HOW DO I USE
ADVANCED SEARCH?
Using the advanced search function
allows you to search the database using
specific criteria. You may locate documents
by date, author, recipient, title, regulatory
part and subpart, regulatory section, statu-
tory citation, fax-on-demand code, RCRA
Permit Policy Compendium (RPPC) number,
National Technical Information Service
(NTIS) number, or EPA Document Number.
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The advanced search also allows search-
es by keyword or keywords. When using the
keyword field, the advanced search provides
the option to search for word variants and
for word synonyms. The database will dis-
play a list of all the documents that meet
the search parameters. To view detailed
information on a particular document, sim-
ply click on the document title.
HOW CAN I GET ADDITIONAL
HELP FINDING DOCUMENTS
CONTAINED IN RCRA ONLINE?
For more information, call the RCRA
Hotline at (800) 424-9346 or 703-412-9810
(from the Washington, DC area). The Hotline
is open Monday though Friday, 9:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. eastern time.
WHERE CAN I DIRECT
SUGGESTIONS AND PROBLEMS?
Please direct technical problems about
RCRA Online to the RCRA Online
Administrators.
Simply click, "RCRA Online
Administrators" at the bottom of the page
under "How To Use."
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
EPA530-F-98-022
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RCRA
ONLINE
A Quick
Reference Guide
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WHAT IS RCRA ONLINE?
RCRA Online is an electronic database
of selected letters, memoranda, and ques-
tions and answers written by the
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)
Office of Solid Waste since 1980. These
documents cover the management of non-
hazardous, hazardous, and medical waste
regulated by the Resource Conversation
and Recovery Act (RCRA). Regular updates
are planned.
HOW DO I ACCESS IT?
RCRA Online can be accessed using
Netscape Navigator 2.1 or Microsoft's
Internet Explorer 3.0. Simply run the
browser and connect to RCRA Online
directly by entering the URL:
http://www.epa.gov/rcraonline
The first page is the Welcome Page.
Click on "Continue" to display the RCRA
Online Menu. From the Menu you can nav-
igate to one of the three different Search
screens to begin your document search.
RCRA Online provides users with the
capability to view and print the actual text
of the documents identified in a search.
HOW DO I SEARCH TOPICS?
RCRA Online allows users to locate doc-
uments though topical, full, and advanced
search functions. Using the topic search
function is the simplest way to locate docu-
ments in the database.
The topics cover a wide range of RCRA
subjects. To search the database by topic,
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Click on the blue arrow next to the
desired topic. To view detailed information
on a particular document, simply click on
the document title.
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To search for a word using only the first
few characters of the word, use the *
(asterisk) as a wild card (e.g., if searching
for battery or batteries type "bstt*").
HOW DO I SEARCH
FULL TEXT?
Type the keyword or keywords into the
search field, separating each word with a
space (e.g., "battery lead plate"). To search
for a string of words in a particular order,
or to search for exact phrases, group the
words within quotation marks (e.g., "solid
waste").
You can limit the number of documents
the database will find by using the pull
down menu and choosing the desired limit.
The full text search also gives you the
option to search for word variants (e.g.,
"battery" will show references to "battery"
and "batteries") and for synonyms or relat-
ed words (e.g., the word "gas" will also
show the words "vapor," "fumes," and "heli-
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To perform the search, click on the
"Search" button adjacent to the keyword
field. The database will display a list of all
the documents that meet the search para-
meters. To view detailed information on a
particular document, simply click on the
document title.
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