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1 Part Sunshine
By One Part Sunshine, LLC. Your guide to growing green kids. Shows you where to find the best green products for kids and moms-to-be. Experts evaluate each product to make sure it contains only natural and non-toxic ingredients and offer resources to help you create a more natural environment for your kids.
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1988 National Listing of Fish and Wildlife Advisories
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water. The database, Listing of Fish and Wildlife Advisories (LFWA), available information describing state-, tribal-, and federally-issued fish consumption advisories in the United States for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and four U.S. Territories, and in Canada for the 12 provinces and territories.
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Actions and Orders Search Tool
By Indiana Department of Environmental Management. A searchable online database of environmental enforcement actions and orders issued by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
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AirCompare
By Cross-Agency U.S. Government. How does the air quality in my city compare with other cities? What time of year has the best air quality? Has the air quality in my city improved? AirCompare provides local air quality information to help you make informed, health-protective decisions about moving or vacationing.
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AIRData
By US Environmental Protection Agency. The AIRData Web site gives you access to air pollution data for the entire United States. Want to know the highest ozone level measured in your state last year? Ever wonder where air pollution monitoring sites are located? Are there sources of air pollution in your town? You can find out here! AIRData produces reports and maps of air pollution data based on criteria that you specify.
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AIRNow
By Cross-Agency U.S. Government. The U.S. EPA, NOAA, NPS, tribal, state, and local agencies developed the AIRNow Web site to provide the public with easy access to national air quality information. The Web site offers daily AQI forecasts as well as real-time AQI conditions for over 300 cities across the US, and provides links to more detailed State and local air quality Web sites.
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Allowance Data Prepackaged Data Sets
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Acid Rain Program. Download allowances data for both the Acid Rain Program and the NOx Budget Trading Program.
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Alternatives for Unsewered Communities
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. A guide to to the facilities planning process for small communities. Topics covered include needs documentation, development of alternative solutions and selection of the best response, as well as treatment management and implementation. A section on sludge is included as well.
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Audit and Investigation Reports
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO). Chemical accident investigation reports and chemical safety audit status reports by EPA and others.
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BEACON - Beach Advisory and Closing On-line Notification
By US Environmental Protection Agency. Includes water quality information and maps for coastal beaches in US states and territories.
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Bioremediation in the Field Search System (BFSS)
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Technology Innovation Office. A database of information on waste sites where bioremediation is being tested or implemented, or has been completed
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Business and Climate Change Web Site
By Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI). Focuses on business opportunities and risks related to the growing concern about global climate change. Includes case studies and quizes.
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Carbon Footprint Calculator
By Carbon Footprint Ltd. Calculates your carbon footprint for your home and transportation. A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact our activities have on the environment, and in particular climate change. Also includes ways to purchase carbon offsets.
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Chemical Guide -- Responsible Care in Your Community
By Chemical Manufacturers Association. Find out industry production and environmental, health and safety information for members of the CMA and the Responsible Care Program.
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Chemical Safety Multimedia Room
By US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB). Look at current news stories and archived videos on chemical incidents.
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Commercial Storage Applications
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). A list of approved PCB storage facilities by region
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Commercially Permitted PCB Disposal Companies
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). A list of PCB disposal facilities with contact information
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Community Sustainability Assessment
By Global Eco-village Network. Helps communities assess their ecological, social and spiritual accomplishments and chart directions toward ever increasing sustainability.
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Compliance Assistance
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Find information on compliance for selected major industries, such as automotive, chemical, electronics, food, and many more.
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Dashboard of Sustainability
By Consultative Group on Sustainable Development Indicators. A software package that illustrates the complex relationships among economic, social and environmental issues. The visual format is suitable for decision-makers and others interested in sustainable development. This edition promotes the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) indicators—especially for developing countries. These indicators help define Poverty Reduction Strategies and monitor the achievement of the MDGs.
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Dioxin Sources Database
By US Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA). The Database of Sources of Environmental Releases of Dioxin-like Compounds in the United States (US)(EPA/600/C-01/012, March, 2001) was developed by EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) to be a repository of certain specific chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin/dibenzofuran (CDD/CDF) emissions data from all known sources in the US.
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E-GRID Spreadsheets Version 2002
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Acid Rain Program. The Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (E-GRID) contains data on environmental characteristics of electric power generation. An integration of 12 different federal data bases, E-GRID provides air pollutant emission and resource mix information for thousands of individual power plants and generating companies. E-GRID provides emissions per unit of electricity, permitting direct comparisons of pollution levels from different power sources, and also shows, for individual plants, companies, states, and regions, the amount and percentage of power from different resources, such as coal, natural gas, nuclear, hydro, solar, and wind. E-GRID Spreadsheets Version is accessible by viewing spreadsheets. Requires MS Excel or comparable spreadsheet software.
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Earth's 911
By 1800CLEANUP. Find out the closest place where you can recycle various hazardous materials and household wastes.
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EarthTrends:The Environmental Information Portal
By World Resources Institute. An online collection of information regarding the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world. EarthTrends offers the public a large breadth of statistical, graphic, and analytical data in easily accessible formats.
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Ecological Footprint
By Redefining Progress. Calculate a rough estimate of your ecological footprint. The ecological footprint measures what we consume of nature. It shows how much productive land and water we occupy to produce all the resources we consume and to take in all the waste we make.
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eGRID
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Acid Rain Program. The Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) is a comprehensive inventory of environmental attributes of electric power systems. The preeminent source of air emissions data for the electric power sector, eGRID is based on available plant-specific data for all U.S. electricity generating plants that provide power to the electric grid and report data to the U.S. government. eGRID contains air emissions data for nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and mercury.
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Emissions Prepackaged Data Sets
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Acid Rain Program. Download daily, hourly, or raw (EDR format) hourly emissions data by state and year. Unit level hourly data are available by month or quarter. Unit level daily data are available by quarter or year. Raw hourly emissions and heat input data are available in the electronic data report (EDR) format by year and quarter.
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Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO)
By US Environmental Protection Agency. Search for facilities in your community for the purpose of determining whether: EPA or State/local governments have conducted compliance inspections, violations were detected, or enforcement actions were taken and penalties were assessed in response to environmental law violations.
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Envirofacts Warehouse
By US Environmental Protection Agency. Allows you to retrieve environmental information from EPA databases on Superfund sites, drinking water, toxic and air releases, hazardous waste and Biennial Reporting System data, water discharge permits, and grants information. Use online queries to retrieve data or generate maps of environmental information by choosing from several mapping applications available through EPA's Maps On Demand.
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EnviroMapper for Environmental Justice
By US Environmental Protection Agency. EnviroMapper for Environmental Justice (also known as Environmental Justice Geographic Assessment Tool) replaces EnviroJustice Mapper. Factors relevant to environmental justice assessments generally fall into four sets of indicators, i.e., environmental, health, social, and economic. The conditions these indicators seek to illuminate include, but are not limited to: adverse health or environmental impacts, aggregate or cumulative impacts, unique exposure pathways, vulnerable or susceptible populations, or lack of capacity to participate in the decision making process.
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Environmental Data Tables
By World Resources Institute. The following data tables present some of the information required to build a basic picture of the state of the Earth in its human, economic, and environmental dimensions.
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Environmental Health Questions and Answers
By NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Ever wonder whether the cleaning products you use around the house are dangerous? Or how to purchase a water treatment system? Ever wonder about the health risks associated with getting a tattoo? Find answers to these and other frequently asked questions about the home, water, air, food, disease, radiation, or your health.
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Environmental Planning for Small Communities (TRILOGY)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. An introduction to a wide range of environmental issues and decisions that affect small to medium-sized communities. It offers communities the chance to judge their own needs and preferences, and to make informed decisions on their own. Major sections cover: environmental laws and regulations, self-assessment planning and comparative risk analysis, financial tools and financial self-analysis, case studies, and contact and information directory. Each section includes interactive tools, such as a notebook tool to fill in and save survey forms and keep notes. The program combines and integrates numerous publications from Federal agencies and States like Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, and Utah.
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EnviroStor
By California Department of Toxic Substances Control. EnviroStor is an online computerized database that provides Californians with information on over 5,100 site cleanups under the jurisdiction of the DTSC.
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EPA Fugitives
By US Environmental Protection Agency. Identifies fugitives sought by the EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division.
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European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER)
By European Environment Agency. The European-wide register of industrial emissions into air and water gives you access to information on the annual emissions of approximately 10,000 industrial facilities in the 15 Member States of the EU as well as Norway and Hungary. Search online or download data in XML.
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Eyes on the Bay
By Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Look at current water and habitat quality monitoring data in the Chesapeake Bay and other Maryland bays and tributaries.
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Find Your Nearest Waste Site
By The Environment Agency. Find licensed waste sites to recycle or dispose of your business waste in your local area in the UK.
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GeoTracker
By California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). Your link to environmental data for regulated facilities in California.
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GeoTracker Cleanup Sites
By California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). This file contains statewide regulatory information stored within GeoTracker related to cleanup sites in California.
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GeoTracker ESI Information
By California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). Contains electronic submittal of information (ESI) by county for soil and groundwater of underground storage tank (UST) cases and non-UST cleanup programs, including Spills-Leaks-Investigations-Cleanups (SLIC) sites, Department of Defense sites (DOD), and Land Disposal programs sites in California.
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Green Vehicle Guide
By US Environmental Protection Agency. Find information about the air pollution emissions and fuel economy performance of different vehicles.
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Ground Water Primer
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Educates users about the nature of ground water and the principles of groundwater protection. It contains a detailed introduction to hydrogeology, information on numerous drinking water contaminants, and a section on what you can do to protect your ground water.
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Ground Water Primer (Interactive)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Educates users about the nature of ground water and the principles of groundwater protection. It contains a detailed introduction to hydrogeology, information on numerous drinking water contaminants, and a section on what you can do to protect your ground water.
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Health eHome
By Children's Health Environmental Coalition. An interactive resource on how to reduce environmental health risks to children in and around the home.
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Help! It's a Roach!
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs. Your family can do a lot of things to control roaches before you need to use a pesticide. Use this Web site and complete the activities to learn what kids and adults can do.
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Household Waste Management (Interactive)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Learn how to safely and efficiently manage waste, and particularly hazardous waste, in the home. Users can visit a 'virtual house' and choose extended discussions of the many products they might encounter there. Safe homemade alternatives are presented and evaluated. A state-by-state database of mail, telephone, and Internet contacts puts users in touch with a wealth of free downloadable publications. Includes over 30 quizzes and activities for K-12 students, sorted by grade level.
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iCarbonCalc
By PE International. CarbonCalc is an iPhone/iPod/iPad application that helps you to determine your contribution to global warming. Result diagrams and charts help you understand the composition of your carbon footprint and to identify potential carbon savings. You can also define target values to work towards.
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Lead Contamination Information System (Lead in Drinking Water)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Explains the dangers of lead in drinking water and presents techniques for reducing lead exposure
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Lead in the Environment
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Examines the health problems posed by lead and discusses testing children for lead poisoning. Learn about sources of lead, health effects, and techniques for reducing lead exposure in and around the home. A quiz helps users review what they have learned, and the reference section points them to local, regional and national sources of information and help.
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Lead in the Environment (Spanish version)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Plomo en el Medio Ambiente. Este programa tiene la intencion de ayudar con la evaluacion del riesgo ambiental asociado con el envenenamiento por plomo.
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Learn About Chemicals Around Your House
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). There are many household products used around your home. What do you know about them? Take a house tour and learn more about the chemicals around your home.
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Livestock Manure Storage
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Looks at livestock manure as a potential ground and surface water pollutant. It explains the factors which affect manure properties, and the effects of water pollution on humans and animals. A questionnaire helps evaluate the risk associated with the user's current practices and suggests solutions. Contains a complete tutorial on manure handling, collection, stabilization through biological treatment, storage systems, land application and other uses, and avoiding hazards.
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Livestock Manure Storage (online)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Looks at livestock manure as a potential ground and surface water pollutant. It explains the factors which affect manure properties, and the effects of water pollution on humans and animals. A questionnaire helps evaluate the risk associated with the user's current practices and suggests solutions. Contains a complete tutorial on manure handling, collection, stabilization through biological treatment, storage systems, land application and other uses, and avoiding hazards.
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MyEnvironment
By US Environmental Protection Agency. Provides a wide range of federal, state, and local information about environmental conditions and features in an area of your choice.
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National Drinking Water Contaminant Occurrence Database (NCOD)
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water. This site provides a library of water sample analytical data (or samples data) that EPA is currently using and has used in the past for analysis, rulemaking, and rule evaluation. The drinking water sample data, collected at Public Water Systems, are for both regulated and unregulated contaminants.
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National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Urban Areas
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds. This guidance document is designed to help citizens and municipalities in urban areas protect bodies of water from polluted runoff that can result from everyday activities. The guidance also offers help to states for implementing their nonpoint source control programs and to municipalities for implementing their Phase II Storm Water Permit Programs.
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National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) Downloadable Datasets
By Environment Canada. Download Canada's National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) datasets and obtain detailed information facilities in Canada.
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National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) Substance Lists
By Environment Canada. Provides links to Canada's NPRI Substance Lists, information on changes to the NPRI Substance List over time, and substance-specific information. In HTML and Excel.
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National Pollutant Release Inventory Interactive (Canada)
By Environment Canada. Search Canada's National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) and obtain detailed information on a single facility or informative summaries based upon substance, location, or industrial sector.
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National Response Center Download Data
By National Response Center (NRC). Download data related to oil and chemical spills in the US by year for 1982 to the present.
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National Response Center Incident Summaries
By National Response Center (NRC). Describes significant environmental incidents reported to and tracked by the National Response Center. Reflects both new incidents and follow-up information describing actions taken for previously reported events.
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National Response Center Query
By National Response Center (NRC). Query data related to oil and chemical spills in the US for 1990 to the present.
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Nationwide Air Quality Forecast
By Cross-Agency U.S. Government. Nationwide daily air quality forecasts provided by State and local Air Agencies for over 300 major U.S. cities.
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NRC Plant Performance Reviews
By US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). How is safety performance at the nuclear power plant near you? Check it out.
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Oil Spills Photo Gallery
By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Response and Restoration. Photographs of oil spills (such as the Exxon Valdez) taken by NOAA OR&R scientists, spill response experts, and colleagues.
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Oregon GIS, Databases and Mapping Applications
By Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Access various databases of environmental site information and certifications for Oregon.
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Oregon's Environmental Cleanup Site Information (ECSI) Database
By Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Tracks sites in Oregon with known or potential contamination from hazardous substances, and to document sites where DEQ has determined that no further action is required.
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Ozone Air Quality Conditions
By Cross-Agency U.S. Government. Nationwide and regional real-time ozone air quality maps covering 46 US States and parts of Canada. These maps are updated daily every hour.
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PCB Transformer Registration Database
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). A database of PCB transformers in the US.
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PCB Waste Handlers
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). A list of PCB waste handlers that have obtained an EPA ID number. PCB Activity Database (PADS) is in Windows Access format.
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Pesticides in Surface and Ground Water of the United States
By US Geological Survey, National Water Quality Assessment. Tables of the final results from the first cycle of NAWQA water-quality data collection during 1992-1996 include analyses of 76 pesticides and 7 selected pesticide degradation products in about 8,200 samples of ground water and surface water in 20 of the nation's major hydrologic basins.
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Planet Ark Environmental News Pictures
By Planet Ark. Nothing beats the power of a good photograph. Reading about rainforest deforestation doesn't have the same impact as a picture of native indians walking through recently burnt rainforest. Thanks to sponsorship from Reuter's News Agency, Planet Ark is very proud to bring you the latest environmental news pictures.
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Planet Ark Environmental News Videos
By Planet Ark. Planet Ark is very proud to bring you the latest environmental news videos.
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Principles and Design of Onsite Waste Disposal with Septic Systems
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Teaches the basics of on-site treatment (septic tanks, drainfields, mounds, water conservation, etc.). Main menus include: principles of treatment, design, and siting, soil basics and water conservation
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RadTown USA
By US Environmental Protection Agency. RadTown USA is a virtual community showing a wide variety of radiation sources and uses as you may encounter them in everyday life. Each RadTown location highlights a particular radiation issue that you might encounter in your everyday life; discusses the issue; lists the important roles that federal, state, and local governments and international organizations play in protecting you from harmful exposure; and describes what you can do to protect yourself and your family.
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RC/EZ/EC Locator (formerly EGIS)
By US Housing and Urban Development and US Environmental Protection Agency. The RC/EZ/EC Locator (formerly EGIS, Enterprise Geographic Information System) provides users with easy access to mapping tools and HUD data to support housing and community development programs at the state, county, city, and neighborhood levels. It allows federal, state, local agencies, as well as the general public, to view HUD housing and community development data together with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Census Bureau (2000 and 1990) data. Replaces HUD E-MAPS.
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RCRA Biennial Report Data Files
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste. The Biennial Reporting System (BRS) is a US national system that collects data on the generation, management and minimization of hazardous waste. BRS captures detailed data on the generation of hazardous waste from large quantity generators and data on waste management practices from treatment, storage and disposal facilities.
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RCRAInfo
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste. Search hazardous waste data contained in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRAInfo) database. Data relates to the activities of generators, transporters, facilities that treat, store, and dispose of hazardous waste. RCRAInfo replaces the data recording and reporting abilities of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System (RCRIS) and the Biennial Reporting System (BRS).
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RCRAInfo Download
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste. RCRAInfo is EPA's comprehensive information system, providing access to data supporting the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) of 1984. RCRAInfo replaces the data recording and reporting abilities of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System (RCRIS) and the Biennial Reporting System (BRS). Download the RCRAInfo flat files from the EPA publically accessible FTP server. These files also include a comprehensive web-enabled help module (RCRAInfo_Flat_File_WebHelp.zip) to explain the flat file specifications and data element values.
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Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts
By US Food and Drug Administration. Lists the most significant product actions of the last 60 days, based on the extent of distribution and the degree of health risk.
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Residential Water Conservation Techniques
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Shows effective ways to save water inside and outside the house. Topics include efficient toilets, showerheads, faucets; leak detection, water efficient lawn care and gardening; car washing and pool operation. Save amazing amounts of money while protecting the environment! The expert system feature allows users to calculate how much they will save by installing water efficient devices in their homes. Useful for everyone from the general public to utility managers.
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Residential Water Conservation Techniques (Spanish version)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Tecnicas para la Conservacion de Agua Residencial. Este programa tiene la intencion de proporcionar informacion acerca de la conservacion de agua adentro y alrededor de la casa.
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Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS)
By US Environmental Protection Agency. Contains information about US public water systems and their violations of EPA's regulations for safe drinking water. Search by state or ID number.
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Scorecard
By Environmental Defense. Enter a zip code and find out what pollutants are being released into the community and who is responsible.
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Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI)
By Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). Check on the emissions from companies in Scotland.
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Storm Water Management Video
By Maine Department of Environmental Protection. This public service announcement about storm water management originated from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and is now being used by several other city and state environmental agencies. It is part of a campaign to inform the public about storm water management and what individual citizens can do to help. The online version is provided by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.
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Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Includes information and graphics depicting the ozone layer, how ozone is created, causes and effects of ozone depletion, the ozone hole, the greenhouse effect, and how an individual can help prevent ozone depletion. The program also examines applicable government legislation, including portions of the US Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
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Superfund Site Information ( CERCLIS)
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response. Search US hazardous waste sites using such search terms as site name, state, zip code, and contaminants of concern. The results will list the hazardous waste sites that match your criteria, along with hyperlinks to individual site listing narratives, NPL factsheets, site cleanup decision abstracts from the Record of Decision System (RODS), and dynamic NPL Area Maps.
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Surface Water Education System
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Includes a general overview of the importance and quantity of surface water, a detailed look at this resource for Indiana, and a discussion of how surface water can become contaminated. Illustrates an extensive discussion of agricultural best management practices to protect surface water resources
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ToxFAQs
By US Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Toxicology. Frequently asked questions about contaminants found at hazardous waste sites.
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Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). Download Toxic Release Inventory data by area, chemical, industry, or date. Can be downloaded after doing an interactive search.
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Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Explorer Waste Transfer Reports
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). Get reports by area, chemical, facility or date for transfers to recycling, recovery, treatment, POTWs, and other off-site transfers.
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Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) on Envirofacts
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). Contains information on chemical emissions from almost 23,000 facilities in the United States. This information is updated each year from reports that the facilities provide to EPA. The purpose of the TRI is to provide information to citizens, community leaders, and officials about releases of toxic chemicals in their communities. Information from the TRI helps citizens and public officials hold companies accountable and make informed decisions about the management of toxic chemicals in their communities and about potential risks.
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Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) on TOXNET
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). Contains information on chemical emissions from almost 23,000 facilities in the United States. This information is updated each year from reports that the facilities provide to EPA. The purpose of the TRI is to provide information to citizens, community leaders, and officials about releases of toxic chemicals in their communities. Information from the TRI helps citizens and public officials hold companies accountable and make informed decisions about the management of toxic chemicals in their communities and about potential risks.
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Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) PDF Files by State
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) provides state reports about releases and transfers of chemicals and compounds. Each report contains overall state information regarding releases and transfers, a list of the top five chemicals released or transfered, off-site, in that state, and a list of the top ten facilities that released or transfered, off-site, the greatest amount of chemicals. The purpose of the TRI is to provide information to citizens, community leaders, and officials about releases of toxic chemicals in their communities. Information from the TRI helps citizens and public officials hold companies accountable and make informed decisions about the management of toxic chemicals in their communities and about potential risks.
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Toxicology Issues of Concern (TICs)
By EXTOXNET. Various toxicology issues of concern such as In Our Children's Food, Environmental Hormones, and E Coli Outbreak.
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TOXMAP
By US National Library of Medicine. An interactive Web site that shows on maps the amount and location of certain toxic chemicals released into the environment in the United States. TOXMAP focuses on the geographic distribution of chemical releases, their relative amounts, and their trends over time. TOXMAP also links to NLM's extensive collection of toxicology and environmental health references, as well as to a rich resource of data on hazardous chemical substances in its TOXNET databases. There are also fact sheets and summaries about the various chemicals, written by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
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TRI Comparative Analysis Tool -- Air Data Sources
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. This TRI Comparative Analysis tool allows users to compare records from the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) with those from the Air Facility System (AFS).
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TRI Comparative Analysis Tool -- Waste Data Sources
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. This TRI Comparative Analysis tool allows users to compare records from the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) with those from the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information system (RCRAInfo), which houses compliance and other information for facilities involved in the generation, handling, or treatment of hazardous waste.
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TRI Comparative Analysis Tool -- Water Data Sources
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. This TRI Comparative Analysis tool allows users to compare records from the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) with those from the Permit Compliance System (PCS) and the ICIS-National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (ICIS-NPDES) data systems; ICIS-NPDES is a modernized data system containing NPDES data for more than one half of the states.
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United Nations Sustainable Development
By United Nations. Provides social, economic, natural resource, and institutional information on countries worldwide.
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Ventilation Climate Information System
By US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Assesses values of air quality and visibility at risk from wildland fires in the US.
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Water Efficient Landscape Planner
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Explains the advantages and principles of water efficient landscaping, 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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Water Efficient Landscape Planner (Spanish version)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Planificador de la Ornamentacion Eficiente en Agua. Este programa tiene la intencion de proporcionar informacion acerca de la conservacion de agua en la ornamentacion alrededor de la casa.
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Wellhead Protection
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Explains protection of public water supplies as presented in the US Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986. General concepts reviewed include building a planning team, delineating a wellhead protection area, conducting a contaminant source inventory, managing potential contaminant sources, and planning for the future. It is intended for local/Tribal officials, water supply managers and interested groups or citizens whose community relies on ground water for its public water supply. Many of the concepts presented in this software may also be useful for protecting private wells.
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What You Can Do
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste. These resources will allow you to better understand the type, amount, and impact of wastes generated in your home and community, and what you can do to help reduce and better manage waste.
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What's in Your Backyard
By The Environment Agency. Access the Agency's environmental data for England and Wales via maps or data search. Includes information on Bathing Waters, Discharges to Sea,
Groundwater, Floodplains, Flood Warning Areas, Landfill Sites, Pollution Inventory, IPC OPRA Scores (pollution hazards and operation of factories), Waste OPRA Scores (pollution hazards and operation of waste facilities), River Quality, River Quality Targets, Agency Offices, and
Catchment Abstraction Management Strategies (CAMS).
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Zerofootprint Kids Calculators
By Zerofootprint. Zerofootprint lets kids calculate their unique carbon footprint profiles and compare them with their classmates or even with students living in other parts of the world. The application will support competitions and challenges between classes or other groups. It will also aggregate the combined footprint of an entire school - or segments of it.
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