3EPA United States Environmental Protection, : Office of Pollution, Prevention, and Toxics Washington, DC 204'60- . J •• z October 1996 A EPA/742/F-96/003 E REVMON Pollution Prevention Fact Sheet: Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse The Pollution Prevention Information clearinghouse (PPIC) is dedicated to reducing or eliminating industrial pollutants through technology transfer, •education, and public awareness, 'it is operated by the U,s: EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics..The Clearinghouse is a free, non-regulatory service of the U.S. EPA, and provides the following services: telephone reference and referral, document distribution'for selected EPA documents,' and a special collection available .for'interlibrary loan. . •• . Reference and Referral Service and Document Distribution The .PPIC Reference and Referral Services are available to answer/refer questions'ori pollution prevention'and to take orders for'documents. The Clearinghouse disseminates selected EPA documents and fadt sheets on pollution prevention free of charge. For a current distribution list call, fax, or mail a request to the PPIC (see'below) . . . • . • '. ' ' PPIC Special Collection ' . The PPIC collection.is•located within the U.S. EPA OPPT Library. It is comprised of:' EPA publications, other Federal and State government publications, pollution prevention manuals, training materials, 'conference proceedings, case studies, journals) newsletters, ^and videos. Holdings in this 'collection may be accessed through EPA's online library system (OLS). You can dial OLS -.at: 919-549-0720: data bits=7, parity=everi, stop bit=l, duplex=half. • ^ ' ' Public Access " The public is welcome to use the PPIC resources and can collect material,.free of charge, at the OPPT Library. The Library is located in room NEB606 of the , U.S.EPA Headquarters building (401 M Street,, SW), and is open .from 8:30am to- 4pnv EST., . . ,'';-..'. " ;.-.,' " , • " • . .* ' * •• ' • , ' • - . ' For More Information: . Phone: ' 202-260-1023 (8:30 AM to 4:00 PM EST) Fax: 202-260-4659 . V - . ; E-Mail: ppic@epamail.epa.gov' - - ' . Mail: Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse . ' • •' Environmental .Protection Agency, MC 7407 •' • '"''•."' • • 401 M Street, SW . . • ' , Washington, p.C. 20460 _ - " '.. - * • ._.''-' " ' . •"• • . t - ' . ' EPA Contact: Beth Anderson 202-260r2602 ... . , PPIC is staffed by Garcia Consulting, Incorporated ------- EPA's Enviro$ense: Full Spectrum Environmental Information System Enviro$ense is a free, public, integrated environmental information system. It is designed to: Assist users in finding and implementing common sense solutions, such as pollution prevention, to environmental problems. Facilitate the sharing of technology,- procedures, and experience across federal agencies, other governmental organizations, manufacturers, suppliers, researchers, and others. Enviro$ense .encourages the•development and demonstration of pollution prevention technologies suitable for export. The database also helps federal agencies attain compliance with the Right-to-Know provisions of Executive Order 1285S. ' ' , ' Accessing Enviro$ense You can access Enviro$ense if you have a personal computer, a modem, communications software and a telephone line. Enviro$ense is accessible both by modem and via the World Wide Web on the Internet The following communications software settings are•required if you are accessing Enviro$ense through a telephone line: PHONB NUMBBR: 703-908-2092 (available 24 hours) SPEED: 2400 to 28,800 Baud , , DATA BITS: 8 PARITY: None STOP BITS: 1 ' BHOLATION: ANSI or VT-100 ' . , To access Enviro$ense via the Internet, you-need to have access to the Internet and World Wide Web access software such as Mosaic or Netscape. Use the following address: . . http://es.epa.gov/ Contacts , ^ . Hotlines: " ' . ' BBS: (703)> 908-2007 . ', • WWW: (208) 526-6956 ' System Managers: •BBS: 'Louis Paley (202) 564-2613. Internet: paley.louis@epamail.epa.gov / . WWW: Myles Morse (202) 260-3161 Internet: morse.myles@epamail.epa.gov : EPA FFEO Enviro$ense Information Isabelle*Lacayo (202) 564-2578 ' '. ------- |