United States EPA/542/F-93/001
Environmental Protection February 1993
Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OS-110W)
Exchanging
Technology
Information
CLU-IN
Cleanup Information
Bulletin Board
Printed on Recycled Paper
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Choosing CLU-IN: Information Offered
The Cleanup Information Bulletin Board System (CLU-IN) is designed for hazardous waste
cleanup professionals who need current information on innovative technologies and remediation
and would like to consult with other professionals online. CLU-IN is used by those involved in
the cleanup of Superfund, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act corrective action, and
underground storage tank sites. Users include EPA and other Federal and State personnel,
consulting engineers, technology vendors, remediation contractors, researchers, community
groups, and individual citizens.
CLU-IN offers many different types of information from many sources. Some items are
intended to be read online; others may be copied to your computer for use at your convenience.
Li addition to the examples below, the message exchange on CLU-IN is an excellent source of
up-to-date information.
Text of Articles from EPA Newsletters
Tech Trends. Provides descriptions and performance data for innovative technologies that
actually have been applied in the field. Five issues per year.
Ground Water Currents. A new publication that provides information on the development
and demonstration of innovative groundwater remediation techniques. Reports on technolo-
gies, new regulations that impact groundwater remediation, discussions on issues such as
DNAPLs, and information on conferences and publications.
Bioremediation in the Field. An information update on applying bioremediation to site
cleanup. Offers articles describing treatability studies underway, a table detailing CERCLA,
RCRA, UST, and TSCA sites planning, operating, or having completed bioremediation
projects, and technical support and publications offered by EPA.
EPA HQ Library's OERR Infoline. A current awareness tool from the EPA library
including references to upcoming meetings and conferences, new journal articles, EPA
reports, reference worlcs, and other documents.
More EPA Publications
Compendium of Superfund Program Publications. Lists of Superfund Directives by title,
subject, and EPA directive and report numbers, as well as directions on how to order the
documents.
Innovative Treatment Technologies: Semi-Annual Status Report. Offers information on
applications of innovative treatment technologies for remedial and removal actions, organized in
extensive tables providing detailed site-specific information.
TIO's Innovative Technology Bibliography. Provides descriptions and order numbers for
publications related to all aspects of the choice and application of innovative technologies.
Other Regularly Updated Information
Training Calendars. Quarterly updates provide titles, dates, and locations of courses, orga-
nized by EPA Region, and provide a contact and phone number to register.
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RCRA/CERCLA/OUST/EPCRA Hotline Monthly Report Commonly asked questions and
answers about regulations. Also details new publications.
Federal Register. Summaries of recent notices related to Hazardous Waste and Ground Water.
Citations for all EPA regulations.
Commerce Business Daily. Weekly update containing the text of Commerce Business Daily
announcements for hazardous waste remediation.
National Priorities List
Upcoming Conferences, Workshops, and Demonstrations of Innovative Technologies.
Databases
UST Case Study Data System. Contains over 200 case studies that were developed to support
RCRA rule and guidance development activities affecting facility location, RCRA corrective
action, and closure.
Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory (RREL) Treatability Database. Provides a
thorough review of the effectiveness of proven, commercially available treatment tech-nologies
for the removal or destruction of chemicals from media such as municipal and industrial
wastewater, drinking water, groundwater, soil, debris, sludge, and sediment.
Air Methods Database. A database of methods for measuring the levels of toxic pollutants in
ambient and indoor air.
Using CLU-IN: A Typical Session
If you are looking for information on a particular topic, there are several features available to
help you find information. Suppose you are looking for information on cleaning up TCE. You
could use the following commands to scan through CLU-IN:
Text Scan (TS). Scan the public messages for the word TCE. Typical messages include one
about the use of soil washing technology by a university to remediate TCE-contaminated soil
and one about TCE contamination at a federal facility.
Scan the Text of Bulletins (B S). A search of the text of bulletins for the word TCE finds the
following:
• Article from Tech Trends entitled, "Finding Cleanup Alternatives for TCE and PCE."
• Innovative Technologies Bibliography citation for a guidance document on remediation of
sites contaminated with TCE.
• Announcement of a SITE program technology demonstration for treating TCE contaminated
ground water.
• Agenda for an upcoming Forum on Innovative Hazardous Waste Treatment Technologies:
Domestic and International, listing two sessions on treating TCE contamination.
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• Items from the Bioremediation in the Field newsletter including a list of sites planning,
operating, or considering hioremediation for cleaning up TCE and an article entitled, "RSKERL
proposes new injection well design for in situ biotreatment of a TCE plume, St. Joseph, MI."
• Innovative Treatment Technologies: Semi-Annual Status Report (outlines the status of projects
using innovative tschnologies to remediate TCE contamination).
Dialing CLU-IN: Connecting & Getting Help
How to Connect
To log onto CLU-IN you need a computer, a modem, a phone line, and telecommunications
software. CLU-IN supports 1200,2400, and 9600 baud modems. The phone number is 301-589-
8366. The communications parameters are 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity.
Getting Help with Menu Choices Online
Detailed assistance i;; available through online help on CLU-IN. To get help with any CLU-IN
prompt except the "Main Board Command?" prompt, type H. You will get a list of choices for
responses to that prompt From the "Main Board Command?" prompt, type H followed by the
menu option for which you want help. For example, for help with the "Read command," type H R.
Getting Voice Help
Call the System Operator (SYSOP) on the Help Line at 301-589-8368 for help with connecting to
CLU-IN or using CLU-IN commands.
Available Printed Information on CLU-IN
The following documents can be ordered by calling the SYSOP at 301-589-8368 or sending or
faxing your order to:
National Center for Environmental Publications and Information
11029 Kenwood Road, Building 5
Cincinnati, OH 4524 2
513-891-6685 (fax)
User's Manual (Version 4.2). Gives detailed instructions on operating the bulletin board. Does
not provide lists of current information. The manual also can be ordered online by filling out
Script Questionnaire #2 on CLU-IN. (Publication number: EPA/542/B-93/002)
A Guided Tour of C'LU-IN. Walks you through an online session keystroke by keystroke.
(Publication number: EPA/542/B-93/003)
CLU-IN Contacts
SYSOP: 301-589-8368 EPA Project Officer: Gary Tumer
Technology Innovation Office
703-308-7025
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