective solution to their environmental problems.
GLEAMS Internet Map Server (IMS) The IMS is also one of the primary interfaces to the GLEAMS DDSS, which provides tools to help citizens, resource managers, scientists, etc. better understand the quality of the water in the Kalamazoo River and the risks associated with living or recreating on or near the river.
Green Community Gives information about the Green Community Program, its goals and steps to attain community sustainability.
Ground Water Primer Program educates users about the nature of ground water and the principles of groundwater protection, includes introduction to hydrogeology, information on various drinking water contaminants, and a section on strategies to protect groundwater from pollution.
Guidance for Community Advisors at Superfund Sites This guidance addresses the objectives, functions, membership, and scope of authority for CAGs.
Guidelines for the Environmentally Conscious Consumer Gives information to consumer in making a decision to buy products that are approriate for both their individual needs and the environment.
Hart Environmental Data Explains what indicators are, how indicators relate to sustainability, how to identify good indicators of sustainability and how indicators can be used to measure progress towards building a sustainable community.
Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute Purpose of the Institute is to promote worker protection and the maintenance of a clean and safe environment through education and training.
Hazardous Waste in your Community Talks about EPA's "cradle-to-grave" waste management system, where hazardous wastes are regulated by EPA from the point they are first created until they reach final disposal. The factsheet helps to understand what requirements must be met under RCRA in order to manage hazardous waste in a safe and protective manner.
Hazards Analysis on the Move Helps to develop a method to determine what hazardous materials are being transported through community and the priority areas of risk that warrant further analysis and study.
Household Waste Management Gives reliable information to citizens and consumer about reducing the amount of solid and hazardous waste generation in homes. Also discusses safe use, storage, handling and disposal of waste, how to increases family safety and economic security by sensible use and reuse of household products.
How you can make a difference in Hazardous waste management Shows how community can help protect themselves and their environment from hazardous waste releases by understanding the RCRA regulations and learning how to participate in environment decision-making.
Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice The IWG is made up of twelve federal agencies and chaired by EPA; targets coordinated federal initiatives and resources to help environmentally and economically distressed communities.
International City / County Management Association ( ICMA) This professional and educational organization represents appointed managers and administrators in local governments throughout the world.
Land Information Access Association Helping people shape better communities through participation, education, information and the effective use of technology.
Michigan Public Health Association (MPHA) The Michigan Public Health Association is the essential focal point for the public health community and constituency in Michigan.
Midwest Hazardous Substance Research Centers (HSRC) Outreach Program Provides environmental technical assistance to communities through the Technical Outreach Services to Communities (TOSC) and Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB) programs
National Center for Small Communities The NCSC provides small town decision makers with the tools to govern effectively and the skills to expand local economies, protect natural resources and preserve community character.
National Drinking Water Clearinghouse Helping small communities by collecting, developing, and providing timely information relevant to drinking water issues.
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) is a federal advisory committee that provides independent advice, consultation, and recommendations to the Administrator of EPA on matters related to environmental justice.
National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities Assists small communities by providing training and training-related information and referral services in the areas of wastewater, drinking water, and solid waste.
National Governers Association Brownfields redevelopment is supported by US governers. Because the links often change, search on their website for brownfields.
National Small Flows Clearinghouse (NSFC) Information about innovative, low-cost wastewater treatments for small communities.
Nature Step's Understanding Sustainability Talks about diverse collection of self-help resources. Also offers many different paths for individuals to explore and learn about sustainability and to experience the work of The Natural Step.
Non-Point Source Education for Municipal Officials Presents a program teaching local officials about the sources and impacts of non-point source website pollution. Easy GIS approach is taken to explore the complex relationships between land use and water quality.
Nonpoint Source Water Pollution Nonpoint source pollution defined, with information on NPS sources & effects.
Northeast Midwest Institute Brownfield Reports This organization provides information on Brownfields tools, federal and state programs
Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) Policy and Guidance Information This site allows regulators, the regulated community and members of the general public to easily obtain access to both current and historic regulatory information. This site makes the task of understanding, implementing and complying with requirements of the new environmental regulations much easier.
OSWER Environmental Justice Action Agenda This is culmination of a major effort, to address the important issue of environmental justice and establish OSWER�s current strategy on environmental justice.
Peaks to Prairies Peaks to Prairies encourages adoption of pollution prevention practices by citizens, small businesses, and local governments. The Center offers access to current information and contacts, encourages collaboration and leveraging of resources between programs, and builds information systems to enhance information dissemination.
Pollution Prevention Program outlines environmental legislation related to pollution prevention (P2), and addresses P2 in industry, agriculture, energy, government and consumer sectors. Includes examples on more efficient manufacturing processes, alternative products and procedures that generate fewer or more benign end products, and ways to reduce the amount of raw materials used.
Portland Brownfields Initiative A site loaded with leads to lots of information on brownfields. Includes " Brownfields for Global Learners," a site that gives a good background on brownfields.
Private Water System Program provides a minicourse in design and construction of private drinking water system (wells and piping), includes water quantites required, water pumps, systems controls and design considerations.
Public Invovlement Public involvement is a progression that starts with outreach to build awareness and interest. It evolves to information exchange, through collaboration and recommendation to agreement and decision-making.
RCRA Public Participation Manual The RCRA Public Participation Manual explains how public participation works in the RCRA permitting process, and how citizens, regulators and industry can cooperate to make it work better.
RCRA Public Participation Rule A national dialogue about Public Involvement in EPA decisions. Provides many tools and useful links.
Reducing Hazardous Materials in the Home Gives simple steps to reduce the amount of potentially hazardous products in homes.
Report of the Common Sense Initiative's (CSI) Stakeholder Involvment Workgroup Explains actions needed to integrate EPA's stakeholder involvement activities and presents findings from the CSI Council Stakeholder Involvement Workgroup, June1998.
Residential Energy Efficiency Program shows effective ways to reduce home energy consumption. Discusses topics like insulation, windows, doors, weather-stripping, and caulking.
Residential Water Conservation Techniques Program discusses effective ways to save water inside and outside the home through the use of efficient toilets and faucets, leak detection, and stratergies such as water efficient lawn care and gardening. Provides a calculator that calculates water and money saved through efficient water use.
Restoration Advisory Boards (RAB) Documents Gives list of RAB Documents which includes policies, guidance, and factsheets on the operation of RABs alongside installations conducting environmental cleanup.
Risk Management Plan (RMP) RMP helps local fire, police, and emergency response personnel (who must prepare for and respond to chemical accidents), and is useful to citizens in understanding the chemical hazards in communities.
Smart Communities Network � Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development On the website you will be able to 1) read about other communities that have discovered the benefits of sustainable development, 2) locate technical and financial resources that can help your community plan and carry out sustainable development project and 3) access model codes and ordinances other communities have used to implement sustainable development.
Smart Growth Network �Smartgrowth� promotes the creation of national, regional, and local coalitions to encourage development that is environmentally, economically, and socially responsible.
Society for Ecological Restoration International (SER) SER is a non-profit organization actively engaged in ecologically sensitive repair and management of ecosystems through a broad array of experience, knowledge sets and cultural perspectives.
South and Southwest HSRC TOSC and TAB programs at the South & Southwest HSRC
Stakeholder Involvement & Public Participation at the U.S. EPA Lessons Learned, Barriers, & Innovative Approaches. January 2001. This link is to a very thorough, 31-page document that can help problem solve a lack of progress.
Superfund Community Involvement Toolkit Discusses about the comprehensive and practical tool for promoting successful community participation in the Superfund process. The toolkit consists of 47 tools.
Sustainable Communities Network A site that links citizens to resources and each other to create sustainable communities
Technical Assistance for Brownfields (TAB) Facilitates public involvement in Brownfields redevelopment.
Technical Outreach Services for Native American Communities (TOSNAC) Provides technical assistance to Native Americans dealing with hazardous substance issues.
The Alliance for Sustainability Natural Step Framework�s Four conditions for Sustainability or �System Conditions�.
The Environmental Impact of Dry-Cleaning Operation Talks about dry cleaning industry, implemented procedures in the use of environmentally sound operations, specifically addressing the major chemicals used in the business and their release to the environment.
The Guide to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act Free guide giving in depth information of EPCRA.
The Law of Environmental Justice Book by Micheal B. Gerrard on the Law of Environmental Justice, the book will be a valuable resource to those who counsel environmental groups, individuals who have been harmed or are at-risk for exposure, and community or advocacy organizations.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors Good collection of federal legislative updates and news articles on brownfield.
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation The Conflict Resolution Information Source is a nonprofit organization funded by the William and Flora Hewitt Foundation.
Thinking Globally Provides links to websites discussing about environmental issues that impact our world.
U.S Code Collection : EPCRA Full test version of EPCRA law generated from the most recent version of the Government Printing Office CD-ROM.
U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development Brownfields (HUD) Stimulates and promotes economic and community development activities
Urban Land Institute The mission of the urban land institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land to enhance the total environment. The website contains information about conferences, programs, services, and references materials related to land management.
Water Efficient Landscape Planner Program was developed to explain the advantages and principles of water efficient landscaping. Also covers the basics of landscape planning and provides guidelines and suggestions to help users select the most appropriate plants for their needs.
Watershed Management Council An non-profit organization providing a forum for the integration of knowledge and technologies of watershed management, identifying research needs and priorities, training and encouraging appropriate policies and legislation relating to watershed management.
Wetlands International An independent global non-profit organization dedicated solely to the work of wetland conservation and sustainable management. Activities are based on sound science and have been carried out in over 120 countries.
Window to My Environment A powerful web-based tool that provides wide range of federal, state, and local information about environmental conditions and features in an area of your choice. This application is provided by U.S. EPA in partnership with federal, state and local government and other organizations.

Environmental Assessment Open "Environmental Assessment" links in a new window

Name and Annotation
10 Steps in Community Health Assessment Development Process Assessment planning models and frameworks identify 10 Steps in the Community Health Assessment development process.
A Citizen�s Guide to Risk Assessments and Public Health Assessments at Contaminated Sites This guide provides an overview of two different assessments commonly performed at hazardous waste sites. These are the rise assessment and the public health assessment, both are required for all sites- commonly referred to as �Superfund� sites- listed on the U.S. EPA�s NPL.
Brownfields Technology Support Center Provides technical resources and assistance for Brownfield decision makers.
Comparative Risk Assessment Program that describes the history and methodology of comparative risk assessment, which is a procedure designed to identify and address areas of greatest environmental risk.
Environmental Planning for Small Communities Gives a one-stop reference source for medium-sized communities faced with environmental planning issues and decisions. Also includes sections on regulation, self-evaluation, planning, finance, case studies and contact information.
Fertilizer Storage and Handling Practices on the Farm Program gives a general overview of safe fertilizer storage and handling procedure, and features an interactive risk assessment exercise.
GLEAMS Internet Map Server (IMS) The IMS is also one of the primary interfaces to the GLEAMS DDSS, which provides tools to help citizens, resource managers, scientists, etc. better understand the quality of the water in the Kalamazoo River and the risks associated with living or recreating on or near the river.
Ground Water Primer Program educates users about the nature of ground water and the principles of groundwater protection, includes introduction to hydrogeology, information on various drinking water contaminants, and a section on strategies to protect groundwater from pollution.
Guidance on Cumulative Risk Assessment: Planning and Scoping The practice of risk assessment within the EPA is evolving away from a focus on the potential of a single pollutant in one environmental medium for causing cancer toward integrated assessments involving suites of pollutants in several media that may cause a variety of adverse effects on humans, plants, animals, or even effects on ecological systems and their processes and functions.
Household Waste Management Gives reliable information to citizens and consumer about reducing the amount of solid and hazardous waste generation in homes. Also discusses safe use, storage, handling and disposal of waste, how to increases family safety and economic security by sensible use and reuse of household products.
Hydrogeomorphic Approach for Assessing Wetland Functions Provides links to information on hydrogeomorphic assessment method for wetlands function, including a link to status of the regional guidebooks under development. The site is sponsored by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station.
Municipal Pollution Prevention Diagnostic Planner Program serves as an early warning system for wasterwater treatment plant operators.
National Action Plan to Develop the Hydrogeomorphic Approach for Assessing Wetland Functions The Corps of Engineers is announcing, through the National Action Plan, the strategy the Corps and other Federal agencies will follow to develop the Hydrogeomorphic Approach for Assessing Wetland Functions (HGM Approach). The HGM Approach is being developed primarily for use in the context of the Clean Water Act Section 404 regulatory program where time and resources are often limited.
National Center for Environmental Assessment NCEA is national resource center for human health and ecological risk assessment. NCEA conducts risk assessments, carries out research to improve the state-of-the science of risk assessment, and provides guidance and support to risk assessors.
Northeast Midwest Institute Brownfield Reports This organization provides information on Brownfields tools, federal and state programs
Pollution Prevention Program outlines environmental legislation related to pollution prevention (P2), and addresses P2 in industry, agriculture, energy, government and consumer sectors. Includes examples on more efficient manufacturing processes, alternative products and procedures that generate fewer or more benign end products, and ways to reduce the amount of raw materials used.
Private Water System Program provides a minicourse in design and construction of private drinking water system (wells and piping), includes water quantites required, water pumps, systems controls and design considerations.
Property Transfers and Environnmental Site Assessments Gives information about contaminated property transfer, environmental site assessment and cost required to do it.
Public Health Assessment Tools Links to website of public health assessment tools.
Quality Assurance Guidance for Conducting Brownfields Site Assessments Guides Brownfields site managers of important quality assurance concepts and issues, and provides a road map for identifying the type and quality of environmental data needed to present a clear picture of the site�s environmental conditions.
Residential Energy Efficiency Program shows effective ways to reduce home energy consumption. Discusses topics like insulation, windows, doors, weather-stripping, and caulking.
Residential Water Conservation Techniques Program discusses effective ways to save water inside and outside the home through the use of efficient toilets and faucets, leak detection, and stratergies such as water efficient lawn care and gardening. Provides a calculator that calculates water and money saved through efficient water use.
Risk Assessment for Contaminated Sites in New Zealand This web site aims to guide environmental managers through a framework for assessing contaminated sites and to provide information resources relevant to New Zealand assessors, auditors or reviewers. The site is a collaborative venture between a number of organisations.
Sector Facility Indexing Project Gives list of sectors and compliance assistance materials for the listed sectors.
Soil and Geologic Site Evaluation Provides information about the roles that soils, geology and depth to groundwater play in the protection of groundwater. A risk assessment portion helps determine the potential for contamination at a site based on information supplied by the user.
Surface Water Education System Program covers topics related to a general overview of the importance and quantity of surface water.
Toxic Release Inventory System(TRIS) Searchable database of manufacturers' releases of more than 600 designated toxic chemicals to the environment.
Triad: A Smarter Solution to Site Cleanup The Triad is an innovative approach to decision-making for hazardous waste site characterization and remediation.
Water Efficient Landscape Planner Program was developed to explain the advantages and principles of water efficient landscaping. Also covers the basics of landscape planning and provides guidelines and suggestions to help users select the most appropriate plants for their needs.
Wellhead Protection Program explains the protection of public water supplies, and covers topics including building a planning team, delineating a wellhead protection area, managing potential contaminant sources and planning for the future.
WIPP Public Outreach Division Gives the details of hearings to obtain comments on all proposed regulations relating to the waste isolation pilot plant.

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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) To serve the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease related to toxic substances.
Airhead This web site features a fun and easy to use calculator that shows you how much air pollution you are responsible for and how this compares to the average U.S. citizen.
Chemfinder This is a search engine used to obtain details of any chemical using chemical name, CAS numberor molecular weight.
In-situ Treatment/ Innovative Technologies for Groundwater Technical resources related to in-situ or innovative technologies related to groundwater cleanup.
Lindane Education and Research Center Provides information on Lindane, its health effects, and discusses issues related to it.
List of lists searchable database This is a searchable database of EPA's Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act.
Minimal Risk Levels (MRL's) for Hazardous substances An MRL is an estimate of the daily human exposure to a hazardous substance that is likely to be without appreciable risk of adverse noncancer health effects over a specified duration of exposure. These substance specific estimates, which are intended to serve as screening levels, are used by ATSDR health assessors and other responders to identify contaminants and potential health effects that may be of concern at hazardous waste sites.
Pesticide Education - Penn State Contains a host of resources on fate and health effects of pesticide
Sources of Common Contaminants and Their Health Effects Tabulates all common contaminants, their source and health effects.
Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC) Scholarly research in environmental chemistry , toxicology and risk assessment.
Technology Tree This website provides information to various cleanup technologies.
Tox Town An introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks you might encounter in everyday life, in everyday places.
ToxFAQs� The ATSDR ToxFAQs� is a series of summaries about hazardous substances developed by the ATSDR Division of Toxicology. Information for this series is excerpted from the ATSDR Toxicological Profiles and Public Health Statements.

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10 Steps in Community Health Assessment Development Process Assessment planning models and frameworks identify 10 Steps in the Community Health Assessment development process.
A Citizen�s Guide to Risk Assessments and Public Health Assessments at Contaminated Sites This guide provides an overview of two different assessments commonly performed at hazardous waste sites. These are the rise assessment and the public health assessment, both are required for all sites- commonly referred to as �Superfund� sites- listed on the U.S. EPA�s NPL.
AboutTradeSecrets.org This is a website of the chemical industry's rebuttal of the PBS program " Trade Secrets" hosted by Bill Moyers.
ACSH Public Health Concerns about PCBs Document about public health concerns regarding environmental PCBs
Actions You Can Take to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water Discusses the action to be taken to reduce lead in drinking water. Also gives details on the problem of lead in drinking water and what you can do about it.
Adverse Health Effects of Industrial and Environmental Cadmium Discusses about the adverse health effects from industrial and environmental cadmium.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) To serve the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease related to toxic substances.
AIRNOW Provides "real-time" data on smog levels in selected cities and states, includes information about other air pollutants, health effects profiles of the most common air pollutants, protective steps citizens can take on unhealthy air days, and what citizens can do to reduce air pollution in their community.
Alliance for Healthy Homes Discusses the prevention of lead poisoning and addresses other housing related health hazards.
American Public Health Association (APHA) The American Public Health Association (APHA) is the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals in the world, representing more than 50,000 members from over 50 occupations of public health.
Arsenic in Mine Tailings Gives information for people who live in mine tailing areas that contain arsenic about what needs to be known and actions which are to be taken to protect family's health.
ATSDR Public Health Statement for Cadmium This fact sheet gives information about cadmium and the health effects on exposure.
ATSDR Public Health Statement for Mercury Gives indepth information about mercury and health effect on exposure.
ATSDR Public Health Statement for TCE A summary of the toxicological profile of TCE that includes health effects and exposure routes.
ATSDR Public Health Statement for Vinyl Chloride A summary of the toxicological profile of vinyl chloride that includes health effects and exposure routes.
Basic Summary of What You Need to Know about TCE Focusses on human exposure and health affects of TCE.
Beach Watch Provides online directory of water quality and beach monitoring information nationwide, frequency of monitoring, beach closure information, sources of pollution and the name of the monitoring agency, also offers links to related sites providing current wind, sea, tidal and weather conditions.
Bearing the Burden, Health Implications of Environmental Contaminants on Our Bodies Gives background information on PAHs sources, health effects and consumer products containing PAHs.
BEES Mercury Education Site Discusses about mercury, who's affected, its causes, exposure levels, its consequences, testing, historical facts and how to bring about an difference.
Benzene Risk Gives information on benzene, the risks involved, and how to reduce the risks associated with benzene
Benzene: The Right to Know Source of information of all potential and most severe health hazards that may result from exposure.
Biological Effects of Exposure to TCE A 40-page recommendation paper for a trichloroethylene standard that includes medical and environmental analysis.
Cadmium in Traditional Foods Gives information about presence of cadmium in traditional food and cadmium bioaccumulation.
Carcinogenic Effects of Benzene Discusses the nature and magnitude of the risk of cancer to humans exposed to low levels of benzene.
Center for Children's Health and the Environment This is a website of the academic research and policy center that examines the links between exposure to toxic pollutants and childhood illness. They have many factsheets on environmental hazards on children.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people. Part of their mission is to provide information on environmental health.
CHEC HealtheHouse Cadmium Discusses about cadmium, statistics, health effects, how exposures occur, solution to it and other more related topics.
CHEC HealtheHouse PCBs What are PCBs Discusses the health effects, exposure pathways and the methods to detect PCBs.
Chemical Profile of PCBs Discusses the human health hazards, hazard ranking and the regulations on PCBs
Chronic Toxicity Study of TCE A chronic toxicity summary of TCE that includes effects of human and animal exposure.
ClearCorps Provides information about the protection of childrens from lead poisoning, partnership program to create a lead safe communities, control on lead hazards and upcoming events and items of general interests.
Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning Discusses about the coailition to end childhood lead poisoning giving updates on the coalition services, information for parents, homeowners, rental property owners, contractors and lists maryland laws and has other related links.
Consumer Advisory Gives information to pregnant women and women of childbearing age about the risks of mercury in fish.
Consumer Fact Sheet on Vinyl Chloride Consumer Fact Sheet on Vinyl Chloride
Consumer Safety Information Sheet: Inorganic Arsenical Pressure Treated Wood Provides consumer information, use-site precautions and handling precautions on inorganic arsenical pressure treated wood.
Drinking Water From Household Wells Gives general information about drinking water from home wells. It describes types of activities in your area that can create threats to your water supply. It also describes problems to look for and offers maintenance suggestions.
Emergency Disinfections of Water Supplies Gives emergency methods of disinfecting water and making it safe for drinking purpose.
Environmental Health Fact Sheet for Vinyl Chloride A factsheet developed by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services on regulations and health affects of vinyl chloride.
Environmental Toxicology Chemical Information Briefs Concise definitions and information on exposure, health risks, regulations, and sources of further expertise on top 20 environmental contaminants.
EPA Consumer Fact Sheet about TCE Includes health effects and regulations in drinking water.
EPA List of Common Contaminants and Their Effects on the Body Lists the sources of common contaminants and their health effects.
Fact Sheet: What is Cadmium National;Discusses about cadmium, cadmium exposure, long term health effects of cadmium exposure and standards for regulating cadmium.
FAQ Lead Poisoning Discusses about lead poisoning,how do children gets it, its symptoms, testing for blood lead level, its cure and protection against it.
Fish Contamination Advisories Program which explores issues of chemical contamination in fish and describes the potential health effects of consuming contaminated fish and characteristics of different chemicals of concern are presented.
Grants for State and Community Based Lead Prevention Programs Gives information about CDC childhood lead poisoning prevention program giving details about their accomplishments, future plans, program funding and project and surveillance technical officers contacts.
Ground Water and Drinking Water The report provides information on your local drinking water quality, including the water�s source, the contaminants found in the water, and how consumers can get involved in protecting drinking water.
Guidance on Remedial Actions for Superfund Sites with PCB Contamination Describes the recommended approach for evaluating and remediating Superfund sites with PCB contamination.
Guide to Healthy Fish Preparation An guide giving information about heathly methods to eat fish that is being caught.
Health Canada Provides a a comprehensive, 147-page booklet describing major contaminant profiles.
Health Effects of Arsenic Focusses on information that relates potential arsenic-associated health risks and their corresponding doses.
Health Effects of Cadmium Gives a vast amount of literature which documents the adverse health effects from acute and chronic expousre to cadmium in both humans and animals.
Health Effects of PCBs Discusses about carcinogenic and non carcinogenic behavior of PCBs. Also gives information about the PCBs causing health effects on the immune syste, reproductive system, nervous system, endocire systm and other health effects.
Human Health Fact Sheet for Cadmium Gives information about radioactive properties of cadmium isotopes, sources of cadmium, its uses, its presence in environment, its primary health effect and the risk involved in it.
Human Health Risks from PCBs Gives the human health risks of PCBs. The site discusses both cancer and noncancer risks.
Indoor Air Quality Program that explores how to the environment of a typical home or offcie affects indoor air quality.Discusses various indoor air pollutants, along with associated health risks and methods of pollutant reduction.
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) The IRIS website allows users to access a database of human health effects that may result from exposure to various substances and chemicals found in the environment.
Items that Contain Mercury and Their Disposal Lists the item of general use which contains mercury and gives information about how to dispose it.
Lead and Human Health Provides additional information about lead, health concerns associated with lead contamination and federal government recommendations made to protect human health.
Lead and Your Health Gives information about the dangerous effects of lead and who are most threatened by lead.
Lead Awareness Program Provides information about lead, lead hazards and gives some simple steps to protect your family.
Lead in Drinking Water Program that presents the dangers of lead in drinking water as well as techniques to reduce lead exposure.
Lead in the Environment Program provides a detailed look at the health problems posed by lead, and in particular, lead's effects on children's health, lead sources, health effects and techniques for reducing home lead exposure.
Lead Poisoning Outreach Program of National Safety Council Gives additional information about lead poisoning and its prevention.
Lead Test Provides an understanding about lead tests, its results and inferences to be made from the results.
Lindane Education and Research Center Provides information on Lindane, its health effects, and discusses issues related to it.
List of Drinking Water Contaminants & MCLs National Primary Drinking Water Regulations are legally enforceable standards that apply to public water systems. Primary standards protect public health by limiting the levels of contaminants in drinking water.
Low Dose Arsenic Exposure Related to Skin Cancer Discusses Arsenic exposures and incidence of skin cancers.
Low Levels of Lead Linked to IQ Deficits Study showing children who have low blood lead concentration suffer intellectual impairment from the exposure.
Medical Management Guide 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 Arsenic Provides a general information on Arsine, its health effects and gives follow-up instructions for persons who have been exposed to arsine.
Medical Management Guidelines for TCE Discusses exposure routes and the health effects of TCE.
Medical Management Guidelines for Vinyl Chloride Discusses exposure routes and the health effects of vinyl chloride.
Mercury Reduction Agencies, Advisories and Programs in Your State Contains a host of resources giving the details of mercury reduction agencies and contacts, mercury health advisories, funding opportunities, collection programs, case studies, and other useful information of each state.
Mercury Thermometer Disposal and Clean-Up Discusses about mercury thermometer disposal and clean up.
Methylmecury Criteria Document Documentation published by EPA to protect human health from methylmercury. Also gives the water quality criteria for methylmercury.Documentation published by EPA to protect human health from methylmercury. Also gives the water quality criteria for methylmercury.
Michigan Public Health Association (MPHA) The Michigan Public Health Association is the essential focal point for the public health community and constituency in Michigan.
Minimal Risk Levels (MRL's) for Hazardous substances An MRL is an estimate of the daily human exposure to a hazardous substance that is likely to be without appreciable risk of adverse noncancer health effects over a specified duration of exposure. These substance specific estimates, which are intended to serve as screening levels, are used by ATSDR health assessors and other responders to identify contaminants and potential health effects that may be of concern at hazardous waste sites.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Sept. 12, 2003 Weekly report on surveillance for elevated blood lead levels among children � United States, 1997�2001.
National Center for Environmental Assessment NCEA is national resource center for human health and ecological risk assessment. NCEA conducts risk assessments, carries out research to improve the state-of-the science of risk assessment, and provides guidance and support to risk assessors.
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) Factsheets from the NCEH on asthma, lead and others.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIEHS offers a number of Environmental Factsheet and Pamphlets answering questions about the possible impacts of waste sites, pesticides used on farms and in homes, polluted water and air.
National Lead Information Center Document Request Form Gives national lead information center document request form.
National Library of Medicine Collects, organizes and disseminates the world's biomedical literature.
NIEHS Kids Page on Lead Gives information about lead, sources of lead poisoning, its symptoms and hosts a pool of resources regarding ongoing research and other related topics.
Office of Children's Health Protection Gives information on protecting children from environmental hazards, details recent EPA activities in the filed of Children's health and gives links to agencies and organizations working on behalf of the children.
Office of Health Homes and Lead Hazard Control Contains a host of resources regarding healthy homes and lead hazard control.
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics : Protecting Our Children Presents various documents that discuss how to protect children from toxins, lead poisoning, pesticides and other potential environmental health threats.
OSHA Toxic Metals: Lead Contains a host of resources related to lead exposure including its recognision, evaluation, control, training and others.
Overview of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons as Environmental Contaminants Overview of PAHs that includes regulations, health effects, exposure, fate and transport, and remediation.
PAH Fact Sheet Provides answers to basic questions about Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). It will explain what PAHs are, where they are found, how they can affect your health, and what you can do to prevent or reduce exposure to them.
PCB Waste Handlers Gives information about EPA approved companies providing PCB storage and disposal services, approved scrap metal recovery ovens and companies approved to perform alternate decontamination procedures.
Pesticide Education - Penn State Contains a host of resources on fate and health effects of pesticide
Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home Provides information about how to protect your family from lead present in your home.
Public Health Assessment Tools Links to website of public health assessment tools.
Public Health Guidance Note: Cadmium Gives information about uses of cadmium, environmental and occupational exposure, acute and chronic health effects, carcinogenic behavior and biological monitoring of cadmium.
Public Health Implications of Exposure to PCBs Gives report and fact sheet having information about the public implications of exposure to PCBs
Public Health Role in Redevelopment Efforts Provides information regarding the integration of environmental protection, economic sustainability, social justice, and health promotion.
Public Health Statement for Polycyclic Aromatice Hydrocarbons This public health statement was prepared to give you information about polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and to emphasize the human health effects that may result from exposure to them.
Region 2 Human Health Provides information about health threats such as lead poisoning, mercury contamination and other exposures. Links to other health organizations.
Rings of Controversy Around Benzene Discusses about the controversies around benzene, adverse health effects, regulation of benzene, exposure and exposure analysis in risk assessment, animal bioassays, metabolism and physiologically based pharmocokinetic models, marrow aplasia and leukemia, biomarkers of exposure and effects.
Rules and Regulations about Lead Enlists a range of resources regarding the rules and regulations for lead exposure.
Shock Chlorination of Wells and Springs Gives information about shock chlorination and procedure to chlorinate wells and springs.
Sources of Common Contaminants and Their Health Effects Tabulates all common contaminants, their source and health effects.
Sources, Emissions and Exposures for TCE A 136-page paper on the chemical properties, human exposure and metabolites of TCE
Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC) Scholarly research in environmental chemistry , toxicology and risk assessment.
Technologies and Costs for Removal or Arsenic from Drinking Water Discusses the available arsenic removal technologies and the costs associated with it.
Testing your Water Enlists common reasons for testing water.
Tox Town An introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks you might encounter in everyday life, in everyday places.
ToxFAQs Toxicolgy information from ATSDR.
ToxFAQs for Lead (summary of ATSDR publich health statement) This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions about lead and gives the recommendations made by federal government to protect human health.
ToxFAQs for Mercury (summary of ATSDR public health statement) This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked questions about mercury, its behavior in environment, health effects, carcinogenic behavior, prevention of exposure to mercury, medical test for checking the level of exposure to mercury and recommendations made by federal government.
ToxFAQs for Polychlorinated Biphenyls This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked questions about PCBs, its behavior in environment, health effects, carcinogenic behavior, prevention of exposure to PCBs, medical test for checking the level of exposure to PCBs and recommendations made by federal government.
ToxFAQs for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Answers the most frequently asked health questions about polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
Toxic Release Inventory System(TRIS) Searchable database of manufacturers' releases of more than 600 designated toxic chemicals to the environment.
Toxilogical Effects of Methylmercury Gives indepth information about the toxicological effects of methlymercury.
Toxilogical Profile for Benzene The ATSDR toxicological profile succinctly characterizes the toxicologic and adverse health effects information for benzene.
Toxilogical Profile for Cadmium The ATSDR toxicological profile succinctly characterizes the toxicologic and adverse health effects information for Cadmium.
Toxilogical Profile for PAH Includes public health effects, chemical and physical information, human exposure and analytical methods for PAH's
Toxilogical Profile for Vinyl Chloride Includes links on the toxicological profile of vinyl chloride.
Toxilogical Profile of Arsenic The ATSDR toxicological profile succinctly characterizes the toxicologic and adverse health effects information for Arsenic.
Toxilogical Profile of PCBs Gives information about toxicological profile of PCBs.
Trade Secrets This website describes the PBS program of the same name that provides transcripts, relative weblinks and background material on the show. The show sought to show how the chemical industry hid doccuments about adverse effects of chemicals on people's health.
USGS Arsenic in Ground Water This fact sheet provides information on where and to what extent natural concentrations of arsenic in ground water exceed possible new standards.
USGS Mercury in the Environment Discusses about mercury in the environment, its toxic effects, risk to people, wildlife and sources of mercury. Also talks about the fish advisories set up against the consumption of fish.
Vinyl Chloride Information Center Vinyl Chloride Info Center is an Internet legal directory that offers you the opportunity to research vinyl chloride and your rights associated with vinyl chloride injuries. VinylChlorideInfoCenter does not offer legal advice or referrals.
What are PCBs Discusses properties, uses and human health effects of PCBs
What are Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Gives information on natural and man made sources of PAHs, along with animal and human effects of PAHs.
What is Arsenic? Discusses about Arsenic, its properties and uses, known health effects and arsenic in environment.

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A Citizen�s Guide to Risk Assessments and Public Health Assessments at Contaminated Sites This guide provides an overview of two different assessments commonly performed at hazardous waste sites. These are the rise assessment and the public health assessment, both are required for all sites- commonly referred to as �Superfund� sites- listed on the U.S. EPA�s NPL.
American Society for Testing and Materials Provides standards for risk assessment.
Comparative Risk Assessment Program that describes the history and methodology of comparative risk assessment, which is a procedure designed to identify and address areas of greatest environmental risk.
Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation II An organization that is working to advance cost-effective cleanup and greater stakeholder understanding of the nation�s nuclear weapons production facility waste sites by improving the scientific and technical basis of environmental management decisions and policies, under a grant from the Department of Energy.
Dose-Response Curve Description of the dose-response curve visit this site.
EPA Risk Management Program Describes the purpose and details of this legislation.
Fertilizer Storage and Handling Practices on the Farm Program gives a general overview of safe fertilizer storage and handling procedure, and features an interactive risk assessment exercise.
GLEAMS Internet Map Server (IMS) The IMS is also one of the primary interfaces to the GLEAMS DDSS, which provides tools to help citizens, resource managers, scientists, etc. better understand the quality of the water in the Kalamazoo River and the risks associated with living or recreating on or near the river.
Guidance on Cumulative Risk Assessment: Planning and Scoping The practice of risk assessment within the EPA is evolving away from a focus on the potential of a single pollutant in one environmental medium for causing cancer toward integrated assessments involving suites of pollutants in several media that may cause a variety of adverse effects on humans, plants, animals, or even effects on ecological systems and their processes and functions.
Health and Environmental Risk Institute Provides services to government and the private sector related to evaluation and managing all aspects of human health risk posed by environmental contamination.
National Center for Environmental Assessment NCEA is national resource center for human health and ecological risk assessment. NCEA conducts risk assessments, carries out research to improve the state-of-the science of risk assessment, and provides guidance and support to risk assessors.
Risk Assessment for Contaminated Sites in New Zealand This web site aims to guide environmental managers through a framework for assessing contaminated sites and to provide information resources relevant to New Zealand assessors, auditors or reviewers. The site is a collaborative venture between a number of organisations.
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.
Risk Communication by Peter Sandman This site contains many useful ideas for communicating about environmental risk with communities. Sandman's motto is that Risk = Hazard + Outrage.
Risk Management Plan (RMP) RMP helps local fire, police, and emergency response personnel (who must prepare for and respond to chemical accidents), and is useful to citizens in understanding the chemical hazards in communities.
Risk Management Program Describes the purpose and details of this legislation.
Risk World Features news about risks.
Risk World Website includes major new risk reports, abstracts of papers from major risk conferences, job openings, information on new online risk resources, and breaking new stories.
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Provides an open forum for all those who are interested in risk analysis.
Soil and Geologic Site Evaluation Provides information about the roles that soils, geology and depth to groundwater play in the protection of groundwater. A risk assessment portion helps determine the potential for contamination at a site based on information supplied by the user.
Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC) Scholarly research in environmental chemistry , toxicology and risk assessment.
The Reporter's Environmental Handbook Edited by Bernadette West, Peter. M. Sandman, Michael R. Greenberg. Rutger's University Press, New Brunswick, NewJersy. This book 's well written introduction describes what is meant by risk.
The Risk Assessment Information System The toxicity profiles in this database were developed using information taken from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) and Health Effects Assessment Summary Tables (HEAST) and other regulatory sources.
US EPA Superfund Risk Assessment To inform and learn from all risk stakeholders from risk professionals to the general public.

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American Public Health Association (APHA) The American Public Health Association (APHA) is the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals in the world, representing more than 50,000 members from over 50 occupations of public health.
BLR : Business & Legal Reports BLR's team of environmental experts provides you with plain-English analysis of your state's initiatives and environmental regulations, and instant comparisons between state and federal regulations. Every major environmental topic is at your fingertips, complete with cross-references to related topics, and side-by-side comparisons with other states. These topics are updated regularly to reflect changes in regulations.
Brownfields EPA website describing the laws and regulations governing brownfield sites.
Clean Water Act (CWA) The statute employs a variety of regulatory and nonregulatory tools to sharply reduce direct pollutant discharges into waterways, finance municipal wastewater treatment facilities, and manage polluted runoff.
Compliance Assistance Compliance assistance helps business, industry, and government � the �regulated community� � understand and meet their environmental obligations.
Compliance Assistance Centers Provide a wide range of resources, including easy access to federal regulations, policies, and guidance, information on how to manage or reduce pollution, access to pollution prevention and compliance technology vendors, and case studies of innovative technology uses.
Compliance Incentives and Auditing The website gives information on innovative enforcement and compliance approaches.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA): Overview The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries and provided broad federal authority to respond directly to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances that may endanger public health or the environment.
EcoJustice Network Provides on-line services, informational resources and training for activists and organizations involved in the environmental justice movement.
Environmental Planning for Small Communities Gives a one-stop reference source for medium-sized communities faced with environmental planning issues and decisions. Also includes sections on regulation, self-evaluation, planning, finance, case studies and contact information.
EPA Common Sense Initiative Gives information about CSI, a new approach for creating policies and environmental management solutions that relate to industry sectors.
EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) The EPA Docket (EDOCKET) is an electronic public docket and on-line comment system designed to expand access to documents in EPA�s major docket. Docket contains federal register notices, support documents, and public comments for regulations the agency publishes and various non-regulatory activities. EDOCKET allows you to search, download and print the documents in a docket, as well as submit comments online.
EPA Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office- Community Involvement Provides information on issues related to hazardous waste cleanup to enable citizens to actively participate in the issues that affect them.
EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water - Constumer Information and Input Gives details of public participation activities such as national drinking water advisory council, consumer confidence reports, and public notification rule revisions.
EPA�s Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center (CPRC) EPA�s CPRC provides alternative dispute resolution services to the entire Agency. The CPRC assists other Agency offices in developing effective ways to anticipate, prevent, and resolve disputes, and makes neutral third parties more readily available for those purposes.
EPCRA Tutorial DOE Office of Environmental Policy and Guidance Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act Tutorial Web site. This site was designed to walk you through the steps of EPCRA modules.
Federal Facilities Civil Enforcement The Federal Facilities Enforcement Office (FFEO) and the Regions regularly analyze compliance and enforcement data, monitor federal agency compliance, negotiate and issue compliance orders and agreements, assess fines, and develop federal agency enforcement and compliance policy and guidance.
Federal Laws Overview This straightforward EPA web page provides links to factsheets about federal regulations concerning disposal, fate and cleanup of environmental pollutants.
Federal Register Database The Government Printing Office (GPO) maintains the official electronic database that covers Federal Register documents beginning in Jan. 1994. Unlike the EPA Environmental Documents service, it provides access to all Federal Register documents from all Department and Agencies.
Federal Register � Environmental Document Full text of all federal register documents issued by EPA, and of selected documents issued by other departments and agencies. Notices, meeting, proposed rules, and regulations are divided into twelve topical categories for easy access (eg. air, water, pesticides, toxics, waste.)
Hazards Analysis on the Move Helps to develop a method to determine what hazardous materials are being transported through community and the priority areas of risk that warrant further analysis and study.
International drinking water standards This page provides links to the regulated standards for the contaminants in drinking water in different countries and organization
Introduction to Laws and Regulations Gives basic description of how laws and regulations come to be, what they are, and where to find them, with an emphasis on environmental laws and regulations.
List of lists searchable database This is a searchable database of EPA's Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act.
Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) Policy and Guidance Information This site allows regulators, the regulated community and members of the general public to easily obtain access to both current and historic regulatory information. This site makes the task of understanding, implementing and complying with requirements of the new environmental regulations much easier.
RCRA Laws and General Information U.S EPA website listing links for more information on RCRA.
RCRA Online Database U.S EPA website with an online database designed to enable users to locate documents that cover a wide range of RCRA issues and topics.
RCRA Orientation Manual This manual provides introductory information on solid and hazardous waste management programs under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Also addressed is the basic framework of the RCRA regulatory program for new EPA and state employees, tthis document constitutes a review of the RCRA program and is not a substitute for RCRA or its implementing regulations.
Regulation.gov Regulation.gov is the US Government web site that makes it easier for you to participate in Federal rulemaking � an essential part of the American democratic process.
Risk Management Plan (RMP) RMP helps local fire, police, and emergency response personnel (who must prepare for and respond to chemical accidents), and is useful to citizens in understanding the chemical hazards in communities.
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) The Act authorizes the EPA to set national health-based standards for drinking water to protect against both naturally occurring and man-made contaminants that may be found in drinking water.
Science Advisory Board (SAB) SAB, established by Congress provides independent scientific and engineering advice to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for EPA regulations. SAB deals with risk assessment issues (hazard identification, dose-response assessment, exposure asses
Statutory and Regulatory Enforcement Programs The program has made a measurable contribution to reducing the amount of pollution that goes into the air we breathe or the water we drink, and by encouraging safer handling or hazardous waste and toxic materials.
Summary of Environmental Law in United States This is a summary of the environmental laws in U.S. The site also gives information on environmental laws in Canada and Mexico.
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) SARA reflects EPA�s experience in administering the complex Superfund program. It also required EPA to revise the HRS to ensure that it accurately assessed the relative degree of risk to human health and the environment posed by uncontrolled hazardous waste sites that may be placed on the NPL.
The Guide to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act Free guide giving in depth information of EPCRA.
The Law of Environmental Justice Book by Micheal B. Gerrard on the Law of Environmental Justice, the book will be a valuable resource to those who counsel environmental groups, individuals who have been harmed or are at-risk for exposure, and community or advocacy organizations.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Declares a national policy, which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment, promotes efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of man.
The Plain English Guide To The Clean Air Act (CAA) The Clean Air Act mandates pollution control requirements for sources of air pollution. Federal facilities may have regulatory responsibilities under the Clean Air Act including obtaining emission permits, installing pollution and emission control devices, developing risk management plans, and maintaining records.
The Yellow Book: Guide to Environmental Enforcement and Compliance at Federal Facilities Guide is created to assist federal agencies in meeting mandated requirements under various laws and executive orders. Also serves as a roadmap for federal agency compliance.
Thomas � Legislative Information on the Internet Information is available from the Library of Congress is a resource providing access to current legislation, uncompiled Public Laws, the Congressional Record, committee information, and information about the legislative process.
Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) The Act was enacted to give EPA the ability to track the 75,000 industrial chemicals currently produced or imported into the US.
U.S Code Collection : EPCRA Full test version of EPCRA law generated from the most recent version of the Government Printing Office CD-ROM.
Water Quality Standards Water Quality Standards define the goals for a waterbody by designating its uses, setting criteria to protect those uses, and establishing provisions to protect water quality from pollutants.
Wellhead Protection Program explains the protection of public water supplies, and covers topics including building a planning team, delineating a wellhead protection area, managing potential contaminant sources and planning for the future.

Financing Open "Financing" links in a new window

Name and Annotation
A Guidebook of Financial Tools A reference work intended to provide an overview of a wide range of ways and means that are useful in paying for sustainable environmental system. Gives information about the traditional and available financial tools.
Brownfield Redevelopment Grants Gives information about the Clean Michigan Initiative Brownfield Redeveloment Grant that provides funding to local units of government for investigation and due care activities at known sites of environmental contamination which will be used for identified economic development projects.
Brownfield Redevelopment Grants and Loans Gives information about the grants and loans offered by MDEQ, application procedure and eligible activities in project proposals, eligibility criteria and terms and conditions.
Brownfields Money Matters EPA information on federal funds available for brownfields cleanup.
Development Tools : Financing Brownfields Gives information about the financing options available for brownfield redevelopment.
Environmental Finance Center Network (EFC) The EFCs provide state and local officials and small businesses with advisory services; education, publicatios, and training; technical assistance; and analyses on financing alternatives.
Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) The purpose of the EFAB is to provide authoritative analysis and advice to the EPA Administrator on finance issues to assist the Agency in carrying out its environmental mandates.
Environmental Financial Tools Website provides links to sources of financing, from the Environmental Finance Program (EFP), from EPA Programs and Offices, and organizations outside the agency.
Environmental Financing Information Network (EFIN) The purpose of the EFIN is to provide information on financing alternatives for state and local environmental programs and small businesses.
EPA Environmental Justice through Pollution Prevention Grant Program Gives description of grant program which provides financial assistance to a variety of nonprofit organizations, state and local governments and academic institutions for projects that address environmental justice concerns and use pollution prevention as the solution.
EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water - Constumer Information and Input Gives details of public participation activities such as national drinking water advisory council, consumer confidence reports, and public notification rule revisions.
EPA's Grants and Fellowship Information Gives information available from various departments within the Agency about the research grants and graduate fellowship awarded.
EPA's Plan for Grants Management This report presents the EPA�s Plan for Grants Management. This plan charts the course the agency will follow in the coming years to deliver an effective system for grants administration � one in which federal funds are used responsibly to deliver meaningful environmental results
Financing Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Author explores the financial side of redeveloping brownfield properties. He also offers up some valuable resources for minimizing financial gaps and securing funding so that you can maximize the economic value of your brownfield property.
Financing Brownfield Redevelopment Projects This guide provides information on brownfields financing issues and informs developers and property owners on the most crucial aspects of financing brownfields redevelopment: identifying potential financing sources, preparing project plans, approaching private lenders, minimizing the financial risks associated with liability, and understanding the site assessment and cleanup process.
Financing Small Scale Urban Redeveloment Projects This volume is intended to provide information to those seeking financing in order to redevelop small residential, commercial, or industrial projects on previously used properties. We have in mind the company wanting to invest perhaps fifty thousand to two or three million dollars in order to expand into neighboring properties, reclaim properties for clients needing central city locations, or regenerate a site "on spec" for an unknown future buyer or lessee. In particular, we are concerned with the issue of dealing with actual or suspected contamination when doing urban "infill" or development of underutilized or vacant properties within central cities.
Grants and Funding This site is designed to provide a brief overview of sources of funding for environmental management projects and links to the relevant websites of funding agencies where possible.
Island Press Eco Compass News and Links. Currently features short write-ups on the genetic engineering and a "Post-Natural" world.
National Center for Enviromental Reasearch Grants NCER�s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program funds research grants and graduate fellowships in numerous environmental science and engineering disciplines through a competitive solicitation process and independent peer review. At present, these centers focus on children�s health, hazardous substances, particulate matter, and estuarine and coastal monitoring.
Northeast Midwest Institute Brownfield Reports This organization provides information on Brownfields tools, federal and state programs
Public and Private Financing for Brownfield Redevelopment South and Southwest HSRC's web page provices useful information about federal and private funding.
River Corridor and Wetland Restoration The site addresses the ecological and societal benefits of corridor and wetlands restoration. The site features an extensive list of links to summaries of restoration/mitigation projects, organized by state.
Summary of the Brownfield Redeveloment Financing Act Talks about the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act, which establishes a method to finance environmental response activities at contaminated properties.

Remediation Open "Remediation" links in a new window

Name and Annotation
About Remediation This is a website that provides information resource on site remediation and brownfields redevelopment.
Air Sparging Excellent reference guide that provides an overview to air sparging, factors that contribute to its effectiveness, evaluation of air sparging system design, and whether it can be used at a particular site.
Annual Status Report Remediation Database This is a searchable database of technology appicaltions identified for superfund remedial sites
Biocell Technology - Remediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Soils Describes how Biocell technology can be used as a method for treating small quantities of soils contaminated with low to intermediate concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons.
Biodegradative Strain Database Online database search for microbes that can degrade various compounds for the bioremediation of contamination environment.
Bioremediation Describes bioremediation, its applicability, its limitations. Also, provides performance data and cost data.
Bioremediation Glossary Glossary of terms about bioremediation from Natural and Accelerated Bioremediation Research. (NABIR).
Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvents Information on bioremediation is presented in categories such as Overview, Guidance, Application, Training, and Additional Resources.
Biosparging Excellent reference guide that provides an overview to biosparging, factors that contribute to its effectiveness, evaluation of biosparging system design, and whether it can be used at a particular site.
Bioventing Excellent reference guide that provides an overview to bioventing, factors that contribute to its effectiveness, evaluation of bioventing system design, and whether it can be used at a particular site.
Bioventing Provides applicability, limitations, time frame and cost range for bioventing process.
Chemical Oxidation/ Reduction Describes completed and ongoing pilot demonstrations and full-scale applications of in situ chemical oxidation technologies for the remediation of soil and ground water at waste disposal and spill sites.
Chemical Oxidation/ Reduction Provides applicability, limitations, time frame and cost range for chemical oxidation process.
Clu In The Hazardous Waste Clean-up Information website provides information about innovative treatment technologies to the hazardous waste remediation in communities. It describes programs, organizations, publications and other tools for federal and state personnels.
Clu In Remediation Database Contains various articles that give information of remediation projects and the technology used.
Clu In's Remediation Information Gives information about remediation technologies, contaminant focus, technology selection tools, and many other useful information.
Cold Mix Asphalt Batching A factsheet providing information about one potential technology for treating contaminatd soil at the MMR
Dredging Operations and Environmental Research The Dredging Operations and Environmental Research (DOER) Program supports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Operation and Maintenance Navigation Program.
Dual Phase Extraction Provides a description on dual phase extraction, its limitations and concerns, and its applicability.
Environmental Restoration and BRAC Document List Contains a pool of reports, presentation, tech data relating to environmental remediation and restoration.
Environmental Restoration Waste Management Guide The Guide provides remedial project managers with information that may help them facilitate better planning of waste management processes for projects subject to both the CERCLA and RCRA.
EPA REACH IT Remediation and Characterization Innovative Technologies - Internet database to search, view, download and print information about innovative remediation and characterization technologies. Sponsored by EPA's Technology Innovation Office.
EPA National Center for Environmental Innovation Gives information on projects designed to promote innovation to achieve greater and more cost effective public health and environmental protection.
EPA Watershed Approach - An Introduction Provides information on the watershed approach - a strategy that features a high level of stakeholder involvment, integrated solutions that make use of the expertise and authority of multiple agencies, and measuring success through monitoring and other data gathering.
Hazardous Substance Research Center (HSRC) Hazardous Substance Research Centers develops better, cheaper, faster, and safer methods to assess and clean up hazardous substances.
How Landfills Work Provides information on the construction and maintainence of landfills.
In Situ Biological Remediation : Phytoremediation Describes phytoremediation, its applicability, its limitations. Also, provides performance data and cost data.
In Situ Biological Treatment : Bioventing Describes bioventing, its applicability, its limitations. Also, provides performance data and cost data.
In-situ Treatment/ Innovative Technologies for Groundwater Technical resources related to in-situ or innovative technologies related to groundwater cleanup.
International Society for Microbial Ecology An association of microbiologists from around the world seeking to understand the role of microbes in the environment.
Land Treatment Describes land treatment, its applicability, its limitations. Also, provides performance data and cost data.
Land Treatment of Municipal Wastewater Describes land treatment of wastewater, why and how to use reclaimed water, and when should land application taken into consideration.
Manufactured Gas Plants (MGP) Gives information on MGP sites, contaminants found at these sites, human and environmental concerns.
Natural and Accelerated Bioremediation Research (NABIR) Information on bioremediation of contaminated soils, sediments, and groundwater at DOE facilities. Contains glossary and links to bioremediation sites.
Permeable Reactive Barrier Describes Permeable Reactive Barrier technology, gives its advantages and disadvantages, and also gives a case study.
Phytoremediation Information on phytoremediation is presented in categories such as Overview, Guidance, Application, Training, and Additional Resources.
Phytoremediation Hazardous Substance Research Center's (HSRC) phytoremediation page.
Recycle City Introduces children and youth to the 3R's: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. The program allows interactive exploration of an model community, learn about a variety of strategies to reduce waste generation and increase resue and recycling.
Road Map to Understanding Innovative Technology Options for Brownfields Investigation and Cleanup, 3rd Third Provides new and updated resources to assist in the identification and selection of innovative site characterization and cleanup technologies for brownfields redevelopment.
Soil Vapor Extraction Information on soil vapor extraction is presented in categories such as Overview, Guidance, Application, Training, and Additional Resources.
Soil Washing Information on soil washing is presented in categories such as Overview, Guidance, Application, Training, and Additional Resources.
Soil Washing Provides applicability, limitations, time frame and cost range for soil washing process.
Stabilization of Contaminants in the Vadose Zone Gives information about stabilization of contaminants in the vadose zone.
Summary of Remediation Technologies Summarizes remediation technologies which through design and/or application, improve ground-water quality and are integral to ground-water clean-up.
Technology Tree This website provides information to various cleanup technologies.
The Groundwater Remediation Technologies Analysis Center (GWRTAC) GWRTAC compiles, analyzes, and disseminates information on innovative ground-water remediation technologies
The Toxic Substances Hydrology (Toxics) Program's Provides links to improve characterization and management of contaminated sites, to protect human and environmental health, and to reduce potential future contamination problems.
The Training Exchange Training-Exchange provides a range of training information to EPA, other federal agency, state, tribal, and local staff involved in hazardous waste management and remediation. The site includes training schedules for hundreds of deliveries of more than 65.
Thermal Desorption Information on thermal desorption is presented in categories such as Overview, Guidance, Application, Training, and Additional Resources.
Triad: A Smarter Solution to Site Cleanup The Triad is an innovative approach to decision-making for hazardous waste site characterization and remediation.
U.S. Army Envrionmental Center Supports the Army�s expanding role as a world leader in environmental responsibility, gives information about comprehensive program that identifies, investigate and clean up contamination at active/operating Army installations.

Redevelopment Open "Redevelopment" links in a new window

Name and Annotation
A Guidebook of Financial Tools A reference work intended to provide an overview of a wide range of ways and means that are useful in paying for sustainable environmental system. Gives information about the traditional and available financial tools.
About Remediation This is a website that provides information resource on site remediation and brownfields redevelopment.
Agenda 21: Sustainable Development Agenda 21 is an international blueprint that outlines actions that governments, international organizations, industries and the community can take to achieve sustainability.
An Integrated Approach for Brownfield Redevelopment : A Priority Setting Tool A thorough analysis of brownfield issues.
Association of Specialists in Cleaning & Restoration ASCR is a professional association for cleaning and restoration, trainer and educator in the industry. They are committed to improving industry standards, ongoing technical research, conducted by the ASCR�s technical staff.
Brownfield Links to presentation and reports and other related topics to redevelopment.
Brownfield : State of the States Elected officials and program staff across the country have endeavored to make certain that their programs reflect local brownfield project needs, run smoothly, and take advantage of opportunities to tie brownfield cleanup and redevelopment assistance with regulatory incentives. This updated report highlights their successes and challenges over the past year.
Brownfield Communities Network Brownfield Communities Network is a national network of local communities working to demonstrate how the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated property can be an effective tool for community revitalization.
Brownfield Redevelopment Grants Gives information about the Clean Michigan Initiative Brownfield Redeveloment Grant that provides funding to local units of government for investigation and due care activities at known sites of environmental contamination which will be used for identified economic development projects.
Brownfield Redevelopment Grants and Loans Gives information about the grants and loans offered by MDEQ, application procedure and eligible activities in project proposals, eligibility criteria and terms and conditions.
Brownfield Update BrownfieldSource.org is a comprehensive online resource for brownfields news and information.
Brownfields (EPA) Provides a variety of links to information about brownfields, other EPA brownfields programs, EPA brownfields projects and initiatives, tools and contacts, and other brownfields related sites and resources.
Brownfields (HUD) Housing and urban Development sites includes conferences, links to other web sites and a chat room.
Brownfields 2001 Conference This annual meeting will be held September 24 - 26, 2001 at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Illionois.
Brownfields Center Provides brownfield case studies, projects and links.
Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment Links to the case studies of redevelopment and current project reviews for MI, IN, OH, WI, IL, MN.
Brownfields Redevelopment Initiative A General Services Administration site that reviews and identifies underutilized federal properties.
Brownfields Redevelopment with Clean on-site Energy Provides information regarding intergrating clean onsite energy sources and brownfield redevelopment. Gives background information on brownfields and clean onsite energy, talks about "Power Park" abd "Chicago West Pullman Project".
Brownfields Resource Guide Washington state's effort with links to other useful sites.
Brownfields: Redeveloping Environmentally Distressed Properties Book by Harold J. Rafson and Robert N. Rafson. McGraw-Hill, . ISBN 0-07-052768-7 (1999).
Building Environmental Education Solutions (BEES) Brownfields Building Environmental Education Solution (BEES) offers a variety of brownfield links.
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development Provides links to Brownfield development case studies and projects.
Community Involvement in Brownfields Redevelopment This link provides an excellent article on community involvement in brownfields redevelopment
Community Participation in Brownfields Redevelopment This is interactive document discussing about the collobrative process affecting the interests of all stakeholders
Department of Defense Environmental Cleanup Site offers information on the department�s effort to address environmental contamination at active and closing bases and former properties, while protecting human health and the environment.
Development Tools : Financing Brownfields Gives information about the financing options available for brownfield redevelopment.
Environmental Restoration Talks about topics like ecology, economics, psychology and culture that is required for protecting and restoring damaged lands.
Environmental Restoration and BRAC Document List Contains a pool of reports, presentation, tech data relating to environmental remediation and restoration.
Environmental Restoration Waste Management Guide The Guide provides remedial project managers with information that may help them facilitate better planning of waste management processes for projects subject to both the CERCLA and RCRA.
Federal Facilities Environmental Restoration and Reuse (FFRRO) The FFRRO works with other federal entities to develop creative, cost-effective solution to their environmental problems.
FHWA and FTA Policy and Information on the Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative Talks about the FHWA involvement in the Brownfield Redevelopment and discusses the policies and programs catered by FHWA.
Financing Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Author explores the financial side of redeveloping brownfield properties. He also offers up some valuable resources for minimizing financial gaps and securing funding so that you can maximize the economic value of your brownfield property.
Financing Brownfield Redevelopment Projects This guide provides information on brownfields financing issues and informs developers and property owners on the most crucial aspects of financing brownfields redevelopment: identifying potential financing sources, preparing project plans, approaching private lenders, minimizing the financial risks associated with liability, and understanding the site assessment and cleanup process.
Financing Small Scale Urban Redeveloment Projects This volume is intended to provide information to those seeking financing in order to redevelop small residential, commercial, or industrial projects on previously used properties. We have in mind the company wanting to invest perhaps fifty thousand to two or three million dollars in order to expand into neighboring properties, reclaim properties for clients needing central city locations, or regenerate a site "on spec" for an unknown future buyer or lessee. In particular, we are concerned with the issue of dealing with actual or suspected contamination when doing urban "infill" or development of underutilized or vacant properties within central cities.
From Brownfield to Housing : Opportunities, Issues and Answers Brownfield redevelopment -- the cleanup and reuse of abandoned properties with real or suspected contamination -- offers communities a range of housing opportunities, especially where market factors or a property's size or location restrict possibilities for commercial and industrial reuse.
Great Lakes Environmental Finance Center Provides high-quality strategies for environmental improvement and sustainable economic development.
Great Lakes Regional Online Brownfields Information Network ( ROBIN) ROBIN provides cleanup programs, case studies, technical assistance and finance programs for the great lakes region.
Hanford�s Environmental Restoration Project The Environmental Restoration Project team plans, manages, integrates and executes a full range of activities to clean up groundwater, contaminated soils and inactive nuclear sites.
Hydrogeomorphic Approach for Assessing Wetland Functions Provides links to information on hydrogeomorphic assessment method for wetlands function, including a link to status of the regional guidebooks under development. The site is sponsored by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station.
Institute for Responsible Management The goal is charting and fecilitating the Brownfields transformation. This organization supports, works with and tracks the significance of EPA's Brownfields pilots.
International Brownfields summary A document summarizing the impact of clean up and redevelopment of brownfields in different countries internationally.
Michigan Brownfields From Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality, the latest on policy, rules, and opportunities.
National Action Plan to Develop the Hydrogeomorphic Approach for Assessing Wetland Functions The Corps of Engineers is announcing, through the National Action Plan, the strategy the Corps and other Federal agencies will follow to develop the Hydrogeomorphic Approach for Assessing Wetland Functions (HGM Approach). The HGM Approach is being developed primarily for use in the context of the Clean Water Act Section 404 regulatory program where time and resources are often limited.
National Brownfields Association A nonprofit educational organization that provides information to businesses, professionals, and nonprofits about the benefits of developing environmentally impaired properties.
Northeast Midwest Institute Brownfield Reports This organization provides information on Brownfields tools, federal and state programs
Online Training in Watershed Management Watershed Academy Web is a set of self-paced training modules that represents a basic but broad introduction to watershed management. This program�s goal is to provide useful information to local and state/tribal efforts aimed at improving the health of our Nation�s waters by protecting and managing their watersheds.
Pennsylvania's Land Recycling Program One state's efforts to return contaminated land to productive land.
Phoenix Awards To honor the groups that develop significant brownfields sites across the country.
Portfields Gives information about Portfields project that focuses on the redevelopment of brownfields in port and harbor areas, putting more emphasis on development of enviromentally sound port facilities.
Public Health Role in Redevelopment Efforts Provides information regarding the integration of environmental protection, economic sustainability, social justice, and health promotion.
Real Estate Development: Principles and Process Book by Mike E. Miles, Gayle Berens and Marc A. Weiss. Urban Land Institute. ISBN 0-87420-825-4 (2000).
Recycling America's Land A good web site from the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Redeveloping Brownfields: Landscape Architects, Site Planners, Developers Book by Thomas H. Russ. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-135311-9. (2000).
Restoration Advisory Boards (RAB) Documents Gives list of RAB Documents which includes policies, guidance, and factsheets on the operation of RABs alongside installations conducting environmental cleanup.
Restoration Consultants Services include consulting, training, technical specs preparation, expert witness testimony, indoor environmental investigations and project management.
River Corridor and Wetland Restoration The site addresses the ecological and societal benefits of corridor and wetlands restoration. The site features an extensive list of links to summaries of restoration/mitigation projects, organized by state.
Road Map to Understanding Innovative Technology Options for Brownfields Investigation and Cleanup, 3rd Third Provides new and updated resources to assist in the identification and selection of innovative site characterization and cleanup technologies for brownfields redevelopment.
Smart Growth Network �Smartgrowth� promotes the creation of national, regional, and local coalitions to encourage development that is environmentally, economically, and socially responsible.
Society for Ecological Restoration International (SER) SER is a non-profit organization actively engaged in ecologically sensitive repair and management of ecosystems through a broad array of experience, knowledge sets and cultural perspectives.
Stream Restoration Benchmark document that is being used by federal agencies, as well as many others who are interested in restoring the functions and values of the nation�s stream corridors. Includes principles, processes, practices, and case studies.
Summary of the Brownfield Redeveloment Financing Act Talks about the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act, which establishes a method to finance environmental response activities at contaminated properties.
Superfund Redevelopment Case Studies Links to EPA Superfund Redevelopment Program case studies.
Superfund Redevelopment Program Gives information about Superfund Redevelopment Program which helps communities in cleanup process of hazardous waste site. The agency is working with communities and other partners in considering the future use opportunities and intergrating appropriate reuse option into the cleanup process.
Turning Brownfields into Greenbacks Book by Robert A. Simons. Urban Land Institute. ISBN: 0-87420-851-3 (1998). A pragmatic guide to redeveloping brownfields, this book offers realistic methods and techniques you can use to turn contaminated land into a profit opportunity.
Urban Land Institute The mission of the urban land institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land to enhance the total environment. The website contains information about conferences, programs, services, and references materials related to land management.
Watershed Management Council An non-profit organization providing a forum for the integration of knowledge and technologies of watershed management, identifying research needs and priorities, training and encouraging appropriate policies and legislation relating to watershed management.
Wetlands International An independent global non-profit organization dedicated solely to the work of wetland conservation and sustainable management. Activities are based on sound science and have been carried out in over 120 countries.

Online Tools and Training Courses Open "Online Tools and Training Courses" links in a new window

Name and Annotation
Annual Status Report Remediation Database This is a searchable database of technology appicaltions identified for superfund remedial sites
Best Management Practices for Soil Erosion This program illustrates the effects and severity of soil erosion. Also gives detailed description of management and structural practices designed to control erosion.
Chemfinder This is a search engine used to obtain details of any chemical using chemical name, CAS numberor molecular weight.
Chemistry.org ACS short courses are one to five day, in-person seminars designed to help chemical scientists and technicians keep current in today's competitive marketplace.
Comparative Risk Assessment Program that describes the history and methodology of comparative risk assessment, which is a procedure designed to identify and address areas of greatest environmental risk.
Development Tools : Financing Brownfields Gives information about the financing options available for brownfield redevelopment.
Electronic Wetlands Herbarium Program gives introduction to a particular type of wetland, the user can explore a list of species found in that ecosystem, structured to help identify plant specimens.
Environmental Financial Tools Website provides links to sources of financing, from the Environmental Finance Program (EFP), from EPA Programs and Offices, and organizations outside the agency.
Environmental Justice Geographic Assessment Tool The Environmental Justice Geographic Assessment Tool will provide the information necessary to conduct a comprehensive preliminary analysis of any area of concern. Tool is meant to serve as a module to be incorporated on the front end (e.g., screening) of all appropriate Agency assessments.
Environmental Planning for Small Communities Gives a one-stop reference source for medium-sized communities faced with environmental planning issues and decisions. Also includes sections on regulation, self-evaluation, planning, finance, case studies and contact information.
EPCRA Tutorial DOE Office of Environmental Policy and Guidance Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act Tutorial Web site. This site was designed to walk you through the steps of EPCRA modules.
Fertilizer Storage and Handling Practices on the Farm Program gives a general overview of safe fertilizer storage and handling procedure, and features an interactive risk assessment exercise.
GLEAMS Internet Map Server (IMS) The IMS is also one of the primary interfaces to the GLEAMS DDSS, which provides tools to help citizens, resource managers, scientists, etc. better understand the quality of the water in the Kalamazoo River and the risks associated with living or recreating on or near the river.
Ground Water Primer Program educates users about the nature of ground water and the principles of groundwater protection, includes introduction to hydrogeology, information on various drinking water contaminants, and a section on strategies to protect groundwater from pollution.
HRS Quickscore HRS Quickscore is an electronic set of HRS scoresheets that executes real time site score calculations. It was designed to assist in developing a conceptual site model for Superfund site assessments. This product is intended for use by those individuals who plan and implement Preliminary Assessments (PAs), Site Inspections (SIs), and other data collection efforts according to the HRS rules, as well as those individuals that write and review HRS documentation records.
In-situ Treatment/ Innovative Technologies for Groundwater Technical resources related to in-situ or innovative technologies related to groundwater cleanup.
International drinking water standards This page provides links to the regulated standards for the contaminants in drinking water in different countries and organization
Land Information Access Association Helping people shape better communities through participation, education, information and the effective use of technology.
Lead Poisoning Outreach Program of National Safety Council Gives additional information about lead poisoning and its prevention.
List of lists searchable database This is a searchable database of EPA's Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act.
Maps on Demand Interactive EPA Geographic Information System that can be used to produce personalized maps of areas in the conterminous United States according to user specifications.
Maps on Demand Maps on Demand is an interactive EPA GIS that can be used to produce personalized maps of areas in the conterminous US according to user specification
Northeast Midwest Institute Brownfield Reports This organization provides information on Brownfields tools, federal and state programs
Online Training in Watershed Management Watershed Academy Web is a set of self-paced training modules that represents a basic but broad introduction to watershed management. This program�s goal is to provide useful information to local and state/tribal efforts aimed at improving the health of our Nation�s waters by protecting and managing their watersheds.
Pollution Prevention Program outlines environmental legislation related to pollution prevention (P2), and addresses P2 in industry, agriculture, energy, government and consumer sectors. Includes examples on more efficient manufacturing processes, alternative products and procedures that generate fewer or more benign end products, and ways to reduce the amount of raw materials used.
Public Health Assessment Tools Links to website of public health assessment tools.
RCRA Online Database U.S EPA website with an online database designed to enable users to locate documents that cover a wide range of RCRA issues and topics.
Record of Decision System (RODS) RODS contains full-text Records of Decision (RODs), ROD Abstracts, ROD Amendments and Explanations of Significant Differences (ESDs). A ROD provides the justification for the remedial action (treatment) chosen at a Superfund site. It also contains site history, site description, site characteristics, community participation, enforcement activities, past and present activities, contaminated media, the contaminants present, scope and role of response action, and the remedy selected for cleanup.
Residential Energy Efficiency Program shows effective ways to reduce home energy consumption. Discusses topics like insulation, windows, doors, weather-stripping, and caulking.
Residential Water Conservation Techniques Program discusses effective ways to save water inside and outside the home through the use of efficient toilets and faucets, leak detection, and stratergies such as water efficient lawn care and gardening. Provides a calculator that calculates water and money saved through efficient water use.
Smart Travel Resource Center Gives information on transportation and air quality related public education, information campaigns and programs around the US. User can scan project descriptions to gain an understanding of the design, implementation and evaluation of transportation projects.
Soil and Geologic Site Evaluation Provides information about the roles that soils, geology and depth to groundwater play in the protection of groundwater. A risk assessment portion helps determine the potential for contamination at a site based on information supplied by the user.
Starfish: Databases for Environmental Education Website which helps teachers intergrate concepts of environmental science and sustainability into their curricla.
Surface Water Education System Program covers topics related to a general overview of the importance and quantity of surface water.
Technology Tree This website provides information to various cleanup technologies.
The Plain English Guide To The Clean Air Act (CAA) The Clean Air Act mandates pollution control requirements for sources of air pollution. Federal facilities may have regulatory responsibilities under the Clean Air Act including obtaining emission permits, installing pollution and emission control devices, developing risk management plans, and maintaining records.
The Right-To-Know Network Access to environmental information from 13 different environmental database. Also visitors can learn about local Superfind sites, including the dates of recent evaluations, assessments, and inspection
The Risk Assessment Information System The toxicity profiles in this database were developed using information taken from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) and Health Effects Assessment Summary Tables (HEAST) and other regulatory sources.
The Training Exchange Training-Exchange provides a range of training information to EPA, other federal agency, state, tribal, and local staff involved in hazardous waste management and remediation. The site includes training schedules for hundreds of deliveries of more than 65.
The Watershed Academy - Training Courses Provides information on the training courses, provides links to watershed related publications and training partners.
Triad: A Smarter Solution to Site Cleanup The Triad is an innovative approach to decision-making for hazardous waste site characterization and remediation.
U.S EPA Office of Environmental Education Their mission is to: "advance and support education efforts that develop an environmentally conscious and responsible public and inspire personal responsibility in caring for the environment."
U.S. Geological Survey Water Data Links to variety of water data, including real time data, historical records of daily streamflow, water quality monitoring data, GIS data for water resources, water use maps and data by county and watershed,acid rain deposition by location and reports by USGS and other agencies.
United State Geological Survey (USGS) Provides reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life.
Water Efficient Landscape Planner Program was developed to explain the advantages and principles of water efficient landscaping. Also covers the basics of landscape planning and provides guidelines and suggestions to help users select the most appropriate plants for their needs.
Wellhead Protection Program explains the protection of public water supplies, and covers topics including building a planning team, delineating a wellhead protection area, managing potential contaminant sources and planning for the future.
Window to My Environment A powerful web-based tool that provides wide range of federal, state, and local information about environmental conditions and features in an area of your choice. This application is provided by U.S. EPA in partnership with federal, state and local government and other organizations.

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Hazardous Substance Research Center (HSRC) Hazardous Substance Research Centers develops better, cheaper, faster, and safer methods to assess and clean up hazardous substances.
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.
South and Southwest HSRC TOSC and TAB programs at the South & Southwest HSRC
Technical Assistance for Brownfields (TAB) Facilitates public involvement in Brownfields redevelopment.
Technical Outreach Services for Communities (TOSC) Technical Outreach Services for Communities facilitates public involvement in environmental remediation.
Technical Outreach Services for Native American Communities (TOSNAC) Provides technical assistance to Native Americans dealing with hazardous substance issues.

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A Citizen�s Guide to Risk Assessments and Public Health Assessments at Contaminated Sites This guide provides an overview of two different assessments commonly performed at hazardous waste sites. These are the rise assessment and the public health assessment, both are required for all sites- commonly referred to as �Superfund� sites- listed on the U.S. EPA�s NPL.
A Guidebook of Financial Tools A reference work intended to provide an overview of a wide range of ways and means that are useful in paying for sustainable environmental system. Gives information about the traditional and available financial tools.
ACSH Public Health Concerns about PCBs Document about public health concerns regarding environmental PCBs
Acting Locally Lists programs, opportunities, and tools that helps citizen to get involved and make a difference in community.
Action Plans to Integrate Environmental Justice Each major program and regional office in EPA was required to submit an "Environmental Justice Action Plan" detailing the efforts to integrate environmental justice into their policies, programs, and activities.
Actions You Can Take to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water Discusses the action to be taken to reduce lead in drinking water. Also gives details on the problem of lead in drinking water and what you can do about it.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) To serve the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease related to toxic substances.
Air Sparging Excellent reference guide that provides an overview to air sparging, factors that contribute to its effectiveness, evaluation of air sparging system design, and whether it can be used at a particular site.
AIRNOW Provides "real-time" data on smog levels in selected cities and states, includes information about other air pollutants, health effects profiles of the most common air pollutants, protective steps citizens can take on unhealthy air days, and what citizens can do to reduce air pollution in their community.
Annual Status Report Remediation Database This is a searchable database of technology appicaltions identified for superfund remedial sites
Arsenic in Mine Tailings Gives information for people who live in mine tailing areas that contain arsenic about what needs to be known and actions which are to be taken to protect family's health.
ATSDR Public Health Statement for Cadmium This fact sheet gives information about cadmium and the health effects on exposure.
ATSDR Public Health Statement for Mercury Gives indepth information about mercury and health effect on exposure.
ATSDR Public Health Statement for TCE A summary of the toxicological profile of TCE that includes health effects and exposure routes.
ATSDR Public Health Statement for Vinyl Chloride A summary of the toxicological profile of vinyl chloride that includes health effects and exposure routes.
Basic Summary of What You Need to Know about TCE Focusses on human exposure and health affects of TCE.
Beach Watch Provides online directory of water quality and beach monitoring information nationwide, frequency of monitoring, beach closure information, sources of pollution and the name of the monitoring agency, also offers links to related sites providing current wind, sea, tidal and weather conditions.
Bearing the Burden, Health Implications of Environmental Contaminants on Our Bodies Gives background information on PAHs sources, health effects and consumer products containing PAHs.
Beneficial Landscaping : Green Landscaping with Native Plants Provides a wealth of background and information about "green" lanscaping. Gives information to all citizen interested in transforming a lawn into a natural landscape.
Best Management Practices for Soil Erosion This program illustrates the effects and severity of soil erosion. Also gives detailed description of management and structural practices designed to control erosion.
Biocell Technology - Remediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Soils Describes how Biocell technology can be used as a method for treating small quantities of soils contaminated with low to intermediate concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons.
Biological Effects of Exposure to TCE A 40-page recommendation paper for a trichloroethylene standard that includes medical and environmental analysis.
Bioremediation Describes bioremediation, its applicability, its limitations. Also, provides performance data and cost data.
Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvents Information on bioremediation is presented in categories such as Overview, Guidance, Application, Training, and Additional Resources.
Biosparging Excellent reference guide that provides an overview to biosparging, factors that contribute to its effectiveness, evaluation of biosparging system design, and whether it can be used at a particular site.
Bioventing Excellent reference guide that provides an overview to bioventing, factors that contribute to its effectiveness, evaluation of bioventing system design, and whether it can be used at a particular site.
Bioventing Provides applicability, limitations, time frame and cost range for bioventing process.
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST) The National Academies' principal study unit for environmental pollution problems affecting human health, human impacts on the environment, and the assessment and management of related risks to human health and the environment.
Brownfield Redevelopment Grants Gives information about the Clean Michigan Initiative Brownfield Redeveloment Grant that provides funding to local units of government for investigation and due care activities at known sites of environmental contamination which will be used for identified economic development projects.
Brownfields EPA website describing the laws and regulations governing brownfield sites.
Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment Links to the case studies of redevelopment and current project reviews for MI, IN, OH, WI, IL, MN.
Brownfields Technology Support Center Provides technical resources and assistance for Brownfield decision makers.
Carcinogenic Effects of Benzene Discusses the nature and magnitude of the risk of cancer to humans exposed to low levels of benzene.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people. Part of their mission is to provide information on environmental health.
Chemfinder This is a search engine used to obtain details of any chemical using chemical name, CAS numberor molecular weight.
Chemical Oxidation/ Reduction Describes completed and ongoing pilot demonstrations and full-scale applications of in situ chemical oxidation technologies for the remediation of soil and ground water at waste disposal and spill sites.
Chemical Oxidation/ Reduction Provides applicability, limitations, time frame and cost range for chemical oxidation process.
Clean Water Act (CWA) The statute employs a variety of regulatory and nonregulatory tools to sharply reduce direct pollutant discharges into waterways, finance municipal wastewater treatment facilities, and manage polluted runoff.
Community Involvement at Superfund Sites Describes the process of getting community members actively involved in planning for and cleaning up a Superfund site.
Community involvement Pipeline drawing -EPA Community involvement activities at NPL sites
Community-Based Environmental: A Resource Book For Protecting Ecosystems and Communities Compiled to identify practical approaches and tools to help communities carry out their own ecosystem protection efforts.
Comparative Risk Assessment Program that describes the history and methodology of comparative risk assessment, which is a procedure designed to identify and address areas of greatest environmental risk.
Compliance Assistance Compliance assistance helps business, industry, and government � the �regulated community� � understand and meet their environmental obligations.
Compliance Assistance Centers Provide a wide range of resources, including easy access to federal regulations, policies, and guidance, information on how to manage or reduce pollution, access to pollution prevention and compliance technology vendors, and case studies of innovative technology uses.
Compliance Incentives and Auditing The website gives information on innovative enforcement and compliance approaches.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA): Overview The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries and provided broad federal authority to respond directly to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances that may endanger public health or the environment.
Concerned Citizens Page: Transportation Provides information about the environmental impacs of transportation, including consumer information, strategies for reducing automobile pollution, timps on saving gas and information about automobiles and ozone.
Constructive Engagement Resource Guide Practical Advice for Dialogue Among Facilities, Workers, Communities and Regulators. A tool to help citizens work with formal organizations.
Consumer Advisory Gives information to pregnant women and women of childbearing age about the risks of mercury in fish.
Consumer Fact Sheet on Vinyl Chloride Consumer Fact Sheet on Vinyl Chloride
Consumer Safety Information Sheet: Inorganic Arsenical Pressure Treated Wood Provides consumer information, use-site precautions and handling precautions on inorganic arsenical pressure treated wood.
Creating Great Neighborhoods : Density in your community Publication that highlights the success of nine community led efforts to create vibrant neighborhoods through density; provides readers with an understanding of the connections between smart growth and densityl; and introduces five time tested design principles to ensure that density becomes a community asset and not a liability.
Defence Environmental Network and Information eXchange (DENIX) Department of Defence information on environmental legislation, compliance, restoration and cleanup.
Department of Defense Environmental Cleanup Site offers information on the department�s effort to address environmental contamination at active and closing bases and former properties, while protecting human health and the environment.
Department of Energy useful info on energy sustainability
Drinking Water From Household Wells Gives general information about drinking water from home wells. It describes types of activities in your area that can create threats to your water supply. It also describes problems to look for and offers maintenance suggestions.
Electronic Wetlands Herbarium Program gives introduction to a particular type of wetland, the user can explore a list of species found in that ecosystem, structured to help identify plant specimens.
Energy Star Energy Star is a government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency.
Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) Pilot database to search for facilities in your community to see if an agency has conducted air, water or hazardous waste compliance inspections, violations were found, or enforcement actions were taken.
EnviroFacts Data Warehouse A national information system that provides an integrated single point of access to data extracted from six major EPA databases.
Environmental Education Improves Our Everyday Lives Talks about advantages of environmental education and why it is important.
Environmental Finance Center Network (EFC) The EFCs provide state and local officials and small businesses with advisory services; education, publicatios, and training; technical assistance; and analyses on financing alternatives.
Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) The purpose of the EFAB is to provide authoritative analysis and advice to the EPA Administrator on finance issues to assist the Agency in carrying out its environmental mandates.
Environmental Financial Tools Website provides links to sources of financing, from the Environmental Finance Program (EFP), from EPA Programs and Offices, and organizations outside the agency.
Environmental Financing Information Network (EFIN) The purpose of the EFIN is to provide information on financing alternatives for state and local environmental programs and small businesses.
Environmental Justice Geographic Assessment Tool The Environmental Justice Geographic Assessment Tool will provide the information necessary to conduct a comprehensive preliminary analysis of any area of concern. Tool is meant to serve as a module to be incorporated on the front end (e.g., screening) of all appropriate Agency assessments.
Environmental Planning for Small Communities Gives a one-stop reference source for medium-sized communities faced with environmental planning issues and decisions. Also includes sections on regulation, self-evaluation, planning, finance, case studies and contact information.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Homepage of U.S. EPA.
Environmental Restoration Waste Management Guide The Guide provides remedial project managers with information that may help them facilitate better planning of waste management processes for projects subject to both the CERCLA and RCRA.
Environmental Sustainability Kit The Environmental Sustainability Kit is a set of tools -- ideas, procedures, and resources -- to help local leaders, residents, and businesses work toward making their own communities more sustainable. While sustainability encompasses many things, from affordable health care and housing to a safe and clean environment, we have focused the Environmental Sustainability Kit on the environmental and pollution prevention aspects of sustainable communities efforts.
Environmental Sustainability Links Links to different areas of Environmental Sustainability.
EPA Environmental Justice through Pollution Prevention Grant Program Gives description of grant program which provides financial assistance to a variety of nonprofit organizations, state and local governments and academic institutions for projects that address environmental justice concerns and use pollution prevention as the solution.
EPA Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (OERR), Superfund Gives variety of superfund-related information, including basic information about the superfund process and community tools available from the agencies.
EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics(OPPT) -Community based programs branch (CBPB) Gives information about activities and programs designed to address environmental problems faced by communities by linking government with citizens to achieve long-term environmental preservation and sustainable economic development. Also includes a section on tools for community based work.
EPA Surf Your Watershed Site Gives information on environmental quality including water quality, land characteristics, air quality, citizen-based groups, and industrial discharges in a specific watershed
EPA About the National Estuary Program Gives information to encourage local communities to know and take responsibility for managing their own estuaries.
EPA Common Sense Initiative Gives information about CSI, a new approach for creating policies and environmental management solutions that relate to industry sectors.
EPA Consumer Fact Sheet about TCE Includes health effects and regulations in drinking water.
EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) The EPA Docket (EDOCKET) is an electronic public docket and on-line comment system designed to expand access to documents in EPA�s major docket. Docket contains federal register notices, support documents, and public comments for regulations the agency publishes and various non-regulatory activities. EDOCKET allows you to search, download and print the documents in a docket, as well as submit comments online.
EPA Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office- Community Involvement Provides information on issues related to hazardous waste cleanup to enable citizens to actively participate in the issues that affect them.
EPA List of Common Contaminants and Their Effects on the Body Lists the sources of common contaminants and their health effects.
EPA National Center for Environmental Innovation Gives information on projects designed to promote innovation to achieve greater and more cost effective public health and environmental protection.
EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Provides information for citizens about where to secure enforcement and compliance information and publications, lodging complaints about violations of environmental statutes and general information about EPA programs that are particular interest to the public.
EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance - Office of Environmental Justice A pointer to environmental justice activities at EPA and other federal agencies.
EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water - Constumer Information and Input Gives details of public participation activities such as national drinking water advisory council, consumer confidence reports, and public notification rule revisions.
EPA Office of Water - Concerned Citizen Gives information to raise public awarness and encourage involvment in water quality issues.
EPA Project XL Homepage Gives information about the Project XL and updates on its activities.
EPA Region 3 Sustainable Development Gives case studies and background information about the sustainability of natural resources.
EPA Risk Management Program Describes the purpose and details of this legislation.
EPA Watershed Approach - An Introduction Provides information on the watershed approach - a strategy that features a high level of stakeholder involvment, integrated solutions that make use of the expertise and authority of multiple agencies, and measuring success through monitoring and other data gathering.
EPA's Environmental Sustainability Library Collection of books, journals and videos that U.S EPA Region 8 Technical Library has in its Environmental Sustainability Special Collection.
EPA's Framework for Community-Based Environmental Protection This Framework identifies specific goals, strategies, activities, and performance measures EPA will need for implementing the CBEP approach to environmental management.
EPA's Grants and Fellowship Information Gives information available from various departments within the Agency about the research grants and graduate fellowship awarded.
EPA's Plan for Grants Management This report presents the EPA�s Plan for Grants Management. This plan charts the course the agency will follow in the coming years to deliver an effective system for grants administration � one in which federal funds are used responsibly to deliver meaningful environmental results
EPA's Technical Assistance Grants (TAGs) A Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) provides money for activites that help your community participate in decision making at eligible Superfund sites.
EPA�s Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center (CPRC) EPA�s CPRC provides alternative dispute resolution services to the entire Agency. The CPRC assists other Agency offices in developing effective ways to anticipate, prevent, and resolve disputes, and makes neutral third parties more readily available for those purposes.
EPCRA Tutorial DOE Office of Environmental Policy and Guidance Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act Tutorial Web site. This site was designed to walk you through the steps of EPCRA modules.
FAQ Lead Poisoning Discusses about lead poisoning,how do children gets it, its symptoms, testing for blood lead level, its cure and protection against it.
Federal Facilities Civil Enforcement The Federal Facilities Enforcement Office (FFEO) and the Regions regularly analyze compliance and enforcement data, monitor federal agency compliance, negotiate and issue compliance orders and agreements, assess fines, and develop federal agency enforcement and compliance policy and guidance.
Federal Facilities Environmental Restoration and Reuse (FFRRO) The FFRRO works with other federal entities to develop creative, cost-effective solution to their environmental problems.
Federal Laws Overview This straightforward EPA web page provides links to factsheets about federal regulations concerning disposal, fate and cleanup of environmental pollutants.
Federal Register Database The Government Printing Office (GPO) maintains the official electronic database that covers Federal Register documents beginning in Jan. 1994. Unlike the EPA Environmental Documents service, it provides access to all Federal Register documents from all Department and Agencies.
Federal Register � Environmental Document Full text of all federal register documents issued by EPA, and of selected documents issued by other departments and agencies. Notices, meeting, proposed rules, and regulations are divided into twelve topical categories for easy access (eg. air, water, pesticides, toxics, waste.)
Fertilizer Storage and Handling Practices on the Farm Program gives a general overview of safe fertilizer storage and handling procedure, and features an interactive risk assessment exercise.
FHWA and FTA Policy and Information on the Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative Talks about the FHWA involvement in the Brownfield Redevelopment and discusses the policies and programs catered by FHWA.
Fish Contamination Advisories Program which explores issues of chemical contamination in fish and describes the potential health effects of consuming contaminated fish and characteristics of different chemicals of concern are presented.
Grants and Funding This site is designed to provide a brief overview of sources of funding for environmental management projects and links to the relevant websites of funding agencies where possible.
Grants for State and Community Based Lead Prevention Programs Gives information about CDC childhood lead poisoning prevention program giving details about their accomplishments, future plans, program funding and project and surveillance technical officers contacts.
Green Community Gives information about the Green Community Program, its goals and steps to attain community sustainability.
Ground Water and Drinking Water The report provides information on your local drinking water quality, including the water�s source, the contaminants found in the water, and how consumers can get involved in protecting drinking water.
Ground Water Primer Program educates users about the nature of ground water and the principles of groundwater protection, includes introduction to hydrogeology, information on various drinking water contaminants, and a section on strategies to protect groundwater from pollution.
Guidance for Community Advisors at Superfund Sites This guidance addresses the objectives, functions, membership, and scope of authority for CAGs.
Guidance on Cumulative Risk Assessment: Planning and Scoping The practice of risk assessment within the EPA is evolving away from a focus on the potential of a single pollutant in one environmental medium for causing cancer toward integrated assessments involving suites of pollutants in several media that may cause a variety of adverse effects on humans, plants, animals, or even effects on ecological systems and their processes and functions.
Guidance on Remedial Actions for Superfund Sites with PCB Contamination Describes the recommended approach for evaluating and remediating Superfund sites with PCB contamination.
Guide to Healthy Fish Preparation An guide giving information about heathly methods to eat fish that is being caught.
Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute Purpose of the Institute is to promote worker protection and the maintenance of a clean and safe environment through education and training.
Hazardous Waste in your Community Talks about EPA's "cradle-to-grave" waste management system, where hazardous wastes are regulated by EPA from the point they are first created until they reach final disposal. The factsheet helps to understand what requirements must be met under RCRA in order to manage hazardous waste in a safe and protective manner.
Hazards Analysis on the Move Helps to develop a method to determine what hazardous materials are being transported through community and the priority areas of risk that warrant further analysis and study.
Health Effects of Cadmium Gives a vast amount of literature which documents the adverse health effects from acute and chronic expousre to cadmium in both humans and animals.
Household Waste Management Gives reliable information to citizens and consumer about reducing the amount of solid and hazardous waste generation in homes. Also discusses safe use, storage, handling and disposal of waste, how to increases family safety and economic security by sensible use and reuse of household products.
How you can make a difference in Hazardous waste management Shows how community can help protect themselves and their environment from hazardous waste releases by understanding the RCRA regulations and learning how to participate in environment decision-making.
HRS Quickscore HRS Quickscore is an electronic set of HRS scoresheets that executes real time site score calculations. It was designed to assist in developing a conceptual site model for Superfund site assessments. This product is intended for use by those individuals who plan and implement Preliminary Assessments (PAs), Site Inspections (SIs), and other data collection efforts according to the HRS rules, as well as those individuals that write and review HRS documentation records.
Hydrogeomorphic Approach for Assessing Wetland Functions Provides links to information on hydrogeomorphic assessment method for wetlands function, including a link to status of the regional guidebooks under development. The site is sponsored by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station.
In Situ Biological Remediation : Phytoremediation Describes phytoremediation, its applicability, its limitations. Also, provides performance data and cost data.
In Situ Biological Treatment : Bioventing Describes bioventing, its applicability, its limitations. Also, provides performance data and cost data.
In-situ Treatment/ Innovative Technologies for Groundwater Technical resources related to in-situ or innovative technologies related to groundwater cleanup.
Indoor Air Quality Program that explores how to the environment of a typical home or offcie affects indoor air quality.Discusses various indoor air pollutants, along with associated health risks and methods of pollutant reduction.
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) The IRIS website allows users to access a database of human health effects that may result from exposure to various substances and chemicals found in the environment.
Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice The IWG is made up of twelve federal agencies and chaired by EPA; targets coordinated federal initiatives and resources to help environmentally and economically distressed communities.
International drinking water standards This page provides links to the regulated standards for the contaminants in drinking water in different countries and organization
Introduction to Laws and Regulations Gives basic description of how laws and regulations come to be, what they are, and where to find them, with an emphasis on environmental laws and regulations.
Items that Contain Mercury and Their Disposal Lists the item of general use which contains mercury and gives information about how to dispose it.
Land Treatment Describes land treatment, its applicability, its limitations. Also, provides performance data and cost data.
Lead and Human Health Provides additional information about lead, health concerns associated with lead contamination and federal government recommendations made to protect human health.
Lead and Your Health Gives information about the dangerous effects of lead and who are most threatened by lead.
Lead Awareness Program Provides information about lead, lead hazards and gives some simple steps to protect your family.
Lead in Drinking Water Program that presents the dangers of lead in drinking water as well as techniques to reduce lead exposure.
Lead in the Environment Program provides a detailed look at the health problems posed by lead, and in particular, lead's effects on children's health, lead sources, health effects and techniques for reducing home lead exposure.
List of Drinking Water Contaminants & MCLs National Primary Drinking Water Regulations are legally enforceable standards that apply to public water systems. Primary standards protect public health by limiting the levels of contaminants in drinking water.
List of lists searchable database This is a searchable database of EPA's Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act.
Low Dose Arsenic Exposure Related to Skin Cancer Discusses Arsenic exposures and incidence of skin cancers.
Low Levels of Lead Linked to IQ Deficits Study showing children who have low blood lead concentration suffer intellectual impairment from the exposure.
Maps on Demand Maps on Demand is an interactive EPA GIS that can be used to produce personalized maps of areas in the conterminous US according to user specification
Medical Management Guide 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 Arsenic Provides a general information on Arsine, its health effects and gives follow-up instructions for persons who have been exposed to arsine.
Medical Management Guidelines for TCE Discusses exposure routes and the health effects of TCE.
Medical Management Guidelines for Vinyl Chloride Discusses exposure routes and the health effects of vinyl chloride.
Methylmecury Criteria Document Documentation published by EPA to protect human health from methylmercury. Also gives the water quality criteria for methylmercury.Documentation published by EPA to protect human health from methylmercury. Also gives the water quality criteria for methylmercury.
Minimal Risk Levels (MRL's) for Hazardous substances An MRL is an estimate of the daily human exposure to a hazardous substance that is likely to be without appreciable risk of adverse noncancer health effects over a specified duration of exposure. These substance specific estimates, which are intended to serve as screening levels, are used by ATSDR health assessors and other responders to identify contaminants and potential health effects that may be of concern at hazardous waste sites.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Sept. 12, 2003 Weekly report on surveillance for elevated blood lead levels among children � United States, 1997�2001.
Municipal Pollution Prevention Diagnostic Planner Program serves as an early warning system for wasterwater treatment plant operators.
National Academy of Sciences Created by US to advice the government in scientific and technical matters.
National Action Plan to Develop the Hydrogeomorphic Approach for Assessing Wetland Functions The Corps of Engineers is announcing, through the National Action Plan, the strategy the Corps and other Federal agencies will follow to develop the Hydrogeomorphic Approach for Assessing Wetland Functions (HGM Approach). The HGM Approach is being developed primarily for use in the context of the Clean Water Act Section 404 regulatory program where time and resources are often limited.
National Center for Enviromental Reasearch Grants NCER�s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program funds research grants and graduate fellowships in numerous environmental science and engineering disciplines through a competitive solicitation process and independent peer review. At present, these centers focus on children�s health, hazardous substances, particulate matter, and estuarine and coastal monitoring.
National Center for Environmental Assessment NCEA is national resource center for human health and ecological risk assessment. NCEA conducts risk assessments, carries out research to improve the state-of-the science of risk assessment, and provides guidance and support to risk assessors.
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) Factsheets from the NCEH on asthma, lead and others.
National Council for Science and Environment (NCSE) Their goal is to improve the scientific basis for environmental decision making
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) is a federal advisory committee that provides independent advice, consultation, and recommendations to the Administrator of EPA on matters related to environmental justice.
National Institute of Environment Health Sciences (NIEHS) Discusses health related issues
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIEHS offers a number of Environmental Factsheet and Pamphlets answering questions about the possible impacts of waste sites, pesticides used on farms and in homes, polluted water and air.
National Lead Information Center Document Request Form Gives national lead information center document request form.
NIEHS Kids Page on Lead Gives information about lead, sources of lead poisoning, its symptoms and hosts a pool of resources regarding ongoing research and other related topics.
Northeast Midwest Institute Brownfield Reports This organization provides information on Brownfields tools, federal and state programs
Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) Policy and Guidance Information This site allows regulators, the regulated community and members of the general public to easily obtain access to both current and historic regulatory information. This site makes the task of understanding, implementing and complying with requirements of the new environmental regulations much easier.
Office of Children's Health Protection Gives information on protecting children from environmental hazards, details recent EPA activities in the filed of Children's health and gives links to agencies and organizations working on behalf of the children.
Office of Health Homes and Lead Hazard Control Contains a host of resources regarding healthy homes and lead hazard control.
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics : Protecting Our Children Presents various documents that discuss how to protect children from toxins, lead poisoning, pesticides and other potential environmental health threats.
Online Training in Watershed Management Watershed Academy Web is a set of self-paced training modules that represents a basic but broad introduction to watershed management. This program�s goal is to provide useful information to local and state/tribal efforts aimed at improving the health of our Nation�s waters by protecting and managing their watersheds.
OSHA Toxic Metals: Lead Contains a host of resources related to lead exposure including its recognision, evaluation, control, training and others.
OSWER Environmental Justice Action Agenda This is culmination of a major effort, to address the important issue of environmental justice and establish OSWER�s current strategy on environmental justice.
PCB Waste Handlers Gives information about EPA approved companies providing PCB storage and disposal services, approved scrap metal recovery ovens and companies approved to perform alternate decontamination procedures.
Permeable Reactive Barrier Describes Permeable Reactive Barrier technology, gives its advantages and disadvantages, and also gives a case study.
Phytoremediation Information on phytoremediation is presented in categories such as Overview, Guidance, Application, Training, and Additional Resources.
Pollution Prevention Program outlines environmental legislation related to pollution prevention (P2), and addresses P2 in industry, agriculture, energy, government and consumer sectors. Includes examples on more efficient manufacturing processes, alternative products and procedures that generate fewer or more benign end products, and ways to reduce the amount of raw materials used.
Portfields Gives information about Portfields project that focuses on the redevelopment of brownfields in port and harbor areas, putting more emphasis on development of enviromentally sound port facilities.
Private Water System Program provides a minicourse in design and construction of private drinking water system (wells and piping), includes water quantites required, water pumps, systems controls and design considerations.
Property Transfers and Environnmental Site Assessments Gives information about contaminated property transfer, environmental site assessment and cost required to do it.
Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home Provides information about how to protect your family from lead present in your home.
Public Health Guidance Note: Cadmium Gives information about uses of cadmium, environmental and occupational exposure, acute and chronic health effects, carcinogenic behavior and biological monitoring of cadmium.
Public Health Role in Redevelopment Efforts Provides information regarding the integration of environmental protection, economic sustainability, social justice, and health promotion.
Public Health Statement for Polycyclic Aromatice Hydrocarbons This public health statement was prepared to give you information about polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and to emphasize the human health effects that may result from exposure to them.
Public Invovlement Public involvement is a progression that starts with outreach to build awareness and interest. It evolves to information exchange, through collaboration and recommendation to agreement and decision-making.
Quality Assurance Guidance for Conducting Brownfields Site Assessments Guides Brownfields site managers of important quality assurance concepts and issues, and provides a road map for identifying the type and quality of environmental data needed to present a clear picture of the site�s environmental conditions.
RCRA Laws and General Information U.S EPA website listing links for more information on RCRA.
RCRA Online Database U.S EPA website with an online database designed to enable users to locate documents that cover a wide range of RCRA issues and topics.
RCRA Orientation Manual This manual provides introductory information on solid and hazardous waste management programs under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Also addressed is the basic framework of the RCRA regulatory program for new EPA and state employees, tthis document constitutes a review of the RCRA program and is not a substitute for RCRA or its implementing regulations.
RCRA Public Participation Manual The RCRA Public Participation Manual explains how public participation works in the RCRA permitting process, and how citizens, regulators and industry can cooperate to make it work better.
RCRA Public Participation Rule A national dialogue about Public Involvement in EPA decisions. Provides many tools and useful links.
Record of Decision System (RODS) RODS contains full-text Records of Decision (RODs), ROD Abstracts, ROD Amendments and Explanations of Significant Differences (ESDs). A ROD provides the justification for the remedial action (treatment) chosen at a Superfund site. It also contains site history, site description, site characteristics, community participation, enforcement activities, past and present activities, contaminated media, the contaminants present, scope and role of response action, and the remedy selected for cleanup.
Recycle City Introduces children and youth to the 3R's: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. The program allows interactive exploration of an model community, learn about a variety of strategies to reduce waste generation and increase resue and recycling.
Region 2 Environmental Education Website with links to EPA's Kids, Students and Teachers Pages Provides comprehensive information about EPA's environmental education programs, including material on environmental education grants, student oppurtunities, educator training and other resources.
Region 2 Human Health Provides information about health threats such as lead poisoning, mercury contamination and other exposures. Links to other health organizations.
Regulation.gov Regulation.gov is the US Government web site that makes it easier for you to participate in Federal rulemaking � an essential part of the American democratic process.
Report of the Common Sense Initiative's (CSI) Stakeholder Involvment Workgroup Explains actions needed to integrate EPA's stakeholder involvement activities and presents findings from the CSI Council Stakeholder Involvement Workgroup, June1998.
Residential Energy Efficiency Program shows effective ways to reduce home energy consumption. Discusses topics like insulation, windows, doors, weather-stripping, and caulking.
Residential Water Conservation Techniques Program discusses effective ways to save water inside and outside the home through the use of efficient toilets and faucets, leak detection, and stratergies such as water efficient lawn care and gardening. Provides a calculator that calculates water and money saved through efficient water use.
Restoration Advisory Boards (RAB) Documents Gives list of RAB Documents which includes policies, guidance, and factsheets on the operation of RABs alongside installations conducting environmental cleanup.
Rings of Controversy Around Benzene Discusses about the controversies around benzene, adverse health effects, regulation of benzene, exposure and exposure analysis in risk assessment, animal bioassays, metabolism and physiologically based pharmocokinetic models, marrow aplasia and leukemia, biomarkers of exposure and effects.
Risk Management Plan (RMP) RMP helps local fire, police, and emergency response personnel (who must prepare for and respond to chemical accidents), and is useful to citizens in understanding the chemical hazards in communities.
Risk Management Program Describes the purpose and details of this legislation.
River Corridor and Wetland Restoration The site addresses the ecological and societal benefits of corridor and wetlands restoration. The site features an extensive list of links to summaries of restoration/mitigation projects, organized by state.
Rules and Regulations about Lead Enlists a range of resources regarding the rules and regulations for lead exposure.
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) The Act authorizes the EPA to set national health-based standards for drinking water to protect against both naturally occurring and man-made contaminants that may be found in drinking water.
Science Advisory Board (SAB) SAB, established by Congress provides independent scientific and engineering advice to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for EPA regulations. SAB deals with risk assessment issues (hazard identification, dose-response assessment, exposure asses
Sector Facility Indexing Project Gives list of sectors and compliance assistance materials for the listed sectors.
Smart Communities Network � Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development On the website you will be able to 1) read about other communities that have discovered the benefits of sustainable development, 2) locate technical and financial resources that can help your community plan and carry out sustainable development project and 3) access model codes and ordinances other communities have used to implement sustainable development.
Smart Travel Resource Center Gives information on transportation and air quality related public education, information campaigns and programs around the US. User can scan project descriptions to gain an understanding of the design, implementation and evaluation of transportation projects.
Soil and Geologic Site Evaluation Provides information about the roles that soils, geology and depth to groundwater play in the protection of groundwater. A risk assessment portion helps determine the potential for contamination at a site based on information supplied by the user.
Soil Vapor Extraction Information on soil vapor extraction is presented in categories such as Overview, Guidance, Application, Training, and Additional Resources.
Soil Washing Information on soil washing is presented in categories such as Overview, Guidance, Application, Training, and Additional Resources.
Soil Washing Provides applicability, limitations, time frame and cost range for soil washing process.
Sources of Common Contaminants and Their Health Effects Tabulates all common contaminants, their source and health effects.
Sources, Emissions and Exposures for TCE A 136-page paper on the chemical properties, human exposure and metabolites of TCE
Stabilization of Contaminants in the Vadose Zone Gives information about stabilization of contaminants in the vadose zone.
Stakeholder Involvement & Public Participation at the U.S. EPA Lessons Learned, Barriers, & Innovative Approaches. January 2001. This link is to a very thorough, 31-page document that can help problem solve a lack of progress.
Statutory and Regulatory Enforcement Programs The program has made a measurable contribution to reducing the amount of pollution that goes into the air we breathe or the water we drink, and by encouraging safer handling or hazardous waste and toxic materials.
Stream Restoration Benchmark document that is being used by federal agencies, as well as many others who are interested in restoring the functions and values of the nation�s stream corridors. Includes principles, processes, practices, and case studies.
Summary of Environmental Law in United States This is a summary of the environmental laws in U.S. The site also gives information on environmental laws in Canada and Mexico.
Summary of Remediation Technologies Summarizes remediation technologies which through design and/or application, improve ground-water quality and are integral to ground-water clean-up.
Summary of the Brownfield Redeveloment Financing Act Talks about the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act, which establishes a method to finance environmental response activities at contaminated properties.
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) SARA reflects EPA�s experience in administering the complex Superfund program. It also required EPA to revise the HRS to ensure that it accurately assessed the relative degree of risk to human health and the environment posed by uncontrolled hazardous waste sites that may be placed on the NPL.
Superfund Community Involvement Toolkit Discusses about the comprehensive and practical tool for promoting successful community participation in the Superfund process. The toolkit consists of 47 tools.
Superfund Redevelopment Case Studies Links to EPA Superfund Redevelopment Program case studies.
Superfund Redevelopment Program Gives information about Superfund Redevelopment Program which helps communities in cleanup process of hazardous waste site. The agency is working with communities and other partners in considering the future use opportunities and intergrating appropriate reuse option into the cleanup process.
Surface Water Education System Program covers topics related to a general overview of the importance and quantity of surface water.
Technologies and Costs for Removal or Arsenic from Drinking Water Discusses the available arsenic removal technologies and the costs associated with it.
The Environmental Impact of Dry-Cleaning Operation Talks about dry cleaning industry, implemented procedures in the use of environmentally sound operations, specifically addressing the major chemicals used in the business and their release to the environment.
The Groundwater Remediation Technologies Analysis Center (GWRTAC) GWRTAC compiles, analyzes, and disseminates information on innovative ground-water remediation technologies
The Guide to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act Free guide giving in depth information of EPCRA.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Declares a national policy, which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment, promotes efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of man.
The Plain English Guide To The Clean Air Act (CAA) The Clean Air Act mandates pollution control requirements for sources of air pollution. Federal facilities may have regulatory responsibilities under the Clean Air Act including obtaining emission permits, installing pollution and emission control devices, developing risk management plans, and maintaining records.
The Risk Assessment Information System The toxicity profiles in this database were developed using information taken from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) and Health Effects Assessment Summary Tables (HEAST) and other regulatory sources.
The Toxic Substances Hydrology (Toxics) Program's Provides links to improve characterization and management of contaminated sites, to protect human and environmental health, and to reduce potential future contamination problems.
The Watershed Academy - Training Courses Provides information on the training courses, provides links to watershed related publications and training partners.
The Yellow Book: Guide to Environmental Enforcement and Compliance at Federal Facilities Guide is created to assist federal agencies in meeting mandated requirements under various laws and executive orders. Also serves as a roadmap for federal agency compliance.
Thermal Desorption Information on thermal desorption is presented in categories such as Overview, Guidance, Application, Training, and Additional Resources.
Thinking Globally Provides links to websites discussing about environmental issues that impact our world.
Thomas � Legislative Information on the Internet Information is available from the Library of Congress is a resource providing access to current legislation, uncompiled Public Laws, the Congressional Record, committee information, and information about the legislative process.
Tox Town An introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks you might encounter in everyday life, in everyday places.
ToxFAQs Toxicolgy information from ATSDR.
ToxFAQs for Lead (summary of ATSDR publich health statement) This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions about lead and gives the recommendations made by federal government to protect human health.
ToxFAQs for Mercury (summary of ATSDR public health statement) This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked questions about mercury, its behavior in environment, health effects, carcinogenic behavior, prevention of exposure to mercury, medical test for checking the level of exposure to mercury and recommendations made by federal government.
ToxFAQs for Polychlorinated Biphenyls This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked questions about PCBs, its behavior in environment, health effects, carcinogenic behavior, prevention of exposure to PCBs, medical test for checking the level of exposure to PCBs and recommendations made by federal government.
ToxFAQs for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Answers the most frequently asked health questions about polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
ToxFAQs� The ATSDR ToxFAQs� is a series of summaries about hazardous substances developed by the ATSDR Division of Toxicology. Information for this series is excerpted from the ATSDR Toxicological Profiles and Public Health Statements.
Toxic Release Inventory System(TRIS) Searchable database of manufacturers' releases of more than 600 designated toxic chemicals to the environment.
Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) The Act was enacted to give EPA the ability to track the 75,000 industrial chemicals currently produced or imported into the US.
Toxilogical Profile for Benzene The ATSDR toxicological profile succinctly characterizes the toxicologic and adverse health effects information for benzene.
Toxilogical Profile for Cadmium The ATSDR toxicological profile succinctly characterizes the toxicologic and adverse health effects information for Cadmium.
Toxilogical Profile for PAH Includes public health effects, chemical and physical information, human exposure and analytical methods for PAH's
Toxilogical Profile for Vinyl Chloride Includes links on the toxicological profile of vinyl chloride.
Toxilogical Profile of Arsenic The ATSDR toxicological profile succinctly characterizes the toxicologic and adverse health effects information for Arsenic.
Toxilogical Profile of PCBs Gives information about toxicological profile of PCBs.
Transact: The Transportation Action Network Presents information on how transportation choices impact environmental conditions and overall quality of life. Links to reports, publications, transportation organizations and directories.
U.S. Geological Survey Water Data Links to variety of water data, including real time data, historical records of daily streamflow, water quality monitoring data, GIS data for water resources, water use maps and data by county and watershed,acid rain deposition by location and reports by USGS and other agencies.
United State Geological Survey (USGS) Provides reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life.
USGS Arsenic in Ground Water This fact sheet provides information on where and to what extent natural concentrations of arsenic in ground water exceed possible new standards.
USGS Mercury in the Environment Discusses about mercury in the environment, its toxic effects, risk to people, wildlife and sources of mercury. Also talks about the fish advisories set up against the consumption of fish.
Water Efficient Landscape Planner Program was developed to explain the advantages and principles of water efficient landscaping. Also covers the basics of landscape planning and provides guidelines and suggestions to help users select the most appropriate plants for their needs.
Water Quality Standards Water Quality Standards define the goals for a waterbody by designating its uses, setting criteria to protect those uses, and establishing provisions to protect water quality from pollutants.
Wellhead Protection Program explains the protection of public water supplies, and covers topics including building a planning team, delineating a wellhead protection area, managing potential contaminant sources and planning for the future.
What are PCBs Discusses properties, uses and human health effects of PCBs
What is Arsenic? Discusses about Arsenic, its properties and uses, known health effects and arsenic in environment.
Window to My Environment A powerful web-based tool that provides wide range of federal, state, and local information about environmental conditions and features in an area of your choice. This application is provided by U.S. EPA in partnership with federal, state and local government and other organizations.
WIPP Public Outreach Division Gives the details of hearings to obtain comments on all proposed regulations relating to the waste isolation pilot plant.

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Name and Annotation
10 Steps in Community Health Assessment Development Process Assessment planning models and frameworks identify 10 Steps in the Community Health Assessment development process.
AboutTradeSecrets.org This is a website of the chemical industry's rebuttal of the PBS program " Trade Secrets" hosted by Bill Moyers.
Airhead This web site features a fun and easy to use calculator that shows you how much air pollution you are responsible for and how this compares to the average U.S. citizen.
American Public Health Association (APHA) The American Public Health Association (APHA) is the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals in the world, representing more than 50,000 members from over 50 occupations of public health.
American Society for Testing and Materials Provides standards for risk assessment.
Association of Specialists in Cleaning & Restoration ASCR is a professional association for cleaning and restoration, trainer and educator in the industry. They are committed to improving industry standards, ongoing technical research, conducted by the ASCR�s technical staff.
Brownfield Redevelopment Grants and Loans Gives information about the grants and loans offered by MDEQ, application procedure and eligible activities in project proposals, eligibility criteria and terms and conditions.
Center for Children's Health and the Environment This is a website of the academic research and policy center that examines the links between exposure to toxic pollutants and childhood illness. They have many factsheets on environmental hazards on children.
Center for Microbial Ecology Scientists from many disciplines seeking to understand the roles of microbes in the environment.
CHEC HealtheHouse Cadmium Discusses about cadmium, statistics, health effects, how exposures occur, solution to it and other more related topics.
CHEC HealtheHouse PCBs What are PCBs Discusses the health effects, exposure pathways and the methods to detect PCBs.
Chemical Profile of PCBs Discusses the human health hazards, hazard ranking and the regulations on PCBs
Chronic Toxicity Study of TCE A chronic toxicity summary of TCE that includes effects of human and animal exposure.
ClearCorps Provides information about the protection of childrens from lead poisoning, partnership program to create a lead safe communities, control on lead hazards and upcoming events and items of general interests.
Clu In's Remediation Information Gives information about remediation technologies, contaminant focus, technology selection tools, and many other useful information.
Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning Discusses about the coailition to end childhood lead poisoning giving updates on the coalition services, information for parents, homeowners, rental property owners, contractors and lists maryland laws and has other related links.
Cold Mix Asphalt Batching A factsheet providing information about one potential technology for treating contaminatd soil at the MMR
Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation II An organization that is working to advance cost-effective cleanup and greater stakeholder understanding of the nation�s nuclear weapons production facility waste sites by improving the scientific and technical basis of environmental management decisions and policies, under a grant from the Department of Energy.
Development Tools : Financing Brownfields Gives information about the financing options available for brownfield redevelopment.
Dual Phase Extraction Provides a description on dual phase extraction, its limitations and concerns, and its applicability.
EcoJustice Network Provides on-line services, informational resources and training for activists and organizations involved in the environmental justice movement.
Envirolink Extensive resources and links about the environment.
Environmental Defence Environmental Defense is a not-for-profit environmental advocacy group with four main goals: (1) Stabilizing the Earth's climate, (2) Safeguarding the world's oceans, (3) Protecting human health, and (4) Defending and restoring biodiversity." Formerly kno
Environmental Health Fact Sheet for Vinyl Chloride A factsheet developed by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services on regulations and health affects of vinyl chloride.
Environmental Restoration and BRAC Document List Contains a pool of reports, presentation, tech data relating to environmental remediation and restoration.
Envirotools Educational materials for cleaning up hazardous waste sites.
Fact Sheet: What is Cadmium National;Discusses about cadmium, cadmium exposure, long term health effects of cadmium exposure and standards for regulating cadmium.
GLEAMS Internet Map Server (IMS) The IMS is also one of the primary interfaces to the GLEAMS DDSS, which provides tools to help citizens, resource managers, scientists, etc. better understand the quality of the water in the Kalamazoo River and the risks associated with living or recreating on or near the river.
Global Network of Environment and Technology(GNET) Material of interest to the environmental technology community.
Hanford�s Environmental Restoration Project The Environmental Restoration Project team plans, manages, integrates and executes a full range of activities to clean up groundwater, contaminated soils and inactive nuclear sites.
Health Effects of Arsenic Focusses on information that relates potential arsenic-associated health risks and their corresponding doses.
Human Health Risks from PCBs Gives the human health risks of PCBs. The site discusses both cancer and noncancer risks.
International drinking water standards This page provides links to the regulated standards for the contaminants in drinking water in different countries and organization
Land Treatment of Municipal Wastewater Describes land treatment of wastewater, why and how to use reclaimed water, and when should land application taken into consideration.
Lead Poisoning Outreach Program of National Safety Council Gives additional information about lead poisoning and its prevention.
Lindane Education and Research Center Provides information on Lindane, its health effects, and discusses issues related to it.
Manufactured Gas Plants (MGP) Gives information on MGP sites, contaminants found at these sites, human and environmental concerns.
Michigan Public Health Association (MPHA) The Michigan Public Health Association is the essential focal point for the public health community and constituency in Michigan.
National Council for Science and Environment (NCSE) Their goal is to improve the scientific basis for environmental decision making
National Library of Medicine Collects, organizes and disseminates the world's biomedical literature.
Nature Step's Understanding Sustainability Talks about diverse collection of self-help resources. Also offers many different paths for individuals to explore and learn about sustainability and to experience the work of The Natural Step.
Overview of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons as Environmental Contaminants Overview of PAHs that includes regulations, health effects, exposure, fate and transport, and remediation.
PAH Fact Sheet Provides answers to basic questions about Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). It will explain what PAHs are, where they are found, how they can affect your health, and what you can do to prevent or reduce exposure to them.
Peaks to Prairies Peaks to Prairies encourages adoption of pollution prevention practices by citizens, small businesses, and local governments. The Center offers access to current information and contacts, encourages collaboration and leveraging of resources between programs, and builds information systems to enhance information dissemination.
Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center (P2RIC) strives to improve resource sharing between the programs, businesses, and agencies of EPA Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska) that provide waste reduction services and expertise to business and industry.
Public Health Implications of Exposure to PCBs Gives report and fact sheet having information about the public implications of exposure to PCBs
Resources For the Future RFF is an independent institute dedicated exclusively for analyzing environmental, energy, and natural resources topics, which gathers under one roof a unique community of scholars conducting impartial research to enable policymakers to make sound choices.
Risk World Website includes major new risk reports, abstracts of papers from major risk conferences, job openings, information on new online risk resources, and breaking new stories.
Road Map to Understanding Innovative Technology Options for Brownfields Investigation and Cleanup, 3rd Third Provides new and updated resources to assist in the identification and selection of innovative site characterization and cleanup technologies for brownfields redevelopment.
Society for Ecological Restoration International (SER) SER is a non-profit organization actively engaged in ecologically sensitive repair and management of ecosystems through a broad array of experience, knowledge sets and cultural perspectives.
Technical Assistance for Brownfields (TAB) Facilitates public involvement in Brownfields redevelopment.
Technical Outreach Services for Communities (TOSC) Technical Outreach Services for Communities facilitates public involvement in environmental remediation.
Technical Outreach Services for Native American Communities (TOSNAC) Provides technical assistance to Native Americans dealing with hazardous substance issues.
The Alliance for Sustainability Natural Step Framework�s Four conditions for Sustainability or �System Conditions�.
The Chemical Scorecard Provides local environmental information on the Internet by typing in a zip code to find out about local pollution. Also gives information about toxics in communities.Also can find the locations and emissions of major polluters, the health effects of the chemicals released, important regulatory controls, and how to take action to minimize adverse environmental impacts.
The Great Lakes Center for Environmental and Molecular Sciences (GLEAMS) GLEAMS is designed to serve as a "one-stop-shop" for data and information on the Great Lakes.GLEAMS brings together deep domain expertise in the fields of molecular genomics, environmental chemistry and geospatial informatics.
The Nature Conservancy With more than 1 million members, The Nature Conservancy is the world's leading private conservation group. Over the past half-century, we have helped protect more than 11 million acres of vital habitat in the United States and nearly 60 million acres in
The Training Exchange Training-Exchange provides a range of training information to EPA, other federal agency, state, tribal, and local staff involved in hazardous waste management and remediation. The site includes training schedules for hundreds of deliveries of more than 65.
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation The Conflict Resolution Information Source is a nonprofit organization funded by the William and Flora Hewitt Foundation.
Trade Secrets This website describes the PBS program of the same name that provides transcripts, relative weblinks and background material on the show. The show sought to show how the chemical industry hid doccuments about adverse effects of chemicals on people's health.
Triad: A Smarter Solution to Site Cleanup The Triad is an innovative approach to decision-making for hazardous waste site characterization and remediation.
Urban Land Institute The mission of the urban land institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land to enhance the total environment. The website contains information about conferences, programs, services, and references materials related to land management.
Watershed Management Council An non-profit organization providing a forum for the integration of knowledge and technologies of watershed management, identifying research needs and priorities, training and encouraging appropriate policies and legislation relating to watershed management.
What are Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Gives information on natural and man made sources of PAHs, along with animal and human effects of PAHs.

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Name and Annotation
About Remediation This is a website that provides information resource on site remediation and brownfields redevelopment.
Agenda 21: Sustainable Development Agenda 21 is an international blueprint that outlines actions that governments, international organizations, industries and the community can take to achieve sustainability.
International Brownfields summary A document summarizing the impact of clean up and redevelopment of brownfields in different countries internationally.
International drinking water standards This page provides links to the regulated standards for the contaminants in drinking water in different countries and organization
ISO-International Organization for Standardization They created the ISO14000 standards containing technical specifications to be used consistently to address environmental management systems, environmental auditing, environmental labeling, environmental performance evaluation, and life cycle assessment.
Risk Assessment for Contaminated Sites in New Zealand This web site aims to guide environmental managers through a framework for assessing contaminated sites and to provide information resources relevant to New Zealand assessors, auditors or reviewers. The site is a collaborative venture between a number of organisations.
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Provides an open forum for all those who are interested in risk analysis.
Summary of Environmental Law in United States This is a summary of the environmental laws in U.S. The site also gives information on environmental laws in Canada and Mexico.
Wetlands International An independent global non-profit organization dedicated solely to the work of wetland conservation and sustainable management. Activities are based on sound science and have been carried out in over 120 countries.
World Resources Institute Seeks to provide information, ideas, and solutions to global environmental problems. Their mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth�s environment for current and future generations. Their program meets global challenges by using

Professional Organizations Open "Professional Organizations" links in a new window

Name and Annotation
Alliance for Healthy Homes Discusses the prevention of lead poisoning and addresses other housing related health hazards.
American Chemical Society (ACS) Website of American Chemical Society
American Geophysical Union Provides the understanding of Earth and space for the benefit of humanity
Association for Conflict Resolution Includes standards of Practice, lists of mediators and approved training programs options.
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors AEESP is made up of and serves professors in North American academic programs providing education in environmental engineering and related fields.
Benzene Risk Gives information on benzene, the risks involved, and how to reduce the risks associated with benzene
BLR : Business & Legal Reports BLR's team of environmental experts provides you with plain-English analysis of your state's initiatives and environmental regulations, and instant comparisons between state and federal regulations. Every major environmental topic is at your fingertips, complete with cross-references to related topics, and side-by-side comparisons with other states. These topics are updated regularly to reflect changes in regulations.
Chemistry.org ACS short courses are one to five day, in-person seminars designed to help chemical scientists and technicians keep current in today's competitive marketplace.
Community involvement Pipeline drawing -EPA Community involvement activities at NPL sites
Hart Environmental Data Explains what indicators are, how indicators relate to sustainability, how to identify good indicators of sustainability and how indicators can be used to measure progress towards building a sustainable community.
HRS Quickscore HRS Quickscore is an electronic set of HRS scoresheets that executes real time site score calculations. It was designed to assist in developing a conceptual site model for Superfund site assessments. This product is intended for use by those individuals who plan and implement Preliminary Assessments (PAs), Site Inspections (SIs), and other data collection efforts according to the HRS rules, as well as those individuals that write and review HRS documentation records.
International drinking water standards This page provides links to the regulated standards for the contaminants in drinking water in different countries and organization
Island Press Eco Compass News and Links. Currently features short write-ups on the genetic engineering and a "Post-Natural" world.
List of lists searchable database This is a searchable database of EPA's Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act.
Record of Decision System (RODS) RODS contains full-text Records of Decision (RODs), ROD Abstracts, ROD Amendments and Explanations of Significant Differences (ESDs). A ROD provides the justification for the remedial action (treatment) chosen at a Superfund site. It also contains site history, site description, site characteristics, community participation, enforcement activities, past and present activities, contaminated media, the contaminants present, scope and role of response action, and the remedy selected for cleanup.
Restoration Consultants Services include consulting, training, technical specs preparation, expert witness testimony, indoor environmental investigations and project management.
Society for Environmental toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) is an independent, nonprofit professional society that provides a forum for individuals and institutions engaged in fields relating to Environmental Sceinces and Engineering
Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC) Scholarly research in environmental chemistry , toxicology and risk assessment.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors Good collection of federal legislative updates and news articles on brownfield.
Vinyl Chloride Information Center Vinyl Chloride Info Center is an Internet legal directory that offers you the opportunity to research vinyl chloride and your rights associated with vinyl chloride injuries. VinylChlorideInfoCenter does not offer legal advice or referrals.

Educational Websites Open "Educational Websites" links in a new window

Name and Annotation
About Remediation This is a website that provides information resource on site remediation and brownfields redevelopment.
Adverse Health Effects of Industrial and Environmental Cadmium Discusses about the adverse health effects from industrial and environmental cadmium.
Annual Status Report Remediation Database This is a searchable database of technology appicaltions identified for superfund remedial sites
BEES Mercury Education Site Discusses about mercury, who's affected, its causes, exposure levels, its consequences, testing, historical facts and how to bring about an difference.
Benefits of Community Involvement and its barriers. This page provides information on benefits of community involvement and its barriers.
Cadmium in Traditional Foods Gives information about presence of cadmium in traditional food and cadmium bioaccumulation.
Chemfinder This is a search engine used to obtain details of any chemical using chemical name, CAS numberor molecular weight.
Community Development Pool of information in form of factsheets, bulletins and extension materials related to community development.
Community Involvement in Brownfields Redevelopment This link provides an excellent article on community involvement in brownfields redevelopment
Community Participation in Brownfields Redevelopment This is interactive document discussing about the collobrative process affecting the interests of all stakeholders
Disposal Of Household Hazardous Materials Briefly discusses the current �best� means of disposing of household hazardous waste.
Earth on Edge Bill Moyer's website accompanying PBS television program of the same name.
Emergency Disinfections of Water Supplies Gives emergency methods of disinfecting water and making it safe for drinking purpose.
Environmental Law Institute Useful information concerning environmental law, policy, and management.Center for Health, Environment and Justice, an organization started by Love Canal's Lois Gibbs, provides information on how to organize a community.
Environmental Restoration Talks about topics like ecology, economics, psychology and culture that is required for protecting and restoring damaged lands.
Environmental Toxicology Chemical Information Briefs Concise definitions and information on exposure, health risks, regulations, and sources of further expertise on top 20 environmental contaminants.
Great Lakes Environmental Education Materials Gives information about the resources designed to provide access to Great lakes educational material, and to identify and address teacher training needs.
Guidelines for the Environmentally Conscious Consumer Gives information to consumer in making a decision to buy products that are approriate for both their individual needs and the environment.
Health and Environmental Risk Institute Provides services to government and the private sector related to evaluation and managing all aspects of human health risk posed by environmental contamination.
Health Canada Provides a a comprehensive, 147-page booklet describing major contaminant profiles.
Human Health Fact Sheet for Cadmium Gives information about radioactive properties of cadmium isotopes, sources of cadmium, its uses, its presence in environment, its primary health effect and the risk involved in it.
In-situ Treatment/ Innovative Technologies for Groundwater Technical resources related to in-situ or innovative technologies related to groundwater cleanup.
International drinking water standards This page provides links to the regulated standards for the contaminants in drinking water in different countries and organization
Mercury Reduction Agencies, Advisories and Programs in Your State Contains a host of resources giving the details of mercury reduction agencies and contacts, mercury health advisories, funding opportunities, collection programs, case studies, and other useful information of each state.
Mercury Thermometer Disposal and Clean-Up Discusses about mercury thermometer disposal and clean up.
Minimal Risk Levels (MRL's) for Hazardous substances An MRL is an estimate of the daily human exposure to a hazardous substance that is likely to be without appreciable risk of adverse noncancer health effects over a specified duration of exposure. These substance specific estimates, which are intended to serve as screening levels, are used by ATSDR health assessors and other responders to identify contaminants and potential health effects that may be of concern at hazardous waste sites.
National Drinking Water Clearinghouse Helping small communities by collecting, developing, and providing timely information relevant to drinking water issues.
National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities Assists small communities by providing training and training-related information and referral services in the areas of wastewater, drinking water, and solid waste.
National Small Flows Clearinghouse (NSFC) Information about innovative, low-cost wastewater treatments for small communities.
Non-Point Source Education for Municipal Officials Presents a program teaching local officials about the sources and impacts of non-point source website pollution. Easy GIS approach is taken to explore the complex relationships between land use and water quality.
Nonpoint Source Water Pollution Nonpoint source pollution defined, with information on NPS sources & effects.
Northeast Midwest Institute Brownfield Reports This organization provides information on Brownfields tools, federal and state programs
Pesticide Education - Penn State Contains a host of resources on fate and health effects of pesticide
Phytoremediation Hazardous Substance Research Center's (HSRC) phytoremediation page.
Public Health Assessment Tools Links to website of public health assessment tools.
Reducing Hazardous Materials in the Home Gives simple steps to reduce the amount of potentially hazardous products in homes.
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.
Shock Chlorination of Wells and Springs Gives information about shock chlorination and procedure to chlorinate wells and springs.
Summary of Environmental Law in United States This is a summary of the environmental laws in U.S. The site also gives information on environmental laws in Canada and Mexico.
Technology Tree This website provides information to various cleanup technologies.
Testing your Water Enlists common reasons for testing water.
The Right-To-Know Network Access to environmental information from 13 different environmental database. Also visitors can learn about local Superfind sites, including the dates of recent evaluations, assessments, and inspection
Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program Serves as an information portal for environmental health information
Toxilogical Effects of Methylmercury Gives indepth information about the toxicological effects of methlymercury.
U.S Code Collection : EPCRA Full test version of EPCRA law generated from the most recent version of the Government Printing Office CD-ROM.

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Name and Annotation
Benzene: The Right to Know Source of information of all potential and most severe health hazards that may result from exposure.
Chemfinder This is a search engine used to obtain details of any chemical using chemical name, CAS numberor molecular weight.
Chemistry.org ACS short courses are one to five day, in-person seminars designed to help chemical scientists and technicians keep current in today's competitive marketplace.
Eco-Portal : The EnvironmentalSustability.Info Source Search machine with links to Sustainability topics like Development, Economics, Organizations and Threats etc. Also links to other topics like Air, Water, Land etc are present.
Environmental Service through Lycos List of websites related to environment.
International drinking water standards This page provides links to the regulated standards for the contaminants in drinking water in different countries and organization
List of lists searchable database This is a searchable database of EPA's Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act.
Starfish: Databases for Environmental Education Website which helps teachers intergrate concepts of environmental science and sustainability into their curricla.
Starfish: Databases for Environmental Education Website which helps teachers intergrate concepts of environmental science and sustainability into their curricla.
Technology Tree This website provides information to various cleanup technologies.

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