United States      Office of Remedial    Publication 9200, 5-13
Environmental Protection  Emergency and     Pi
Agency        Remedial Response   EPA 540-K-93-007 •')!
         ;•  Washington, DC 20450  October 1994
      Superfund
     The Environmental
      Response Center
          Your Link to...
  Information about Hazardous
       Waste Cleanup and
      Emergency Response

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Welcome  to the ERC...
 The Environmental Response Center, or ERC, is an information clearinghouse
 that supports the reference and research needs of its primary user, the United
 States Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Response Team (U.S.
 EPA/ERT). In addition to serving the U.S. EPA/ERT, the ERC assists other
 patrons such as On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs), Remedial Project Managers
 (RPMs) and U.S. EPA/ERT contractors. The ERC can often augment the
 research and information retrieval needs of other government cleanup
 community members (after these groups have consulted first with their
 respective regional and area libraries), serving as a liaison between them and the
 information they need.

 The ERC's Technical Information Specialist and qualified staff routinely
 provide patrons with effective strategies for locating crucial, time-sensitive
 information.  A variety of sources, including print media, electronic data, and
 audio/visual resources, are housed and managed at the ERC. Remote access to
 the electronic ERC network increases its outreach capabilities and can bring a
 variety of resources as close as your desk top.
                Patron conducting research on ERC Network.

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Information  Needs...
   \£»  I'm planning a training demonstration. Where can I find slides and
        photos of hazmat workers dressed in Level C protective gear conducting
        sampling?

   A.  The ERC manages an image archive of over 6,000 photographs and
        slides that are available for review and duplication. New images are
        added to the system continuously.

   Q.  How can I update my chemical database for the Health and Safety
        Planner (HASP) software program?

   A.  HASP database downloads are available by accessing the ERC network
        via remote access.

   (£•  How can I receive information on establishing a work zone at an uncon-
        trolled hazardous waste site?

   A.  The ERC Distribution Center can send you a fact sheet  entitled
        Establishing Work Zones at Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites. In
        addition to fact sheets, the distribution center houses a wide variety of
        technical materials, from  health and safety documents to videos. These
        materials are offered free of charge to the EPA community. Call  the ERC
        distribution hotline at 1-800-999-6990 to request an order form of the
        available items.

   Q.  Is there a way that I can access the ERC Network from my own PC?

   A.  The ERC Remote Access Communications Package, available by request
        through the distribution center, allows 24-hour-a-day, toll-free remote
        access to some of the features of the ERC network. Using the package,
        you can view the ERC library catalog, perform searches with four1
        available databases (including Soil Transport and Fate and Coordinated
        List of Chemicals), leave and receive message for other users via an
        electronic mail system, and perform file transfers.

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Database Searches
  Air Methods
  Bioremediation in the Field Search System
  Coordinated List of Chemicals (CLC)
  Concentration of Indoor Pollutants (CIP)
  Environmental Monitoring Methods Index (EMMI)
  HASP Chemical Download
  Register of Lists (RoL)
  Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory Treatability Database
  Site ID Information
  Soil Transport and Fate (STF)
  Vendor Information System for Innovative Treatment Technologies
    (VISITT)

U.S. EPA/ERT Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
 Distribution Resources
Publications
  Bulletins
  Fact Sheets
  Health and Safety Documents
  Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) (hard copies)
Software Packages
Environmental Response Videos
 In-House, Hard-Copy Resources
Archives
Books
Government Documents
Journals/Journal Article Reprints

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  Visual Materials
Maps, Nautical Charts
Photographs
Slides
Videos
           ALL ITEMS ON THE ERG NETWORK ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

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The ERC's hours of operation are 8 AM to 5 PM EST
Monday through Friday.
The ERC's mailing address is:

Environmental Response Center
GSA Raritan Depot
2890 Woodbridge Avenue
Building 209 Annex
Edison, NJ 08837-3679

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