> Links to Other Characterization and Monitoring Resources
- Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
- The Toxic Substances Hydrology Program provides objective scientific information to improve characterization and management of contaminated sites, to protect human and environmental health, and to reduce potential future contamination problems.
> Links to Other Regulatory Information Resources
- U.S. EPA - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Superfund Partnership: Program, Policy, Guidance, and Activities
- The Superfund program and EPA's support were instrumental in developing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' environmental remediation expertise and missions. The Corps continues to support the EPA's Superfund mission through design, construction, real estate services and technical assistance. Established at the request of the headquarters of both organizations, this joint site is intended for hosting information useful and/or beneficial to both EPA and the Corps Superfund project and program managers.
- State Cleanup Programs
- Provides a list of State programs for the cleanup and remediation of hazardous wastes.
- Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC)
- ITRC is a state-led coalition working together with industry and stakeholders to achieve regulatory acceptance of environmental technologies.
ITRC consists of more than 35 states that work to break down barriers and reduce compliance costs, making it easier to use new technologies and helping states maximize resources. ITRC brings together a diverse mix of environmental experts and stakeholders from both the public and private sectors to broaden and deepen technical knowledge and streamline the regulation of new environmental technologies. ITRC accomplishes its mission in two ways: it develops guidance documents and training courses to meet the needs of both regulators and environmental consultants, and it works with state representatives to ensure that ITRC products and services have maximum impact among state environmental agencies and technology users. - Key OSWER Ground Water Guidances and Reports
- This site lists key Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) ground water guidances and selected other reports on ground water which are used frequently by Superfund Remedial Project Managers.
- Environmental Newsletter
- An update of the environmental legislation, regulations and rulings recently issued or proposed at the federal and state levels.
- Federal Facilities Restoration & Reuse Office (FFRRO)
- Provides information on the laws and regulations placed on Federal facilities to protect the environment.
- EPA: About Superfund
- Provides an overview of the Superfund program, highlights key steps in the Superfund cleanup process, guides users to enforcement information, lists EPAs Superfund offices and partnership organizations, and provides answers to frequently asked questions.
- Waste Policy Institute: Initiatives Online
- The Waste Policy Institute promotes the development of socially and technically superior responses to environmental challenges.
- Underground Storage Tanks Regulatory Information
- Contains current and archived Federal UST regulations.
- EPA: Laws and Regulations
- Access to specific regulations and legislation pertaining to environmental protection.
- Archive of Federal Statutes and Regulations
- Maintained by the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School
- EPA Terms of Environment
- "Terms Of Environment" defines in non-technical language the more commonly used environmental terms appearing in EPA publications, news releases, and other Agency documents available to the general public, students, the media, and Agency employees.
- CPI Electronic Publishing
- Federal Register Online
EPA Brownfields Initiative—EPA's Brownfields Initiative will empower States, communities, and other stakeholders in economic development to work together in a timely manner to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields
Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE)—Provides a complete range of environmental, architectural and landscape design, planning and construction management services and products
U.S. EPA National Risk Management Research Lab (NRMRL)
EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER)—Information about the hazardous waste program including identification, generation, management and disposal of hazardous wastes
National Association of Environmental Professionals
Ground Water On-Line—National Ground Water Association
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station
Department of the Navy Environmental Programs
Global Network of Environment and Technology (GNET)—The Global Network for Environmental Technology is an environmental technology, news, and business center that promotes the use of innovative environmental technologies.
EPA Government Information Locator Service (GILS)
EPA National Library Network Program
Groundwater.com—Groundwater Resources
Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab - Ada OK
Technical Information Services (TIS)—From Department of Energy
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
EPA Locator Resources
International Environmental Technology Centre—Promoting Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs)
Envirobiz—International Environmental Information Network
Fedworld—A one-stop location for locating and ordering government information.
clay.net—Work platform designed specifically for environmental consultants and remediation professionals
Centre for Research in Earth and Space Technology (CRESTech)—Conducts multidisciplinary collaborative research and development in space and earth sciences
National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC)
Navy Environmental Leadership Program (NELP)
Hazardous Substance Research Centers (HSRC)—Georgia Tech
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Environmental Sciences Division (ESD)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Home Page—Provides information on EPA publications, offices, laboratories, initiatives, contracts and grants, and much more
American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM)—A not-for-profit organization that provides a forum for producers, users, ultimate consumers, and those having a general interest (representatives of government and academia) to meet on common ground and write standards for materials, products, systems, and services.
> Other Web Sites Supported by the Technology Innovation Program
- Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable
- The mission of the Roundtable is to exchange information and provide a forum for joint activity regarding the development and demonstration of innovative technologies for hazardous waste site remediation. The exchange systhesizes the technical knowledge that Federal Agenices have compiled and provides a more comprehensive record of performance and cost. Members include major developers and users of these technologies: Department of Defense: U.S. Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- The Training Exchange (Trainex)
- The Training Exchange website (Trainex) is designed to provide a wide range of training information to EPA, other federal agency, state, tribal, and local staff involved in hazardous waste management and remediation. Trainex focuses on free training directed to federal and state staff. This site includes training schedules for deliveries of many courses, both classroom and Internet-based.
EPA works in partnership with organizations, such as the Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (ITRC), and other agencies, such as the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), to offer training relevant to hazardous waste remediation, site characterization, risk assessment, emergency response, site/incident management, counter-terrorism, and the community's role in site management and cleanup. - Scribe: Environmental Field Data Capture
- Scribe is a software tool developed by the USEPA's Environmental Response Team (ERT) to assist in the process of managing environmental data. Scribe captures sampling, observational, and monitoring field data. Examples of Scribe field tasks include Soil Sampling, Water Sampling, Air Sampling and Biota Sampling. Scribe can import electronic data including Analytical Lab Result data (EDD) and Sampling Location data such as GPS. Scribe supports handheld extensions, Scriblets, to capture and import sampling and monitoring data collected on handheld PDAs.
- EPA Brownfields and Land Revitalization Technology Support Center
- Coordinated through EPA's Technology Innovation Program, the Brownfields and Land Revitalization Technology Support Center ensures that Brownfields decision makers are aware of the full range of technologies available to make informed or "smart" technology decisions for their sites. The Brownfields Center provides a readily accessible resource for unbiased assessments and supporting information on options relevant to specific sites. The Center also provides a technology-oriented review process for investigation and clean-up plans for these sites. The project also provides information about other available support activities, such as those conducted by the Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Program located at the five regional Hazardous Substance Research Centers. Direct support is available to EPA regional staff, state staff, and local governments.
For more information, please contact Carlos Pachon, Technology Integration and Information Branch, (703) 603-9904, pachon.carlos@epa.gov. - Remediation Technologies Development Forum (RTDF)
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the Remediation Technologies Development Forum (RTDF) in 1992 to enhance the development and application of innovative hazardous waste characterization and treatment technologies. Eight self-managed RTDF Action Teams have formed over the years. The last Action Team was established in 2001 and several teams have completed, or are no longer actively involved, in field demonstrations of new technologies. Therefore, as of the end of June 2006, active maintenance of the RTDF web site will no longer be conducted. However, the web site, including all RTDF products, will be available until at least 2010 and minor updates will be made on an as needed basis.
- Triad Resource Center Web Site
- This web site serves as the official web site for the Triad approach. EPA and a multiagency partnership developed this web site to provide one-stop-shopping for Triad information, case studies, training opportunities, and news.
- U.S. EPA Technical Support Project
- Provides technical assistance to Regional Remedial Project Managers, Corrective Action Staff, and On-Scene Coordinators. The Project consists of a network of Regional Forums and specialized Technical Support Centers located in ORD and the Office of Radiation Programs (ORP) laboratories, and OSWER's Environmental Response Team.
For more information, please contact Linda Fiedler, Technology Assessment Branch, (703) 603-7194, fiedler.linda@epa.gov. - State Coalition for Remediation of Drycleaners
- The State Coalition for Remediation of Drycleaners is made up of representatives of state governments with a formal program to address remediation of dry cleaner sites. The Coalition, supported by EPA's Technology Innovation Program, serves as a roundtable for discussion of issues related to cleanup of dry cleaner sites, with particular emphasis on the use of innovative technologies. Coalition members are developing and making available a variety of information to assist states in addressing the cleanup of drycleaner sites more efficiently and effectively.
- Technology Innovation Program Home Page on EPA's Web Site
- The Technology Innovation Programs Web Site provides information about characterization and treatment technologies for the hazardous waste remediation community. It offers technology selection tools and describes programs, organizations, publications for federal and state personnel, consulting engineers, technology developers and vendors, remediation contractors, researchers, community groups, and individual citizens. Our goal is to create an information support net for all technology decision makers who address contamination of soil or groundwater.
- Superfund Analytical Services/Contract Laboratory Program (CLP)
- The Analytical Services Branch (ASB), formerly the Analytical Operations/Data Quality Center, has broadened its mission and is responsible for managing the Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) for routine analytical services; developing new analytical services for other analyses such as dioxin and asbestos; providing quality assurance services for CLP and non-CLP data; developing and maintaining information technology (IT) tools for CLP and non-CLP data; and promoting field analytics and direct push technologies for sampling.
- EPA On-Scene Coordinators
- This site is intended to be a tool to help streamline the work of OSCs and provide them a forum to share information and lessons learned with OSCs around the country.
> Links to Other Remediation Resources
- Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable
- The mission of the Roundtable is to exchange information and provide a forum for joint activity regarding the development and demonstration of innovative technologies for hazardous waste site remediation. The exchange systhesizes the technical knowledge that Federal Agenices have compiled and provides a more comprehensive record of performance and cost. Members include major developers and users of these technologies: Department of Defense: U.S. Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- EPA Brownfields and Land Revitalization Technology Support Center
- Coordinated through EPA's Technology Innovation Program, the Brownfields and Land Revitalization Technology Support Center ensures that Brownfields decision makers are aware of the full range of technologies available to make informed or "smart" technology decisions for their sites. The Brownfields Center provides a readily accessible resource for unbiased assessments and supporting information on options relevant to specific sites. The Center also provides a technology-oriented review process for investigation and clean-up plans for these sites. The project also provides information about other available support activities, such as those conducted by the Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Program located at the five regional Hazardous Substance Research Centers. Direct support is available to EPA regional staff, state staff, and local governments.
For more information, please contact Carlos Pachon, Technology Integration and Information Branch, (703) 603-9904, pachon.carlos@epa.gov. - European Groundwater and Contaminated Land Information System (EUGRIS)
- EUGRIS provides research project information, technical information and information from the European Union and its Member States. It also provides a news service, directory of contacts in the field and an opportunity for you to post your own information.
- Remediation Technologies Development Forum (RTDF)
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the Remediation Technologies Development Forum (RTDF) in 1992 to enhance the development and application of innovative hazardous waste characterization and treatment technologies. Eight self-managed RTDF Action Teams have formed over the years. The last Action Team was established in 2001 and several teams have completed, or are no longer actively involved, in field demonstrations of new technologies. Therefore, as of the end of June 2006, active maintenance of the RTDF web site will no longer be conducted. However, the web site, including all RTDF products, will be available until at least 2010 and minor updates will be made on an as needed basis.
- U.S. EPA Technical Support Project
- Provides technical assistance to Regional Remedial Project Managers, Corrective Action Staff, and On-Scene Coordinators. The Project consists of a network of Regional Forums and specialized Technical Support Centers located in ORD and the Office of Radiation Programs (ORP) laboratories, and OSWER's Environmental Response Team.
For more information, please contact Linda Fiedler, Technology Assessment Branch, (703) 603-7194, fiedler.linda@epa.gov. - Groundwater Remediation Project - National Water Research Institute of Environment Canada
- The Groundwater Remediation Project (GWRP) conducts a multidisciplinary research program on the sustainability and remediation of groundwater resources in Canada. New techniques for isolating and restoring existing groundwater contamination are being developed. Research is also conducted on the role played by groundwater in regional water budgets.
- Subsurface Contaminants Focus Area
- The DOE Subsurface Contaminants Focus Areas for 99 are Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids Remediation (DNAPL) and Metals and Radionuclides Remediation (MRR). Technology information may also be found under Technologies, then Prior Years Product Lines.
- U.S. EPA Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program was established in response to the 1986 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, which recognized a need for an Alternative or Innovative Treatment Technology Research and Demonstration Program. The SITE Demonstration Program encourages the development and implementation of innovative treatment technologies for hazardous waste site remediation and monitoring and measurement.
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hazardous Waste Research Center
- The U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) is playing a major role in development of technologies for cleanup of toxic and hazardous waste in military and civilian sites. Basic and applied research efforts are coordinated through our Hazardous Waste Research Center (HWRC) that opened in fiscal year 1988.
- State Cleanup Programs
- Provides a list of State programs for the cleanup and remediation of hazardous wastes.
- Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
- The Toxic Substances Hydrology Program provides objective scientific information to improve characterization and management of contaminated sites, to protect human and environmental health, and to reduce potential future contamination problems.
- Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB)
- TAB helps communities to clean and redevelop properties that have been damaged or undervalued by environmental contamination. The purpose of these efforts is to create better jobs, increase the local tax base, improve neighborhood environments, and enhance the overall quality of life. The main audiences for TAB assistance are community groups, municipal officials, developers, and leaders with lending institutions constituting a secondary audience.
- U.S. Army Environmental Center
- The U.S. Army Environmental Center (USAEC) has supported the Armys expanding role as a world leader in environmental responsibility over the past 30 years. The Center provides the knowledge, tools, and programs that allow soldiers, installations, and commands to balance military readiness and quality of life with sound environmental stewardship.
- Innovative Treatment Remediation Demonstration (ITRD)
- The Innovative Treatment Remediation Demonstration (ITRD) Program is funded by the DOE Office of Environmental Restoration (EM-40) to help accelerate the adoption and implementation of new and innovative remediation technologies. Developed as a Public-Private Partnership program with Clean Sites, Inc., and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Technology Innovation Program (TIP) and coordinated by Sandia National Laboratories, the ITRD Program attempts to reduce many of the classic barriers to the use of new technologies by involving government, industry, and regulatory agencies in the assessment, implementation, and validation of innovative technologies.
- National Ground Water Association (NGWA)
- The mission of the National Ground Water Association is to provide professional and technical leadership in the advancement of the ground water industry and in the protection, promotion, and responsible development and use of ground water resources.
- Defense Environmental Network & Information eXchange (DENIX)
- The Defense Environmental Network and Information Exchange (DENIX) serves as a central platform for the dissemination of environment, safety, and occupational health news, policy, and guidance within U.S. Department of Defense activities worldwide, in support of the national defense mission.
- U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science and Technology
- The Office of Science and Technology's mission is to provide the full range of science and technology resources and capabilities, from basic research to development, and from demonstration and deployment to technical assistance, needed to deliver and support fully developed, deployable scientific and technological solutions to EM cleanup and long-term environmental stewardship problems.
- DOE Technology Information Exchange
- Promotes the prompt and efficient application of the best available and tested commercial technologies and, when those are lacking, by fostering the development and application of appropriate new or modified technologies.
- Air & Waste Management Association
- International Environmental Organization
- Sediments Research Web
- The sediments research web is an online community designed to promote improvements in the management and remediation of contaminated sediments. The site is sponsored by the South and Southwest region of the Hazardous Substance Research Centers, a five-year consortium established and supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- California Environmental Technology Certification Program
- California EPA's certification program is a voluntary program that provides participating technology developers, manufacturers, and vendors an independent, recognized, third-party evaluation of the performance of new and mature environmental technologies. The technologies, equipment, and products that are proven to work as claimed receive official state certification.
- Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
- Provides solutions to problems through engineering, design, construction, consultation, test and evaluation, technology implementation, and management support. The NFESC leverages technology to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of customers. The NFESC performs research and development when required to meet Navy and Marine Corps needs.
- Ames Laboratory Environmental Technology Development
- The Ames Laboratory's Environmental & Protection Sciencess Program is part of the U. S. Department of Energy's initiative to clean up hazardous waste, responding to remediation problems that need faster, safer, better or cheaper technological solutions.
- Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO)
- Information on State hazardous waste programs, nonhazardous municipal solid waste and industrial waste programs, recycling/minimization/reduction programs, Superfund/State cleanup programs, underground storage tank, and leaking underground storage tank programs.
- DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
- The Office of Environmental Management provides program policy development and guidance for the assessment and cleanup of inactive waste sites and facilities, develops and implements environmental technologies, and oversees the transition of contaminated facilities from various U.S. Department of Energy programs to environmental restoration.
- Navy Environmental Leadership Program (NELP)
- NELP seeks to expedite cleanup and compliance at the Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, California, and Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, Florida. These bases serve as prototypes for identification, development, testing, implementation, evaluation, and refinement of new initiatives and export of successful applications for implementation as part of the Navys Environmental Management Program.
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