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- Chemicals / Health Hazards : Technical resources related to health hazards and chemicals
Answers to frequently asked questions about human health hazards & environmental exposure to hazardous substances such as ammonia, cadmium, asphalt, chlorine, copper, dental amalgam, endocrine disruptors, environmental estrogens, fluoride, mercury, MTBE, PCBs, fragrances, vinyl products, etc. Painting health and safety. Occupational health guidelines for chemical hazards.
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Environment / Air Quality : Documents on air quality such as reports, regulations, guides, newsletters, etc.General concepts & principles of indoor and outdoor air quality. Research studies. Common pollutants. Emission control standards for motor vehicles, fuels, nonroad engines. Ozone depletion. The Green Book. Air quality standards. EPA air quality information. Guidance on building emissions, height of stacks, exposure analysis. Major issues related to chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Tools for estimating emissions of air pollutants & performing air emission inventories. The science of ozone depletion.
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Environment / Hazardous Wastes : Guides for hazardous waste management, site remediation, waste minimizationHazardous waste management guidelines & programs as implemented by various universities, medical schools, government entities, etc. Medical hazardous waste. Full text of hazardous waste programs. Chemical waste programs. Fluorescent waste. Hazardous materials management. Hazardous waste disposal. Overview of hazardous waste regulations including hazardous waste generators. Municipal waste incineration. Radioactive waste management. Superfund. Hazardous waste sites. Universal Waste Rule. Waste management disposal for artists and schools. Hazardous waste minimization. Protocol for Conducting Environmental Compliance Audits of Hazardous Waste Generators under RCRA. Disposal of PCBs. Chemical Waste Disposal Handbook. Waste Management Disposal for Artists and Schools.
- Environment / Industries : Environmental law requirements for specific industries
Examples of environmental industry requirements: agriculture, automotive services, chemical processes, electronics, food & kindred products, printing, real estate, textiles, transportation, wood & paper products. Model Risk Management Program Plans by Industry Sector.
- Environment / Radiation : Radioactive waste management and environmental concerns
Radiation dose and risk modeling. Full text of MARSSIM - Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual - used for evaluating requirements with federal radiation regulations. NRC tutorial on radiation. Radioactive waste disposal. Database of EPA toxicity values for radionuclides. How nuclear radiation works. Radiological Emergency Management.
- Environment / Remediation : Tutorials, tools, references on PRGs - Preliminary Remediation Goals
Online access to Field Sampling and Analysis Technologies Matrix - an initial screening tool for using cost effective methods for on-site monitoring & remediation. EPA tools for computing PRGs, including an explanation of their use.
- Environment / RMP : EPA requirements for Risk Management Plan (RMP)
EPA resources on Clean Air Act Section 112(r) - Risk Management Plan requirements. Full text of the RMP Rule and List Rule, including final rules and amendments & legal settlements. List of Regulated Substances and Thresholds for Accidental Release Prevention. OSHA vs EPA - Listing of Toxic Substances and Threshold Quantities (TQ). Model RMP plans developed by EPA. RMP Data Element Instructions. Retrieve RMPs submitted by facilities that are required to submit them. General steps to completing and submitting your RMP.
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Environment / Solid Wastes : EPA documents on a large variety of topics relating to hazardous wasteEPA resource documents on solid wastes topics. Regulations and reports on municipal solid waste. Innovative treatment technologies to hazardous waste remediation.
- Environment / Tanks : EPA requirements for above ground and below ground storage tanks
Code requirements on above ground storage tanks at motor vehicle fuel dispensing stations. EPA secondary containment storage requirements for chemicals. Requirements for closure of UST temporarily or permanently. EPA guidance on tank & piping installation, spill & overfill prevention, corrosion protection & more. Large number of articles on tank specifications, codes, installation, recommended practices, etc. Guidance on EPA leak detection requirements
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Environment / Training : Online EPA training modules, RCRA, Superfund, EPCRALarge number of RCRA ( hazardous wastes, solid wastes, etc.), Superfund (CERCLA) and EPCRA (SARA Title II), TRI training modules developed by the US EPA. Protocols for conducting environmental compliance audits.
- Environment / TRI : EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) forms, reports, data
Resources related to Toxic Release Inventory. Access to TRI forms, TRI inventory databases, related national and international programs and more.
- Environment / Water : Documents on drinking water quality such as reports, regulations, guides, news
EPA drinking water regulations and guidance. Information on drinking water and arsenic, radon, MTBE, perchlorate, sulfate, cryptosporidium, etc. Permit Compliance System (PCS) Database on water discharge permits. How-to guide for developing urban runoff programs. EPA Ground Water Rule.
- Industrial Hygiene / Indoor Air : IAQ guides, checklists, fact sheets, sick building syndrome & more
General concepts & principles of indoor air quality. Research studies. Common indoor pollutants, sick building syndrome, etc. Indoor radon prevention. Fact sheets. Office occupant's guide to IAQ. Ozone generators. Building air quality guide. Guidelines on how to conduct an indoor air quality investigation and report. Common plants reducing indoor air pollution. Legionnaires' disease.
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Legal / Environmental Law : Case developments, articles, resources related to environmental lawEnvironmental litigation, case law, hot topics, alerts, law updates, etc.
- Regulations / TSCA : Full text of 40 CFR Subchapter R Part 700 Toxic Sustances Control Act (TSCA)
Resources and regulations related to the Toxic Substances Control Act.
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Risk Mgt / Environmental : Risk management resources related to environmental issues & coveragesAdvice on environmental insurance for general business and industrial facilities. Brownfield's insurance. Environmental litigation. Environmental coverage case law. Environmental claim management. Description of environmental risk.
- Chemical Management / Health Hazards : Health hazards and chemicals technical resources
Occupational health guidelines for chemical hazards. Answers to frequently asked questions about human health hazards & environmental exposure to hazardous substances such as ammonia, cadmium, asphalt, chlorine, copper, dental amalgam, endocrine disruptors, environmental estrogens, fluoride, mercury, MTBE, PCBs, fragrances, vinyl products, etc. Painting health and safety.
- Environmental Protection / Pollution Prevention : Technologies & management practices to reduce pollution
Full text of a pollution prevention program. Guidelines on pollution prevention in the workplace, including regulations, vendor information, technical assistance, management & organization issues on specific industries. Eliminating the pollution in health care practices. Data on key indicators of air, water, and land pollutant release data for 28 industrial groups.
- Chemical Safety / Chemical Hazards : Chemical safety guidelines, NIOSH Pocket Guide, harmful chemical health hazards
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. Technical resources related to health hazards and chemicals. Occupational health guidelines for chemical hazards.
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Chemical Safety / Hazardous Waste : Guides for hazardous waste management, site remediation, waste minimizationHazardous waste management guidelines & programs as implemented by various universities, medical schools, government entities, etc. Medical hazardous waste. Full text of hazardous waste programs. Chemical waste programs. Fluorescent waste. Hazardous materials management. Hazardous waste disposal. Overview of hazardous waste regulations including hazardous waste generators. Municipal waste incineration. Radioactive waste management. Superfund. Hazardous waste sites. Universal Waste Rule. Waste management disposal for artists and schools. Hazardous waste minimization. Protocol for Conducting Environmental Compliance Audits of Hazardous Waste Generators under RCRA. Disposal of PCBs. Chemical Waste Disposal Handbook. Waste Management Disposal for Artists and Schools.
- Chemical Safety / Tank Safety : EPA requirements for above ground and below ground storage tanks
Code requirements on above ground storage tanks at motor vehicle fuel dispensing stations. EPA secondary containment storage requirements for chemicals. Requirements for closure of UST temporarily or permanently. EPA guidance on tank & piping installation, spill & overfill prevention, corrosion protection & more. Large number of articles on tank specifications, codes, installation, recommended practices, etc. Guidance on EPA leak detection requirements
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Environmental Safety / Air Quality : Documents on air quality such as reports, regulations, guides, newsletters, etc.General concepts & principles of indoor and outdoor air quality. Research studies. Common pollutants. Emission control standards for motor vehicles, fuels, nonroad engines. Ozone depletion. The Green Book. Air quality standards. EPA air quality information. Guidance on building emissions, height of stacks, exposure analysis. Major issues related to chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Tools for estimating emissions of air pollutants & performing air emission inventories. The science of ozone depletion.
- Environmental Safety / Environmental Laws : Case developments, articles, resources related to US & global environmental law
Environmental litigation, case law, hot topics, alerts, law updates, etc.
- Environmental Safety / Pollution : Resources to identify technologies & management practices to reduce pollution
Guidelines on pollution prevention in the workplace, including regulations, vendor information, technical assistance, management & organization issues on specific industries. Eliminating the pollution in health care practices. Full text of a pollution prevention program. Data on key indicators of air, water, and land pollutant release data for 28 industrial groups.
- Environmental Safety / Remediation : Tutorials, tools, references on PRGs - Preliminary Remediation Goals
Online access to Field Sampling and Analysis Technologies Matrix - an initial screening tool for using cost effective methods for on-site monitoring & remediation. EPA tools for computing PRGs, including an explanation of their use.
- Environmental Safety / RMP : EPA requirements for Risk Management Plan (RMP)
EPA resources on Clean Air Act Section 112(r) - Risk Management Plan requirements. Full text of the RMP Rule and List Rule, including final rules and amendments & legal settlements. List of Regulated Substances and Thresholds for Accidental Release Prevention. OSHA vs EPA - Listing of Toxic Substances and Threshold Quantities (TQ). Model RMP plans developed by EPA. RMP Data Element Instructions. Retrieve RMPs submitted by facilities that are required to submit them. General steps to completing and submitting your RMP.
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Environmental Safety / Solid Wastes : EPA documents on a large variety of topics relating to hazardous wasteEPA resource documents on solid wastes topics. Regulations and reports on municipal solid waste. Innovative treatment technologies to hazardous waste remediation.
- Environmental Safety / TRI : EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) forms, reports, data
Resources related to Toxic Release Inventory. Access to TRI forms, TRI inventory databases, related national and international programs and more.
- Environmental Safety / Water Safety : Documents on drinking water quality such as reports, regulations, guides, news
EPA drinking water regulations and guidance. Information on drinking water and arsenic, radon, MTBE, perchlorate, sulfate, cryptosporidium, etc. Permit Compliance System (PCS) Database on water discharge permits. How-to guide for developing urban runoff programs. EPA Ground Water Rule.
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Insurance Loss Control / Environmental Risk : Risk management resources related to environmental issues & coveragesAdvice on environmental insurance for general business and industrial facilities. Brownfield's insurance. Environmental litigation. Environmental coverage case law. Environmental claim management. Description of environmental risk.
- Radiation Safety / Environmental Radiation : Radioactive waste management and environmental concerns
Radiation dose and risk modeling. Full text of MARSSIM - Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual - used for evaluating requirements with federal radiation regulations. NRC tutorial on radiation. Radioactive waste disposal. Database of EPA toxicity values for radionuclides. How nuclear radiation works. Radiological Emergency Management.
- Respiratory Safety / Indoor Air Quality : IAQ guides, checklists, fact sheets, sick building syndrome & more
General concepts & principles of indoor air quality. Research studies. Common indoor pollutants, sick building syndrome, etc. Indoor radon prevention. Fact sheets. Office occupant's guide to IAQ. Ozone generators. Building air quality guide. Guidelines on how to conduct an indoor air quality investigation and report. Common plants reducing indoor air pollution. Legionnaires' disease.
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Safety Training / Environmental Training : Online EPA training modules, RCRA, Superfund, EPCRALarge number of RCRA ( hazardous wastes, solid wastes, etc.), Superfund (CERCLA) and EPCRA (SARA Title II), TRI training modules developed by the US EPA. Protocols for conducting environmental compliance audits.
- Specific Industries / Environment Sector Risk : Environmental law requirements for specific industries
Examples of environmental industry requirements: agriculture, automotive services, chemical processes, electronics, food & kindred products, printing, real estate, textiles, transportation, wood & paper products. Model Risk Management Program Plans by Industry Sector.
- US Laws / TSCA Rules : Full text of 40 CFR Subchapter R Part 700 Toxic Sustances Control Act (TSCA)
Resources and regulations related to the Toxic Substances Control Act.
- Safety / Tank Safety : EPA requirements for above ground and below ground storage tanks
Code requirements on above ground storage tanks at motor vehicle fuel dispensing stations. EPA secondary containment storage requirements for chemicals. Requirements for closure of UST temporarily or permanently. EPA guidance on tank & piping installation, spill & overfill prevention, corrosion protection & more. Large number of articles on tank specifications, codes, installation, recommended practices, etc. Guidance on EPA leak detection requirements
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