United States
Environmental Protection
•Agency
Information Services
and Library
Washington DC 20460
EPA/IMSD/87-003
April 1987
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Microfiche CoSlectson At
The Headquarters Library
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A PATHFINDER TO THE
MICROFICHE COLLECTION
AT THE HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY
APRIL 1987
Headquarters Library Staff
Information Services Branch
Information Management and Services Division
401 M Street, S.W. PM-211A
Washington, D.C. 20460
(202) 382-5922
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CONTENTS
Introduction i
Key to Finding Aid U
^PTIC 1
CIRC II 2
Chemical Substances Information 3
CIS 4
Envirof iche 5
Environmental Geology 6
EIS 7
Journal of Chemical Research Miniprints .........8
NewsBank 9
Pesticide Product Information 10
Phonefiche 11
Registry of Toxic Effects of
Chemical Substances (RTECS) 12
SRIM .13
State Laws and Regulations 14
U.S. GPO 15
Water Quality Standards 16
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INTRODUCTION
The Pathfinder to the Microfiche Collection at the
Headquarters Library is a guide to the wealth of information
available in microfiche form in the Headquarters Library.
It was prepared by Mary Hoffman, Chief Reference Librarian
and Lisa Young, Reference Librarian. The purpose of the
Pathfinder is to make the microfiched information more
accessible to EPA staff.
Many types of information are filmed and produced in
the microfiche card format. Entire documents are
reproduced on one or more cards. The documents are then
read through a microfiche reader that shows the document
page by page.
The Headquarters library microfiche collection
includes government reports (including EPA reports),
laws, legislative reports, environmental proceedings and
articles, telephone directories, and other information.
Most of the microfiched documents are indexed by
author, title and keyword in printed indexes and in
online databases. The library staff assists library
users in retrieving documents by topic.
The Pathfinder lists descriptive information about
each set of microfiche including: name, subject, date,
publisher, updates, location, filing order, index and
comments. Most of the microfiche is kept in an automated
storage device called the "minitrieve" located at the back
of the library. The library staff show library users how to
use the minitrieve and the microfiche readers.
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KEY TO FINDING AID
NAME: Title of the microfiche.
SUBJ: Subject of microfiche contents i.e.,
water, pollution, toxicity , acid rain, hazardous
waste.
TYPE: Type of material represented i.e.,
technical reports, bibliographic data,
legislation.
DATE: Time period covered by the microfiche.
PUBL: Publisher of the microfiche.
UPDA: Information on the frequency of microfiche
updates.
LOGA: Location of the microfiche in the minitrieve
by drawer number.
FILO: Filing order of the microfiche in the minitrieve
drawer.
INDX: Where the microfiche is indexed i.e.,
Environment Index, Congressional Information
Service, NTIS File online.
COMM: Additional comments about the microfiche.
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NAME: Air Pollution Technical Information Center
(APTIC)
SUBJ: Control methods, economic aspects, human health,
emission sources, govt. participation, measure-
ment, pollution data, social aspects, public
involvement, standards and criteria.
TYPE: Technical Reports
DATE: 1970 - 1976
PUBL: Air Pollution Technical Information Center
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
UPDA: Closed file
LOCA: Minitrieve Drawers §0102 - #0406
FILO: Accession number: 184537
INDX: NTIS online (DIALOG File 6); APTIC online (DIALOG File 45);
Air Pollution Abstracts
COMM: Selected technical literature on air pollution
accessioned by the Air Pollution Technical Information
Center (APTIC).
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NAME: Central Information Reference and Control
(CIRC II) Publication Titles & Codes
SUBJ: Intelligence information, sensor data, military
equipment data, research and development,
PFLN codes
TYPE: Unclassified foreign scientific and technical
reports
DATE: March 1986; current year only.
PUBL: Wright-Patterson AFB
Dayton, Ohio 45322
UPDA: Annually
LOCA: Minitrieve drawer 10606
FILO: Alphabetically within division:
Facility, Personality, Nomenclature, Location
INDX: N/A .
COMM: Identifies the publication titles and
their respective codes for documents routinely
processed into CIRC II. Divided into sections
labeled.
Supports DOD's Scientific and Technical
Intelligence Information Services Program.
Produced by the Foreign Technology Division,
Wright-Patterson AFB.
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NAME: Chemical Substances Information
SUBJ: Chemical substances, chemical industry information
TYPE: Reports and articles
DATE: 1977 - 1980
PUBL: U.S. EPA, Office of Toxic Substances
UPDA: N/A
LOCA: Ninitrieve drawer 19706
FILO: Alphabetical by author/corporate name
INDX: N/A
COMM: This is an index to information on chemicals which is
available in the Non-Confidential Information Center
(OTS library).
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NAME: Congressional Information Service (CIS)
SUBJ: Education, health, natural resources, monetary
policy, social issues, human resources, foreign
affairs and agriculture.
TYPE: Documents, hearings, prints, reports and
special publications.
DATE: 1970 to present
PUBL: Congressional Information Service
4520 East-West Highway
Bethesda, MD. 20814
UPDA: Monthly
LOCA: Minitrieve Drawers 10114 - 10812
FILO: Accession number: J862-4; S141-1; H240-3
INDX: CIS Index; CIS online (DIALOG File 101)
COMM: CIS identifies, collects and indexes the
working papers or publications of the
nearly 300 committees and subcommittees of
the United States Congress.
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NAME: Envirofiche
SUBJ: Environmental Issues: law, management, planning,
biology,economics, geology, political science,
technology, chemistry
TYPE: Articles, books, films, patents, industry reports,
government documents
DATE: 1971 to date
PU8L: CIC Intelligence Corp,
48 W. 38th Street
New York, NY 10018
UPDA: Monthly
LOCA: Minitrieve drawers 10110 - 11410
PILO: Accession number assigned by CIC.
INDX: Enviroline online (DIALOG File 40);
Environment Abstracts
COMM: Selected documents from Environment Abstracts.
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NAME: Environmental Geology; A Selected Bibliography
by Vivian Hall, University of Kentucky
SUBJ: Geologic hazards, pollution, environmental impact,
urban geology, land use planning, waste,
water resources and mangement
TYPE: Books, research reports, case studies, films,
maps, journal articles
DATE: 1975
PUBL: Geological Society of America
3300 Penrose Place
Boulder, CO 80301
UPDA: N/A
LOCA: Minitrieve drawer 11806
FILO: N/A
INDX: N/A
COMM: Includes an appendix listing core
environmental reference books.
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NAME: Environmental Impact Statements (E1S)
SUBJ: Water, energy, forests, wastes, land use,
hazardous substances, research & development,
urban programs and air.
TYPE: Impact statements
DATE: 1970 - date
PUBL: Information Resources Press
1700 N. Moore Street, Suite 700
Arlington, VA. 22209
LOGA: Minitrieve Drawers 10215 - 11615
FILO: BIS number: 36-0498R
INDX: EIS Digest of Environmental Impact
Statements
COMM: Contains microfilmed documents which have
been prepared by a federal agency on the
environmental impact of its proposals for
legislation and other major actions signi-
ficantly affecting the quality of the human
environment. Environmental Impact Statements
are required by the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA). Includes draft and final
statements.
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NAME: Journal of Chemical Research Miniprints
ISSN: 0308-2350
SUBJ: All areas of chemical research
TYPE: Journal articles (miniprint version of journal)
DATE: 1977 - date
PUBL: The Royal Society of Chemistry,
Burlington House
Picadilly, London W1VOBN
UPDA: Monthly
LOCA: Minitrieve drawer 11106
FILO: In order by volume, issue, page(year)
INDX: Biological Abstract, Chemical Abstracts,
Current Contents, Science Citation Index,
Georef, IndChem
COMM: Collaborative effort of three important
chemical societies. An authoritative publication
that should be in all research-oriented
chemistry collection.
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NAME: NewsBank
SUBJ: Current environmental issues/events
TYPE: Regional newspaper articles
(i.e., Casper, Wy.; Fargo, N.D.; Sacramento,CA.)
DATE: 1970 - 1978
PUBL: Urban Affairs Library
UPDA: Closed file
LOCA: Minitrieve drawer 11006
FILO: Chronological by article date
INDX: NewsBank Cumulative Index 1970-1978
located with Indexes and Abstracts.
COMM: Current awareness service assembled/
provided by Urban Affairs Library.
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NAME: Pesticide Product Information
SUBJ: Registered pesticide products,
pests, sites, products labeling
TYPE: Reference lists of numbers
DATE: 1979
PUBL: National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA. 22161
UPDA: Irregular
LOCA: Minitrieve drawer #1406
FILO: Site code, Pest code, Chemical code 6
Registration number. Within each
group chemicals are arranged in code
order.
INDX: N/A
COMM: Chemicals are listed singly, or in
groups of two or more as they appear
in the active ingredients statements of the
products.
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NAME: Phonefiche
SUBJ: Telephone directories
TYPE: Directory
DATE: Current year
PUBL: University Microfilm International
(A Bell & Howell Information Company)
300 North Zeeb Road
Ann Arbor, MI. 48106
UPDA: Quarterly
LOCA: Reading area in the front of the library
PILO: Alphabetical order by state & community
INDX: Community Cross Reference Guide
COMM: Telephone directories for communities in
the United States. UMI also provides
an accompanying Community Cross Reference
Guide which lists communities within states
in alphabetical order.
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NAME: Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances
(RTECS)
SUBJ: Toxicity data for chemical substances
TYPE: Technical data
DATE: April 1986
PUBL: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
National Institute of Occupational Safety and
Health
Cincinnati, OH 45226
UPDA: Quarterly
LOCA: Ninitrieve Drawer 11806
FILO: Alphabetical by substance name
INDX: RTECS/CAS number Index
COMM: Quarterly issues are produced in January, April,
July, and October.
RTECS is available online through the Chemical
Information System (CIS) and the National
Library of Medicine.
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NAME; Selected Research in Microfiche (SRIM)
SUBJ: Chemistry, energy, engineering, material
science, biology, transportation, adminis-
tration and mangement.
TYPE: Technical reports
DATE: 1964 - date
PUBL: National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
UPDA: Semi-monthly
LOCA: Ninitrieve drawers 10103 - 11309 (68 drawers)
FILO: By NTIS accession number; EPA reports are
usually assigned a number preceded by "PB".
Reports from other agencies may have other
alphabetical prefixes (i.e., DE86-008919,
AD-A032083)
INDX: NTIS online (DIALOG Pile 6); EPA Reports in NTIS
microfiche, HQ Library catalog
COMM: Contains EPA reports from EPA and other
government agencies*, most EPA reports are
submitted to NTIS and assigned an accession
number such as PB82-209386.
As of October 1, 1984,a DE report number
file has been established beginning with the
year 1980. DE microfiche received prior
to October 1, 1984 ara filed in the mini-
trieve by agency report number.
*primarily DOD,DOE and NASA
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NAME: State Laws and Regulations
SUBJ: Laws and regulations concerning water pollution,
air pollution, pesticides, radiation, hazardous
waste, mining
TYPE: Amendments, permits, guidelines,
applicatons, laws, regulations
DATE: 1976-date
PUBL: ElC/Intelligence Inc.
48 W. 38 Street
New York, NY 10018
UPDA: Annual
LOCA: Minitrieve drawer 10115
FILO: Alphabetical by state
INDX: N/A
COMM: A full text microfiche collection of
environmental legislation, including
all major laws and regulations.
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NAME: U.S. Government Printing Office
GPO Sales Publication Reference File
(with updates)
SUBJ: Commerce, Defense, HHS, Education, Energy,
Housing, Interior, Justice, Labor, State,
Treasury and Transportation
TYPE: Bills, hearings, reports, agency annual reports,
periodicals, operational/informational reports,
statistical series, technical reports, maps,
administration regs. and treaties.
DATE: Current year
PUBL: Superintendent of Documents
Government Printing Office
Washington, DC
UPDA: Bi-monthly
LOCA: Minitrieve Drawer 11206; current issues retained
at: EPA Library Technical Services
401 M st. S.W.
Washington, DC 20460
(contact Thurman Pugh: 646-6421)
FILO: GPO Stock Number
SuDocs. Classification Number
Alphabetical order by title
INDX: Partial access through GPO Publicaton Reference File
available online (DIALOG File 156).
COMM: The entire file is issued bi-monthly
(Jan,Mar,Jul,Sep,Nov) and a title update
of new items received is issued in the alter-
nate months.
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NAME: Water Quality Standards
SUBJ: Federal-State water quality standards
TYPE: General information, uses and criteria,
implementation and enforcement plans
DATE: 1971
PUBL: N/A
UPDA: N/A
LOCA: Ninitrieve drawer 11806
FILO: Alphabetically by state
INDX: Information of the State water quality standards
are grouped under three main headings: general
information, uses and criteria, and implementation.
COMM: All approved amendments and revisions have been
entered into the film records. Only essential
information on standards is included.
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