Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center Library

The Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Library houses the largest scientific/technical collection in the EPA Library Network. The Library's mission is to support the information needs of the EPA staff at the Andrew W. Breidenbach Research Center.

The Library also provides resources and services to other EPA offices, federal and state government agencies, businesses, and the general public.

Library Collection

The AWBERC Library is a composite of the holdings, dating from 1950, of the Public Health Service and the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration. The facility, established in 1971, served at one time as the scientific and technical focal point for all EPA libraries. It was moved to its present location in 1976.

The library is operated by the OARM's Information Resources Management Division. The holdings consist of 20,000 books, 400 current journal and newsletter subscriptions, four newspapers, 6,000 hard copy documents, and over 200,000 technical reports on microfiche produces by EPA and other government agencies, and a microfilm collection that includes back files of abstracts and periodicals.

The Library's major subject areas include:

• Bacteriology
• Biotechnology
• Hazardous Waste
• Risk Assessment
• Toxicology
• Water Treatment
• Water Pollution
• Water Quality

The Jerry F. Stara Risk Assessment Collection was dedicated in June, 1988. The scope and intent of the collection is to support the three components of risk assessment: hazard identification, dose response assessment, and exposure assessment. The collection of books and documents primarily addresses risk assessment modeling, carcinogenesis, mutagenesis and toxicology.

Library Services and Policies

AWBERC Library services consist of acquisitions, collection development, cataloging, serials maintenance, interlibrary loan, ready reference, online literature searching, and current awareness services.

The library provides reference service to the general public via phone, fax, or electronic mail. Online searching of free databases is provided by the library staff for the general public.

Location

Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
26 W. Martin Luther King Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45268

Hours of Operation

AWBERC Library is open from 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM,. Monday - Friday.

Contact Information

The AWBERC Library may be reached by:

Phone: (513) 569-7703
Fax: (513) 569-7709
Email: Wright.Heather@epa.gov

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