United States
Environmental Protection
Agency       	
Office of Pollution,
Prevention, and Toxics
Washington, DC 20460
May 1999
EPA/742/F-99/020
              PREVENTION
Pollution  Prevention  Fact   Sheet:

Pollution  Prevention  Information Clearinghouse

The Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse  (PPIC)  is  a free,
nonregulatory service of the United States Environmental  Protection Agency
(U. S. EPA)  dedicated to reducing or eliminating iindustrial pollutants  through
technology transfer,  education,  and public awareness.

Contact  Information:
Phone:    202-260-1023
Fax:      202-260-4659
E-Mail:   ppic@epa.gov
Mail:     Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse  (PPIC)
          Room NEB606 (Mailcode 7407)
          U.  S.  Environmental Protection Agency
          401 M Street,  SW          '
        ,'"Washington, D.C. 20460

Reference  & Referral Service  and Document  Distribution
Contact us to order selected EPA documents,  pamphlets,  information packets,
and fact sheets on pollution prevention.  We can also answer questions about
pollution prevention or refer you to appropriate ;contacts for additional
information.   Visit the EPA's Pollution Prevention  Home Page  at
www.epa.gov/p2/ to learn more about the Agency's pollution prevention programs
and initiatives.

PPIC Special Collection                     ,
The Pollution Prevention Special Collection, which  is  located in the Office of
Prevention,  Pesticides and Toxic Substances Chemical Library,  includes
training materials, conference proceedings,  periodicals,  and  federal and  state
government publications. You can search the Collection through the EPA's
Online Library System on the World Wide Web at  www.epa.gov/natlibra/ols.htm.

Information Products
(The PPIC's  Information Products are also available on the World Wide Web
through our Home Page at www.opa.gov/opptintr/library/libppic.htin.)

Pollution Prevention Publications, such as EPA documents and |fact sheets dealing, with source
reduction and pollution prevention,  are available from the Clearinghouse. This list is updated
quarterly.                      .             >

The New Documents List provides more detailed information about documents recently added to the
Pollution Prevention Publications list.

The Conference List gives details and contact information for many Pollution Prevention
Conferences, workshops & training opportunities for the current quarter.
                   PPIC is staffed by GCI Information Services

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