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www.epa.gov
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the EPA's home page.
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www.epa.gov/
epahome/rules.html
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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.
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www.clu-in.com
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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.
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www.epa.gov/ttn
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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.
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www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/
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United Air Toxics Network. A clearinghouse for all regional, state and federal air toxics information.
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www.epa.gov/ttn/catc
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Clean Air Technology Center General Information & CATC Products. Air pollution reports, cost control chapters and compliance software are available for download.
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www.epa.gov/enviro
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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.
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www.epa.gov/p2/
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EPA office responsible for pollution prevention information.
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www.pprc.org/pprc/
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Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center.
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www.epa.gov/oar
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EPA's Office of Air and Radiation
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www.epa.gov/
oar/oaqps
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EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards. Directs efforts to meet national air qualilty goals.
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www.epa.gov/OUST
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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
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State and Regional Underground Storage Tanks (UST) agencies.
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www.epa.gov/superfund/index.html
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EPA Waste Office responsible for Superfund.
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www.epa.gov/
brownfields
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EPA's Brownfield's Intiative
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www.epa.gov/
swercepp
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Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office
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www.epa.gov/
epahome/r2k.htm
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Right to Know Information and Toxic Release Inventory.
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www.epa.gov/OW
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EPA's Office of Water.
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www.epa.gov/OWM
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EPA Office of Water division responsible for wastewater.
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www.epa.gov/
opptintr/dfe/index.html
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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.
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www.epa.gov/
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EPA Enforcement & Compliance Assurance for a Cleaner Environment Newsletter
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www.epa.gov/air/data/index.html
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For access to annual summaries of air pollution data.
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www.epa.gov/surf
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For environmental conditions about watersheds, be sure to check out.
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www.epa.gov/
ost/beaches
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For those of you fortunate enough to live near a beach, you can check out water and beach quality information. Enjoy!
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Printing/Laminating/Converting
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www.pneac.org
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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.
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www.fta-ffta.org
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Flexographic Technical Association's site. Excellent site with a range of flexo issues, including compliance and pollution control.
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www.epa.gov/compliance/
assistance/sectors/printing.html
commpull.htm
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Offers EPA information for Printers.
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www.pine.org
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Printing Industries of New England. Offers environmental consulting and other helpful services.
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www.nben.org
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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.
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Chemical
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www.chemalliance.org
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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.
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www.aiche.org
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American Institute of Chemical Engineers. A professional organization that has good, updated information. Good links section.
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www.neis.com
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Self-proclaimed chemical industry homepage. A whole section devoted to environmental resources.
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www.acs.org
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The American Chemical Society. A great resource for chemical professionals.
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www.socma.com
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Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA). General industry information and an intranet for members.
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www.nacd.com
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National Association of Chemical Distributors. General Association and industry information.
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www.socplas.org
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The Society of the Plastics Industry. Regulatory information requires membership.
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Semiconductors/Electronics
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www.pwbrc.org
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Designed with the EPA's assistance, this site is a one-stop compliance assistance center for the Printed Wire Board industry.
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www.semiconductor.net
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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.
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www.epa.gov/oeca/sector/
sectornote/pdf/elecmpsn.pdf
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The Office of Compliance Sector notebook for the Computer and Electronics Industry. Requires Adobe Reader.
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www.semibiznews.com
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General industry info. Provides the latest news from the semiconductor industry, plus discussion forums, employment resources and publications.
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www.semi.org
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Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International. General industry info and a nice section on Environmental Health and Safety.
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www.sia-online.org
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Semiconductor Industry Association web site. Includes sections on industry news, worker safety and environmental issues.
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www.semiweb.com
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A variety of links to semiconductor related information, including vendors, professional societies and other groups.
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www.aeanet.org
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American Electronics Association. Association for electronics, software and IT indutries. Industry news and policy discussions.
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www.eia.org
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Electronics Industry Association. Links to industry groups and sectors.
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Paint/Paint Spray
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www.paintcenter.org
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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.
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www.paint.org
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National Paint and Coatings Association. A good site; has a lot of compliance information and is pretty well laid out.
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www.nmfrc.org
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National Metal Finishing Resource Center. Designed with the EPA, it offers technical and compliance information for metal finishers.
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www.cage.rti.org
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Coating Alternative Guide (CAGE). Provides coating alternatives and other regulatory information.
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www.sspc.org
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Society of Protective Coatings. A nice site with compliance information, regulatory updates and a place to post environmental questions.
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www.pcimag.com
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Paint and Coatings Industry online. Operates bulletin board and list server for exchanging coatings information and offers an email newsletter.
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www.pfonline.com
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Online version of Products Finishing Magazine. Nice environmental section.
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www.coatingstech.org
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Federation of Societies for Coating Technology, an organization for coatings professionals.
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www.ippic.org
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International Paint and Printing Ink Council
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www.scaa.asn.au
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Surface Coatings Association of Australia. This site has basic information, but most of it is still being developed.
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www.coatings.org.uk
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British Coatings Federation (BCF). Trade association for the coatings industry in the UK.
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Composites/Boat Manufacturing
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www.cfa-hq.org
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Composite Fabricators Association web site. This high-tech site has good information and a lot of regulatory updates.
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cage.rti.org
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Coating Alternative Guide (CAGE). Provides coating alternatives and other regulatory information.
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Ethanol
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www.ethanol.org
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American Coalition for Ethanol
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www.alternativesource.org
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Alternative energy news, resource, weblog and website directory.
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Coating
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www.paintcenter.org
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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.
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www.nmfrc.org
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National Metal Finishing Resource Center. Designed with the EPA, it offers technical and compliance information for metal finishers.
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www.paint.org
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National Paint and Coatings Association. A good site; has a lot of compliance information and is pretty well laid out.
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www.ippic.org
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International Paint and Printing Ink Council
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www.www.epa.gov/dfe/
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The EPA Design for the Environment site. Has a section on coatings.
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cage.rti.org
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Coating Alternative Guide (CAGE). Provides coating alternatives and other regulatory information.
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www.sspc.org
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Society of Protective Coatings. A nice site with compliance information, regulatory updates and a place to post environmental questions.
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www.pcimag.com
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Paint and Coatings Industry online. Operates bulletin board and list server for exchanging coatings information and offers an email newsletter.
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www.pfonline.com
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Online version of Products Finishing Magazine. Nice environmental section.
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www.coatingstech.org
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Federation of Societies for Coating Technology, an organization for coatings professionals.
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www.scaa.asn.au
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Surface Coatings Association of Australia. This site has basic information, but most of it is still being developed.
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www.coatings.org.uk
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British Coatings Federation (BCF). Trade association for the coatings industry in the UK.
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Food/Bakery
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www.asbe.org
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American Society of Baking. Much of the information is for members only. You have to sign up to take advantage.
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www.aibonline.org
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American Institute for Baking (AIB). Offer multilingual options. Lots of links. No real compliance info.
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www.americanbakers.org
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American Bakers Association. Some regulatory updates, but no how-to info. Mostly association news.
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www.bema.org
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International Association Serving the Baking and Food Industries. Links and product guides, but no environmental data.
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www.bsb.org.uk
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British Society of Baking. Still being developed.
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Pharmaceutical
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www.epa.gov/compliance/
resources/publications/assistance/
sectors/notebooks/index.html
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Office of Environmental Compliance and Assistance (OECA) provides Pharmaceutical industry resources. This is a very valuable resource.
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www.pharmpro.com
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Pharmaceutical Processing Online. Updated database of new technologies for the pharmaceutical industry, and a product and supplier directory.
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www.phrma.org
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No environmental information, but a lot of background information for the industry.
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Remediation
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www.clu-in.com
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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.
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www.astswmo.org
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Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Information on state hazardous waste programs, Superfund/state cleanups programs and underground storage tanks.
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www.rtdf.org
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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.
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www.epa.gov/OUST
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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.aehs.com
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The Association of Environmental Health and Sciences facilitates communication and cooperation among professionals concerned with the challenge of soil protection and cleanup.
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www.epa.gov/
swerust1/states/
index.html
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State and Regional Underground Storage Tanks (UST) agencies.
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Helpful Sites
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www.icac.com
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Institute of Clean Air Companies. A good resource and they have excellent pollution control technology descriptions.
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www.meca.org
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Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association. You can request some good information. Try the Catalytic Control of VOC Emissions Guidebook.
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www.nben.org
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Northeast Business Environmental Network. A good resource for environmental professionals in the Northeast.
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www.p2.org
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The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable is a great source additional resources and workgroups within your industry.
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www.pollutioneng.com
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Pollution Engineering Magazine is a good source for environmental news and products on multiple industrial markets.
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