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April 1992
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Guide to Selected National Environmental Statistics in the U.S. Government (1992) has been prepared
by the Center for Environmental Statistics Development Staff (CES/DS) in the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and consultants as follows, in alphabetical order:
Janet Abramovitz, World Resources Institute
Carroll Curtis, College of William and Mary
Suzanne Harris, Stretton Associates
Eleanor Leonard, American Association of Retired Persons
Mike Mullen, Vigyan
Brand Niemann, CES/DS
Robert Shipman, Vigyan
Daniel Tunstall, World Resources Institute
John Williams, Prolnfo
CES/DS is under the direction of Phillip Ross who, along with Daniel Tunstall of World Resources Institute,
conceived the idea of the original Guide in 1988.
CES/DS wishes to thank the many statisticians and analysts in the government who completed questionnaires
and provided other information, documents, and advice. Special thanks also go to members of an ad hoc advisory
review committee as follows in alphabetical order:
Jerry Barton, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
JohnBelshe, Corps of Engineers
Doug Buffington, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Dorothy Cantor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (OSWER)
David Carroll, Chemical Manufacturers Association
Kim Devonald, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (OPPE)
Tommy Dewald, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (OIRM)
David Hawkins, Natural Resources Defense Council
Rick Kutz, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (ORD)
Bill Laxton, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (AIR)
Rich Lieroff, Conservation Foundation
Joseph Merenda, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (TOXICS)
Bruce Newton, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (WATER)
Dick Olson, U.S. Department of Energy on detail to the President's Council on Environmental Quality
Paul Portney, Resources for the Future
Ethan Smith, U.S. Geological Survey
Terry Yosie, American Petroleum Institute
CES/DS wishes to acknowledge financial support for this project from the U.S. EPA Environmental
Monitoring Systems Laboratory, Las Vegas, NV.
Without the cooperation of many people, this project would not have been possible. However, because
OSPED has been selective in coverage and content, it is solely responsible for errors or omissions.
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FOREWORD
I am pleased to make publicly available the Guide to Selected National
Environmental Statistics in the U.S. Government. This Guide contains
information on selected sources of environmental statistics from U.S.
government agencies. It is one of the first major outputs developed by EPA's
new Center for Environmental Statistics in the Office of Policy, Planning and
Evaluation. This information improves our ability to focus resources on
priority problems and promising solutions.
Increasingly, statistically valid information is an essential component of
risk-based, scientifically-sound environmental policy. Data on environmental
problems cannot contribute to good policy if it is scattered across many
agencies, if its quality is uncertain, or if it is difficult to access. This
Guide is intended to help overcome these problems. It lists and describes
environmental data sources from twenty-three offices in six Federal
departments and the Environmental Protection Agency. The range is
impressive, from data on the health of forests to surveys of hazardous and
non-hazardous waste. Particularly innovative is the computerized version of
the Guide, which allows users to view excerpts of the actual data in the various
collections.
This Guide is an important step forward in cooperative efforts to address highly
varied environmental responsibilities and legal mandates.
My thanks to the managers and staff of the many agencies who worked closely
with EPA to complete this important contribution to our base of environmental
knowledge.
William K. Reilly, :A~o5rimis^rator
U.S. Environmental ProtectioiTA'gency
April 1992
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Statistical Programs
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS i"
FOREWORD v
TABLE OF CONTENTS vii
INTRODUCTION »
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Economic Research Service
Major Uses of Land in the United States 1
Soil Conservation Service
National Resources Inventory 3
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Insect and Disease Conditions in the United States 5
Forest Inventory and Analysis 6
Forest Service Range Management Information System 8
Land Areas of the National Forest System 9
Recreation Information Management System 10
Tree Planting in the United States 11
Wildland Fire Statistics 12
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey 13
Annual Surveys of Government Finances and Government Employment 14
Decennial Census of Population 16
National and Subnational Population Estimates and National and State Population Projections 18
Survey of Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures 20
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Classified Shellfishing Waters , 21
Fisheries Statistics Program 22
Living Marine Resources 23
National Climatic Data Center 25
National Coastal Pollutant Discharge Inventory Program 27
National Status and Trends Program 29
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Argonne National Laboratory
Month and State Current Emissions Trends 31
Energy Information Administration
National Energy Information Center 32
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center 33
Integrated Data Base Program 35
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Center for Health Statistics-
Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 35
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau or Land Management
Public Lands Statistics 33
Range Site Inventory 39
Timber Sale Information System 40
Bureau of Mines
Minerals Information Program 41
National Park Service
Master Deed Listing 43
National Park Service Gaseous Pollutant Monitoring Network 44
National Park Service Visibility Monitoring Network 45
National Recreational Trails, Long-Distance Trail Management, and National Trail Inventory and Plan . 46
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System 4#
Public Use Analysis and Reporting Program 49
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program 59
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 52
National Wetlands Inventory 54
North American Breeding Bird Survey 55
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lands 57
Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey 58
U.S. Geological Survey
National Hydrologic Benchmark Network Program 59
National Land Use and Land Cover Mapping Program 61
National Stream Quality Accounting Network 62
National Trends Network 54
National Water Conditions Reporting System 66
National Water Use Information Program 67
Water Resources Assessment Program 69
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Highway Statistics 70
Research and Special Programs Administration
National Transportation Statistics 72
U.S. Coast Guard
Marine Pollution Retrieval System 73
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
National Ah- Pollution Control Program 74
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (Continued)
Office of Ecological Processes and Effects Research
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program, Long-Term Monitoring Project 75
National Surface Water Survey 76
Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System 78
Office of Radiation Programs
Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System 79
Office of Solid Waste
Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Waste Surveys 80
Office of Toxic Substances
Toxics Release Inventory 82
INDEX OF KEY WORDS
INDEX OF DATA PROGRAMS
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INTRODUCTION
At a time when management of natural resources and protection of
environmental quality is high on the national agenda, access to relevant environmental
statistics is essential. Many of today's environmental policy initiatives and priorities
are data driven; they reflect underlying facts and information on the environment.
This document the Guide to Selected Environmental Statistics in the U.S.
Government (Guide) -- responds to the need to help analysts, decision makers,
researchers, students, and others obtain policy-relevant environmental statistics and
publications and locate experts who are knowledgeable about the data.
The Guide is a reference to national-level, time-series environmental statistics
that are compiled and distributed by the U.S. government on a regular basis. It is a
guide to statistical programs and the primary and secondary summary statistics they
generate, not a guide to raw data or databases. As a starting point to learn more about
various environmental statistical programs of the U.S. government, the Guide is not
intended to supplant information that can be obtained directly from the government
agencies. Furthermore, it is not an inclusive guide to U.S. environmental statistical
programs, but one to selected programs that produce frequently sought-after,
national-level statistics.
This is the second edition of the Guide and the prototype of an evolving
sourcebook that will be updated and expanded over time. The first edition, which was
produced cooperatively by the World Resources Institute and the Environmental
Protection Agency in 1990, was based principally on the subjects, topics, and
environmental statistics contained in Environmental Trends published by the
President's Council on Environmental Quality in 1989. While this version essentially
updates the original guide, several records in the original guide were eliminated
because they did not meet the criteria adopted for this update. For example,
one-time-only studies and regional studies that do not represent the "national" picture
were dropped from this issue.
Contents of this second edition of the Guide reflect the Agency's draft
conceptual framework for environmental statistics and indicators. Therefore the
Guide includes references to statistical programs that characterize and/or monitor
"the state of the natural environment," those that study underlying and proximate
pressures on the environment, and those that assess societal impacts on the
environment and environmentally-mediated impacts on society. These include:
statistical programs on environmental quality such as ambient air and water quality
and on natural resources such as water resources and land use; statistical programs
on environmental pressures such as energy, mining, agriculture, manufacturing,
transportation, and other human activities that have direct impacts on the
environment; and statistical programs on human and institutional responses to
environmental problems such as activities and expenditures to prevent or control
pollution, establish parks and protected areas, protect critical ecosystems, fight forest
fires, and manage fisheries.
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The statistical programs in the Guide are arranged by government department
and agency. Each entry contains information about a separate statistical program (e.g.,
program purpose, data coverage and collection methods, geographic coverage, agency
contacts, pertinent publications, and database access options). Information in the
records was prepared and provided by government agencies in response to a
questionnaire. The Guide also contains an index of over 150 key words and phrases
that can be used to locate desired programs.
In future editions, coverage of the Guide may be expanded to include regional
and national spatial environmental databases; provide more information on
international, transnational, and global environmental data; and include additional
references to important health, ecological, and economic impacts, including costs and
damages. Environmental statistics gathered by private sources non-governmental
organizations, corporations, research institutions, and national associations may also
be included. If possible, future editions will more clearly document the quality,
completeness, and limitations of the data.
In addition to the hardcopy version, the Guide is available in an electronic version
that can be viewed on an IBM-compatible personal computer with 640K of memory,
DOS 3.0 or higher, and an EGA or VGA monitor. Either version of the Guide can be
used by starting with the Table of Contents or with the Index of Key Words. Statistical
programs are listed by agency and title in the Table of Contents. For example, to find
out about air quality statistics collected by EPA, use the Table of Contents to find
"EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards," and then "National Air Pollution
Control Program." However, to find statistics on carbon monoxide, search the Index
of Key Words for carbon monoxide. Either action will lead to the appropriate program
or programs. The User's Guide for the electronic version explains how to conduct a
customized search on any word or group of words in the Guide.
Comments on the Guide and suggestions for expanding the coverage of the Guide
in future editions are welcomed. If you would like to place an order for the electronic
version or additional copies of the Guide, please contact:
Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation
Center for Environmental Statistics
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (PM-223)
401M Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20460
Telephone: (202) 260-2680
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Major Uses of Land in the United States
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Major Uses of Land in the United States
OFFICE:
Economic Research Service
Resource and Technology Division
Land and Capital Assets Branch
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
For more than fifty years, the Economic Research
Service (ERS) and its predecessor agencies have
estimated acreages and maintained an inventory of the
major uses of land in the United States at intervals
coinciding with the Census of Agriculture.
DATA COVERAGE:
Estimates are made for major land use classes:
cropland; grassland pasture and range; forest land;
special use; and unclassified use. Each major class is
further classified by specified uses and some by
ownership. Land uses are also designated as
agricultural and nonagricultural.
Agricultural land uses include: cropland (cropland
harvested, cropland failure, cultivated summer fallow,
and idle cropland); grazing lands (cropland pasture
and permanent pasture and range); grazed forest land;
and miscellaneous agricultural uses (farmsteads, farm
roads, and farm lanes).
Special land uses include: forest land not grazed;
intensive uses (highways and roads, railroads, and
airports); and extensive uses (national parks, State
parks, wilderness areas, Federal wildlife areas, State
wildlife areas, national defense areas, and Federal
industrial facilities). Unclassified other land uses
include: urban and other special uses not inventoried
and other miscellaneous areas such as marshes, open
swamps, bare rock areas, deserts, and tundra. Data are
analyzed for trends.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data from the Bureau of the Census, agencies of the
Department of Agriculture, public land management
and conservation organizations, and other sources are
assembled, analyzed, and synthesized to estimate state,
regional, and national land use acreages. Barnard and
Hexem (1988) describe how the statistical series on
acreages of cropland and other land in the United
States are constructed and used; they also identify
sources of current and historical data and information
used in constructing the series.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
The major uses of land are inventoried every five years
coinciding with years in which the Census of
Agriculture is completed. The inventories generally
have been comparable in format and coverage since
1945. The series on "cropland used for crops" dates
back to 1909.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
All 50 states.
CONTACTS:
Arthur B. Daugherty
Agricultural Economist
Economic Research Service (ERS)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USD A)
1301 New York Ave., NW, Room 408
Washington, D.C. 20005-4788
Phone: (202) 219-0424
FTS: 299-0424
Ken Krupa
Economist
Economic Research Service (ERS)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
1301 New York Ave., NW Room 408
Washington, D.C. 20005-4788
Phone: (202) 219-0424
FTS: 299-0422
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contacts.
PUBLICATIONS:
Barnard, C.H. and R.W. Hexem. 1988. Major
statistical series of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Vol. 6: Land values and land use.
Agricultural Handbook No. 671. Washington,
D.C.: Resources and Technology Division,
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
Daugherty, A.B. 1991. Major uses of land in the United
States: 1987. Agricultural Economic Report
(AER) No. 643. Washington, D.C.: Resources
and Technology Division, Economic Research
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Major Uses of Land In the United States
Frcy, H.T. and R.W. Hexem. 1985. Major uses of land
in the United States: 1982. Agricultural
Economic Report (AER) No. 535. Washington,
D.C.: Resources and Technology Division,
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
DATABASE(S):
Major Land Uses Database (MLU) #89003
The MLU database contains state, regional,
and national estimates of 15 major land use
classes for Census of Agriculture years between
1945 and 1987. The MLU database is available
on one 5.25" diskette in LOTUS 1-2-3 (Release
2) for $25. It is also available on magnetic
medium.
For information, contact:
ERS-NASS
P.O. Box 1608
Rockville, MD 20849-1608
Phone: (800) 999-6779 or (301) 725-7937
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Resources Inventory
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Resources Inventory
OFFICE:
Soil Conservation Service
Resources Inventory Division
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
For 50 years, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) has
been conducting periodic inventories of the Nation's
soil, water, and related resources. The National
Resources Inventory (NRI), which is an extension and
modification of earlier inventories, provides data on
the status, condition, and trends of these resources of
nonfederal land in the United States.
DATA COVERAGE:
The many types of data collected by the NRI process
are organized into eight general categories: soil
characteristics and interpretations (including
agricultural land capability); land cover; land use
(including irrigated and non-irrigated cropland,
grazed and ungrazed forest land, prime farmland,
etc.); erosion (such as sheet and rill, wind, and
ephemeral gullies); land treatment (such as irrigation,
tillage, and windbreaks); conservation treatment
needs; vegetative condi^ns (such as wetlands,
rangeland condition and species, and pasture
management); and potential for conversion to
cropland.
COLLECTION METHODS:
The NRI is a multi-resource inventory based on soils
and related resource data collected at scientifically
selected random sample sites. The NRI sample design
was developed by the Iowa State University
(ISU) Statistical Laboratory at Ames. It uses census
area and point methods for data collection. Data
collection involves both field investigation and remote
sensing (photo-interpretation).
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected on a five-year cycle. Recent surveys
were conducted in 1977,1982, and 1987.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
The 1987 NRI data were collected from nearly 300,000
sample sites from all counties of the United States
except those in Alaska, and in Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands. Most of these samples were part of the
1982 NRI which had nearly 1 million sample sites. The
1987 NRI data has a high degree of reliability at the
state level and the 1982 NRI provides a high degree of
reliability at the multi-county level. Data estimates can
be made by Major Land Resources Areas; SCS
Administrative Areas; Water Resources Council
Aggregated Subareas; and other multi-county
geographic subdivisions.
CONTACT:
Tommy A. George, Director
Resources Inventory Division
Soil Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 2890
South Agricultural Building, Room 6175
Washington, D.C. 20013
Phone: (202) 447-6267
FTS: 447-6267
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service.
1984. Basic statistics 1977 national resources
inventory. Statistical Bulletin No. 686. Washington,
D.C.: Department of Agriculture, SCSyTSU.
. 1987. Basic statistics 1982 national resources
inventory. Statistical Bulletin No. 756. Washington,
D.C.: Department of Agriculture, SCS/ISU.
. 1989. Summary report 1987 national resources
inventory. Statistical Bulletin No. 790. Washington,
D.C.: Department of Agriculture, SCS/ISU.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Resources Inventory
DATABASE(S):
National Resources Inventory Database
The database contains 1977,1982 and 1987
National Resources Inventory data sets.
For more information contact:
Iowa State University Computation Center
Ames, IA 50010
Phone: (515) 294-3402
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Insect and Disease Conditions in the United States
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Insect and Disease Conditions in the United States
OFFICE:
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Pest Management
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Forest Pest Management offices have been
collecting data on insect and disease conditions on
forest lands of all ownerships since 1952.
DATA COVERAGE:
Data are collected on federal, state, and private forest
lands in the United States. Data are analyzed for type
of insect/disease damage (e.g., pine beetle, gypsy moth,
spruce budworm, dwarf mistletoe, root diseases, etc.),
size of area affected, and dollars lost by region and
ownership. Trend data are available.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Much of the data is collected in special aerial and
ground surveys which record short-term changes in
pest activity. The information supplements tree
mortality information gathered in periodic forest
resource inventories done by the Forest Service.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected yearly.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States.
CONTACT:
Thomas H. Hofacker, Entomologist
U.S. Forest Service, 204 RPD
U.S. Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 96090
Washington, D.C. 20090-6090
Phone: (202) 205-1600
FTS: 445-1600
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1991.
Forest insect and disease conditions in the United
States, 1990 (and earlier reports in the series).
Washington, D.C,
. 1985. Insect and disease conditions in the United
States, 1979 to 1983. Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
Maintained by Forest Pest Management offices
nationwide.
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Forest Inventory and Analysis
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Inventory and Analysis
OFFICE:
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Inventory, Economics, and Recreation Research
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program is
responsible for making and keeping current a
comprehensive inventory and analysis of the renewable
forest and rangeland resources of the United States.
Initial inventory efforts began in the West hi 1930 and,
by the 1960's, inventories were completed for ah1 of the
48 conterminous states and many of the important
forested states had been re-inventoried. The inventory
data and analysis provide trend information on the
extent, condition, ownership, and composition of the
nation's forests as well as information about wildlife
habitat, forage production, and other resource
characteristics needed for resource planning.
DATA COVERAGE:
At least 43 kinds of resource data are collected for
sample plots during the inventory, including land use,
land ownership, forest type, stand age, stand size and
volume classes, harvest history, soils data, tree data
(species, diameter at breast height, height, cull, etc.),
other vegetation data, and non-timber data. These data
are used to make estimates of forest land area, species
composition, Umber volume, and net annual timber
growth, removals, and mortality by forest type, state,
region, ownership, softwood and hardwood sawtimber
species, productivity class, diameter class, and other
classifications. The volume of roundwood products
harvested by material, species group, region, and
product are estimated. Estimates also are made of
areas harvested or otherwise disturbed, regenerated to
forest, or cleared for other use. Additional estimates
of recreation use, wildlife values, site productivity,
physiographic characteristics, and other items are
made.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data are gathered using a two-phase sampling design,
with the first phase involving the interpretation of
aerial photography and the second phase involving
ground measurements at sample plots, each covering
one acre. Depending upon the extent to which remote
sensing is used, ground sample intensity ranges from
one plot per 3,000 acres to one plot per 10,000 acres.
Methodologies are generally described in the various
publications listed below.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Statewide timber inventory information has been
collected continuously for about 50 years. In most
regions of the United States, the third inventory cycle
has been completed and some areas have been
inventoried as many as five times. Each year, some 50
million acres are inventoried in the conterminous
United States. Currently, this rate of coverage
translates into an inventory cycle of 12 years for the
nation.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States and Puerto Rico.
CONTACT:
James T. Bones
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
P.O. Box 96090
Washington, D.C. 20090-6090
Phone: (202) 205-1343
FTS: 445-1343
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1990. The
forest biomass resource of the United States.
General Tech. Report WO-57. Washington, D.C.
. 1987. Forest service resource inventory: An
overview. Washington, D.C.: Forest Inventory
and Economics Research.
Waddell, K.L., D.D. Oswald, and D.S. Powell. 1989.
Forest statistics of the United States, 1987.
Resource Bulletin PNW-RB-168. Portland, OR:
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Pacific Northwest Research Station.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Inventory and Analysis
DATABASE(S):
National Resources Planning Act (RPA) Timber
Database
This database provides sample plot level statistics
as described under Data Coverage. Public access
is via data tape or direct linkage.
Eastwide Forest Inventory Database
This database provides county level, sample plot
level, and tree level statistics as described under
Data Coverage. Public access is via data tape or
direct linkage.
Forest Inventory and Analysis
This database provides individual project
databases of county level, sample plot level, and
tree level statistics as described under Data
Coverage. Seven databases are maintained by
individual inventory projects. Public access is via
data tape or direct linkage.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Range Management Information System
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Range Management Information System
OFFICE:
U.S. Forest Service
Range Management Staff
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Forest Service Range Management Information
System (FSRAMIS) collects and analyzes data on
grazing in National Forests and National Grasslands.
DATA COVERAGE:
FSRAMIS provides grazing use statistical data. Data
on the number of grazing animals (cattle, horses and
burros, sheep and goats), animal unit month, and
number of permittees are reported at the national level
and for each type of Forest Service land (National
Forests, National Grasslands), region, and state. Other
variables measured include: allotment condition,
improvement inventory and activity, grazing capacity,
actual use, authorized use, and unauthorized use. Data
are analyzed for trends in ecological potential.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data on grazing on the National Forest System lands
arc extracted from the grazing permits. Data on
free-roaming horse and burro populations are
estimated by census.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected on cycles ranging from annual to
once every 3-5 years.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
National Forest System lands throughout the United
States.
CONTACT:
Robert M. Williamson, Director
Range Management Staff
U.S. Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 96090
Washington, D.C. 20090-6090
Phone:(202)205-1460
FTS: 445-1460
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1990.
Grazing statistical summary. Washington, D.C.
. Administration of the Wild Free-Roaming Horse
and Burro Act - Report to Congress. Biennial
Report in cooperation with U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.
Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
Forest Service Range Management Information
System (FSRAMIS)
FSRAMIS contains three types of information.
The first, allotment, is production potential,
acreages, analysis, and geographic identification
data. The second, improvement, includes cost,
status, maintenance, condition, and geographic
identification. The third, permits, includes
permittee, livestock grazing, and other use
information for permitted, authorized, and actual
use.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Land Areas of the National Forest System
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Land Areas of the National Forest System
OFFICE:
U.S. Forest Service
Lands Staff
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Lands Staff collects data on the extent and
characteristics of forest, range and related lands within
the National Forest System.
DATA COVERAGE:
Data are available on the number of units and acreages
of National Forest, Purchase Units, National
Grasslands, Land Utilization Project Areas,
Experimental Forest Areas, Experimental Range
Areas, designated Experimental Areas, Wilderness
Areas, Primitive Areas, National Scenic Research
Areas, National Wild and Scenic Rivers Areas,
National Recreation Areas, National Game Refuges,
National Monument Areas, and other land areas,
water areas, and interests in land that are administered
by the Forest System or designated for administration
through the Forest System for Forest Service regions,
state and county, and congressional districts.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Gross and net areas are generated by survey and map
compilation. Other data are generated by census and
inventory.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Statistics are updated annually. Some data are
available from 1891 to present.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
All fifty states (containing Forest Service System
Lands), Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
CONTACT:
Philip S. Dunning, Computer/Program Analyst
U.S. Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 96090
Washington, D.C. 20090-6090
Phone: (202) 205-0843
FTS: 445-0843
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Land areas
of the National Forest System (annual).
Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
Land Ownership Status (LOS)
The LOS contains data on ownership, partial
interests, encumbrances, and use restrictions.
Data are geographically located by administrative
forest, proclaimed National Forest, state, county,
ranger district, congressional district, principal
meridian, township, range, and by map quad and
tract number for colonial metes and bounds areas.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Recreation Information Management System
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Recreation Information Management System
OFFICE:
U.S. Forest Service
Recreation, Cultural Resources and Wilderness
Management Staff
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Recreation Information Management (RIM)
System collects information on the use, condition, and
facilities of recreation sites within the over 191 million
acres of the U.S. Forest System.
DATA COVERAGE:
The following statistics are available by state, region,
and fiscal year: recreation visitor days by type of activity
(e.g. camping, hiking, whiter sports, hunting, fishing,
and nonconsumptive wildlife use); number of sites and
capacity by kind of site (e.g. boating, campgrounds,
skiing); recreation trail mileage by primary
management objective (motorized or non-motorized);
and service level (standard or less than standard) for
various types of trails (e.g. wilderness, National
Recreation Trails, National Scenic Trails, National
Historic Trails). In addition, a national recreation
directory is maintained that provides information on
campground location, size, elevation, number of
various types of units, and facilities.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data are extracted from user and entrance fee receipts
and non-fee visitation counts for lands and waters
administered by the Forest Service.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Statistics are updated annually at the end of the fiscal
year.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
All Forest Service owned land (over 191 million acres)
in the continental United States, Alaska, and Puerto
Rico.
CONTACT:
Robert M. Cron
Recreation, Cultural Resources and Wilderness
Management Staff - Fourth Floor Central
U.S.D A. Forest Service
P.O. Box 96090
Washington, B.C. 20090-6090
Phone: (202) 205-1408
FTS: 445-1408
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park
Service. Federal recreation fee report, including
Federal recreation visitation and fee data
(annual). A report to the Congress. Washington,
D.C.
DATABASE(S):
The RIM System (See Summary Program Description
and Data Coverage).
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Tree Planting in the United States
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Tree Planting in the United States
OFFICE:
U.S. Forest Service
State and Private Forestry (Cooperative Forestry)
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The program consists of a national summary of tree
planting in the United States.
DATA COVERAGE:
The Forest Service compiles data on the number of
.tree seedlings planted or seeded; acres of tree planting
(including acres seeded and acres of windbarriers
planted); acres of timber stand improvement; and
production of tree planting stock (including seedlings
produced for windbarrier stock). Data are categorized
by state and by ownership categories (federal, state,
other public, industrial, or nonindustrial private).
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data are reported to the Forest Service by state
forestry agencies, territories, and other federal
agencies.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected yearly.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
United States and territories.
CONTACT:
Robert D. Mangold
Nursery and Tree Improvement Specialist
U.S. Forest Service
P.O. Box 96090
Washington, D.C. 20090-6090
Phone: (202) 205-1379
FTS: 445-1379
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1991.
Tree planting in the United States - 1990 (and
earlier reports in this series). Washington, D.C.
DATABASE:
The data presented in the forest planting report come
from many sources. Tabular data are available upon
request.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Wildland Fire Statistics
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Wildland Fire Statistics
OFFICE:
U.S. Forest Service
Fire and Aviation Management Staff
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Fire and Aviation Management Staff collects data
on wildland fires on public and private lands
throughout the United States. They also, make
available the year-to-date data collected by the Boise
Interagency Fire Center.
DATA COVERAGE:
Data include: year-to-date and annual figures for
number of wildland fires and acres burned on public
and private lands. Origin of fires (lightning, human,
etc.) available for Forest Service lands only. Trend data
are available.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Actual counts of the number of wildfires and acres of
forest land burned.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected daily by the Boise Interagency Fire
Center and yearly by the Fire and Aviation Staff.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States.
CONTACT:
National Fire Prevention Officer
U.S. Forest Service
P.O. Box 96090
Washington, D.C. 20090-6090
Phone:(202)205-1498
FTS: 445-1498
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1989.
National forest fire report (annual). Washington,
D.C.
, Fire and Aviation Management Staff. 1989.
Forest fire statistics. Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
National Forest Fire Report Database.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey
OFFICE:
Bureau of the Census
Agriculture Division
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey is conducted
on a sample of the farms and ranches reporting
irrigation hi the Census of Agriculture to provide
detailed data relating to on-farm irrigation practices.
DATA COVERAGE:
The survey generates statistics on: total acres of farm
and ranch land irrigated; acres irrigated by category of
land use; acres and yield of irrigated and nonirrigated
crops; quantity of water applied; method of application
to selected crops; acres irrigated and quantity of water
used by source; acres irrigated by type of water
distribution systems; and number of irrigation wells
and pumps.
Also reported are irrigation expenditures for
maintenance and repair of irrigation equipment and
facilities; purchase of energy for on-farm pumping of
irrigation water; investment hi irrigation equipment,
facilities, and land improvement; and cost of water
received from off-farm water suppliers.
Additional information is provided on the number of
irrigated farms; depth and pumping capacity of wells
used; the number of pumps and quantity of energy used
hi irrigation; application of chemicals in irrigation;
timing of irrigation; and crop yields from irrigated
farms.
COLLECTION METHODS:
The survey is a probability sample of all irrigated farms
and ranches identified hi the Census of Agriculture,
except farms hi Alaska and Hawaii, plus horticultural
speciality and abnormal farms. The survey was
conducted by questionnaire. Two types of statistical
estimation procedures are used to account for
selection of survey sample and for nonresponse to the
questionnaire. Methodologies are more generally
described hi the publications listed below.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Farm and Ranch Irrigation Surveys were conducted hi
1979,1984, and 1988. The next survey is scheduled for
1993. Selected irrigation data for on-farm irrigation
have been collected hi the Census of Agriculture since
1890.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Estimates are made for the 27 leading irrigation States,
18 water resource areas, and the entire conterminous
United States.
CONTACT:
Dave Peterson
Special Surveys Branch, Agriculture Division
Bureau of the Census
Room 436, Iverson Mall
Washington, D.C. 20233
Phone:(301)763-8560
FTS: 763-8560
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
Public Information Office
Phone: (301) 763-1113
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Farm and ranch irrigation survey (1979), (1984),
(1988). Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey
Data are available on flexible diskettes,
computer tapes, compact disk read-only
memory (CD-ROM), and online access.
For information on these services and published
reports, contact Data User Services Division,
Customer Services, Bureau of the Census,
Washington, D.C. 20233 or call (301) 763-4100.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Annual Surveys of Government Finances and Government Employment
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Annual Surveys of Government Finances and Government Employment
OFFICE:
Bureau of the Census
Governments Division
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
These parallel surveys of state and local government
finances and employment cover all aspects of state and
local government activities and contain detailed data
for some specific activities that relate to the
environment.
DATA COVERAGE:
The finance survey variables include: functions and
services such as health, sanitation, environmental
services (natural resources, parks and recreation,
sewerage, and solid waste management), housing and
community development, and water utilities; character
and object items such as current operations,
construction and land and equipment; and revenue
items.
The employment survey variables are: employees
full-time, part-time, and full-time equivalent; payroll;
and functions that are the same as those described
under the finance survey.
The finance survey produces detailed data for
expenditures for both current operations and capital
outlay. The employment survey contains data for these
same functions, showing number of employees and
monthly payroll.
Both the finance and employment surveys are designed
primarily to generate data on the total activity of state
and local governments. This provides analysts with the
ability to determine the relationships among the
various functions of government comparing, for
example, education or police expenditures with
sewerage outlays or the percentage that any specific
function is of the total.
Trend data for both series are available in national
summations that go back to the early 1950s for
employment and early 1900s for finance data.
Individual government data for the largest units of
government (cities greater than 50,000 population,
counties greater than 100,000 population, and all the
state governments) follow relatively consistent
patterns for about the past 30 years.
COLLECTION METHODS:
The sample is the same for both surveys. It is a
stratified random sample of local governments in the
United States. Units include: all state governments;
all county governments with a population of 50,000
or more; all municipalities with a population of
25,000 or more; and other units of local government
that meet specified financial or functional criteria.
Estimates of major U.S. totals, such as total revenue
or total expenditures, are subject to a computed
sampling variability of less than one-half of one
percent. Other local government totals, such as
functional expenditures, are generally subject to
sampling variability of less than one percent.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Surveys are conducted annually.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
The data are aggregated to national totals and to totals
for each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia.
The surveys also publish data for large individual
governments such as county governments (population
greater than 100,000), municipal governments
(populations greater than 75,000), and each of the state
governments.
CONTACT:
Henry Wulf, Chief
Finance Branch, Governments Division
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Washington, D.C. 20233
Phone: (301) 763-7664
FTS: 763-7664
FAX: 763-8290
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
Concerning purchase of tapes, microfiche or
publications, call or write:
Customer Services
Data User Services Division
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Washington, D.C. 20233
Phone: (301) 763-4100
FAX: 763-4794
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Annual Surveys of Government Finances and Government Employment
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
State government finances. (Annual).
. City government finances, (annual).
. Government finances, (annual).
. County government finances, (annual).
. Public employment, (annual).
. City employment, (annual).
. County government employment, (annual).
DATABASE(S):
Annual Survey of Government Finance
File A is a data file for a sample of approximately
35,000 individual units of government containing
revenue, expenditures, debt, and assets for each
unit. File B is a data file for U.S. and state area
aggregations. The totals of each state area are
divided into eight different records (state and
local summation, state government only, local
government summation, county government
summation, municipal government summation,
township government summation, special district
government summation, and school district
summation). This file contains 416 records.
Annual Survey of Government Employment
This is a single data file for a. sample of
approximately 23,000 individual units of
government containing employment and payroll
data for the month of October. (Note: The
samples for the Annual Finance and Annual
Employment Surveys are the same. The
difference in the counts between Finance File A
and the Employment File is that the former
includes additional units in states where it was
possible to obtain universe data annually instead
of relying on the sample.)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Decennial Census of Population
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Decennial Census of Population
OFFICE:
Bureau of the Census
Population Division
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The decennial census provides a comprehensive set of
population statistics for the United States. Basic
demographic characteristics are collected on a
100-percent basis. Social and economic characteristics
arc collected from a large sample of all households and
persons in group quarters.
DATA COVERAGE:
The decennial census provides demographic (e.g., age,
race, sex, relationship, Hispanic origin), social (e.g.,
education, migration, ancestry, language), and
economic (e.g., occupation, industry, income, place of
work) characteristics of the population of the United
States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, the Northern Marianas, and Palau.
Trend data are available from previous decennial
censuses.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Basic demographic data are collected from
100-percent of the population. Social and economic
characteristics are collected from a large sample
approximately one-in-six in 1980 and 1990.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Decennial.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
The fifty states, the District of Columbia, and substate
areas such as counties, county subdivisions, cities,
towns, villages, and census tracts. Also covers Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the
Northern Marianas, and Palau.
CONTACT:
Philip N. Fulton
Assistant Division Chief for Census Programs
Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Washington, D.C. 20233
Phone: (301) 763-7890
FTS: 763-7890
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
The results of the Census of Population are issued in
various forms; printed reports, computer tape files,
CD-ROM, and microfiche. Computer tape files are
designed to provide statistics with greater detail than
is feasible or desirable to provide in printed and
microfiche reports. Many computer tape files also are
released on CD-ROM. Census reports are issued on a
flow basis for several years after the decennial census
is completed. Several publications of the 1990 census
have been released:
P.L. 94-171, Population Counts In accordance with
Public Law (P.L.) 94-171, the Census Bureau has
provided population tabulations to all States for
legislative reapportionment/redistricting.
Summary Tape File (STF) 1-A - Complete count
population and housing data summarized for
states, counties, county subdivisions, places,
census tracts, block numbering areas, and block
groups.
Summary Population and Housing Characteristics
(CPH-1) reports Complete count population
and housing data derived from STF 1-A for states,
counties, county subdivisions, and places.
The Census Bureau is in the process of releasing STF
1-B U.S. Summary File, and STF 2 Census Tracts and
soon will begin releasing General Population
Characteristics STF 1-C. STF 3, which presents social,
economic, and detailed housing characteristics for
geographic areas comparable to STF 1-A, and STF 4,
which is the geographic counterpart to STF 2, will be
released in 1992.
Customized special tabulations of census data may be
obtained on a cost reimbursable basis.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Decennial Census of Population
DATABASE(S):
CENDATA
CENDATA is the Census Bureau's online
information service. It is available through two
information vendors, CompuServe and DIALOG.
For more information, contact:
Data User Services Division
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Washington, D.C. 20233
Phone: (301) 763-2074
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National and Subnational Population Estimates and National and State Population Projections
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National and Subnational Population Estimates and National and State
Population Projections
OFFICE:
Bureau of the Census
Population Division
Population Estimates and Projections Branches
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Population Estimates and Projections Branches
produce current estimates of the U.S. population (the
fifty states, the District of Columbia, the counties,
incorporated areas, Puerto Rico, and the territories)
and project the future population.
DATA COVERAGE:
Statistics include: estimates of the total, resident, and
civilian population of the United States and by state,
with components of change; estimates of national and
state population by age, sex, race, and/or Hispanic
origin; projections of future population by age and sex
for states and by age, sex, race, and/or Hispanic origin
for the United States; yearly estimates of county
population; biennial estimates of the population of
incorporated places and functional minor civil
divisions; and estimates of populations of metropolitan
and nonmetropolitan areas; population migration by
region; population density; and population growth rate.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Estimates of the U.S. population are derived by
updating the total population including Armed Forces
overseas at the time of the last census, year by year,
through the components of population change. State
population totals are estimated using vital statistics,
school enrollment, internal migration (based on
Federal income tax data), net international migration,
and Medicare enrollment. State estimates for age and
sex are developed by a procedure that carries forward
the decennial census data for each single year of age by
state, and allows for births, deaths, and net migration.
Net migration is estimated using school enrollment to
obtain a school-age migration rate, which is then
converted to rates for single years of age. The
methodology to develop household estimates is based
on national trends and estimated state trends in adult
population per household, and on estimates of adult
population for states. For detailed descriptions of
specific methodologies, see reports referenced hi
Publications.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are updated annually.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States.
CONTACTS:
For national estimates:
Frederick W. Hollmann
Population Projections Branch
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Washington, D.C. 20233
Phone: (301) 763-7950
FTS: 763-7950
For national projections:
Jennifer Day
Population Projections Branch
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Washington, D.C. 20233
Phone: (301) 763-1902
FTS: 763-1902
For subnational estimates:
Mike Batutis, Chief
Population Estimates Branch
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Washington, D.C. 20233
Phone: (301) 763-7722
FTS: 763-7722
For state projection statistics:
Greg Spencer, Chief
Population Projections Branch
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Washington, D.C. 20233
Phone: (301) 763-1902
FTS: 763-1902
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contacts.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National and Subnational Population Estimates and National and State Population Projections
PUBLICATIONS:
Byerly, E. 1990. State population and household
estimates: July 1, 1989. Current Population
Reports, Series P-25, No. 1058. Washington,
D.C.: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
Census.
Holhnann, F.W. 1990. United States population
estimates, by age, sex, and race, and Hispanic
origin: 1980 to 1988. Current Population Reports,
Series P-25, No. 1045. Washington, D.C.:
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
. 1990. U.S. population estimates, by age, sex, and
race, and Hispanic origin: 1989. Current
Population Reports, Series P-25, No. 1057.
Washington, D.C.: Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census.
Spenser, G. 1989. Projections of the population of the
United States by age, sex, and race: 1988-2080.
Current Population Reports, Series P-25, No.
1018. Washington, D.C.: Department of
Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Starsinic, D.E. & R.L. Forstall. 1989. Patterns of
metropolitan area and county population growth:
1980-1987. Current Population Reports, Series
P-25, No. 1039. Washington, D.C.: Department of
Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Wetrogen, S.I. 1990. Projections of the population of
states by age, sex, and race: 1989-2010. Current
Population Reports, Series P-25, No. 1053.
Washington, D.C.: Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
1990. Population estimates for metropolitan
statistical areas, July 1, 1988, 1987, and 1986.
Current Population Reports, Series P-26, No.
1088-B. Washington. D.C.
. 1988 population and 1987 per capita income
estimates for counties and incorporated places.
Current Population Reports, Series P-26, No.
88-(region).Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
CENDATA
The Census Bureau's online information service
is available through two information vendors,
CompuServe and DIALOG, and on tape and
diskette. For more information, contact:
Data User Services Division
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Washington, D.C. 20233
Phone: (301) 763-2074
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fJBWTMfeNT OF COMMERCE
Survey of Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Survey of Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures
OFFICE:
Bureau of the Census
Industry Division
Special Surveys Branch
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The survey collects information on annual operating
costs and capital expenditures for pollution abatement
activities in manufacturing industries. The survey was
started in 1973 and has been conducted annually
except for 1987. The survey provides estimates of
pollution abatement spending for detailed levels of
industrial classification.
DATA COVERAGE:
Estimates of pollution abatement operating costs and
capital expenditures are made for manufacturing
plants with 20 employees or more (except the apparel
group). Detailed estimates are provided by pollution
type and for the following three-digit standard
industrial classification (SIC) industries: food and
kindred products; tobacco manufacturers; textile mill
products; lumber and wood products; furniture and
fixtures; paper and allied products; printing and
publishing; chemicals and allied products; petroleum
and coal products; rubber and miscellaneous plastics
products; leather and leather products; stone, clay,
and glass products; primary metal industries;
fabricated metal products; machinery, except
electrical; electric and electronic equipment;
transportation equipment; instruments and related
products; and miscellaneous manufacturing
industries. Detail is also provided for expenditures by
sector, for industries by four-digit SIC codes, and for
States by two-digit SIC codes. Capital expenditures
are provided for air and water pollution abatement by
abatement technique (changes-in-production
processes and end-of-line techniques), for air
pollution abatement by type of pollution abated, and
for hazardous and nonhazardous solid waste
management. Operating costs include labor,
depreciation, materials and supplies, services,
equipment leasing, and other costs. Costs recovered
by manufacturing plants from their pollution
abatement activities are also given.
COLLECTION METHODS:
The probability sample includes about 20,000
manufacturing plants. The sample is selected as a
subsample of the Annual Survey of Manufacturers
which represents about 360,000 plants in the country.
The probability of selection is based on the plant size
in terms of total value of shipments. Response to the
survey is about ninety percent.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Except for 1987, when no survey was conducted, data
have been collected annually since 1973.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
The sample is selected to represent the entire United
States. Estimates are given also for states and regions,
but with less detail.
CONTACT:
Janet Shapiro
Survey Statistician
Industry Division
Bureau of the Census
Washington, D.C. 20233
Phone: (301) 763-1755
FTS: 763-1755
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
1990. Manufacturers' pollution abatement capital
expenditures and operating costs. Current
Industrial Reports MA200(88)-1, and earlier
reports in this series. Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
None available for public access.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Classified Shellfishing Watere
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Classified Shellfishing Waters
OFFICE:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Ocean Service
Office of OceanResource Conservation and Assessment
Strategic Environmental Assessment Division
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Classified shellfishing waters are monitored- as an
indicator of bacterial water quality nationwide. Waters
are classified for the commercial harvest of oysters, clams,
and mussels based on the presence of actual or potential
pollution sources and coliform bacteria levels in surface
waters. Each shellfish-producing state classifies its
waters in accordance with guidelines established by
the National Shellfish Sanitation Program.
DATA COVERAGE:
Approximately 2,000 classified shellfishing areas are
defined by name, location (nautical chart number, estuary,
state, region), classification (approved, prohibited,
conditionally approved, or restricted), size, and pollution
sources (identified for all non-approved areas).
Trends in classification by region from 1966 to 1990
and by selected estuaries in the northeast, southeast,
Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific from 1971 to 1990 are
available. Areas that were reclassified because of
improved or diminished water quality are
distinguished from those that were reclassified as a
result of improved monitoring.
Data also are collected on administration of state
programs, including: identification of state agencies
responsible for monitoring waters, assigning
classification, analyzing water samples, etc.; number of
personnel; budgets; number of sampling stations;
frequency of sampling; and other factors that may
influence classification.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data are collected by questionnaire and followed by
interviews. Classifications are noted on 265 Nautical
Charts (NOS 1:80,000).
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data were compiled in 1966, 1971, 1974, 1980, 1985,
and 1990. The next survey is scheduled for 1995.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
East, West, and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
CONTACT:
Eric Slaughter
Environmental Analyst
NOAA, N/ORCA
6001 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 443-8843
FTS: 443-8843
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration. 1989. The quality
of shellfish growing waters on the West Coast.
Rockville, MD: Strategic Assessment Branch.
-. 1991. The 1990 national shellfish register of
classified estuarine waters. Rockville, MD:
Strategic Assessment Branch.
Leonard, D.L., M.A. Broutman, and K.E. Harkness.
1989. The quality of shellfish growing waters on
the East Coast of the United States. Rockville,
MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
Broutman, M.A. and D.L. Leonard. 1988. National
estuarine inventory: The quality of shellfish
growing waters in the Gulf of Mexico. Rockville,
MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
. 1986. National estuarine inventory: Classified
shellfish growing waters by estuary. Rockville, MD:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administratioa
DATABASE(S):
National Shellfish Register
This database contains shellfish area name,
size, classification, chart number, state, and region.
Also included are pollution sources, contact persons,
budget data, and sampling stations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Rsherios Statistics Program
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Fisheries Statistics Program
OFFICE:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service
Office of Research and Environmental Information
Fishery Statistics Division, F/RE1
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Fishery Statistics Division develops and maintains
a national collection of statistics (biological, economic,
and sociological) on domestic commercial and
recreational fisheries, as well as joint ventures and
foreign catch in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone
(EEZ). It maintains data files on the processing,
freezing, and holding of fishery products, and monthly
information on imports and exports of fishery
products. The Division also aids in developing policies
and operational guidelines for the coordinated
collection and publication of basic fishery statistics. It
develops, implements, and manages computerized
data systems for handling, archiving, and retrieving
statistical databases.
DATA COVERAGE:
The following data are collected: monthly and annual
commercial landings (catch) in pounds and value by
species, state, county, year, waterbody, and distance
from shore; annual operating units and number of
vessels and fishermen by state, year, and country;
annual processed products data by state, county, plant,
species, and type of processing; annual world catch by
species, country, and area; weekly shrimp imports by
country and count size; and recreational finfish
saltwater catch by species and geographic area.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Commercial data are obtained through census of first
buyers of seafood, review of logbooks, intercept
surveys, and reporting by observers. Recreational data
are collected through extensive telephone and
intercept surveys designed as a stratified random
sample. Approximately 44,000 households in coastal
counties are contacted for the telephone survey.
On-site interviews are conducted with as many as
56,000 marine recreational anglers for an intercept
survey.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected daily, monthly, and/or yearly
depending on subject and area covered.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
All commercial catch by U.S. flag-vessels landed hi the
continental United States, Puerto Rico, and other
ports outside the fifty states. Recreational information
covers only marine waters.
CONTACT:
Mark Holliday
Fishery Statistics Division, F/RE1
National Marine Fisheries Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1335 East West Hwy., Rm. 8313
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 713-2328
FTS: 427-2328
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Marine
Fisheries Service. 1984. Marine recreational
fishery statistic survey, Pacific Coast, 1979-1980.
CurrentFisheryStatisticsNo.8392.Washington,D.C.
. 1987. Marine recreational fishery statistic survey,
Pacific Coast, 1986. Current Fishery Statistics No.
8393. Washington, D.C.
-. 1991. Fisheries of the United States 1990, and
earlier reports in this series. Current Fishery
Statistics No. 8900. Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
Databases are maintained by field offices of the
National Fisheries Service and the Fisheries Statistics
Division in Silver Spring, MD.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Living Marine Resources
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Living Marine Resources
OFFICE:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Ocean Service
Office of Ocean Resource Conservation and Assessment
Strategic Environmental Assessment Division
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Living Marine Resources Program gathers data
from published sources on spatial and temporal
distributions of marine species (invertebrates, fishes,
seabirds, and mammals). Information includes
distributions by life stage, statistics on commercial
harvest, and status of seabird colonies. In 1990,
additional information was gathered on sampling
programs.
DATA COVERAGE:
Gulf of Mexico: spatial and temporal distributions for
adult, juvenile, and reproductive life stages of 73
species of invertebrates and fishes.
Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Harvest: 1960-1988 (by month)
harvest weight for seven shrimp species.
Gulf of Mexico estuaries: spatial and temporal
distributions for adult, juvenile, reproductive, larval
and egg life stages of 44 species of invertebrates and
fishes in 25 estuaries.
Bering, Chukchi, andBeaufortSeas: spatial and temporal
distributions for adult and juvenile stages of 102
species of invertebrates, fishes and marine mammals.
West Coast: spatial and temporal distributions for
adult, juvenile, and reproductive life stages of 130
species of invertebrates, fishes, and marine mammals.
Southeast estuaries: spatial and temporal distributions
for adult, juvenile, reproductive, larval and egg life
stages of 40 species of invertebrates and fishes in 20
estuaries.
Alaska seabird colonies: populations of thirty species
of seabirds within 1,300 individual colonies.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data are compiled from published literature and
agency databases.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Ongoing.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire U.S., Exclusive Economic Zone including
Alaska, excluding Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and
protectorates.
CONTACTS:
Tom LaPointe, Operations Research Analyst
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
6001 Executive Blvd, Room 220
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 443-0453
FTS: 443-0453
Robert Wolotira, Fisheries Biologist
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
6001 Executive Blvd, Room 220
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 443-0453
FTS: 443-0453
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contacts.
PUBLICATIONS:
Bulger, A.J., B.P. Hayden, M.E. Monaco, and M.G.
McCormick-Ray. 1989. Towards a biogeographic
estuarine salinity * classification. Rockville,
MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
Monaco, M.E., T. Czapla, D.M. Nelson, and
M. Pattilo. 1989. Estuarine living marine
resources project: Texas component. Rockville,
MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
Monaco, M.E. and R.L. Emmett. 1988. Living marine
resources program: Estuarine living marine
resources project: Washington state component.
Rockville, MD: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
Monaco, M.E. 1986. National estuarine inventory:
Living marine resources component preliminary
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Living Marina Resources
West Coast study. Rockville, MD: National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Ray, G.C., M.G. McCormick-Ray, J.A. Dobbin, D.N.
Ehler, and DJ. Basta. 1980. Eastern United
States coastal and ocean zones data atlas.
Washington, D.C.: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Strategic Assessment
Branch. 1989. Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort
Seas, coastal, and ocean zones strategic
assessment: Data atlas. Washington, DC:
Government Printing Office.
, Strategic Assessment Branch and Northwest and
Alaska Fisheries Center. 1988. West Coast of
North America strategic assessment: Data atlas,
marine mammal volume, pre-publication edition
Rockville, MD: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
, Strategic Assessment Branch and Southeast
Fisheries Center. 1986. Gulf of Mexico coastal
and ocean zones strategic assessment: Data atlas.
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office.
DATABASE(S):
Computer Mapping and Analysis System (CMAS)
CMAS is a geo-referenced database. It requires
a Macintosh microcomputer. For more
information, see Contacts.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Climatic Data Center
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Climatic Data Center
OFFICE:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Environmental Satellite and Data
Information Service
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) collects,
processes, and archives meteorological and
climatological data from a global network of stations.
Records begin in the mid-19th century and continue to
the present.
DATA COVERAGE:
Climatic variables (e.g., temperature, precipitation,
solar radiation, storms, wind, and floods) are
summarized for both short-term and long-term
periods of record. Data are available in published
form, on microfiche, or on magnetic tape. Derived
values relating to growing season and heating and
cooling degree days are also produced. Special
statistical summaries of actual and derived values of
meteorological elements over the world's oceans as
well as summaries used hi the study of air pollution are
available.
COLLECTION METHODS:
For about four decades, NCDC has been receiving
climatic data from across the United States and around
the globe. Principal sources in the United States are
the National Weather Service (NWS), the Federal
Aviation Administration, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S.
Navy, and the U.S. Coast Guard. The NWS's
Cooperative Station Network is comprised mainly of
10,000 volunteer observers and has been recording
daily records since the 1800's. As aircraft began to fill
the skies, information on the upper atmosphere was
needed. Balloon-borne instruments radioed data;
radars began to probe the clouds; rockets reached the
fringes of the atmosphere; weather satellites, both
geo-stationary and polar orbiting, now continuously
watch and record the weather. Technical
advancements led NCDC to archive some of their data
on CD-ROM's so that users could look at a large
amount of climatic data at one tune. The NCDC plans
to archive new datasets using the latest technical
advances available, such as AS OS, Profiler,
NEXRAD, and STORM.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Observations are taken at varying intervals, from every
fifteen minutes to once per month. Collections are
daily or monthly depending on type and source of
information.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Global land and sea, but coverage is primarily U.S. and
dependencies, especially for summarized data.
CONTACT:
National Climatic Data Center
Federal Building
Asheville,NC 28801
Phone: (704) 259-0682
FTS: 672-0682
Climate Research Requests:
Phone: (704) 259-0994
FTS: 672-0994
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration. 1988. Selective
guide to climatic data sources. Key to
meteorological records documentation No. 4.11.
Washington, D.C.: National Environmental
Satellite Data and Information Service'.
. (monthly and annual). Climatological data (by
state).
. (monthly). Climatic data for the world.
. (monthly). Storm data.
DATABASE(S):
NCDC's data and information are available to the
public. Data are in manuscript, or on magnetic tape or
floppy disk. See "Selective guide to climatic data
sources" for a complete list of databases and data sets.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Climatic Data Center
NCDC has established a Research Customer Service
to assist researchers with data needs and requests.
Consultation is provided in the areas of data set
availability, applicability of data to a particular
research project, and data set limitations. For more
information on this service, see Contact.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Coastal Pollutant Discharge Inventory Program
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Coastal Pollutant Discharge Inventory Program
OFFICE:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Ocean Service
Office of OceanResource Conservation and Assessment
Strategic Environmental Assessments Division
Pollutant Source Characterization Branch
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The National Coastal Pollutant Discharge Inventory
(NCPDI) Program is a series of database development
and analytical activities within the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration's Strategic
Assessment Program of coastal and estuarine areas.
The cornerstone of the program is a comprehensive
database and computational framework that has been
developed over the last nine years. The database
contains pollutant loading estimates for all major
categories of point, nonpoint, and riverine sources
located in coastal counties or the 200-mile Exclusive
Economic Zone that discharge to the estuarine,
coastal, and oceanic waters of the contiguous U.S.
(excluding the Great Lakes).
DATA COVERAGE:
The pollutant discharge estimates in the NCPDI are
made for the following base years for each coastal
component: East Coast -1982; West Coast -1984; and
Gulf Coast -1987. The estimates can be considered to
approximate pollutant discharge conditions for a five-
year period around the base year. Estimates are made
for nine major source categories and 17 pollutants.
Source categories include: point sources; urban
nonpoint sources; nonurban nonpoint sources;
irrigation return flow; oil and gas operations; marine
transportation operations; accidental spills; and
dredging operations. Pollutant parameters include:
flow (wastewater flow or surface runoff);
oxygen-demanding materials (BOD); particulate
matter; nutrients (total nitrogen and phosphorus);
metals (arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron,
lead, mercury, and zinc); petroleum hydrocarbons (oil
and grease); pesticides (35 compounds); pathogens
(fecal coliform bacteria); and wastewater treatment
sludges. The pollutant estimates can be aggregated by
county, USGS hydrologic cataloging unit, or estuarine
watershed.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Estimates are based on a combination of computed
methodologies and actual monitored observations. For
detailed descriptions of the methodologies, the reader
is directed to the various reports listed under
Publications.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Estimates are seasonal (winter, spring, summer, and
fall) for a base year. Updated discharge estimates for
1987 for the coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico and for
1989 for the East Coast are being prepared.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Coastal areas of the continental United States,
excluding the Great Lakes.
CONTACT:
Daniel R. Farrow, Chief
Pollutant Sources Characterization Branch
NOAA
6001 Executive Blvd., Room 220
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 443-0454
FTS: 443-0454
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Arnold, F.D. and D.G. Farrow. 1987. The national
coastal pollutant discharge inventory: Pollutant
discharge concentrations for industrial point
sources. Rockville, MD: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
Arnold, F.D., J.A. Lowe and D.G. Farrow. 1988. The
coastal pollutant discharge inventory: Analysis of
pollutant discharges from West Coast point
sources (Draft). Rockville, MD: National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Coastal Pollutant Discharge Inventory Program
Basta, D J., B.T. Bower, C.N. Ehler, F.D. Arnold, B.P.
Chambers, and D.G. Farrow. 1985. The national
coastal pollutant discharge inventory. Rockville,
MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
Farrow, D.G., F.D. Arnold, M.L. Lombardi, M.B.
Main and P.D. Eichelberger. 1986. The national
coastal pollutant discharge inventory: Estimates
for Long Island Sound. Rockville, MD: National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Main, M.B., D.G. Farrow and F.D. Arnold. 1987. The
national coastal pollutant discharge inventory:
Publicly owned treatment works hi coastal areas
of the USA (Draft). Rockville, MD: National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Pachcco, P.A., D.R.G. Farrow, T. Manuelides and
S.O. Rohmann. 1989. The national coastal
pollutant discharge inventory: Point source
discharges in coastal areas of AlabamaA
summary by estuarine watershed for 1987.
Rockville, MD: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
. 1989. The national coastal pollutant discharge
inventory: Point source discharges hi coastal
areas of MississippiA summary by estuarine
watershed for 1987. Rockville, MD: National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
. 1989. The national coastal pollutant discharge
inventory: Point source discharges hi coastal
areas of TexasA summary by estuarine
watershed for 1987. Rockville, MD: National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Pait, A.S., D.G. Farrow, J.A. Lowe and P.A. Pacheco.
1989. The national coastal pollutant discharge
inventory: Agricultural pesticide use hi estuarine
drainage areasA preliminary summary for
selected pesticides. Rockville, MD: National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Rohmann, S.O. 1989. The national coastal pollutant
discharge inventory: Pollutant discharges to
coastal areasImproving upstream source
estimates. Rockville, MD: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
Strategic Assessment Branch. 1986. The national
coastal pollutant discharge inventory: Discharge
summaries for New Jersey. Rockville, MD:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
. 1986. The national coastal pollutant discharge
inventory: Nutrient discharge estimates by
estuary (Draft). Rockville, MD: National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
1988. The national coastal pollutant discharge
inventory: Estimates for Columbia River.
Rockville, MD: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
1988. The national coastal pollutant discharge
inventory: Estimates for Puget Sound. Rockville,
MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
1988. The national coastal pollutant discharge
inventory: Estimates for San Francisco Bay.
Rockville, MD: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
1988. The national coastal pollutant discharge
inventory: Estimates for Santa Monica Bay, San
Pedro Bay, and San Diego Bay. Rockville, MD:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
1988. The national coastal pollutant discharge
inventory: Summary of pollutant discharges in
coastal areas of the New York Bight. Rockville,
MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
DATABASE(S):
The National Coastal Pollutant Discharge Inventory
Agricultural Pesticide Use hi Coastal Areas
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Status and Trends Program
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Status and Trends Program
OFFICE:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Ocean Service
Office of Ocean Resource Conservation and Assessment
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Beginning in 1984, NOAA undertook the task of
providing information on the status and trends of
environmental quality in estuarine and coastal areas.
The program defines the geographic distribution of
contaminant concentrations in tissues of marine
organisms and in sediments.
DATA COVERAGE:
Status and trends data are available from the Mussel
Watch and Benthic Surveillance for four major
elements, twelve trace elements, DDT and its
metabolites, selected chlorinated pesticides, selected
PCB congeners, approximately twenty-two
polyaromatic hydrocarbons, and ancillary sediment
and tissue parameters.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Samples have been collected since 1984 at about fifty
Benthic Surveillance sites and since 1986 at about
150 Mussel Watch sites. Sediment samples are
collected at all sites. At Benthic Surveillance sites,
benthic fishes are collected and their livers excised
and stored for subsequent chemical analysis. At
Mussel Watch sites, bivalve mollusks are collected
for analysis.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected annually.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
National coverage of all coasts including Alaska and
Hawaii.
CONTACT:
Thomas P. O'Connor, Manager
National Status and Trends Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
6001 Executive Blvd.
Ocean Assessments Division
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 443-8655
FTS: 443-8655
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration. 1991. National
Status and Trends Program for Marine
Environmental Quality progress report. Second
summary of chemical contaminants in sediments
from the National Status and Trends Program.
NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS OMA 59.
Washington, D.C.
. 1990. Coastal environmental quality hi the
United States, 1990. Chemical contamination in
sediments and tissues. A Special NOAA 20th
Anniversary Report. Washington, D.C.: National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
-. 1990. The potential for biological effects of
sediment-sorbed contaminants tested in the
National Status and Trends Program. NOAA
Technical Memorandum NOS OMA 52. Seattle,
WA.
. 1989. National status and trends program for
marine environmental quality progress report. A
summary of data on tissue contamination from
the first three years (1986-1988) of the mussel
watch project. NOAA Technical Memorandum
NOS OMA 49. Washington, D.C.
. 1988. National status and trends program for
marine environmental quality progress
report. A summary of selected data on
chemical contaminants in sediments collected
during 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1987. NOAA
Technical Memorandum NOS OMA 44.
Washington, D.C.
-. 1988. PCB and chlorinated pesticide
contamination in U.S. fish and shellfish: A
historical assessment report. NOAA Technical
Memorandum NOS OMA 39. Washington, D.C.
. 1987. National status and trends program for
marine environmental quality progress report. A
summary of selected data on chemical
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Status and Trends Program
contaminants in tissues collected during 1984,
1985, and 1986. NOAA Technical Memorandum
NOS OMA 38. Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
National Status and Trends Database
This database contains all data for site and station
information and chemical concentrations of all
matrices for the Mussel Watch and Benthic
Surveillance programs.
For more information contact:
National Status and Trends Program
NOAA
6001 Executive Blvd.
Rockville,MD 20852
Phone: (301) 443-8655
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Month and State Current Emissions Trends
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Month and State Current Emissions Trends
OFFICE:
Argonne National Laboratory
Energy and Environmental Systems Division
Policy and Economic Analysis Group
Energy Policy Section
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Month and State Current Emissions Trends
(MSCET) program provides emissions estimates for
nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and nonmethane
volatile organic compounds. The data set can be
used to monitor regional and/or seasonal emissions
trends or trends for specific emission source groups.
DATA COVERAGE:
National and sectoral emissions estimates for nitrogen
oxides, sulfur dioxide, and nonmethane volatile
organic compounds are generated for all states in the
contiguous United States. The database contains
emissions data estimated by month and state for 68
emission source groups. Six general emission
categories are: electric utilities, industrial fuel
combustion, commercial/residential fuel combustion,
industrial processes, transportation, and miscellaneous.
The database has been updated to include the National
Acid Precipitation Assessment Program's emissions
inventory.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Emissions are estimated from fuel consumption and
economic activity data. The fuel consumption data are
taken from Department of Energy and Energy
Information Administration data tapes and reports.
Economic activity data are taken from various
economic statistics reports, most frequently the
Bureau of Economic Analysis publication Survey of
Current Business. A detailed description of the
methodology is presented in Kohout et.al., 1990.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Monthly fuel consumption and economic activity data
are collected annually, and preliminary data are
updated as they become available. Emissions are
estimated twice: a preliminary "flash" estimate early in
the following calendar year, and a final estimate about
six months later.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C.
CONTACT:
Don Miller
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439-4815
Phone: (708) 972-3946, (708) 972-3748
FTS: 972-3946, FTS 972-3748
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Kohout, E.J., D.J. Miller, L.A. Nieves, D.S. Rothman,
C.L. Saricks, F. Stodolsky and D.A. Hanson.
1990. Current emission trends for nitrogen
oxides, sulfur dioxide, and volatile organic
compounds by month and state: Methodology
and results. Argonne National Laboratory
Report, ANL/EAIS/TM-25. Argonne, IL.
DATABASE(S):
Month and State Current Emissions Trends (MSCET)
Database
The MSCET database contains emissions
estimates by state and month for 1975 to 1988 for
68 emission source groups. Data are available in
ASCII, SAS, or tab-delimited formats on
magnetic tape, floppy diskettes, or hardcopy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Energy Information Center
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Energy Information Center
OFFICE:
Energy Information Administration
National Energy Information Center
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is the
Department of Energy's independent statistical and
analytical agency, with a mandate to collect and publish
data and prepare analyses on energy production,
consumption, prices, and resources, and projections of
energy supply and demand.
DATA COVERAGE:
EIA collects and disseminates data on energy sources;
reserves; total production; consumption by source, by
end use sector, per capita, and per GNP dollar; energy
imports and exports; and related economic and
statistical information, both historical and forecasted
(e.g., energy efficiency indicators). Trends in the
production of specific fuel types (e.g., coal,oil, natural
gas, nuclear, hydroelectric power, and certain
renewable energy sources) and production of
electricity by source are available.
COLLECTION METHODS:
The methods for generating energy statistics, which are
varied, are described in Appendix E. of the Annual
Energy Review. They include survey reporting by
energy production, transmission, and distribution
companies and end users, and calculations and
estimations made by EIA.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected monthly, quarterly, yearly,
biennially, and triennially.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States and some global.
CONTACT:
National Energy Information Center
U.S. Department of Energy
Forrestal Building, 1F-048
Washington, D.C. 20585
Phone: (202) 586-8800
FTS: 896-8800
TDD: (202) 586-1181
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Energy, Energy Information
Administration. 1991. Annual energy review
1990 (and early reports in this series).
DOE/EIA-0384(90). Washington, D.C.
-. 1990. Annual energy outlook 1990 with
projections to 2010. Washington, D.C.
. 1990. EIA Publications Directory 1977-1989.
Distribution Category UC-98. DOE/EIA - 0149
(77-89). Washington, D.C.
Also available are monthly, quarterly, and annual
reports by energy source and triennial reports on
energy consumption.
DATABASE(S):
See the National Technical Information Service
(NTIS) Catalog of "Energy Data files" and "Energy
Modeling Programs" prepared by the Energy
Information Administration. Both available from
NTIS or the EIA.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Carbon Dioxide information Analysis Center
OFFICE:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Environmental Sciences Division
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The objective of the Carbon Dioxide Information
Analysis Center (CDIAC) is to compile, evaluate, and
distribute information related to carbon dioxide (CO2)
in support of the Department of Energy's Carbon
Dioxide Research Program (CDRP). To accomplish
this objective, CDIAC identifies researchers' needs for
data, models, and information; obtains, evaluates, and
ensures the quality of the information; and works with
other national and international data centers as well as
with individual researchers to promote and facilitate
the exchange of data. CDIAC supports the data and
information needs of researchers studying the effects
of increasing atmospheric CO2 on climate, carbon
cycle processes, and resources.
DATA COVERAGE:
Variables measured and analyzed include any
COa-related or greenhouse gas-related parameter.
Trend data include: atmospheric CO2 and methane
concentrations from surface monitoring sites and
from ice cores; CO2 emissions resulting from fossil
fuel consumption and cement production; historical
land use data in Southeast Asia; long-term
temperature and precipitation, cloudiness, and
sunshine records for the United States; global and
hemispheric temperature anomalies; dust veil indices;
umbral/penumbral ratios; and radiocarbon data from
oceanographic cruises.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data sets that are archived and distributed by CDIAC
have either been sent to CDIAC voluntarily by the
collecting agency or researcher or have been sent to
CDIAC as a result of contracts made by CDIAC.
CDIAC identifies data sets critical to greenhouse and
global warming issues by conducting surveys of
researchers and users of CDIAC's data products;
contacting researchers and agencies addressing global
warming issues; attending scientific conferences and
symposia; and soliciting suggestions from DOE
managers. CDIAC does not impose format restrictions
on individuals and agencies that archive data at
CDIAC. CDIAC accepts the data in whatever form
(i.e., hardcopy, dBASE files, LOTUS files, flat ASCII
files) is most convenient for the contributor.
Irrespective of the source, CDIAC reviews all data
sent to CDIAC before documenting and distributing
the data set. These reviews, which are often
extensive, involve consultation with the contributing
agency or researcher. CDIAC does not correct or
distribute any data sets or computer models without
the written consent of the contributing individual or
agency.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
The frequency of data collection with the CDRP
program ranges from hourly (e.g., atmospheric CO2
concentrations) to decennial (e.g., land use changes in
Southeast Asia).
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Global.
CONTACT:
Paul Kanciruk, Director
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O. Box 2008
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6335
Phone: (615) 574-0390
FTS: 624-0390
FAX: (615) 574-2232
FAX FTS: 624-2232
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
Contact Sonja B. Jones at the address and phone
numbers listed above.
PUBLICATIONS:
Boden, T.A., P. Kanciruk, and M.P. Farrell. 1990.
Trends '90: A compendium of data on global
change. ORNL/CDIAC-36. Oak Ridge, TN: Oak
Ridge National Laboratory, Carbon Dioxide
Information Analysis Center.
Burtis, M.D. (ed.). 1989. Carbon Dioxide Information
Analysis Center catalog of data bases and reports.
Environmental Sciences Division Publication No.
3477. Oak Ridge, TN: Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, Carbon Dioxide Information
Analysis Center.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Quinlan, F.T., T.R. Karl, and C.N. Williams, Jr. 1987.
CDIAC numeric data collection: United States
historical climatology network (HCN) serial
temperature and precipitation data. NDP-019.
Oak Ridge, TN: Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center.
DATABASE(S):
All reports and data packages described in the above
reports are available on request. For a complete listing
and description of CDIAC databases, order "CDIAC
Communications" from the contact listed above.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Integrated Data Base Program
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Integrated Data Base Program
OFFICE:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management and
Office of Environmental Restoration and
Waste Management
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Integrated Data Base Program (IDE) maintains
data on all spent radioactive fuel and waste in the
United States.
DATA COVERAGE:
The radioactive materials considered are: spent fuel,
high-level waste, transuranic waste, low-level waste,
mixed waste, commercial uranium mill tailings,
remedial action waste, and decommissioning waste.
For each category, current and projected inventories
are given through the year 2020, and the radioactivity
and thermal power are calculated based on reported
or estimated isotopic compositions. In addition,
characteristics and current inventories are reported
for miscellaneous, highly radioactive materials that
may require geologic disposal.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Yearly query of national DOE lead sites for each waste
type and occasional direct inquiry of individual
generator/storage sites.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected annually.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States.
CONTACT:
Jerry A. Klein, Program Manager
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O. Box 2003
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-7358
Phone: (615) 574-6823
FTS: 624-6823
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Energy. 1991. Integrated database for
1991
. U.S. spent fuel and radioactive waste inventories,
projections, and characteristics (and earlier
reports in this series). Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
Various working databases are maintained at Oak
Ridge National Laboratory. Information is available
on a case-by-case basis.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
OFFICE:
National Center for Health Statistics
Office of Vital and Health Statistics Systems
Division of Health Examination Statistics
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The National Health Survey Act of 1956 provided for
the establishment and continuation of a National
Health Survey to obtain information about the health
status of the population in the United States. The
National Center for Health Statistics is responsible for
this program. During the 1960s three Health
Examination Surveys (HES Cycle I, II, and III) were
conducted on probability samples of the civilian,
non-institutionalized population of the United States.
A nutritional component was included in subsequent
health examination surveys: the first National Health
and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I)
conducted during 1971-75, NHANES II conducted
during 1976-80, the Hispanic Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (HHANES) conducted during
1982-84, and the ongoing NHANES III.
Environmental data collection effort mainly started
with NHANES I.
DATA COVERAGE:
NHANES I:
Data collected include: general physical
examination, nutrition examination, carbon
monoxide tests, and tobacco use.
NHANES II:
In addition to the variables listed above, the
following data were collected: lead and
carboxyhemoglobin hi whole blood; organo-
chlorine pesticides, residues, and metabolites
in urine specimens (2,4,6-trichlorophenol;
2,5>6-trichloro-2-pyridinol; 2,4,5-trichIorophenol;
pcntachlorophenol; para-nitrophenol; 2,4,5-T;
2,4,-D; silvex; dicamba; alpha-monocarboxylic
acid; dicarboxylic acid); and organochlorine
pesticides, residues, and metabolites in serum
(trans-nonachlor; heptachlor epoxide; oxy-
chlordane; heptachlor; alpha-BHC; beta-BHC;
gamma-BHC; delta-BHC; aldrin; endrin;
dieldrin; DDT; DDE; DDD; hexachlorobenzene;
and mirex). Also analyzed were: heating fuel
used; tobacco use; and pesticide and disinfectant
exposure and poisoning.
HHANES:
Data comparable to the NHANES II study were
collected from the Hispanic population.
NHANES III:
In addition to variables listed above, the following
data are collected: occupation and protective
equipment and exposure to volatile substances;
source of drinking water; cadmium and cotinine
in urine. Also the following pesticides in urine are
measured: pentachlorophenol; 2,4-dichlorophenol;
2,5-dichlorophenol; 1,4,5-trichlorophenol;
2,4,6-trichlorophenol; 4-nitrophenol;
3,4,5-trichloro-2-pyridinol; 1-naphthol; 2-naphthol;
isopropoxyphenol; carbofuranphenol; and
2,4-dichlorophenoxacetic acid. Blood from the
Priority Toxicant Reference Range Study is
analyzed for: benzene; toluene; ethylbenzene;
xylenes; styrene; trimethylebenzenes; carbon
tetrachloride; chloroform; dichloromethane;
trichloro methane; trichloroethylene;
tetrachloroethylene; and dichlorobenzenes.
COLLECTION METHODS:
The Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys are
complex, multi-stage, stratified, probability sample
surveys. The process of selecting a sample of persons
to be examined involves the selection of primary
sampling units, census enumeration.districts,
segments, households, eligible persons, and finally
sample persons. The pesticides and volatiles are being
measured on a volunteer subgroup only. Data are
collected by direct physical examinations, tests,
measurements, and interviews.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Periodic (as determined appropriate).
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
CONTACT:
Robert Murphy, Director
National Center for Health Statistics
3700 East West Hwy., Room 258
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone: (301) 436-7068
FTS: 436-7068
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Annest, J.L., J.L. Pirkle, D. Makuc, et al. 1983.
Chronological trend in blood lead levels
between 1976 and 1980. N. Engl. J. Med.
308:1373-1377.
and K.R. Mahaffey. Blood lead levels for
persons ages 6 months-74 years. Vital and
Health Statistics Series. Series 11, No. 233
DHHS (Pub. No. PHS 84-1683).
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing
Office.
Kutz, F., R. Murphy, and Strassman. 1978. Survey of
pesticide residues and their metabolites in
urine from the general population.
In: Pentachlorophenol. K. Ranga Rao, ed.
New York: Plennum Publishing Corp.
Mahaffey, K.R., J.L. Annest, J. Roberts, and R.S.
Murphy. 1983. Prevalence of elevated blood
lead levels by selected demographic and
socioeconomic factors (NHANESII). N. Engl.
J. Med. 307:573-579.
Murphy, R. and C. Harvey. 1985. Residues and
metabolites of selected persistent halogenated
hydrocarbons in blood specimens from a general
population survey. Environ. Health Persp.
60:115-120.
, F. Kutz, and Strassman. 1983. Selected
pesticide residues or metabolites in blood and
urine specimens from a general population
survey. Environ. Health Persp. 48:81-86.
National Center for Health Statistics. Blood carbon
monoxide levels hi persons 3-74 years of age,
U.S., 1976-80. Advance Data No. 76.
DATABASE(S):
A list of HANES datatapes and publications can be
requested from:
Scientific and Technical Information Branch
Division of Data Services
3700 East-West Highway
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone: (301) 436-8500
FTS: 436-8500
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Public Lands Statistics
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Public Lands Statistics
OFFICE:
Bureau of Land Management
Office of Public Affairs
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This program provides a national summary of key
statistics for all of the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) lands, at the State level in most cases.
DATA COVERAGE:
Data summarized include statistics on: mineral and
surface ownership; grazing permits/leases; range
conditions; forest utilization; wildlife populations;
threatened and endangered species; status of wild
horses and burros; cultural resources activities;
recreation visits; and listing of recreation, wilderness,
and wilderness study areas. Data also contain national
mineral statistics such as leasing, permitting,
development/exploration activity, patents issued, and
plans of operation approved.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Some data are estimates whereas other data reflect
actual counts or measurements.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Annual.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Most of the surface resource statistics are restricted to
the 270 million acres administered by BLM throughout
the United States. Mineral statistics pertain to the 732
million acres of Federal mineral estates subject to
surface and subsurface mineral development. Mineral
lands include public lands administered by BLM and
other agencies, acquired lands, and lands that have
been patented with some or all minerals reserved to the
United States.
CONTACT:
Michael Ratliff, Chief
Office of Public Affairs
Bureau of Land Management (130)
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240
Phone: (202) 208-5717
FTS: 208-5717
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
For additional information, pertaining to a particular
state or area, contact the Office of Public Affairs,
Bureau of Land Management, in Alaska: (907)
271-5555; California: (916) 978-4746; Colorado: (303)
236-1700; Idaho: (208) 334-1771; Montana: (406)
255-2913; Nevada: (702) 784-5311; New Mexico: (505)
988-6316; Oregon: (503) 231-6274; Utah: (801)
524-3146; Wyoming: (307) 772-2111; Eastern United
States: (703) 461-1369; or Boise Fire Center: (208)
389-2457.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management. 1991. Public land statistics 1990
(and earlier reports in this series). Washington,
D.C.
DATABASE(S):
Various data management systems maintained at
Headquarters and State level offices of the BLM (e.g.,
The Grazing Authorization and Billing System, the
Range Management Automated System).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Range Site Inventory
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Range Site Inventory
OFFICE:
Bureau of Land Management
Division of Rangeland Resources
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Range Site Inventory provides an on-the-ground
assessment of rangeland administered by the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM).
DATA COVERAGE:
The Range Site Inventory produces data and maps on
habitat types which can be interpreted, along with
other data, as to their production capabilities and
suitability for grazing, wildlife, recreation, natural
beauty, watershed management, and open space. A
Range or ecological site map provides the basic
ecological data for planning the use, development,
rehabilitation, and management of rangeland. To date,
data on approximately 89,648,000 acres have been
compiled. Additional inventories are being conducted
annually. Data are also used to evaluate the potential
of range ecosystems to produce and sustain distinctive
lands and amounts of vegetation.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data are collected by double sampling range sites
(harvesting and estimating) and soil survey.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Every ten years.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
All inventories completed to date are within the
administrative boundaries of BLM lands authorized
for livestock grazing in the Western United States.
CONTACT:
Chief
Division of Rangeland Resources
Bureau of Land Management (220)
17251 Street, NW
Premier Building, Room 909
Washington, D.C. 20240
Phone:(202)653-9193
FTS: 653-9193
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
Contact State Director and Service Center Director of
the affiliated state.
PUBLICATIONS:
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management. 1976. National Range Handbook.
H-4419-1. Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
Inventory Data System (IDS)
The IDS is maintained at the BLM Service
Center using ASPEN\2 database software on a
Honeywell mainframe. BLM uses SITEFORM
as input data to describe soil, vegetation
composition and production, and ecological
status as well as location and climate
characteristics.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Timber Sale Information System
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Timber Sale Information System
OFFICE:
Bureau of Land Management
Division of Forestry
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This program maintains a database on all Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) timber sales. It produces
detailed information on every timber sale' offered
and/or sold and is capable of generating reports to
give current status of individual timber sales or
summaries of particular information for any
administrative unit from the resource area level up
to the bureau level.
DATA COVERAGE:
Data include information on each cutting unit (e.g.,
acreage, volume, value, and species of timber, uncut
volume and acreage, and unhauled volume and
acreage). For each timber sale, the database has the
following information: appraised value; total
purchase price; sale date; approval date; expiration
date; purchaser; total volume and value by species;
unpaid balance; contract modifications; and
termination date.
COLLECTION METHODS:
The information on cutting unit acreage and volume
and appraised sale value is generated when the sale is
advertised. The information on total purchase price,
value of cutting units, sale date, purchaser, and total
purchase price is generated when the sale is made.
Information on cutting and payment is generated
monthly, and contract modifications and termination
data arc generated as they occur.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Periodically (dependent on activity in the timber sales
program).
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
This program covers all timber sales made by the BLM.
The BLM timber sale program is mostly in California,
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and
Wyoming.
CONTACT:
Dick Bird
Division of Forestry
Bureau of Land Management (230)
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240
Phone: (202) 653-8864
FTS: 653-8864
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management. 1987. Material disposal report.
Denver, CO: Bureau of Land Management.
. 1990. Public land statistics 1989 (and earlier
reports in this series). Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
The Timber Sale Information System
This system is made up of two separate databases
for BLM: the Oregon Consolidated Timber
Sale Information System which covers the
states of OregonandWashingtonandtheMaterial
Disposal System which covers all other states.
The Consolidated Timber Sale Information System
This system is made up of the following Aspen/2
databases: prospectus information; sale appraisal
information; purchaser information; posting
NO-BIDS; approval and expiration dates; cutting
unit specifics; sale modification entries; timber
payment entries; contract termination and defaults;
and road maintenance, contributed payments, etc.
The Material Disposal System
This system is made up of the following Aspen/2
databases for sawtimber: timber sale contract
information; species summaries; cutting and
hauling information; and sale unit and
modifications information.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Information Program
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Information Program
OFFICE:
Bureau of Mines
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Bureau of Mines collects and interprets data
concerning mineral production, consumption, and
trade both in the United States and worldwide. It
performs assessments on the worldwide availability of
minerals and identifies potential mineral resources.
Comprehensive analyses are also made on the impact
of government policies, economic conditions, and
political events on the mineral industry and mineral
supplies.
DATA COVERAGE:
Data are collected on over 100 ferrous, nonferrous,
and industrial mineral commodities, including
abrasives, aluminum, antimony, arsenic, asbestos,
natural asphalt, barium, bauxite, beryllium, bismuth,
boron, bromine, cadmium, calcium, calcium
carbonate, cement, cesium, chromium, clays, cobalt,
columbium, copper, corundum-emery, diamond,
diatomite, explosives, feldspar, ferroalloys,
fluorspar, fused alumina, gallium, garnet,
gemstones, germanium, gold, graphite, greensand,
gypsum, hafnium, helium, indium, iodine, iron ore,
iron and steel, iron oxide pigments,
kyanite-mullite, lead, lime, lithium, magnesium
and magnesium compounds, manganese, mercury,
mica, molybdenum, nepheline syenite, nickel,
nitrogen, peat, perlite, phosphate rock,
platinum-group metals, potash, pumice, quartz
crystal, rare earths, rhenium, rubidium, salt, sand
and gravel, scandium, selenium, silicon, silicon
carbide, silver, sodium compounds, staurolite,
crushed stone, dimension stone, strontium, sulfur,
talc, tantalum, tellurium, thallium, thorium, tin,
titanium, tripoli, tungsten, vanadium, vermiculite,
wollastonite, yttrium, zeolites, zinc, and zirconium.
For most of these mineral commodities, statistical
coverage includes uses and production by weight and
by state and country, imports, exports, value, recovery
from scrap, mine locations, mine capacities, and mine
wastes.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Bureau of Mines commodity specialists collect data on
specific minerals and materials, and state activity
specialists collect information from U.S. companies
operating mines and mineral processing plants.
Country specialists obtain data from foreign
governments, U.S. embassies, and international
publications, and they visit mines overseas to
monitor mineral production and consumption
worldwide.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected monthly, quarterly, semi-annually,
and/or annually.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States and over 160 foreign countries.
CONTACTS:
Donald G. Rogich, Chief
Division of Mineral Commodities
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
2401E Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20240
Phone: (202) 634-1187
FTS: 634-1187
Harry Makar, Chief
Branch of Metals
Phone: (202) 634-1055
FTS:634-1055
Jim Lemons, Chief
Branch of Materials
Phone: (202) 634-4678
FTS: 634-4678
Aldo F. Barsotti, Chief
Branch of Industrial Minerals
Phone: (202) 634-1202
FTS: 634-1202
Bill Engels, Acting Chief
Branch of State Activities
Phone: (202) 634-1107
FTS: 634-1107
David L. Barna, Chief
Office of Public Information
Phone: (202) 634-1001
FTS: 634-1001
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Information Program
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contacts.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines. 1991.
Mineral commodity summaries 1991 (annual).
Washington, D.C.
. 1991. State mineral summaries 1991 (annual).
Washington, D.C.
. 1990. The mineral position of the United States -
1989. Annual Report of the Secretary of the
Interior, under the Mining and Minerals Policy
Act of 1970. Washington, D.C.
. 1990. Mineralsyearbook, 1988. Vol. 1, Metals and
minerals. Vol. 2, Area reports: Domestic. Vol. 3,
Area reports: International. Washington, D.C.
(individual chapters are available as preprints
except where they have been superseded by 1989
or 1990 preprints.)
DATABASE(S):
MINES-DATA
Late in 1989, a computer bulletin board service was
introduced by the Bureau of Mines. Coverage
includes aluminum, bauxite, beryllium, bismuth,
cadmium, chromium, copper, gallium, gold and
silver, iron and steel scrap, lead, magnesium,
mercury, molybdenum, platinum-group metals,
silicon, thallium, thorium, tin, titanium, vanadium,
and zinc. To access the system, call (202) 634-4637.
For information onhowto use the service, call (202)
634-9632 and leave a message for the systems
operator.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Master Deed Listing
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Master Deed Listing
OFFICE:
National Park Service
Land Resources Division
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Master Deed Listing provides data and
information on the number of units and size of all lands
lying within the authorized boundaries of the National
Park System (NPS).
DATA COVERAGE:
Primary data are number of units and size in acres by
type (e.g., national park, national monument, etc.), by
ownership (e.g., federal, private, state or political
subdivision thereof), and by state. Data also include:
owner's name; size of ownership (if federal, how and
when acquired, at what cost, and with what
reservations); and size of NPS unit.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data are generated through surveys and inventories of
NPS properties.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
The database is updated monthly.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
CONTACT:
Renee Minnick, Chief
Coordination and Control Branch
National Park Service
P.O. Box 37127
Washington, D.C. 20013-7127
Phone: (202) 343-3862
FTS: 343-3862
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
The Department of the Interior, National Park Service
publishes the following reports as of September 30 and
December 31 annually:
Summary of acreages (alphabetical by area with
summary by type of unit);
Listing of acreages by region (alphabetical by
area within regional jurisdictions);
Listing of acreage, by state and county
(alphabetical by area on regional basis,
showing acreage by county/state); and
Listing of acreage by state (total acreage by state);
and
State and county reports by states (alphabetical
by state, showing acreage by county and
area(s) within county).
DATABASE(S):
Master Deed Listing
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Gaseous Pollutant Monitoring Network
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Gaseous Pollutant Monitoring Network
OFFICE:
National Park Service
Air Quality Division
Monitoring and Data Analysis Branch
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The primary objectives of the gaseous pollutant
monitoring program are to: establish existing or
baseline concentrations in National Park Service
(NFS) units; assess trends in air quality in NFS units;
judge compliance with national air quality standards;
assist in the development and revision of national and
regional air pollution control policies for rural areas;
provide data for atmospheric model development and
evaluation; and correlate effects of existing air quality
on park resources.
DATA COVERAGE:
Variables measured include ozone, sulfur dioxide, and
meteorological parameters includingwind speed, wind
direction, temperature, dew point, solar radiation, and
precipitation.
COLLECTION METHODS:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
reference or equivalent methods are used to monitor
ozone and sulfur dioxide on a continuous basis. Sulfur
dioxide is measured on a 24-hour time integrated basis
using filter packs with subsequent analysis of the filters
using ion chromatography. Ozone is measured at 41
NPS areas; sulfur dioxide at 33; and meteorological
parameters at 39.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Hourly; additionally, sulfur dioxide is collected on a
time-integrated basis with two twenty-four-hour
samples per week.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Nationwide in selected Class I and Class II National
Park units as designated under the Clean Air Act.
CONTACT:
Miguel I. Flores, Chief
Monitoring and Data Analysis Branch
National Park Service - ADR.
P.O. Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225
Phone: (303) 969-2072
FTS: 327-2072
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
Ron Lawler Heavner or Bob Carson ,
Air Quality Monitoring Systems Specialists
National Park Service - AIR
P.O. Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225
Phone: (303) 969-2072
FTS: 327-2072
PUBLICATIONS:
None available.
DATABASE(S):
The NPS maintains an environmental database
management system based on ORACLE for internal
use. All NPS data are submitted to the EPA.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Visibility Monitoring Network
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Visibility Monitoring Network
OFFICE:
National Park Service
Air Quality Division
Research Branch
Fort Collins Office
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Visibility Monitoring Program consists 'of two
major components: optical monitoring and fine
particle sampling. The program began in 1978 and now
covers fifty-six National Park Service units. The
program provides basic information on visibility
conditions in National Park Service Class I areas
throughout the country, primarily in the western
United States. Information is used to assess trends,
develop source-receptor relationships, and identify
cause-effect relationships.
DATA COVERAGE:
Principal components measured by optical monitoring
are: view (scenic vistas), atmospheric extinction
coefficient, and Beta scattering. Principal components
measured by fine particle sampling are: PM-10, fine
mass, nitrates, sulfates, organic carbon, elemental
carbon, elements (Na-Pb), optical absorption, and
atmospheric levels of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and
oxygen.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Visual range measurements and instrument
measurements of fine particle mass and chemical
composition are made at field locations.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected hourly and weekly.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Nationwide; however, primarily in the western United
States.
CONTACT:
William C. Malm
Research Physicist
National Survey Park Service -AIR
Foothills Campus
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Phone: (303) 491-8292
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Malm, W.C. and J.V. Molenar. 1984. Visibility
measurements in national parks in the western
United States. J. Air Poll. Control Assoc.
34(9):899-903.
Malm, W.C. 1989. Atmospheric haze: Its sources and
effects on visibility in rural areas of the
continental United States. Environ. Mon. Assess.
12:203-225.
DATABASE(S):
None available for public access.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Recreational Trails, Long-Distance Trail Management, and National Trail Inventory and Plan
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Recreational Trails, Long-Distance Trail Management, and
National Trail Inventory and Plan
OFFICE:
National Park Service
National Trails System Branch
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
National Recreational Trails are defined within the
National Trails System Act. Since 1968, over 780 trails
have been recognized by either the Secretary of
Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture. Although the
majority are on Federal lands, the trails are found in all
states and reflect a broad diversity of trails cherished
by Americans. The National Park Service (NPS)
expedites certification and re-certification, and
maintains files on all registered trails.
Long-Distance Trail Management seeks to implement
the National Trails System Act by promoting and
enhancing the nation's 17 national scenic and national
historic trails. Management responsibilities include
funding and staffing, monitoring trail conditions,
protecting trail corridors, providing public and press
information, and fostering certification, interpretation,
public involvement, and interagency coordination.
The National Trail Inventory and Plan program seeks
to implement the requirement hi the National Trails
System Act for a National Trail Plan. To provide a
foundation for the Plan, a national inventory is being
conducted and regional directories of trail resources
are being published. The program works with regional
trails interest groups to identify new trail opportunities
and strategies to protect the region's system of trails,
and assists individual states and metropolitan areas hi
developing trails, recreational greenways, and
corridors.
DATA COVERAGE:
For National Recreational Trails, data for each trail
include: state(s) where trail is located; trail name and
registration number; seasons and types of use; types of
surface; trail length; date designated; and address of
administering agency.
For Long-Distance Trails, statistics vary widely, but
generally include: numbers of trails by type; length of
route, completed route, adjacent motor route, or high
potential route segments; contacts for agency and
citizen volunteer groups associated with each trail;
dates of Congressional establishment and planning
steps; and general budgets and expenses for each
NFS-administered trail for Fiscal Years 1989-1991.
More detailed information, such as trail condition or
ownership by State, may not be known or may only be
available from field offices.
Under the National Trail Inventory and Plan, primary
data elements include: trail or area name; managing
agency and type; area acreage; total number and
mileage of trails in the management area; designated
trail use mileage; and information on associated
activities and services, access, and contacts.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data are collected through inventory, research in field
offices, surveys using standardized forms, inspection of
planning documents, and analysis of application
submissions.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data for National Recreational Trails are collected once,
upon application. Collection frequency for Long-Distance
Trails varies as needed. For the National Trail Inventory
and Plan, nine NPS Regions will be inventoried between
1987 and 1995 and re-inventoried every 5 years as funding
and staffing allow.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States.
CONTACTS:
For National Trails Management and Administration:
D. Thomas Ross
Chief, National Trails System Branch
National Park Service - 782
P.O. Box 37127
Washington, D.C. 20013-7127
Phone: (202) 343-3778
FTS: 343-3778
Steven Elkinton
Program Leader
National Park Service - 782
P.O. Box 37127
Washington, D.C. 20013-7127
Phone: (202) 343-3776
FTS: 343-3776
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Recreational Trails, Long-Distance Trail Management, and National Trail Inventory and Plan
Christopher Seller
Outdoor Recreation Planner
National Park Service - 782
P.O. Box 37127
Washington, D.C. 20013-7127
Phone: (202) 343-5267
FTS: 343-5267
For Long-Distance Trail Planning:
Edward Chidlaw
Park Planning and Protection Division
National Park Service - 733
P.O. Box 37127
Washington, D.C. 20013-7127
Phone: (202) 208-4303
FTS: 268-4303
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contacts.
PUBLICATIONS:
National Park Service. 1988. National Recreation
Trails Guide. 108 pp. Washington, D.C.
-. 1989. Trails of the Mid-Atlantic Region. 70 pp.
with maps. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government
Printing Office.
. 1990. Report on America's National Scenic,
National Historic, and National Recreational
Trails: 1989-1990.24 pp. Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
Statistical Summary of America's National Recreational
Trails
Statistical Summary of America's Long-Distance
Trails
Nationwide Trails Inventory (by NFS Region)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
OFFICE:
National Park Service
Park Planning and Protection Division
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This program is designed to collect data on wild and
scenic rivers of the nation which have outstanding
natural, recreational, or cultural values 'in a
free-flowing condition and which provide for public
enjoyment without destroying those values.
DATA COVERAGE:
The basic statistics kept are: number of rivers in
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; river miles in
the system, including miles by agency administration
and classification (wild, scenic, and recreational);
number of rivers formally studied pursuant to
congressional direction; and number of rivers and river
mileage potentially eligible for designation as listed on
the Nationwide Rivers Inventory.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Inventory of designated and proposed wild and scenic
rivers.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data for the Nationwide Rivers Inventory were
collected in the late 1970s and early 1980s. National
Wild and Scenic River designations are updated
biennially or as designations occur.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States.
CONTACTS:
John Haubert
Outdoor Recreation Planner
National Park Service
P.O. Box 37127
Washington, D.C. 20013-7127
Phone:(202)208-4290
FTS: 343-4290
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
For Nationwide Rivers Inventory contact:
Merle Van Home
Outdoor Recreation Planner
National Park Service
P.O. Box 37127
Washington, D.C. 20013-7127
Phone: (202) 343-3765
FTS: 343-3765
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
1982. The nationwide rivers inventory.
Washington, D.C.
Olson, W.K. 1988. Natural rivers and the public trust.
Washington, D.C.
Watanabe, A. 1988. Two decades of river protection:
A report on the national wild and scenic rivers
system. Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
River Mileage Classification for Components of the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Public Use Analysis and Reporting Program
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Public Use Analysis and Reporting Program
OFFICE:
National Park Service
Public Use Reporting Branch
Socio-Economic Studies Division
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The National Park Service (NPS) public use data
collection program emphasizes timely production of
edited information for a variety of administrative,
resource management, planning, and other technical
applications.
DATA COVERAGE:
Statistical data include: total visits; recreational visits,
visitor hours, and visitor days; nonrecreational visits,
visitor hours, and visitor days; bus traffic; and overnight
stays (tent, recreation vehicle, backcountry,
concession lodging, concession campgrounds) by
state, region, category, urban/rural location, theme, fee
collection status, acreage, and wilderness.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Actual counts of visitors entering areas administered
by the NPS. Multipliers and conversion factors used in
compiling data are verified by twelve month sample
surveys of visitors conducted every three years.
Monthly data are audited and reconciled before being
published by the end of the third week following the
close of the month. Fifteen field audits are conducted
by a central office at major reporting areas every year.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected, edited, and published monthly. The
computer database contains monthly data back to
1979; paper records go back to 1904.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
All areas of the national park system (National Parks,
Monuments, Recreation Areas, Battlefields, Historic
Sites, etc.) receiving public use (324 out of 355
designated "areas) in the continental United States,
Alaska, Virgin Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Samoa, and
Puerto Rico.
CONTACTS:
Kenneth Hornback, PhD.
Chief, Socio-Economic Studies Division
National Park Service
Denver Service Center, TNT
P.O. Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225
Phone: (303) 969-2060
FTS: 327-2060
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
National Park Service
DSC-TNT
P.O. Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225
Phone: (303) 969-2060
FTS: 327-2060
PUBLICATIONS:
National Park Service. Statistical abstract (annual).
Washington (Denver): Statistical Office.
. Monthly public use report. Washington
(Denver): Statistical Office.
DATABASE(S):
On-line access is not available.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program
OFFICE:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Sendee
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
Division of Environmental Contaminants
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The National Containment Biomonitoring Program
(NCBP) is maintained by the Fish and Wildlife Sendee
(FWS) to document temporal and geographic trends
in concentrations of persistent environmental
contaminants that may threaten fish and wildlife. The
NCBP is the FWS segment of the National Pesticide
Monitoring Program, a multi-agency monitoring effort
by the member agencies of the Federal Committee on
Pest Control. Since 1965, FWS has periodically
determined concentrations of potentially toxic
elements and selected organochlorine chemicals in fish
and wildlife collected from a nationwide network of
stations.
DATA COVERAGE:
Organochlorine chemical residues measured in
freshwater fish, starlings, and waterfowl samples and
analyzed for trends include: p,p'-DDT and
DDT-metabolites p,p-DDE and p,p'-DDD (TDE);
PCBs (aroclor 1242,1248,1254,1260); aldrin, dieldrin,
cndrin; heptachlor; heptachlor epoxide; chlordane
(five isomers); toxaphene; benzene hexachloride;
lindane; hexachlorobenzene; methoxychlor; mirex;
pentachloranisole; and dacthal. In addition,
freshwater fish are analyzed for elemental
contaminants, including: arsenic; cadmium; copper;
lead; mercury; selenium; and zinc.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Composite samples of whole freshwater fish are
collected in replicate from 112 stations in major rivers
throughout the United States and hi the Great Lakes.
Preferred fish species, methods of collecting, shipping,
archiving, and preparing samples, and data analysis
procedures are described in Ribick et al., 1983; Lowe
ct al., 1985; Schmidtt et al., 1990; Schmidtt and
Brumbaugh, 1990 (See Publications). Quality control
samples are analyzed to estimate accuracy and
precision of results.
Starlings are collected in replicate from 139 terrestrial
sites in the contiguous 48 states. Chemical and
statistical methodologies are described in Bunck et al.,
1987.
Wings of mallards and black ducks shot by hunters hi
the continental United States are collected to assess
body burden of organochlorine compounds in
migratory birds. Procedures for collecting, pooling,
sample preparation, chemical analysis, and statistical
analysis are described in Cam, 1981 and Prouty and
Bunck, 1986.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
This monitoring program has continued at two- to
four-year intervals since 1965. The FWS is in the
process of reviewing the NCBP and an agency initiative
has been approved for FY1992.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
The fish monitoring network covers the major rivers of
the United States and the Great Lakes. Starling
collection sites are located within each five-degree
block of latitude and longitude in the contiguous 48
states. Mallards are collected throughout the
continental United States and black duck are collected
from the Atlantic Flyway.
CONTACTS:
Donald W.Steffeck
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Division of Environmental Contaminants
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mailstop 330 ARLSQ
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20240
Phone: (703) 358-2148
FTS: 921-2148
Christopher J. Schmitt
Fishery Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Fisheries Contaminant Research Center
4200 New Haven Road
Columbia, MO 65201
Phone: (314) 875-1800
FTS: 276-1800
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contacts.
PUBLICATIONS:
Bunck, C.M., R.M. Prouty, and AJ. Krynitsky. 1987.
Residues of organochlorine pesticides and
polychlorobiphenyls in starlings (Sturnus
vulgaris) from the continental United States,
1982. Environ. Mon. Assess. 8:59-75.
Cain, B.W. 1981. Nationwide residues of
organochlorine compounds in wings of adult
mallards arid black ducks, 1979-80. Pesticide
Mon. J. 15:128-134.
Lowe, T.P., T.W. May, W.G. Brumbaugh, and D.A.
Kane. 1985. National Contaminant
Biomonitoring Program: Concentrations of seven
elements in freshwater fish, 1978-1981. Arch.
Environ. Contam. Toxcol. 14:363-388.
Prouty, R.M. and C.M. Bunck. 1986. Organochlorine
residues in adult mallard and black duck wings,
1981-82. Environ. Mon. Assess. 6:49-57.
Schmidtt, C.J. and W.G. Brumbaugh. 1990. National
Contaminant Biomonitoring Program:
Concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, copper,
lead, mercury, selenium, and zinc in U.S.
freshwater fish, 1976-1984. Arch. Environ,
Contam. Toxicol. 19:731-747.
Schmidtt, CJ., M.A. Ribick, J.L. Ludke, and T.W.
May. 1983. Organochlorine residues in
freshwater fish, 1976-1979. U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Publication 152. Washington, D.C.
Schmitt, CJ., J.L. Zajicek and MA. Ribick. 1985.
National Pesticide Monitoring Program:
Residues of organochlorine chemicals in U.S.
freshwater fish, 1980-81. Arch. Environ. Contam.
Toxicol. 14:225-260.
Schmitt, C.J., J.L. Zajicek and P.H. Peterman. 1990.
National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program:
Residues of organochlorine chemicals in U.S.
freshwater fish, 1976-1984. Arch. Environ.
Contam. Toxicol. 19:748-782.
DATABASE(S):
Environmental Contaminant
System (ECDMS)
Data Management
STORET system under user ID 11FDS. The
ECDMS also contains tissue residue data from
contaminant related field studies completed by
the Fish and Wildlife Service. The database may
be accessed by contacting:
James K. Andreasen
Division of Environmental Contaminants
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mailstop 330 ARLSQ
18th and CSts.,NW
Washington, D.C. 20240
Phone: (703) 358-2148
FTS: 921-2148
The ECDMS is the primary repository for the
fish, starling, and waterfowl wing data. In
addition, the fish data are stored on the EPA
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Survey of Rshing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
OFFICE:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Aid Division
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation has been conducted
every five years since 1955. It represents one of the
oldest and most comprehensive ntinuing recreation
surveys.
The purpose of the survey is to gather information on
the number of anglers, hunters, and nonconsumptive
wildlife recreation participants in the United States, as
well as how often they participate and how much
money they spend on these activities. Nonconsumptive
rccreationists are those who enjoy photographing,
observing, and feeding wildlife.
DATA COVERAGE:
Numerical data include: number of participants in
different types of hunting, fishing, and
wildlife-associated recreation activities; days of
participation and trips; species hunted and fished;
types of expenditures; and selected socioeconomic
characteristics of participants.
COLLECTION METHODS:
The 1985 survey was conducted hi two phases. In the
first phase, a sample of almost 110,000 households
nationwide was screened, mostly by telephone, to
determine who in the household had participated in
wildlife activities. The second phase of the survey
consisted of detailed in-person interviews conducted
with subsamples of anglers, hunters, and
non-consumptive participants who were identified in
the screening phase. Sample sizes were designed to
provide statistically reliable results at the state level for
the surveyed activities. In 1985, a total of 33,973 anglers
and hunters and 30,177 non-consumptive users were in
the detailed sample.
Some changes have been made in the 1991 survey
design. For example, telephone interviews were
conducted three times during the year (as opposed to
once) and interviewees were asked to recall hunting,
fishing, and non-consumptive activities for the
previous four months (as opposed to one-year recall).
Despite these changes, data from the 1991 survey will
be comparable with previous survey results.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Five year intervals (except between the 1985 and 1991
surveys because additional tune was required to revise
survey design).
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
The entire United States.
CONTACT:
Sylvia Cabrera
Federal Aid Division
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mailstop 322 ARLSQ
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240
Phone: (703) 358-2156
FTS: 921-2156
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
Richard Aiken
Federal Aid Division
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mailstop 322 ARLSQ
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240
Phone: (703) 358-2156
FTS: 921-2156
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service.
1988.1985 National survey of fishing, hunting, and
wildlife-associated recreation (and earlier
reports hi this series). Washington, D.C.
. 1988. Net economic recreation values for deer,
elk, and waterfowl hunting and bass fishing, 1985.
Fish and Wildlife Service Report 85-1.
Washington, D.C.
. 1988. Net economic values of non-consumptive
. wildlife-related recreation, 1985. Fish and
Wildlife Service Report 85-2. Washington, D.C.
. 1989. Wildlife related recreation on public lands,
1985. Fish and Wildlife Service Report 85-3.
Washington, D.C.
-. 1989. Hunting on wetlands, 1985. Fish and
Wildlife Service Report 85-4. Washington, D.C.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Survey of Rshing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
. 1989. Black bass fishing in the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Report 85-6. Washington, D.C.
-. 1989. Trout fishing in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Report 85-7. Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
The database provides the statistics described under
Data Coverage. Public access by data tape or diskette
is available.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Wetlands Inventory
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Wetlands Inventory
OFFICE:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
Branch of Special Projects
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
In 1975, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established
the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) to develop
technically sound and comprehensive information on
the characteristics and extent of wetland resources in
the United States.
DATA COVERAGE:
Status and trends information is available for selected
wetland types including: estuarine wetlands; palustrine
wetlands; lacustrine wetlands; and deepwater habitats
in the lower forty-eight states. In addition, statistical
data are available for coastal waters and bay bottoms,
coastal marshlands and mangroves, recent changes in
inland vegetated wetlands, recent changes hi lacustrine
deepwater habitats, estimates of current annual
wetland losses, estimates of wetland losses by flyways,
states with significant changes in wetland resources,
indicators of development pressures on wetland
resources, and causes of wetland losses. The
Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986 requires
that updates of the wetland status and trends be
produced on a 10 year cycle with reports due hi 1990,
2000,2010, etc.
COLLECTION METHODS:
A stratified random sample is used with the basic data
strata being formed by state boundaries and the 35
physical subdivisions described by E.H. Hammond
0.970). Additional strata specific to the study are
special coastal strata encompassing the Marine
Intertidal category, the Estuarine System, and other
strata encompassing the Great lakes. This results in
over 200 strata for the study. Sample units are allocated
to strata in proportion to the expected amount of
wetland and deepwater habitat acreage as estimated
by earlier work. Each sample unit is a four-square-mile
area, two miles on each side. After the units are
selected at random within strata and plotted on U.S.
Geological Survey topographic maps, aerial
photography is obtained for the new time period. All
wetland and deepwater habitat changes are marked as
to cause, either natural or human induced. The
photointerpreted data for each unit is then prepared
for computer analysis. Several quality control checks
are routinely made to eliminate errors.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected continuously with updates on a
ten-year cycle. The 1990 update provides trend data on
wetlands losses and gains between the 1970's and the
1980's.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
The wetland mapping phase of the project has
produced map coverage for approximately seventy
percent of the lower forty-eight states, twenty-two
percent of Alaska, and all of Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and
Guam. Wetland status and trends information is
designed to provide statistical estimates on a national
basis (lower forty-eight states). In addition, regional
intensification studies are available for the Chesapeake
Bay Region (Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, and Virginia), and the Central Valley of
California. Other statewide status information is
available for the states of Florida, Delaware, New
Jersey, Illinois, Washington, Maryland, and
Connecticut. Status reports covering the coastal
wetlands of Alaska and the Prairie Pothole Region
(North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota) are also
available.
CONTACTS:
Bill O. Wilen
Project Leader
National Wetlands Inventory
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mailstop 400 ARLSQ
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20240
Phone: (703) 358-2201
FTS: 921-2201
Thomas E. Dahl
National Wetlands Inventory
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
9720 Executive Center Dr.
Suite 101 Monroe Bldg.
St. Petersberg, FL 33702-2440
Phone: (813) 893-3873
FTS: 826-3873
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Wetlands Inventory
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
National Wetlands Inventory maps may be ordered by
calling: 1-800-USA-MAPS. In Virginia, call (703)
648-6045.
PUBLICATIONS:
Dahl, T.E. and H.R. Pywell. 1989. National status and
trends study: Estimating wetland resources in the
1980s. IN: Wetlands: Concerns and Successes.
American Water Resources Assoc.
Dahl, T.E. and C.E. Johnson. 1991. Status and trends
of wetlands in the conterminous United States,
1970's to 1980's. U.S. Department of the Interior,
Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C.
Prayer, W.E., TJ. Monahan, D.C. Bowden, and F.A.
Graybill. 1983. Status and trends of wetlands and
deepwater habitats in the coterminous United
States 1950s to 1970s. Colorado State University:
Department of Forest and Wood Science.
Hammond, E.H. 1970. Physical subdivisions of the
United States. IN: National Atlas of the United
States. Reston, VA: U.S. Geological Survey. 417 pp.
Hefner, J.M. and J.D. Brown. 1985. Wetland trends in
the southeastern United States. Atlanta, GA:
Fish and Wildlife Service.
Tiner, R.W. Jr. 1984. Wetlands of the United States:
Current status and recent trends. Washington,
D.C.: Department of the Interior, Fish and
Wildlife Service.
Wilen, B.O. and W.E. Prayer. 1988. Status and trends
of U.S. forested wetlands. IN: Proceedings of the
international forested wetlands resource:
Identification and inventory. Baton Rouge, LA.
-. and R.W. Tiner Jr. 1989. The national wetlands
inventory - the first ten years. IN: Wetlands:
Concerns and successes. American Water
Resources Assoc.
DATABASE(S):
Wetland Plant Species Database
The database is a listing of plants occurring in
wetlands, as defined by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service's wetland definition and classification system.
It lists scientific and common names and distribution
of 6,728 plant species. It can be accessed by
family, scientific, or common name, region, state,
and wetland indicator status. The database is
updated as additional information is received.
State and regional subdivisions of the Wetland
Plant Species Database are available on floppy
disks from:
BIODATA, Inc.
P.O. Box 280605
331 Wright Street, 7-107
Lakewood, CO 80228
Phone: (303) 987-2557
Books
Books contains bibliographic citations for almost
300 sources such as national, regional, and state
floras, checklists, and botanical manuals used to
compile the Wetland Plant Species Database.
Wetland Values Citation Database
This is a bibliographic database with over 12,000
listings of worldwide published scientific
literature on wetland functions and values. It has
an extensive number of searchable fields,
including geographic descriptors, hydrological
units, ecological regions, and wetlands types, as
well as subject, title, and abstract fields. It
includes literature from the 1950s to the present.
Information on the Wetlands Values Citation
Database is available from:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Branch of Special Projects
Room 400, Arlington Square
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20240
Phone: (703) 358-2201
FTS: 921-2201
Wetland Geographic Information System
The National Wetlands Inventory is constructing
a geo-referenced wetland database using
geographic information system (GIS)
technologies. Three systems comprise the GIS:
(1) The Wetlands Analytical Mapping System
(WAMS); (2) The Map Overlay and Statistical
System (MOSS); and, (3) The Cartographic
Output System (COS). To date, more than 6,916
NWI maps representing 12.8% of the continental
United States have been digitized. Statewide
databases have been built for New Jersey,
Indiana, Washington, Illinois, Delaware, and
Maryland and are in progress for Virginia and
Minnesota. NWI digital data are also available for
portions of 25 other states. Wetland GIS database
files may be purchased from The National
Wetlands Inventory office in St. Petersburg, PL
(See Contacts).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
North American Breeding Bird Survey
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
North American Breeding Bird Survey
OFFICE:
UJS. Fish and Wildlife Service
Office of Migratory Bird Management
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Breeding Bird Survey Program, started in 1966,
provides a uniform basis for assessing long-term trends
in avion populations throughout North America.
DATA COVERAGE:
Total number of individuals recorded by species,
survey route, and state are available. Long-term trend
analyses are performed every two years.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Field procedures provide uniform sampling of bird
populations by major physiographic regions across the
continent. The data collection methods, which involve
ccnsusing of birds by sight and sound for specified
periods of time along established survey routes during
the breeding season (usually the month of June), and
methods for data processing and analysis are described
in Robbins, Bystrak and Geissler (1986).
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected annually.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Randomly distributed roadside routes have been
established within each one degree block of latitude
and longitude hi the conterminous United States and
the roaded areas of Alaska and Canada.
CONTACT:
Bruce Peterjohn, Ornithologist
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
Laurel, MD 20708
Phone: (301) 498-0330
FTS: 956-7330
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Droege, S. and J.R. Sauer. 1990. North American
breeding bird survey annual, summary 1989 stud.
Avian Biol. 90(8). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
Robbins, C.S., D. Bystrak and P. Geissler. 1986. The
breeding bird survey: Its first 15 years, 1965-1979.
Resource Pub. No. 157. Washington, D.C.:
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife
Service.
DATABASE(S):
Breeding Bird Survey Database
This database contains raw counts, weather
information, route histories, and observer
information.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lands
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lands
OFFICE:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Realty
Branch of Operations
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
There are two primary data series that are compiled
and reported to the general public: the "Annual
Report of Lands Under Control of the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service" and the "Migratory Bird
Conservation Commission Annual Report."
DATA COVERAGE:
The following data are collected: unit number and
acreages, acquisition type, and location of FWS
properties, including National Wildlife Refuges,
Waterfowl Production Areas, and National Fish
Hatcheries, coordination areas, and administrative
sites.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Inventories of property are conducted for the Real
Property Management Information System.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Updated annually since 1945.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
The contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and
associated governments and possessions.
CONTACTS:
Olivia A. Short
Chief, Branch of Operations
Division of Realty
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mailstop 622 ARLSQ
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240
Phone: (703) 358-1811
FTS: 921-1811
Thomas G. Hawkins
Realty Specialist
Division of Realty
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mailstop 622 ARLSQ
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240
Phone: (703) 358-1811
FTS: 921-1811
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contacts.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service.
1990. Annual report of lands under control of the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as of September
30, 1990. Washington, D.C.: Department of the
Interior.
. 1990. Migratory bird conservation commission:
1990 Annual report. Washington, D.C.:
Department of the Interior.
DATABASE(S):
Real Property Information System (using Paradox
software).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey
OFFICE:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Office of Migratory Bird Management
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This survey is designed to provide annual breeding
population estimates and measure breeding habitat
changes over a major portion of the duck breeding
range in North America.
DATA COVERAGE:
Variables measured include number of breeding
waterfowl by species (for example, northern pintail and
mallard, Canada goose, canvasback and redhead, and
Tundra swan) and number of waterbodies (ponds)
available during the breeding season. Annual
comparisons and long-term trend information are
available.
COLLECTION METHODS:
This survey is an aerial plot survey. Individual duck,
goose, and swan populations by species and ponds are
counted on strip transects that total 71,110 kilometers
for an approximately one percent sample of the total
surveyed area. Detectability bias is corrected through
the use of a double-sampling scheme. Waterfowl along
a small portion of the transect lengths are counted from
the ground. These counts represent a census, allowing
the correction of the aerial counts by using ratio
estimators. The number of breeding waterfowl for each
species and the number of waterbodies is the target
population.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data collected on an annual basis.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Includes the fifty states, Yukon Territory, Northwest
Territories, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan,
western Ontario, North and South Dakota, and
Montana.
CONTACT:
Dr. Robert J. Blohm, Chief
Branch of Operations
Office of Migratory Bird Management
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mailstop634ARLSQ
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240
Phone:(703)358-1838
FTS: 921-1838
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Canadian Wildlife Service.
1987. Standard operating procedures for aerial
waterfowl breeding ground population and
habitat surveys in North America. Washington,
D.C.
. Trends in duck breeding populations (annual).
Laurel, MD: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Office of Migratory Bird Management.
. Status of waterfowl and fall flight forecast (annual).
Laurel, MD: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Office of Migratory Bird Management.
DATABASE(S):
For data information, see Contact.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Hydrologic Benchmark Network Program
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Hydrologic Benchmark Network Program
OFFICE:
U.S. Geological Survey
Water Resources Division
Office of Water Quality
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The National Hydrologic Benchmark Network
Program was initiated in 1964 to provide a nationally
uniform basis for assessing long-term trends in the
physical and chemical characteristics of surface waters
largely unaffected by land use activities. Water quality
monitoring is carried out in basins where there are
generally no man-made storage, regulation, or
diversion. Groundwater in hydrologic benchmark
basins is not affected by pumping, and the probability
is small that human activity would increase within the
basin.
DATA COVERAGE:
Principal constituents monitored in freshwater and
analyzed for trends are pH, alkalinity, sulfate, nitrate,
phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium,
chloride, suspended sediment, fecal coliform bacteria,
fecal streptococcal bacteria, dissolved oxygen, and
dissolved oxygen deficit.
Trace elements monitored in freshwater and analyzed
for trends are arsenic, cadmium, chromium, iron, lead,
manganese, mercury, selenium, and zinc.
The following radionucleides are also monitored but
have not been analyzed for trends: gross alpha, gross
beta, radium-226, and uranium.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data-collection stations are maintained at selected
locations to provide standardized records on surface-
and ground-water conditions. A variety of automated
instruments are used to measure and record water
conditions.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected monthly at four percent of the sites,
bimonthly at eighteen percent of the sites, and
quarterly at seventy-eight percent of the sites. Trace
element collection is quarterly only, and
radionucleides are only collected semiannually.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Coverage includes fifty-eight locations in thirty-seven
states.
CONTACTS:
Richard A. Smith, Hydrologist
Water Resources Division
U.S. Geological Survey
410 National Center
Reston, VA 22092
Phone: (703) 648-6870
FTS: 959-6870
Richard B. Alexander, Hydrologist
Water Resources Division
U.S. Geological Survey
410 National Center
Reston, VA 22092
Phone: (703) 648-6869
FTS: 959-6869
Timothy Miller
National Networks Coordinator
Water Resources Division
U.S. Geological Survey
412 National Center
Reston, VA 22092
Phone: (703) 648-6868
FTS: 959-6868
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contacts.
PUBLICATIONS:
Data on streamflow, ground-water levels, and water
quality of surface and ground water are available for
each state by water year in a publication series entitled
"U.S. Geological Survey Water-Data Reports." These
reports may be purchased from the National Technical
Information Service (NTIS), U.S. Department of
Commerce, Springfield, Virginia, 22161. Reference
copies can be inspected at appropriate USGS offices
nationwide.
DATABASE(S):
WATSTORE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Hydrologlc Benchmark Network Program
WATSTORE contains surface water data and
other water quality and water resource data from
the National Hydrologic Benchmark Network.
Data are available on magnetic medium and as
hard copy.
For more information and/or access to
WATSTORE, contact:
WATSTORE Program Office
Branch of Computer Technology
USGS
440 National Center
Reston, Virginia 22092
Phone: (703) 648-5605
FTS: 959-5605
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Land Use and Land Cover Mapping Program
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Land Use and Land Cover Mapping Program
OFFICE:
U.S. Geological Survey
Office of Geographic and Cartographic Research
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
As part of its National Mapping Program, the USGS
produces and distributes land use and land cover maps
and digitized data. Land use refers to human activities
that are directly related to the land. Land cover
describes the vegetation, water, natural surface, and
artificial constructions at the land surface. Associated
maps display information on political units, hydrologic
units, census county subdivisions, and in some cases,
federal land ownership.
DATA COVERAGE:
Land use and land cover areas are classified into nine
major classes: urban or built-up land, agricultural land,
rangeland, forest land, water areas, wetland, barren
land, tundra, and perennial snow or ice. Each major
class is subdivided into several minor classes, for
thirty-seven minor classes total. For example, forest
lands are further classified as deciduous, evergreen, or
mixed forest land, and water is further classified as
streams and canals, lakes, reservoirs, or bays and
estuaries.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Remote sensing methods are used, including satellite
imagery, high-altitude imagery, medium-altitude
remote sensing (1:20,000), and low-altitude imagery.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data were collected hi the late 1970s and early 1980s.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
1:250,000 maps are available for the continental United
States. Digitized data at 1:250,000 scale are available
for most of the East, Midwest, West Coast, and parts
of the Rocky Mountain states and Texas. A few areas,
including Hawaii, are available at 1:100,000 scale.
CONTACT:
Robin Fegeas
Research Geographer
Office of Geographic and Cartographic Research
U.S. Geological Survey
507 National Center
Reston, VA 22092
Phone: (703) 648-4511
FTS: 959-4511
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
Contact the Earth Sciences Information Center
(formerly National Cartographic Information Center).
Phone: (703) 860-6045 or FTS: 959-6945.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.
1986. Land use and land cover digital data from
1:250,000 and 1:100,000 scale maps, U.S. Geodata
Users Guide 4. Washington, D.C.: Department of
the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.
DATABASE(S):
U.S.GeoData
The U.S.GeoData database contains digitized
data on land use and land cover (see above
description), elevation models, digital line graphs
for planimetric data, and geographic names
information. Land use and land cover data are
produced in two formats: the vector-polygon and
the composite theme grid cell and are available in
ASCII character or in IBM binary format from
the Earth Sciences Information Center. Summary
land use data for census county subdivisions,
hydrologic units, and political units are available
on microfiche from the Earth Sciences
Information Center.
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DEPARTMENT OFTHE INTERIOR
National Stream Quality Accounting Network
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Stream Quality Accounting Network
OFFICE:
U.S. Geological Survey
Water Resources Division
Office of Water Quality
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The National Stream Quality Accounting Network
(NASQAN) program, started in 1972, provides a
nationally uniform basis for assessing large-scale and
long-term trends in the physical, chemical, and
biological characteristics of the nation's surface
waters. Water quality monitoring is carried out at the
stations which are generally located on major rivers at
the downstream end of the accounting unit.
DATA COVERAGE:
Principal constituents monitored in freshwater and
analyzed for trends are pH, alkalinity, sulfate, nitrate,
phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium,
chloride, suspended sediment, fecal coliform bacteria,
fecal streptococcal bacteria, dissolved oxygen, and
dissolved oxygen deficit.
Trace elements monitored in freshwater and analyzed
for trends are arsenic, cadmium, chromium, iron, lead,
manganese, mercury, selenium, and zinc.
The following radionucleides are also, monitored at
forty-six sites but have not been analyzed for trends:
gross alpha, gross beta, radium-226, and uranium.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data-collection stations are maintained at selected
locations to provide standardized records on surface-
and ground-water conditions. A variety of automated
instruments are used to measure and record water
conditions.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected bimonthly at fifty-eight percent of
sites and quarterly at forty-two percent of sites. Trace
element collection is quarterly and radionucleides are
collected semiannually. Yearly data summaries are
available for each state.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Coverage includes: twenty-one water resource regions,
213 water resource subregions, 411 monitoring
stations, and the fifty states plus Puerto Rico.
CONTACTS:
Richard A. Smith, Hydrologist
Water Resources Division
U.S. Geological Survey
410 National Center
Reston, VA 22092
Phone: (703) 648-6870
FTS: 959-6870
Richard Alexander, Hydrologist
Water Resources Division
U.S. Geological Survey
410 National Center
Reston, VA 22092
Phone: (703) 648-6869
FTS: 959-6869
Timothy Miller
National Networks Coordinator
Water Resources Division
U.S. Geological Survey
412 National Center
Reston, VA 22092
Phone: (703) 648-6868
FTS: 959-6869
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contacts.
PUBLICATIONS:
Alexander, R.B. and R.A. Smith. 1988. Trends in lead
concentrations in major U.S. rivers and then-
relation to historical changes in gasoline-lead
consumption. Water Resources Bulletin.
24:557-569.
Gilliom, R.J., R.B. Alexander, and R.A. Smith. 1985.
Pesticides in the nation's rivers, 1975-1980 and
implications for future monitoring. U.S.
Geological Survey Water Supply Paper No. 2271.
Reston, VA: Department of the Interior.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Stream Quality Accounting Network
Hirsch, R.M., J.R. Slack, and RA. Smith. 1982.
Techniques of trend analysis for monthly water
quality data. Water Resources Research.
18:107-121.
Smith, RA., R.B. Alexander, and G. Wolman. 1987.
Water quality trends in the nation's rivers.
Science 235:1607-1615.
. 1987. Analysis and interpretation of water-quality
trends in major U.S. rivers, 1974-81. U.S.
Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper No. 2307.
Reston, VA.
Smith, RA. and R.B. Alexander. 1985. Trends in
concentrations of dissolved solids, suspended
sediment, total phosphorus, and inorganic
nitrogen at U.S. Geological Survey national
stream quality accounting network stations. In:
U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper No.
2275. Reston, VA.
. 1983. A statistical summary of data from the U.S.
Geological Survey's national water quality
networks. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File
Report No. 85-533. Reston, VA.
. 1982. A study of trends in dissolved oxygen and
fecal coliform bacteria at NASQAN stations.
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report No.
82-1019. Reston, VA.
Smith, R A., R.M. Hirsch, and J.R. Slack. 1982. A study
of trends in total phosphorus measurements at
NASQAN stations. U.S. Geological Survey
Water-Supply Paper No. 2190. Reston, VA.
DATABASE(S):
WATSTORE
WATSTORE contains surface water data and
other water quality and water resource data from
NASQAN stations. Data are available on
magnetic medium and as hard copy.
For more information and/or access to
WATSTORE, contact:
WATSTORE Program Office
Branch of Computer Technology
USGS
440 National Center
Reston, Virginia 22092
Phone: (703) 648-5605
FTS: 959-5605
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Trends Network
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Trends Network
OFFICE:
U.S. Geological Survey
Water Resources Division
Office of Atmospheric Deposition Analysis
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The National Trends Network (NTN) for monitoring
precipitation chemistry in the U.S. was formally
established in 1983 (although some monitoring sites
were established in 1978). The NTN is under the
sponsorship of the U.S. Geological Survey, as lead
agency for deposition monitoring under the National
Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP).
The NTN consists of 150 stations located
predominantly in rural areas, but in combination with
the National Atmospheric Deposition Program
(NADP), includes more than 200 sites nationwide.
DATA COVERAGE:
Principal constituents monitored in precipitation and
analyzed for trends are pH, specific conductance, hydrogen
ions, sulfate and nitrate ions, ammonium and calcium ions,
and chloride, magnesium, sodium, and potassium ions.
COLLECTION METHODS:
The NADP/NTN monitoring program has developed
criteria and protocols which ensure uniformity in
siting, sampling methods, analytical techniques, data
handling, and overall network operations.
Precipitation is collected by wet/dry precipitation
collectors and rani gages. Analytical methods for the
chemical variables measured are: laboratory pH; field
pH; laboratory conductivity; electrometric detection
of hydrogen (also reported as pH); automated
colorimetric detection of ammonium; atomic
absorption spectrophotometric detection of calcium,
magnesium, sodium, and potassium; and ion
chromatographic detection of sulfate, nitrate, and
chloride. Methodologies are described in National
Atmospheric Deposition Program (1988) - See
Publications.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Samples are collected weekly. Data from some sites are
available from 1979.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
The entire United States; however, not all states have
stations located within their boundaries. The trend
analysis report covers nineteen stations located mainly
in the eastern United States.
CONTACT:
Ranard J. Pickering
U.S. Geological Survey
416 National Center
Reston,VA 22092
Phone: (703) 648-6875
FTS: 959-6875
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
J.H. Gibson
NADP/NTN Coordinator
Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, CO 80523
Phone: (303) 491-1978
PUBLICATIONS:
National Atmospheric Deposition Program. 1988.
NADP/NTN site operation instruction manual.
Ft. Collins, CO: Colorado State University,
Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory.
National Atmospheric Deposition Program. 1990.
NADP/NTN annual data summary: Precipitation
chemistry in the United States, 1989. Ft. Collins,
CO: Colorado State University, Natural
Resource Ecology Laboratory.
Schertz, T.L. and R.M. Hirsch. 1985. Trend analysis of
weekly acid rain data, 1978-83. U.S. Geological
Survey Water Resources Investigations Report
WR185-4211. Reston, VA.
Sisterson, D.L., V.C. Bowersox, A.R. Olsen, T.P.
Meyers and R.J. Vong. 1990. Acidic deposition:
State of science and technology, Report 6:
Deposition monitoring methods and results.
Washington, D.C.: National Acidic Precipitation
Assessment Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Trends Network
DATABASE(S):
The Acid Deposition System (ADS)
The ADS database contains all data from the
NADP/NTN precipitation chemistry monitoring
program along with data from several other North
American precipitation chemistry networks.
For more information, see Contact.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Water Conditions Reporting System
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Water Conditions Reporting System
OFFICE:
TJ.S. Geological Survey
Water Resources Division
Office of Scientific Information Management
Hydrologic Information Unit
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This program collects and analyzes streamfiow data
from 190 sites in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico;
groundwater levels from about 200 sites in the
conterminous U.S.; reservoir contents from 100
reservoirs in the U.S. and Canada; and limited
water-quality data from five sites on major rivers.
These data, or summaries thereof, are published in the
free monthly newsletter, "National Water Conditions."
DATA COVERAGE:
Streamfiow data include maximum, minimum, and
mean monthly discharge, and also maximum and
minimum daily discharges for the period of record.
Classed data (quartiles) for the current thirty-year
reference period (1951-80 at this time) include
monthly, quarterly, and annual (water-year and
calendar year) means. Period-of-record monthly
averages, maximums and minimums are available for
groundwater levels, reservoirs, and water quality data.
Data reveal trends in stream flow and volume (for
example, effects of droughts, floods, and reservoirs on
discharges).
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data are extracted from WATSTORE and the other
sources listed under Databases (below) and are
statistically analyzed to produce trends in national
water conditions.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Frequency includes: monthly means for all streamfiow
with highest, lowest, and last available day of month for
some sites; month end reservoir contents; and month
end groundwater levels.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States, Puerto Rico, and southern
Canada. Streamflow sites were selected to provide
enough data to define maps of streamfiow conditions
on a monthly basis. Reservoirs were selected to provide
a general picture. Groundwater network provides data
on areas of significant groundwater use.
CONTACT:
Thomas G. Ross, Chief
Hydrologic Information Unit
U.S. Geological Survey
419 National Center
Reston,VA 22092
Phone: (703) 648-6814
FTS: 959-6814
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
National Water Conditions Newsletter (since 1944).
Subscription free upon request.
DATABASE(S):
WATSTORE
The National Water-Data Storage and Retrieval
System (WATSTORE), established in 1971,
maintains the national water-resources file of
data resulting from hydrologic measurements.
For more information, contact:
WATSTORE Program Office
Branch of Computer Technology
USGS
440 National Center
Reston, Virginia 22092
(703) 648-5605
FTS: 959-5605
Additional information used in the National
Water Conditions Report is furnished by the
Bureau of Reclamation, the Corps of Engineers,
the National Ocean Service, the NOAA/USDA
Joint Agricultural Weather Facility, and other
sources.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Water Use Information Program
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Water Use Information Program
OFFICE:
U.S. Geological Survey
Water Resources Division
Program Coordination and Technical Support
Branch of Water Use Information
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The National Water Use Information Program is a
federal-state cooperative program designed to collect,
store, analyze, and disseminate water-use information
both nationally and locally. The program began in 1978
to meet the need for a single source of uniform
information on water use. The water-use information
from the program complements long-term USGS data
on the availability and quality of the nation's water
resources.
The objectives of the program are to determine, on a
national level, how much fresh and saline surface water
and groundwater are withdrawn and for what purposes;
how much of this water is consumed during use; and
how much water is returned to the source after use.
DATA COVERAGE:
Water withdrawals from surface and groundwater
sources and consumptive use estimates are compiled
by state and water resources regions for the following
water-use categories: public supply, domestic,
commercial, industry, mining, irrigation, livestock,
thermoelectric power generation, and hydroelectric
power generation. Trend data are available at five-year
intervals from 1950 to 1985. Data for 1990 are being
compiled and will be available in 1992.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Cooperating states collect water-use data and
aggregate these data by county and hydrologic unit.
Most of the data are derived from mail surveys or
permit reports required to meet state regulations. The
point data are stored-on state-level databases; the
aggregated data are compiled by the USGS for
incorporation into the national Aggregated Water Use
Data System (AWUDS).
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
National compilations of "Estimated Use of Water in
the United States" have been published by the USGS
since 1950 at five-year intervals. Many states compile
and publish monthly or annual water use data as part
of the cooperative program.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Water use estimates are compiled for all fifty states,
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and the District of
Columbia. Data are available for 1985 by county and
four-digit hydrologic subregion.
CONTACT:
Wayne Solley, Chief
Branch of Water Use Information
U.S. Geological Survey
414 National Center
Reston, VA 22092
Phone: (703) 648-5670
FTS: 959-5670
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
Sandra Holmes
Technical Information Specialist
U.S. Geological Survey
419 National Center
Reston, VA 22092
Phone:(703)648-6815
FTS: 959-6815
PUBLICATIONS:
U.S. Geological Survey. Estimated use of water in the
United States, published for 1950, 1955, 1960,
1965,1970,1975,1980,1985. Reston, VA.
DATABASE(S):
Aggregated Water Use Data System (AWUDS)
AWUDS contains estimates by source for various
water-use categories. The database contains over
120 data elements for all fifty states, Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C. Latest
information available is for 1985. The database is
maintained in the USGS district office in
Doraville, GA State Water Use Data System
State Water Use Data System (SWUDS)
SWUDS provides specific water use information
for each state. Databases are maintained by
USGS in district offices hi each state.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Water Use Information Program
For more information, contact:
Robert Pierce, Hydrologjst
U.S. Geological Survey
6481-B Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
- Doraville,GA 30360
Phone: (404) 986-6860
FTS: 257-6860
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Water Resources Assessment Program
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Water Resources Assessment Program
OFFICE:
U.S. Geological Survey
Water Resources Division
Office of Water Assessment and Data Coordination
Branch of National Water Summary
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The principal goal of the program is to develop
summary level statistics on water resources at the state
and national levels appropriate for the preparation of
USGA's biennial report, National Water Summary.
Each report is oriented toward a specific water
resource theme (e.g., groundwater quality).
DATA COVERAGE:
Statistics for major subjects covered at the national and
state levels include: water availability (e.g., surface and
groundwater potential, use, and development); water
quality (e.g., point and nonpoint sources of pollution,
eutrophication, bottom sediment contamination,
saline-water intrusion, hazardous wastes, radioactive
wastes, and acidic precipitation); hydrologic hazards
and land use (e.g., flooding, land subsidence,
sinkholes, erosion, sedimentation, wetlands, and
resource development); .and institutional and
management activities. Also covered are seasonal
hydrologic conditions and hydrologic events such as
precipitation, streamflow, floods, and storms.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data summarized in the National Water Summary are
compiled from existing U.S. Geological Survey and
other-agency data files.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are compiled periodically.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States, Puerto Rico, and Trust
Territories.
CONTACT:
Richard W. Paulson, Chief
Branch of National Water Summary
U.S. Geological Survey
407 National Center
Reston,VA 22092
Phone: (703) 648-6851
FTS: 959-6851
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
Publications are for sale and can be acquired by
contacting:
Books and Open File Reports Section
USGS
Federal Center, Box 25425
Denver, CO 80225-0425
Phone: (303) 236-7476
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. 1990.
National Water Summary 1987 - Hydrologic
events and water supply and use. Water-Supply
Paper No. 2350. Washington, D.C.
. 1988. National Water Summary 1986 -
Hydrologic events and groundwater quality.
' Water-Supply Paper No. 2325. Washington, D.C.
. 1986. National Water Summary 1985 -
Hydrologic events and surface water resources.
Water-Supply Paper No. 2300. Washington, D.C.
-. 1985. National Water Summary 1984: Hydrologic
events, selected water-quality trends, and
groundwater resources. Water-Supply Paper No.
2275. Washington, D.C.
. 1984. National Water Summary 1983 -
Hydrologic events and issues. Water-Supply
Paper NO. 2250. Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
Because this program uses existing U.S. Geological
Survey and other-agency databases, it is not a database
source.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Highway Statistics
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATBON
Highway Statistics
OFFICE:
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Highway Information Management
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The program includes the collection, analysis,
summary, and dissemination of a broad range of data
related to the physical characteristics of the nation's
highway system, as well as the traffic/travel and
related performance activity which occurs on those
systems.
DATA COVERAGE:
Data are compiled by the state highway and
transportation agencies, using guidelines prepared by
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and
approved by the Office of Management and Budget.
Data reported to FHWA include characteristics such
as: trafficvolumes; travel estimates (for example, miles
traveled and fuel consumption per vehicle and per
capita); vehicle speeds; distribution of vehicle types
and weights by highway category; vehicle fuel
efficiency ratings and motor fuel consumption; vehicle
registrations and driver licensing (including revenues
related to latter variables); state and local highway
finance; Federal Highway Trust Fund status; highway
mileage; pavement condition; and accidents. Data also
include personal travel characteristics collected as part
of the Nationwide Personal Transportation Study
(NPTS). Trend data for many of the characteristics
date back to the early 1900s.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data collection methods vary by program. Some data
are collected by a full census whereas other data are
collected using a statistical sample basis, such as
collection of travel data. Methodologies are generally
described in reference publications listed below.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Highway statistics have been published annually since
1945. Most data are reported on an annual basis with
the exception of speed data which are reported
quarterly and traffic volumes/fuel consumption data
which are reported monthly. NPTS data are available
for 1969,1977,1983, and 1990
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
National coverage with further stratification by state
and functional highway category.
CONTACT:
Frank E. Jarema, Chief
National Data Management and Dissemination
Division
Federal Highway Administration, HPM-40
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20590
Phone: (202) 366-0160
FTS: 366-0160
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Transportation. 1985. Highway
statistics: Summary to 1985. Washington, D.C.:
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration.
. 1991. Highway statistics 1989 (and earlier annual
reports in this series). FHWA-PL-90-003.
Washington, D.C.: Department of Transportation,
Federal Highway Administration.
. 1991. 1990 national personal transportation
study: Early results. Washington, D.C.:
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration.
. 1991. Selected highway statistics and charts 1989
(and earlier reports in this series).
FHWA-PL-91-001. Washington, D.C.:
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration.
. 1986. Personal travel in the United States:
1983-1984 nationwide personal transportation
study, 2 vols. Washington, D.C.: Department of
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.
. Driver licenses (annual). FHWA-PL-(year)-002.
Washington, D.C.: Department of Transportation,
Federal Highway Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Highway Statistics
. Motor fuel reported by states (monthly).
FHWA-PLr91-011. Washington, D.C.: Department
of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration.
-. Traffic volume trends (monthly). FHWA-PL-
91-005. Washington, D.C.: Department of
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.
DATABASE(S):
Highway Statistics Information Retrieval System
(HSIRS)
The HSIRS database contains "Highway
Statistics Summary to 1985." Highway Statistics
for years 1986-1989 are being added.
For more information contact:
Frederick C. Rowland
Federal Highway Administration (HPM-40)
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20590
Phone: (202) 366-5033
FTS: 366-5033
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Transportation Statistics
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Transportation Statistics
OFFICE:
Research and Special Programs Administration
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Center for Transportation Information
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The program includes the collection, analysis, and
summary of selected national transportation statistics
from a wide variety of government and private sources.
DATA COVERAGE:
Statistics are generated for various transportation
modes including air carrier, general aviation,
automobile, bus, truck, local transit, rail, water, oil
pipeline, and natural gas pipeline. For example, data
are reported for passenger travel by automobile,
airplane, bus, and railroad and freight miles of travel
by truck, railroad, airplane, pipeline, and waterway.
Basic descriptions of U.S. transportation, such as
operating revenues and expenses, and vehicle and
passenger miles, are provided. Supplementary data
include transportation and the economy and energy in
transportation. Data show ten-year trends and, in some
instances, extend back to 1955.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data are abstracted from government and private data.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected on an annual basis.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States.
CONTACT:
Kathleen Bradley
Transportation Data Specialist
Volpe National Center for Transportation Information
Transportation Systems Center
55 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: (617) 494-2614
FTS: 837-2614
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Department of Transportation, Research and Special
Programs Administration. 1990. National
transportation statistics annual report, 1990.
DOT-TSC-RSPA-90-2. Cambridge, MA:
Department of Transportation.
. 1990. Transportation safety information report,
1989 annual summary. DOT-TSC-RSPA-90-4.
Cambridge, MA: Department of Transportation,
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.
. 1990. U.S. International air travel statistics, CY
1989. Cambridge, MA: Department of
Transportation, Volpe National Transportation
Systems Center.
DATABASE(S):
None provided.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Marine Pollution Retrieval System
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Marine Pollution Retrieval System
OFFICE:
U.S. Coast Guard
Pollution Response
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Marine Pollution Retrieval System contains
details of pollution incidents in the coastal zone where
the Coast Guard is the on-scene coordinator and in the
inland zone where Coast Guard personnel assist an
on-scene coordinator for the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
DATA COVERAGE:
Records are kept on: oil spills (number, volume, date,
substance, costs for federally-funded responses, and
case histories); spills of hazardous substances
(substance name, CHRIS ID code, physical/chemical
properties); geographic information (latitude and
longitude and/or river mile number, waterbody name,
city, state, and, where applicable, vessel name and ID);
facility information (name, address, ID codes); and
transportation information (air, land, inland, and
coastal waterways).
COLLECTION METHODS:
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended
(Section 311), and Executive, Order 11735 require that
any discharge of an oil or a hazardous substance in a
harmful quantity be reported to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Data are reported for actual spills only, i.e., discharges
which entered the water. Incidents which are reported
to EPA and occurred in waters under Coast Guard
jurisdiction are also compiled. A sample data
reporting form is provided in the Coast Guard
publication listed below.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected when spills occur.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States.
CONTACT:
Commandant (G-MEP-2)
Marine Information Branch
U.S. Coast Guard
2100 Second St., SW
Washington, D.C. 20593
Phone: (202) 267-6993
FTS: 267-6993
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Coast Guard. 1989. Polluting incidents in and around
U.S. waters, 1984, 1985, and 1986 (and earlier
reports in this series). COMDTINST M16450
series. Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
Marine Pollution Retrieval System (MPRS)
MPRS is a computer-based system developed by
the Coast Guard to support Pollution Response.
Initially designed for the Collection and
Maintenance of discharge data, subsequent
modifications have been made to permit the
inclusion of additional data describing clean-up
(response) activities and penalty actions. MPRS
is available to Congress, government agencies,
academia, and private interests.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
National Air Pollution Control Program
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
National Air Pollution Control Program
OFFICE:
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Data Analysis Section
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Air Pollution Control Program collects and
analyzes data on ambient air quality and air pollution
levels and compares them to National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS).
DATA COVERAGE:
Ambient concentrations of the following criteria air
pollutants are monitored and analyzed for ten-year
trends and recent changes: sulfur dioxide; nitrogen
dioxide; carbon monoxide; total suspended
particulates; ozone; and lead.
Emission estimates are available for particulates,
sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, reactive volatile organic
compounds, carbon monoxide, and lead. Data are
broken down by the following emission sources:
transportation (e.g., motor vehicles, aircraft);
stationary fuel combustion (e.g., coal, natural gas);
industrial processes (e.g., copper, pulp mills); solid
Waste disposal; and miscellaneous sources (e.g., forest
fires, agricultural burning). Air quality trends for
major urban areas are provided.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Ambient air quality conditions are based upon actual
direct measurements. The data are analyzed for trends
and these trends are supplemented with trends for
nationwide emissions, which are based upon best
available engineering calculations. Data are collected
and reported to EPA by state and local agencies.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected hourly and daily. Estimates are
provided for 1940, 1950, 1960, and 1970 to give an
historical perspective on national air quality and
pollutant emissions and for 1975 to present as an
indication of recent trends.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
All fifty states, with metropolitan statistical areas
(population greater than 500,000) more heavily
analyzed.
CONTACT:
Thomas C. Curran, Chief
Data Analysis Section
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Environmental Protection Agency, MD-14
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phones: (919) 541-5558 or (919) 541-5467
FTS: 629-5558
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Environmental Protection Agency. 1991. National air
quality and emissions trends report, 1990 (and
earlier reports in this series). EPA-450/4-91-023.
Research Triangle Park, NC.
. 1991. National air pollutants emissions estimates
1940-1989 (and earlier reports in this series).
EPA-450/4-91-004. Research Triangle Park, NC.
Consult Contact for earlier reports in these series.
DATABASE(S):
Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS)
The AIRS contains data on air quality and pollution
collected from state and local agencies.
Contact:
Andrea Kelsey
National Air Data Branch
Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: (919) 541-5549
FTS: 629-5549
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program, Long-term fvfonrtoring Project
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program, Long-term
Monitoring Project
OFFICE:
Office of Ecological Processes and Effects Research
Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Long-Term Monitoring Project (LTMP) was
initiated hi 1983 to monitor trends in low-acid
neutralizing capacity (ANC) surface waters across a
gradient of acidic atmospheric deposition. LTMP
operates with cooperators affiliated with federal
agencies and universities hi six geographic regions. The
LTMP was proceeded by the National Surface Water
Survey (NSWS) and continued after it.
DATA COVERAGE:
Variables monitored include pH, ANC, calcium,
magnesium, p'otassium, sodium, sulfate, chloride,
nitrate, dissolved organic carbon, and aluminum.
Trend data are not available because of the short
period of record (since 1983).
COLLECTION METHODS:
See Publications.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected seasonally.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Coverage includes approximately ninety lake sites hi
Maine, Vermont, the Adirondacks, and the Upper
Midwest; two mountainous regions of Colorado; and
approximately eight streams in the Catskills area of
New York.
CONTACT:
John Stoddard
Technical Director, TIME/Long-Term Monitoring
Environmental Research Laboratory-Corvallis
Environmental Protection Agency
200 SW 35th St.
Corvallis, OR 97333
Phone: (503) 757-4427
FTS: 420-4427
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Ford, J. 1988. Long-term monitoring and acid
deposition. Washington, D.C.: Environmental
Protection Agency.
Newell, A.D. 1987. Predicting spring lake chemistry
from fall samples. In: R. Perry, R.M. Harrison,
J.N.B. Bell, and J.N. Lester, eds. Acid rain:
Scientific and technical advances. London:
Selper Ltd.
-, A.D., C.F. Powers, and SJ. Christie. 1987.
Analysis of data from long-term monitoring of
lakes. EPA-600/4-87/014. CorvallSs, OR:
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Research and Development.
DATABASE(S):
None provided.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
National Surface Water Survey
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
National Surface Water Survey
OFFICE:
Office of Ecological Processes and Effects Research
Environmental Research Laboratory
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The National Surface Water Survey consists of two
parts: the National Lake Survey and the National
Stream Survey.
The purpose of the National Lake Survey is to quantify,
with known statistical confidence, the current status,
extent, and chemical and biological characteristics of
lakes in regions of the United States that are potentially
sensitive to acidic deposition.
The purpose of the National Stream Survey (NSS) is to
determine the percentage, extent, and location of
streams in the United States that are presently acidic
or have low acid-neutralizing capacity and may,
therefore, be susceptible to future acidification, as well
as to identify streams that represent important classes
in each region for possible use in more intensive studies
or long-term monitoring. The NSS provides an
overview of stream water chemistry in regions of the
United States that are expected, on the basis of
previous alkalinity data, to contain predominantly low
acid-neutralizing capacity waters.
DATA COVERAGE:
Variables monitored include: acid neutralizing
capacity (ANC), aluminum, ammonium, base cations,
conductance, major ions, metals, nitrate, organics, pH,
and sulfate.
COLLECTION METHODS:
A randomly selected subset of lakes was sampled using
appropriate methods. The sample results were then
weighted to estimate the chemical compositions of lake
populations with known confidence. Uncertainties
with time of sampling, spatial 'variability, and
population definition are included in specific research
projects to improve confidence in estimates.
The NSS employed a randomized, systematic sample
of regional stream populations and used rigorous
quality assurance protocols for field sampling and
laboratory chemical analysis.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
"Index" sample taken at the time of the fall overturn
for lakes and high and low flow for streams.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Northeastern, Southeastern, Upper Midwest, and
Western United States for lakes, and Middle Atlantic,
Southeast, and Southern Blue Ridge Province for
streams.
CONTACT:
Dixon Landers
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Research Laboratory
200 SW 35th St.
Corvallis, OR 97333
Phone: (503) 757-4427
FTS: 420-4427
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Brakke, D.F., D.H. Landers and J.M. Eilers. 1988.
Chemical and physical characteristics of lakes hi
the northeastern United States. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 22:155-163.
Brakke, D.F., D.H. Landers and J.M. Eilers. 1987.
Hydrologic and chemical characteristics of
darkwater, clearwater, and acidic lakes in the
United States. In: Proceedings of UNESCO/IMP
Symposium.
Eilers, J.M., D.F.Brakke, D.H. Landers and P.E.
Kellar. 1988. Characteristics of lakes in
mountainous areas of the western United States.
Verb. Internal. Verein. Limnol. 23:144-151.
Eilers, J.M., D.H. Landers and D.F. Brakke. 1988.
Chemical and physical characteristics of lakes in
the southeastern United States. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 22:172-177.
Eilers, J.M., D.F. Brakke and D.H. Landers. 1987.
Chemical and physical characteristics of lakes in
the Upper Midwest, United States. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 22:164-172
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National Surface Water Survey
Eilers, J.M., P. Kanciruk, R A. McCord, W.S. Overton,
L. Hook, D J. Blick, D.F. Brakke, P.E. Lellar,
M.S. DeHan, M.E. Silverstein and D.H. Landers.
1987. Characteristics of lakes in the western
United States. Vol 2, Data compendium for
selected physical and chemical variables.
EP/600/3-86-054b. Washington, B.C.: Environmental
Protection Agency.
Herlihy, A.T., P.R. Kaufmann and M.E. Mitch. 1991.
Chemical characteristics of streams in the eastern
United States: II. Sources of acidity and low ANC
streams. Water Resources Research. 27:624-642.
Herlihy, A.T., P.R. Kaufmann, M.E. Mitch and D.D.
Brown. 1990. Regional estimates of acid mine
drainage impacts on streams of the Mid-Atlantic
and southeastern United States. Water, Air, and
Soil Pollution. 50:91-107.
Kaufmann, P.R., A.T. Herlihy, M.E. Mitch and W.S.
Overton. 1991. Chemical characteristics of
streams in the eastern United States: I. Synoptic
survey design, acid base status, and regional
patterns. Water Resources Research. 27:611-627.
Kaufmann, P.R., A.T. Herlihy, J.W. Elwood, M.E.
Mitch, W.S. Overton, M J. Sale, J J. Messer, K.A.
Cougan, D.V. Peck, K.H. Reckhow, A.J. Kinney,
S J. Christie, D.D. Brown, CA. Hagley, and H.I.
Jager. 1988. Chemical characteristics of streams
in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United
States. Vol. 1, Population descriptions and
physiochemical relationships. EPA/600/3-88/021a.
Washington, D.C.: Environmental Protection
Agency.
Landers, D.H., W.S. Overton, R.A. Linthurst and D.F.
Brakke. 1988. Eastern lake survey: Regional
estimates of lake chemistry. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 22:128-135.
Landers, D.H., J.M. Eilers, D.F. Brakke, W.S.
Overton, P.E. Kellar, M.E. Silverstein, R.D.
Schonbrod, R.E. Crowe, RA. LintHurst, J.M.
Omernik, S A. Teague and E.P. Meier. 1987.
Characteristics of lakes in the western United
States. Vol. 1, Population descriptions and
physicochemical relationships. EPA/600/3-86/054a.
Washington, D.C.: Environmental Protection
Agency.
Linthurst, RA., D.H. Landers, J.M. Eilers, D.F.
Brakke, W.S. Overton, E.P. Meier and R.E.
Crowe. 1986. Characteristics of lakes in the
eastern United States. Vol. 1, Population
descriptions and physicochemical relationships.
EPA/600/4-86/007a. Washington, D.C.:
Environmental Protection Agency.
Mitch, M.E., P.R. Kaufmann, A.T. Herlihy, W.S.
Overton, and MJ. Sale. 1990. National stream
survey database guide. EPA/600/8-90/055.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
Overton, W.S., P. Kanciruk, LA. Hook, J.M. Eilers,
D.H. Landers, D.F. Brakke, D.J. Blick, Jr., RA.
Linthurst, M.D. DeHaan and J.M. Omernik.
1986. Characteristics of lakes in the eastern
United States. Vol. 2, Lakes samples and
descriptive statistics for physical and chemical
variables. EPA/600/4-86/007b. Washington,
D.C.: Environmental Protection Agency.
Sale, M J., P.R. Kaufmann, H J. Jager, J.M. Coe, KA.
Cougan, A.J. Kinney, M.E. Mitch and W.S.
. Overton. 1988. Chemical characteristics of
streams of the mid-Atlantic and southeastern
United States. Volume II: Streams sampled,
descriptive statistics, and compendium of
physical and chemical data. EPA/600/3-88/021b.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
DATABASE(S):
The database is available: see Contact, and Mitch, et
al. (1990) under Publications.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation And Liability Information System
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation And Liability
Information System
OFFICE:
Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Information System
(CERCLIS) contains information on abandoned or
uncontrolled hazardous waste sites.
DATA COVERAGE:
The CERCLIS database contains information on the
location of over 30,000 sites. In addition, the database
contains information on pre-remedial actions such as
the discovery date and the completion date of a
preliminary assessment, site inspection, and the date
of final hazardous ranking determination. Of the sites,
over 1,200 are-on the National Priority List (NPL).
CERCLIS also contains information such as:
description of NPL site (predominant land uses, waste
treatment storage and disposal, distance to nearest
population); owner/generator information; regulatory
and response history; waste description (physical state,
type and quantity of waste); environmental
information; water use information; and the remedial
events occurring at the NPL sites, including planned
and actual starts and completions, prior year
obligations, current year obligations, -and outlays to
date.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Data are collected during inventory, assessment, and
cleanup of uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. EPA
Regional Offices maintain the data in CERCLIS
databases.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
On-line updating.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Sites throughout the entire United States and the
territories.
CONTACTS:
For telephone inquiries concerning the database, call
(202) 260-3770.
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
Written requests for information should be addressed
to:
Freedom of Information Officer
Environmental Protection Agency
401M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
PUBLICATIONS:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response. 1991.
Superfund NPL Characterization Project: National
Results. EPA/540/8-9V069. Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Information System (CERCLIS)
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System
OFFICE:
Office of Radiation Programs
National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring
System (ERAMS) was implemented in 1973 and has
operated continuously ever since. The ERAMS
monitors, nationally, radioactivity associated with air,
drinking water, surface water, and milk. Prior to 1973
and dating back to 1960, several national networks of
environmental radiation sampling stations were
operated by the U.S. Public Health Service. When
EPA was established, these networks were
consolidated and modified into the single national
network now known as ERAMS.
DATA COVERAGE:
Data for pasteurized milk include concentrations of:
Iodine(I)-131, Barium(Ba)-140, Cesium(Cs)-137,
Potasium(K)-40, Strontium(Sr)-89, Sr-90, and
Carbon(C)-14. For airborne particulates:
Geiger-Mueller field estimates, gross beta, gamma
scans, Plutonium(Pu)-238, Pu-239, Pu-240,
Uranium(U)-234, U-235, U-238, and Krypton(Kr)-85.
For precipitation: Hydrogen(H)-3, gross beta, gamma
scans, Pu-238, Pu-239, Pu-240, U-234, U-235, and
U-238. For drinking water: H-3, gamma scans, gross
alpha, gross beta^ Radium(Ra)-226, Ra-228, Sr-89,
Sr-90, Pu-238, Pu-239, Pu-240, U-234, U-235, U-238,
and 1-131. For surface water: H-3 and gamma scans.
COLLECTION METHODS:
The ERAMS program includes 332 sampling stations
distributed throughout the fifty states, the Virgin
Islands, Panama Canal, and Puerto Rico. Stations were
selected to provide optimum radiation source and
population coverage. Many stations are located
downstream from nuclear power plants. See
Publications for description of methods.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Analytical frequency is different for different analyses,
ranging from twice weekly for gross beta in air to every
two years for Krypton-85. Analytical frequencies for
specific radionuclldes can be found in the quarterly
publication "Environmental Radiation Data" and the
"Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring
System (ERAMS) Manual".
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Sampling stations are sited throughout the fifty states,
the Virgin Islands, Panama Canal, and Puerto Rico.
CONTACT:
Dr. Jon Broadway
National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1504 Avenue A
Montgomery, AL 36115
Phone: (205) 270-3400 or (205) 270-3434
FTS: 228-3400 or 228-3434
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
Dr. Charles M. Petko
National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1504 Avenue A
Montgomery, AL 36115
Phone: (205) 270-3400 or (205) 270-3411
FTS: 228-3400 or 228-3411
PUBLICATIONS:
Environmental Protection Agency. Environmental
radiation data (quarterly). Montgomery, AL.
. Analytical capability of the environmental radiation
ambient monitoring system. Washington, D.C.
. Radiological health
Washington, D.C.
DATABASE(S):
data and reports.
Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System
(ERAMS)
The ERAMS contains analytical data from
approximately 1973 to the present covering the
main networks of ERAMS for the following
media: air particulates, precipitation, drinking
water, surface water, and milk. The data are
organized geographically by city and state and
include latitude and longitude plotting
coordinates.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Waste Surveys
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Waste Surveys
OFFICE:
Office of Solid Waste
Office of Policy, Planning and Information
Information Management Staff
Surveys and Systems Development Section
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Data are collected through survey and (regulated
entities) reporting mechanisms on hazardous and
non-hazardous ("solid") wastes generation and
management. Various capabilities are available for
retrieving and analyzing these data. Generally, the
information available consists of regulated entities and
waste volumes generated and managed.
DATA COVERAGE:
Hazardous Wastes: Statistics are available by site,
state, and nationally for wastes generated and
managed (treatment, storage, disposal or recycling).
Data are available from three sources:
(1) Biennial Report number of generators,
amount of wastes generated; number of waste
management facilities; amount of wastes
managed (by EPA region, by state); inter-state
waste flow; amounts of waste generated by waste
type; and amounts of waste managed by waste
management method.
(2) National Survey of Hazardous Waste
Generators Though similar to the Biennial
Report, additional detail is provided, basically on
waste characteristics and waste producing
processes.
(3) 1986 National Survey of Treatment, Storage,
Disposal and Recycling (TSDR) Facilities
Also similar to the Biennial Report, but it
provides additional detail on the waste
management processes.
Non-Hazardous Wastes: National statistics are
available for wastes generated and managed. The data
cover the industrial sector and the municipal landfill
sector.
Industrial: Statistics are available for 1985 on the
amounts of non-hazardous waste by type of industry
(e.g., textile, pulp and paper, water treatment),
management practices (e.g., landfills, surface
impoundments, incineration, recycling), and by size of
establishment.
Municipal Landfills: Trend data are available on:
quantity of materials generated in the municipal waste
stream (including paper, glass, metal, and plastics,
rubber, leather, textiles, wood, and other nonfood
waste, and food, yard, and miscellaneous inorganic
waste); quantity and type of waste accepted and
refused (e.g., household, commercial, construction);
size and capacity of facility; monitoring systems; types
of liners and covers; hydrological characteristics and
proximity to drinking water supplies; and number of
persons using these sources.
COLLECTION METHODS:
Surveys and Reporting.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data collection and reporting frequency range from
once to every two years.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States.
CONTACT:
Myra Galbreath, Chief
OSW/Information Management Staff (OS-312)
Environmental Protection Agency
401M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
Phone: (202) 260-4697
FTS: 260-4697
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
Craig, J.W. and J.L. Warren. 1988. Environmental
Protection Agency's latest hazardous waste data.
Waste Age 19:75-84.
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid
Waste. 1989. 1985 national biennial report of
hazardous waste generators and treatment,
storage, and disposal facilities requested under
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Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Waste Surveys
RCRA. Washington,
Protection Agency.
D.C.: Environmental
. 1987. Screening survey of industrial subtitle D
establishments. Washington, D.C.: Environmental
Protection Agency.
-. 1988. Catalog of standard reports: Office of
Policy, Planning and Information. Washington,
D.C.: Environmental Protection Agency,
Information Management Section.
and Office of Emergency Response. 1988.
National survey of solid waste (municipal) landfill
facilities. Washington, D.C.: Environmental
Protection Agency.
. 1990. Characterization of municipal solid waste
in the United States: 1990 update. Washington,
D.C.: Environmental Protection Agency.
DATABASE(S):
1985 Biennial Report for Hazardous Wastes
National Survey of Hazardous Waste Generators
National Survey of Treatment, Storage, Disposal, and
Recycling Facilities (TSDR) Survey
Industrial Subtitle D Survey
Municipal Landfill Subtitle D Survey
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Toxics Release Inventory
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Toxics Release Inventory
OFFICE:
Office of Toxic Substances
Economics and Technology Division
SUMMARY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a mandatory
annual inventory of the release of 328 toxic chemicals
to air, water, land, and off-site disposal from more than
17,000 manufacturing facilities across the country.
DATA COVERAGE:
Data collected include: facility information, including
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
permit numbers; pounds/year emissions information
for air, water, and land disposal, and off-site transfers
of wastes; treatment processes and efficiencies; and
waste reduction data.
COLLECTION METHODS:
The emergency Planning and Community Right-
to-Know Act requires manufacturers to report to EPA
and to states the amounts of over 300 toxic chemicals
that they release directly to air, water, or land, or that
they transfer to offsite facilities that treat or dispose of
wastes. Facilities are required only to report data that
are already known or reasonably ascertainable to them,
e.g., engineering estimates. They are not required to
measure or otherwise verify the data they submit.
Survey submissions on forms are tabulated and stored
by EPA on computer tape or disc, and the data are
compiled into an annual inventory of releases and
transfers.
COLLECTION FREQUENCY:
Data are collected yearly through mandatory industry
reporting.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE:
Entire United States.
CONTACT:
Samuel Sasnett
Environmental Protection Specialist
Economics & Technology Division (TS-792A)
Office of Toxic Substances
Environmental Protection Agency
401M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
Phone:(202)260-1821
FTS: 260-1821
FOR PUBLIC INQUIRIES:
See Contact.
PUBLICATIONS:
i
Environmental Protection Agency. 1991. The toxics
release inventory: National and local
perspectives. EPA 560/4-91-014. Washington,
D.C.
DATABASE(S):
TOXNET/Toxic Release Inventory
All data from the Toxic Release Inventory
include more than 74,000 reports filed by 17,000
manufacturing facilities on 328 toxic chemicals.
Data are also available on diskette, CD-ROM,
tape, and microfiche.
For more information, contact:
National Library of Medicine
Phone: (301) 496-6531
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KEY WORD INDEX
KEY WORD INDEX
Acid precipitation 64
Agriculture, land use 1
See also Cropland, Irrigation
Air
pollution 27,45,74
pollution, expenditures to control 20
quality 44,45,74
radioactivity 79
See also Emissions
Benthic Surveillance 29
Birds
breeding 56
contaminant levels in 50
migratory 57
See also Waterfowl
Carbon dioxide 33
ambient conditions 31
emission trends 31
Carbon monoxide 36,74
Census, decennial 16
CERCLIS 76
Chemicals
fish and wildlife 50
organic, volatile 31,74
organochlorine 36,50
toxic 82
Climate 25,33
Coasts
environmental quality 29
pollutant discharge 27
Conservation needs 3
Contamination.
See Pollution; Radiation
Cropland
use 1
erosion 3
Cultural resources 38
Ducks
See Birds; Waterfowl
Emissions 31,33,74
Energy 32
Estuaries
environmental quality 29
pollutant discharge 27
Expenditures to control and abate pollution 20
by state and local governments 14
Fire, forest 12
Fisheries 22
shellfish 21,22,23
Fishing 22,52
Forest 1
Bureau of Land Management lands 38
disease 5
fire 12
fish and wildlife 57,58
inventory 6
land areas 9
National Park System lands 43
pest management 5
range management 8
recreation areas 10
timber sales 40
tree planting 11
use 38
Fuel
consumption 31
heating 36
production 31
radioactive 35
Gas
See Oil
Grazing
Bureau of Land Management land 39
Forest Service land 8
non-federal land 3
permits 38
Greenhouse gases 33
Groundwater 59
Hazardous waste 73,78,80
Hazards, water 69
Health 36
Highways 1,70
See also Transportation
Horses and burros 8,38
Hunting 52
Industry
See Manufacturing
Irrigation 13
Lakes 76
Land areas,
Bureau of Land Management lands
Fish and Wildlife Service lands 57
National Forest System lands 9
National Park Service lands 43
non-federal land 3
Land cover 61
Land use 1,61
forest 6
irrigation 13
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27,31,36,41,50,59,62,74
Manufacturing, pollution abatement 20
Marine organisms
contaminant concentrations 29
resources 23
See also Fisheries
Marine pollution 73
Master deed listing, NFS 43
Milk, radioactivity 79
Minerals 38,41
Mussel Watch 29
National Park System
gaseous pollutants 44
master deed listing 43
visibility monitoring 45
visitor use 49
Nitrogen oxides
ambient conditions 74
emission trends 31,74
Nutrition 36
Oceans, pollutant discharge
See Coasts; Fisheries; Marine resources
Oil and gas pipelines 72
Oil spills 73
Ozone 31,44,74
Parks
See National Park System
Particulates 45
ambient conditions 74
emission trends 74
Pesticides 29,36
fish and wildlife 50
Plants
forests 6
wetlands 54
Pollution
air 25,31,44,45,74
coastal discharge 27
expenditures to control and abate 20
manufacturing 20
marine organism contaminant concentrations 29
water 73
See also Air quality; Water quality
Population 16
estimates, human 18
wildlife 38
Precipitation
acid 64
rain 25,33
Radiation, ambient 79
Radioactive fuel and waste 33
Range 38
ecological condition 3,8,39
Recreation 38
forest 10
government expenditures 14
parks 49
rivers 48
trails 10,46
wildlife-associated 52
Rivers, wild and scenic 48
Shellfish, waters 21
Shrimp 23
Soil resources 3
Solid waste 14,20,80,82
Streamflow 66
Streams 62,66,76
Sulfur dioxide 31,44,74
ambient conditions 74
emission trends 31,74
Timber sales 40
Tobacco 36
Trails 10,46
Transportation 72
See also Highways
Tree planting 11
Visibility monitoring, National Park Service 45
Waste
hazardous 73,78,80
non-hazardous 80
radioactive 33
Water
conditions 59,66,76
ground 59
pollution 73,83
pollution, expenditures to control 20
quality 59,62,69,76
radioactivity 79
resources 3,66,69
surface 75,76,79
use 13,67
Waterfowl 57
breeding 58
See also Birds
Weather 25,33
Wetlands 54,58
Wildlife
pesticides and chemicals 50
populations 38
recreation, and 52
refuges 57
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DATA BASE INDEX
DATA BASE INDEX
Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS) 74
Agricultural Pesticide Use in Coastal Areas 28
Aggregated Water Use Data System (AWUDS) 67
Annual Survey of Government Finance 15
Annual Survey of Government Employment 15
1985 Biennial Report for Hazardous Wastes 81
Books 55
Breeding Bird Survey Database 56
CENDATA 17,19
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) 78
Computer Mapping and Analysis System (CMAS) 24
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Consolidated Timber Sale Information System 40
Eastwide Forest Inventory Database 7
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Environmental Contaminant Data Management System (ECDMS) 51
Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System (ERAMS) 79
Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey 13
Forest Inventory and Analysis 7
Forest Service Range Management Information System (FSRAMIS) 8
Grazing Authorization and Billing System 38
HANES 37
Highway Statistics Information Retrieval System (HSIRS) 71
Industrial Subtitle D Survey 81
Inventory Data System (IDS) 39
Land Ownership Status (LOS) 9
Major Land Uses Database (MLU) 2
Marine Pollution Retrieval System 73
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DATA BASE INDEX
Master Deed Listing 43
Material Disposal System 40
MINES-DATA 42
Month and State Current Emissions Trends (MSCET) Database 31
Municipal Landfill Subtitle D Survey 81
National Coastal Pollutant Discharge Inventory 28
National Forest Fire Report Database 12
National Resources Inventory Database 3
National Resource Protection Act (RPA) Timber Database 7
National Survey of Hazardous Waste Generators 81
National Survey of Treatment, Storage, Disposal, and Recycling Facilities (TSDR) 81
National Shellfish Register 21
National Status and Trends Database 30
Nationwide Trails Inventory (by NFS Region) 47
Range Management Automated System 38
Real Property Information System 57
Recreation Information Management (RIM) 10
River Mileage Classification for Components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System 48
State Water Use Data System (SWUDS) 67
Statistical Summary of America's Long-Distance Trails 47
Statistical Summary of America's National Recreational Trails 47
The Acid Deposition System (ADS) 65
Timber Sale Information System 40
TOXNET/Toxics Release Inventory 82
U.S.GeoData 61
WATSTORE 59,63,66
Wetland Plant Species Database 55
Wetland Values Citation Database 55
Wetland Geographic Information System 55
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