Media Specific Tools
Air | Pollution Prevention, Pesticides,
& Toxic Substances |
Solid Wastes & Emergency Response | Water
| Integrated Media
Air
Acid Rain Emissions
Tracking System (ETS) - a database of SO2, NOx, and CO2 emissions
from electric utilities, provided on an hourly, quarterly, or annual basis.
AIRS - Aerometric
Information Retrieval System - AIRS is a computer-based repository
of information about airborne pollution in the United States and various
World Health Organization (WHO) member countries. Subsystems of AIRS include:
Air Quality
Subsystem (AQS) - contains measurements of ambient concentrations
of air pollutants and meteorological data from thousands of monitoring
stations operated by EPA, state and local agencies.
AIRS
Facility Subsystem (AFS) - contains both emissions and compliance
data on air pollution point sources regulated by the U.S. EPA and/or
state and local air regulatory agencies.
AIRS Executive Software
- is a personal computer database that contains a select subset of data
extracted from the AIRS database.
AIRSData - provides easy
access to summaries of air monitoring data for the current and five
prior years, the latest available estimates of air pollutant emissions
from major point sources, the overall regulatory compliance status of
those sources, and names of contacts in EPA and state/local air pollution
agencies. All these data pertain to the criteria pollutants (carbon
monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, ozone, particulate matter,
lead).
Applicability Determination Index
- a database that contains memoranda issued by the U.S. EPA on applicability
and compliance issues associated with the New Source Performance Standards
(NSPS), National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (with
categories for both NESHAP, Part 61, and MACT, Part 63), and chlorofluorocarbons
(CFC).
Region 5 (IL, IN. MI, MN,
OH, WI) State Implementation Plans of the Clean Air Act - this collection
of (SIPs) explain how a State will clean up polluted areas under the Clean
Air Act. This system displays all federally approved SIP documents by
pre-defined views for the included states.
Vehicle and Engine Emission
Modeling Software - access to a variety of modelling software for
use in testing vehicles and non-road engines for emissions.
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
8(e) TRIAGE - a
searchable database of health studies related to Section 8(e) of TSCA.
Chemicals on Reporting Rules
(CORR) - CORR consists of two dBASE (.DBF) files which can be linked
together to provide Federal Register information about regulated chemicals
under certain sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
Computational Toxicology -
The application of mathematical and computer models to predict adverse
effects and to better understand the mechanisms through which a given
chemical induces harm.
Enviro$en$e Solvent Substitution
Data Systems - access to a variety of databases providing environmental
and safety information on hazardous solvents and their alternatives.
Enviro$en$e VendInfo - a national
database of more than 400 listings of pollution prevention equipment,
products, or services.
Fertilizer Storage
and Handling (Spanish)
- gives a general overview of fertilizer handling and storage, and features
a risk assessment section, and recommendations for correcting fertilizer
storage problems.
FIFRA Section 18 Database
- a database providing information about current and recent actions under
Section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
Section 18 of FIFRA authorizes the U.S. EPA to allow states to use a pesticide
for an unregistered use for a limited time if it is determined that emergency
conditions exist.
Lead in the Environment
(Spanish) - This
program presents sources of lead, health effects, and techniques for reducing
lead exposure in and around the home. The reference section points to
local, regional and national sources of information and help.
Pesticide
Data Submitters List - is a compilation of names and addresses of
registrants who wish to be notified and offered compensation for use of
their data.
Pesticide
Product Information System (PPIS) - contains information concerning
all pesticide products registered in the United States. It includes registrant
name and address, chemical ingredients, toxicity category, product names,
distributor brand names, site/pest uses, pesticidal type, formulation
code, and registration status.
Pesticide Restricted
Use Products (RUP) Report - is a compilation of both active and canceled
pesticide products classified as "Restricted Use". The "Restricted Use"
classification restricts a product, or its uses, to use by a certificated
pesticide applicator or under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
Pesticide Storage
and Handling (Spanish)
- Explains proper handling and storage of pesticides on farmsteads. Provides
a general overview of pesticide handling and storage, a risk assessment
section, and recommendations for correcting problems related to pesticide
storage.
TSCATS Standard
Reports (via RTK-NET) - TSCATS (Toxic Substances Control Act Test
Submissions) is an index to unpublished, nonconfidential studies submitted
by U.S. industries to EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
(Help file) 
OPPT Databases and
Software - Additional software from EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics.
Title III List of
Lists: 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 - This database assists facilities and state and local governments
in compliance with the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Act (EPCRA), the accident prevention provisions of the Clean Air Act,
and general chemical emergency preparedness and prevention.
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
CERCLIS
- the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Information System (CERCLIS) contains information on hazardous waste sites,
site inspections, preliminary assessments, and remediation of hazardous
waste sites.
Hazardous
Waste Data - access to information from the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Information System (RCRIS) and the Biennial Reporting System
(BRS).
National Response Center
- serves as the sole national point of contact for reporting all oil,
chemical, radiological, biological, and etiological discharges into the
environment anywhere in the United States and its territories, gathering
and distributing spill data for Federal On-Scene Coordinators and serving
as the communications and operations center for the National Response
Team, maintains agreements with a variety of federal entities to make
additional notifications regarding incidents meeting established trigger
criteria. Data is made available to the general public under the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA) and can now be queried on-line via their Web
site.
RCRA Online - This database
identifies and indexes over 2900 RCRA letters, memoranda, and Q&As.;
REACH IT - This database
contains information on over 500 remediation or site characterization
technologies and over 900 technology applications in the Superfund and
other Federal programs.
Reporting
on Municipal Solid Waste: A Local Issue - presents background information
to assist print and broadcast media in understanding municipal solid waste
(MSW) issues. The collection Includes information sources, major laws
affecting MSW management, MSW management state-by-state, and compounds
and metals for groundwater detection monitoring.
Water
Better Assessment Science Integrating
Point and Nonpoint Sources (BASINS) - integrates a geographic information
system (GIS), national watershed data, and state-of-the-art environmental
assessment and modeling tools into one convenient package.
Center for Subsurface Modeling
Support - provides a source for publicly available ground-water and
vadose zone modeling software and services.
Enhanced Stream Water
Quality Model, Windows (QUAL2E) - this program simulates the major
reactions of nutrient cycles, algal production, benthic and carbonaceous
demand, atmospheric reaeration and their effects on the dissolved oxygen
balance.
National
Contaminant Occurrence Database - NCOD is a new database being developed
to help EPA track contaminants in drinking water.
Private Water Systems
(Spanish) - A complete
minicourse in design and construction of private drinking water systems
(wells and piping). Includes water quantities required, water pumps, systems
controls, design considerations and piping.
Residential
Water Conservation Techniques (Spanish)
- this program shows effective ways to save water inside and outside the
house and allows users to calculate how much they will save by installing
water efficient devices in their homes.
Safe Drinking
Water Information System (SDWIS/FED) - EPA's National regulatory database
for the drinking water program, available through Envirofacts.
STOrage and RETrieval System for
Water and Biological Monitoring Data (STORET) - is a repository for
water quality and biological monitoring data.
Surf Your Watershed: A service
to help you locate, use, and share environmental information on your watershed
or community.
Water Radioactivity
Software - access to programs designed to assist in making technically
difficult calculations with a user interface to simplify technical details
and offer protection against mathematical errors.
Water Efficient Landscape
Planner (Spanish)
- developed to explain the advantages and principles of water efficient
landscaping. The program covers the basics of landscape planning and provides
guidelines and suggestions to help users select the most appropriate plants
for their needs. It is intended for use by homeowners who are considering
changes to residential landscaping.
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