Special Resources » Databases: Environment


Online access to environmental databases. Examples: AIRS, Chemical Scorecard, EDR, EOHSI, ERNS, HazDat, IRIS, SEDAC, SEP, TRI, The List Rule

The following is the collection of special resources throughout the library. Click on main category / sub-category for that section of the library OR Click on resource title for immediate access to the resource.
Disasters » Contacts
Hotlines, contact information for emergency reporting to the EPA, FBI, FEMA

EPA State Federal Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Contacts [2423] EPA State Federal Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Contacts : Resource Info
Lists of names, addresses, phone numbers

Disasters » Dam Safety
Dam safety, flood control, etc.

State Dam Safety Programs and Contacts [10992] State Dam Safety Programs and Contacts : Resource Info
Includes a Summary of State Laws and Regulations on Dam Safety

Disasters » Storms
Reference materials on thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes, hail

Storm Events [10104] Storm Events : Resource Info
Search the NCDC Storm Event database for storms by county in the USA

Environment » Air Quality
Documents on air quality such as reports, regulations, guides, newsletters, etc.

ADI - Applicability Determination Index [10217] ADI -  Applicability Determination Index : Resource Info
EPA database on NSPS, NESHAP, etc. applicability and compliance issues

AFS: Air Facility System [10219] AFS: Air Facility System : Resource Info
Compliance and permit data for stationary sources regulated by EPA, state and local air pollution agencies

AIRS-AFS [10218] AIRS-AFS : Resource Info
AIRS Facility Subsystem

eGRID: Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database [26875] eGRID:  Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database : Resource Info
Database with information on the air quality attributes of almost all the electric power generated in the United States

EPA Air Quality Information - TTN 2000 [2088] EPA Air Quality Information - TTN 2000 : Resource Info
Access to approximately 20 EPA databases related to air quality

Environment » Databases
Over 40 EPA environmental databases

Air Quality System [2450] Air Quality System : Resource Info
The Air Quality System (AQS) is USA's repository of ambient air quality data

AIRS Data [9838] AIRS Data : Resource Info
Air pollution data for the entire USA

ARS Water Database [4179] ARS Water Database : Resource Info
A collection of precipitation and streamflow data from small agricultural watersheds in the United States

ATSDR Toxic Substances Portal [499] ATSDR Toxic Substances Portal : Resource Info
ATSDR's Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database

Cars - Green Rating [26924] Cars - Green Rating : Resource Info
The Green Rating measures a vehicle's environmental friendliness on a scale of 1 to 100

CEDR: Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource [10400] CEDR: Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource : Resource Info
Public access to health and exposure data concerning USA DOE installations

Center for Risk Excellence Tools & Models [6376] Center for Risk Excellence Tools & Models : Resource Info
Series of databases and environmental risk assessment tools (large number)

County Extension Offices [16574] County Extension Offices : Resource Info
Locate your county extension office

DOE Environmental Management Databases [10399] DOE Environmental Management Databases : Resource Info
US Dept of Energy environmental risk management database system

ECHO: Enforcement & Compliance History Online [10334] ECHO: Enforcement & Compliance History Online : Resource Info
EPA Compliance & Enforcement Report database

EIMS Environmental Information Management System [26918] EIMS Environmental Information Management System : Resource Info
Database of research documents, models, projects, etc. from EPA offices, programs and projects

Envirofacts Queries, Maps & Reports [3757] Envirofacts Queries, Maps & Reports : Resource Info
Tools to retrieve environmental information, including preformatted query forms &mapping application

Envirofacts Warehouse [3655] Envirofacts Warehouse : Resource Info
A single point of access to select EPA environmental data - seven different databases

Environmental Data Registry [2218] Environmental Data Registry : Resource Info
EDR contains information and definitions of the data elements used in EPA systems

Environmental Databases [2772] Environmental Databases : Resource Info
Access to EPA environmental databases - TRI, BRS, RCRIS, ERNS, RMP

Environmental Justice Geographic Assessment Tool [2994] Environmental Justice Geographic Assessment Tool : Resource Info
Information on EPA permitted facilities and their surrounding communities

Environmental Modeling and Visualization Laboratory [2215] Environmental Modeling and Visualization Laboratory : Resource Info
High performance computing and communications resources to support environmental research for EPA

EPA Compliance and Enforcement Data Systems [10222] EPA Compliance and Enforcement Data Systems : Resource Info
Information on EPA databases for enforcement and compliance history

EPA Databases and Software [1726] EPA Databases and Software : Resource Info
Databases and software available from the EPA

EPA Facility Inspection Database [17931] EPA Facility Inspection Database : Resource Info
Obtain information about a facility's toxic releases, air emission estimates, superfund status, etc

EPA Information Sources & Tools [866] EPA Information Sources & Tools : Resource Info
Listings of EPA clearinghouses, hotlines, information centers, library resources, publications

Federal Register Environmental Impact Statements [2414] Federal Register Environmental Impact Statements : Resource Info
Database for filing of all federal Environmental Impact Statements (EISs)

FERRET [1068] FERRET : Resource Info
Data on sea surface temperature and upper ocean thermal structure

Hazardous Waste Sites: USA [21126] Hazardous Waste Sites: USA : Resource Info
Locate hazardous waste sites in the USA

IRIS - Integrated Risk Information System [2771] IRIS - Integrated Risk Information System : Resource Info
Database on human health effects from exposure to 535 chemicals in the environment

Media Specific Tools [3657] Media Specific Tools : Resource Info
Large number of databases and software programs categorized by media - air, water, etc.

NatureServe [17079] NatureServe : Resource Info
Conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals, ecological communities in USA & Canada

NEPIS: National Environmental Publications [21129] NEPIS: National Environmental Publications : Resource Info
Thousands of full text online US EPA documents

NRC - National Response Center Data [2412] NRC - National Response Center Data : Resource Info
Database on notifications of oil discharges and hazardous substances releases

NRCS Technical Resources for Natural Resources [2995] NRCS Technical Resources for Natural Resources : Resource Info
Access to numerous databases related to natural resources such as soil survey data

Pollution Prevention Databases & Software [2776] Pollution Prevention Databases & Software : Resource Info
Access to OPPT environmental databases

Research: Environmental Studies [8936] Research: Environmental Studies : Resource Info
Full text of National Academy of Sciences reports on environmental issues

Risk Assessment Information System (RAIS) [6378] Risk Assessment Information System (RAIS) : Resource Info
Provides guidance, tools, databases used in environmental risk assessment (large number)

Science Inventory Environmental Health and Safety Inventory of Research [26873] Science Inventory Environmental Health and Safety Inventory of Research : Resource Info
Database of US government research studies on environmental health and safety

Scorecard [7943] Scorecard : Resource Info
Databases of chemical releases from manufacturing and animal waste from factory farms in USA

SNOTEL Data Network [13130] SNOTEL Data Network : Resource Info
Snowpack and daily precipitation data for the Western United States

State Environmental Compliance Assistance [24885] State Environmental Compliance Assistance : Resource Info
State environmental requirements in the USA

Surf Your Watershed [2828] Surf Your Watershed : Resource Info
Information, resources & links to local and state government information about watersheds in the US

USA Environmental Maps [2217] USA Environmental Maps : Resource Info
Maps that display environmental information in the US

Environment » Enforcement
EPA enforcement actions, self-audit policy requirements, ALJ decisions, etc.

EPA ECHO [22383] EPA ECHO : Resource Info
Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO)

Environment » Hazardous Wastes
Guides for hazardous waste management, site remediation, waste minimization

RCRIS Database [10220] RCRIS Database : Resource Info
Resource Conservation & Recovery Act Information System Database Compliance Subsystem

Environment » Hotlines
Tollfree numbers for EPA assistance

Pesticide Emergency Resources [2400] Pesticide Emergency Resources : Resource Info
Whom to call for pesticide emergencies

Environment » Pollution
Resources to identify technologies & management practices to reduce pollution

Industry and Government Sectors & EPA [891] Industry and Government Sectors & EPA : Resource Info
EPA compliance assistance on a sector-by-sector basis

Sector Facility Indexing Project Archive [2418] Sector Facility Indexing Project Archive : Resource Info
Profiles - petroleum refining, iron & steel, primary nonferrous metals, pulp mills, auto assembly

Environment » Radiation
Radioactive waste management and environmental concerns

National Nuclear Data Center [883] National Nuclear Data Center : Resource Info
Neutron, charged-particle, and photonuclear reactions, nuclear structure, and decay data

Radionuclides Toxicity Values [6382] Radionuclides Toxicity Values : Resource Info
Database of EPA toxicity values for radionuclides

Environment » Radon
Resources related to environmental and indoor radon, low level radiation

Radon Information [3159] Radon Information : Resource Info
Hotlines, answers to common questions, state radon contacts, and resources on radon

Environment » Recycling
Information, resources and companies that conduct recycling activities

Directory of North American Companies Involved in Recycling PVC Plastics [5434] Directory of North American Companies Involved in Recycling PVC Plastics : Resource Info
Search for a particular vinyl recycling company that meets your processing needs

Environment » Renewable Energy
Technologies for using natural energy solutions

Solar Radiation Resource Information [3761] Solar Radiation Resource Information : Resource Info
Very large number of manuals, maps, data files, and publications on solar energy

Environment » Reports
White papers, studies, reports, projects on environmental topics

Congressional Research Service Reports [9960] Congressional Research Service Reports : Resource Info
CRS Reports database on natural resources, environmental quality and general issues

Environment » RMP
EPA requirements for Risk Management Plan (RMP)

ARIP: Accidental Release Information Program [10240] ARIP: Accidental Release Information Program : Resource Info
Information on accidental releases of hazardous chemicals at fixed facilities

Guidance for Auditing RMP Plans under the Clean Air Act Section 112(r) [pdf] [2652] Guidance for Auditing RMP Plans under the Clean Air Act Section 112(r) : Resource Info
Risk Management Program (RMP) guidance

The List Rule Amendments - Effective January 6, 1998 [3397] The List Rule Amendments - Effective January 6, 1998 : Resource Info
List of Regulated Substances and Thresholds for Accidental Release Prevention; Amendments

Environment » Tanks
EPA requirements for above ground and below ground storage tanks

State and Territorial Tanks Program Directory [2559] State and Territorial Tanks Program Directory : Resource Info
Tanks program directory includes phone numbers and addresses for all of the states and territories

Environment » TRI
EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) forms, reports, data

Get TRI Data [2778] Get TRI Data : Resource Info
Explanation of how to access and use TRI data

Pollution Locator: Manufacturing [7944] Pollution Locator: Manufacturing : Resource Info
Database of chemical releases from manufacturing facilities in the USA

Toxic Release Inventory - TRI Explorer [6428] Toxic Release Inventory - TRI Explorer : Resource Info
Access database to obtain TRI reports on EPA-regulated facilities

TRI Database [10215] TRI Database : Resource Info
Toxics Release Inventory Database

Environment » Wastewater
Wastewater treatment requirements, equipment cleaning runoff issues, etc.

PCS Database [10221] PCS Database : Resource Info
Permit Compliance System database on water discharge permits

Environment » Water
Documents on drinking water quality such as reports, regulations, guides, news

Databases from the EPA Office of Water [9840] Databases from the EPA Office of Water : Resource Info
Databases related to water quality in the USA

SDWIS Database [10216] SDWIS Database : Resource Info
Safe Drinking Water Information System database

Health » Poison Control

Household Product Database [3073] Household Product Database : Resource Info
Health & Safety Information on Household Products

Poisonous Plants Information Database [25101] Poisonous Plants Information Database : Resource Info
Chemistry, toxicology, diagnosis and prevention of plant poisoning

Industrial Hygiene » EMF
Electromagnetic field radiation reference materials

Cell Phone Radiation Levels [27198] Cell Phone Radiation Levels : Resource Info
Comparison charts by manufacturer

Cell Phones & Cancer [27199] Cell Phones & Cancer : Resource Info
Discussion of the connection between cell phone radiation and cancer

International » Environment
Organizations concerned with global environmental issues

INFOTERRA [17078] INFOTERRA : Resource Info
International directory of sources of environmental information

North American Environmental Law [26938] North American Environmental Law : Resource Info
Summaries of Environmental Law in North America (Canada, Mexico, USA)

North American Environmental Transboundary Agreements Infobase [26937] North American Environmental Transboundary Agreements Infobase : Resource Info
Access to agreements and treaties on transboundary environmental cooperation in North America

Reference » Maps
Online maps with interactive functions for the US and worldwide

USA HUD Environmental Maps [17080] USA HUD Environmental Maps : Resource Info
Ascertain the existence of environmental hazards in your neighborhood in the USA

Safety Mgt » Bulletins
Safety bulletins & tool box talks for workplace, home, personal & off-the-job

Environmental Health Center Frequently Asked Questions [8546] Environmental Health Center Frequently Asked Questions : Resource Info
Fact sheets, bulletins on common environmental health questions



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