EPA
The EPA is quickly approaching 40 million visitors a month. They have great
information, but it may be difficult to find exactly what you're looking for.
Here are some good sites and brief descriptions where possible.
| www.epa.gov | the
EPA's home page. |
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www.epa.gov/ epahome/rules.html |
EPA's Laws and Regulations site allows users to search a current listing of
the new environmental rules, proposals, and notices published in the Federal
Register each day and obtain the full text for each item. Environmental
regulations are found mainly in Title 40. |
| clu-in.com |
Great site for Superfund and Hazardous waste issues. The Project consists of
a network of Regional Forums and specialized Technical Support Centers
located in ORD and OSWER's Enviromental Response Team. The site has recently
been relaunched and requires frame-capable browsers. |
| www.epa.gov/ttn | If
you are looking for full text versions of EPA documents, this is the place
to look. Usually information is available in Adobe Reader format and/or zip
files. It may be a bit overwhelming, so try surfing a little while first. |
| www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/ |
United Air Toxics Network. A clearinghouse for all regional, state and
federal air toxics information. |
| www.epa.gov/ttn/catc |
Clean Air Technology Center General Information & CATC Products. Air
pollution reports, cost control chapters and compliance software are
available for download. |
| www.epa.gov/enviro | You
can get a lot of information from the seven epa databases available at the
Envirofacts Warehouse. The Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) is available here. |
| www.epa.gov/p2/ | EPA
office responsible for pollution prevention information. |
| www.pprc.org/pprc/ |
Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center. |
| www.epa.gov/oar |
EPA's Office of Air and Radiation |
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www.epa.gov/ oar/oaqps |
EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards. Directs efforts to meet
national air qualilty goals. |
| www.epa.gov/OUST |
Office of Underground Storage Tanks OUST. This site contains Deadlines, Laws
& Regulation, Decision-making assistance, Q & A and a layperson explanation
of SVE and MTBE. |
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www.epa.gov/ swerust1/states/ index.html |
State and Regional Underground Storage Tanks (UST) agencies. |
|
www.epa.gov/ superfund/index.html |
EPA
Waste Office responsible for Superfund. |
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www.epa.gov/ brownfields |
EPA's Brownfield's Intiative |
|
www.epa.gov/ swercepp |
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office |
|
www.epa.gov/ epahome/r2k.htm |
Right to Know information. |
| www.epa.gov/OW |
EPA's Office of Water. |
| www.epa.gov/OWM | EPA
Office of Water division responsible for wastewater. |
|
www.epa.gov/ opptintr/dfe/index.html |
Design for the Environment Project has seven industries profiled, including:
Printed Wiring Board Project, Computer Display Project, Screen Printing
Project, Lithography Project, Flexography Project, and Metal Finishing
Project. |
|
www.epa.gov/ oeca/echo |
EPA
Enforcement & Compliance Assurance for a Cleaner Environment Newsletter |
| www.epa.gov/ceis | The
center for Environmental Information and Statistics is a way to find out
about "environmental quality, status and trends in your community." |
| www.eoa.gov/airnow | For
up-to-date information about the air pollution conditions in your area. |
| www.epa.gov/airsweb | For
air pollution information in your area from the last 5 years. |
| www.epa.gov/surf | For
environmental conditions about watersheds, be sure to check out. |
|
www.epa.gov/ ost/beaches |
For
those of you fortunate enough to live near a beach, you can check out water
and beach quality information. Enjoy! |
Printing/Laminating/Converting
| www.pneac.org |
Printers National Environmental Assistance Center. This is the main source
for printers environmental questions on the internet. It is one of the
virtual compliance centers designed with the EPA. |
| www.fta-ffta.org |
Flexographic Technical Association's site. Excellent site with a range of
flexo issues, including compliance and pollution control. |
|
www.epa.gov/ oeca/ccsmd/ commpull.htm |
Offers EPA information for Printers. |
| www.pine.org |
Printing Industries of New England. Offers environmental consulting and
other helpful services. |
| www.nben.org |
Northeast Business Environmental Network Provides information about p2print
a forum for printers to find out about pollution control. In general, a
great site for northeast US environmental professionals. |
Chemical
|
www.epa.gov/ oeca/ccsmd/ chempull.html |
OECA Chemical industry resources provided by CCSMD. It is a very valuable
resource. |
| www.chemalliance.org |
Designed with the EPA's assistance, the Chemical Industry Compliance Center
has information on federal regulations and pollution prevention practices,
compliance checklists, fact sheets and a ton of helpful links. |
| www.aiche.org |
American Institute of Chemical Engineers. A professional organization that
has good, updated information. Good links section. |
| www.neis.com |
Self-proclaimed chemical industry homepage. A whole section devoted to
environmental resources. |
| www.acs.org | The
American Chemical Society. A great resource for chemical professionals. |
| www.socma.com |
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA). General
industry information and an intranet for members. |
| www.nacd.com |
National Association of Chemical Distributors. General Association and
industry information. |
| www.socplas.org | The
Society of the Plastics Industry. Regulatory information requires
membership. |
Semiconductors/Electronics
| www.pwbrc.org |
Designed with the EPA's assistance, this site is a one-stop compliance
assistance center for the Printed Wire Board industry. |
| www.semiconductor.net |
This site is in conjuction with Semiconductor International magazine.
Industry information and lots of product and supplier information, including
emissions control. May take a little while to get through all of the info,
but it is a good site. |
|
www.epa.gov/oeca/sector/ sectornote/pdf/elecmpsn.pdf |
The
Office of Compliance Sector notebook for the Computer and Electronics
Industry. Requires Adobe Reader. |
| www.semibiznews.com | General industry info. Provides the latest news from the semiconductor industry, plus discussion forums, employment resources and publications. |
| www.semi.org |
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International. General industry info
and a nice section on Environmental Health and Safety. |
| www.semichips.org |
Semiconductor Industry Association web site. Includes sections on industry
news, worker safety and environmental issues. |
| www.semiweb.com | A
variety of links to semiconductor related information, including vendors,
professional societies and other groups. |
| www.aeanet.org |
American Electronics Association. Association for electronics, software and
IT indutries. Industry news and policy discussions. |
| www.eia.org |
Electronics Industry Association. Links to industry groups and sectors. |
Paint/Paint Spray
| www.paintcenter.org |
Paints and Coatings Resource Center. Designed with the assistance of the
EPA, it offers one-stop compliance information, including a database of
technical papers and a VOC calculator. |
| www.paint.org |
National Paint and Coatings Association. A good site; has a lot of
compliance information and is pretty well laid out. |
| www.nmfrc.org |
National Metal Finishing Resource Center. Designed with the EPA, it offers
technical and compliance information for metal finishers. |
| cage.rti.org |
Coating Alternative Guide (CAGE). Provides coating alternatives and other
regulatory information. |
| www.sspc.org |
Society of Protective Coatings. A nice site with compliance information,
regulatory updates and a place to post environmental questions. |
| www.pcimag.com |
Paint and Coatings Industry online. Operates bulletin board and list server
for exchanging coatings information and offers an email newsletter. |
| www.pfonline.com |
Online version of Products Finishing Magazine. Nice environmental section.
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| www.coatingstech.org | Federation of Societies for Coating Technology, an organization for coatings professionals. |
|
www.palantir.ca/ sites/cpca/ |
Canadian Paint and Coatings Industry (CPCA). General information and an
environmental section. |
| www.scaa.asn.au |
Surface Coatings Association of Australia. This site has basic information,
but most of it is still being developed. |
| www.coatings.org.uk |
British Coatings Federation (BCF). Trade association for the coatings
industry in the UK. |
Composites/Boat Manufacturing
| www.cfa-hq.org |
Composite Fabricators Association web site. This high-tech site has good
information and a lot of regulatory updates. |
|
www.pprc.org/pprc/ sbap/fiber/ fibertoc.cfm |
A
pollution prevention site that covers a lot of the composite industry
environmental concerns. |
| cage.rti.org |
Coating Alternative Guide (CAGE). Provides coating alternatives and other
regulatory information. |
Coating
| www.paintcenter.org |
Paints and Coatings Resource Center. Designed with the assistance of the
EPA, it offers one-stop compliance information, including a database of
technical papers and a VOC calculator. |
| www.nmfrc.org |
National Metal Finishing Resource Center. Designed with the EPA, it offers
technical and compliance information for metal finishers. |
| www.paint.org |
National Paint and Coatings Association. A good site; has a lot of
compliance information and is pretty well laid out. |
|
www.palantir.ca/ sites/cpca/ |
Canadien Paint and Coatings Industry (CPCA). General information and an
environmental section. |
| www.www.epa.gov/dfe/ | The
EPA Design for the Environment site. Has a section on coatings. |
| cage.rti.org |
Coating Alternative Guide (CAGE). Provides coating alternatives and other
regulatory information. |
| www.sspc.org |
Society of Protective Coatings. A nice site with compliance information,
regulatory updates and a place to post environmental questions. |
| www.paintcoatings.net | New
address for this finishing industry resource. Pollution relevant articles
and product information and links. |
| www.pcimag.com |
Paint and Coatings Industry online. Operates bulletin board and list server
for exchanging coatings information and offers an email newsletter. |
| www.pfonline.com |
Online version of Products Finishing Magazine. Nice environmental section.
|
| www.coatingstech.org | Federation of Societies for Coating Technology, an organization for coatings professionals. |
| www.scaa.asn.au |
Surface Coatings Association of Australia. This site has basic information,
but most of it is still being developed. |
| www.coatings.org.uk |
British Coatings Federation (BCF). Trade association for the coatings
industry in the UK. |
Food/Bakery
| www.asbe.org |
American Society of Baking. Much of the information is for members only. You
have to sign up to take advantage. |
| www.aibonline.org |
American Institute for Baking (AIB). Offer multilingual options. Lots of
links. No real compliance info. |
| www.americanbakers.org |
American Bakers Association. Some regulatory updates, but no how-to info.
Mostly association news. |
| www.bema.org |
International Association Serving the Baking and Food Industries. Links and
product guides, but no environmental data. |
| www.bsb.org.uk |
British Society of Baking. Still being developed. |
Pharmaceutical
|
www.epa.gov/oeca/ ccsmd/pharpull.html |
Office of Environmental Compliance and Assistance (OECA) provides
Pharmaceutical industry resources. This is a very valuable resource. |
| www.pharmpro.com |
Pharmaceutical Processing Online. Updated database of new technologies for
the pharmaceutical industry, and a product and supplier directory. |
| www.phrma.org | No
environmental information, but a lot of background information for the
industry. |
Remediation
| clu-in.com |
Great site for Superfund and Hazardous waste issues. The Project consists of
a network of Regional Forums and specialized Technical Support Centers
located in ORD and OSWER's Environmental Response Team. The site has
recently been relaunched and requires frame-capable browsers. |
| www.astswmo.org |
Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials
Information on state hazardous waste programs, Superfund/state cleanups
programs and underground storage tanks. |
| www.rtdf.org |
Remediation Technologies Development Forum The RTDF fosters public and
private sector partnerships to undertake the research, development,
demonstration, and evaluation efforts needed to achieve common cleanup
goals. |
| www.epa.gov/OUST |
Office of Underground Storage Tanks OUST. This site contains Deadlines, Laws
& Regulation, Decision-making assistance, Q & A and a layperson explanation
of SVE and MTBE. |
|
www.epa.gov/ swerust1/states/ index.html |
State and Regional Underground Storage Tanks (UST) agencies. |
Helpful Sites
| www.icac.com |
Institute of Clean Air Companies. A good resource and they have excellent
pollution control technology descriptions. |
| www.meca.org |
Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association. You can request some good
information. Try the Catalytic Control of VOC Emissions Guidebook. |
| www.nben.org |
Northeast Business Environmental Network. A good resource for environmental
professionals in the Northeast. |