United States Environmental Protection Agency September 1995
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Office of Research and Development
&ERA Enviro$en$e
An Electronic
Environmental
Communications
Network
Promoting Efficient
Pollution Prevention,
Innovative Technology,
and Compliance
Assistance
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What is EnviroSenSe?
EnviroSenSe is a free, public, integrated environ-
mental information system. It is designed to:
• Assist users in finding and implementing com-
mon sense solutions, such as pollution preven-
tion, to environmental problems.
• Facilitate the sharing of technology, procedures,
and experience across federal agencies, other
governmental organizations, manufacturers,
suppliers, researchers, and others.
• Encourage the development and demonstration
of pollution prevention technologies suitable
for export.
• Help federal agencies attain compliance with
the Right-to-Know provisions of Executive
Order 12856, which requires Federal compli-
ance with Right-to-Know laws and pollution
prevention requirements.
EnviroSenSe is aimed at a
wide variety of users,
including federal, state, and
local officials involved in
technical assistance and
environmental compliance,
process engineers, scientists,
consultants, attorneys, researchers, and academics,
as well as members of the general public.
Types of Information
Designed for 24-hour easy access, EnviroSenSe is
an electronic library of regulatory data and educa-
tional information on pollution prevention, tech-
nical assistance, and federal facilities environmen-
tal compliance and enforcement.
EnviroSenSe contains information on:
• Contacts, training opportunities, and news.
• Current and future federal regulations, execu-
tive orders, and laws.
• Databases, initiatives, and technical
information on pollution prevention and other
technologies.
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• Federal agency and facility information.
• Goals and responsibilities of federal and state
agencies and other organizations.
• Funding, grants, and contracts information.
• International resources.
EnviroSenSe was created out of a merger and expan-
sion of EPA's Federal Facilities Leadership Exchange
(FFLEX) bulletin board system and the Pollution
Prevention Information Exchange System (PIES).
What Can I DO on EnviroSenSe?
EnviroSenSe allows you to:
9 Exchange questions and answers with thousands of
environmental professionals world-wide.
• Access online databases including: EPAs Solvent
Alternative Umbrella (SAGE), P2 Case Studies,
and Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs).
• Find and order EPA documents.
• Register for EPA training courses.
• Search full text or abstracts by keyword or multi-
ple words; or manually search menus and file
directories for specific files.
• Stay up-to-date with news reports and bulletins,
including an online summary of daily Federal
Register contents.
• Rely on secured directories for confidential infor-
mation exchange.
• Select and download any file, or read text and
some WordPerfect files online.
• Jump to other World Wide Web (WWW)
resources (WWW users only).
Become an EnviroSenSe Partner!
EnviroSenSe obtains its infor-
mation from EPA offices as
well as environmental profes-
sionals world-wide. EPA
invites you to become a part-
ner in EnviroSenSe and show-
case your organizations suc-
cesses and accomplishments. This can be done in
several ways: by logging on and downloading infor-
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macion, by uploading your
data directly into one of the
existing directories, or by
obtaining your own directory
and placing your informa-
tion directly into it. In all
cases, EPA staff will be
happy to help you make the best possible use of
these services to meet your needs.
Contacts:
Hotlines:
BBS: (703) 908-2007
WWW: (208) 526-6956
System Managers:
BBS: Louis Paley (202) 260-4640
WWW: Myles Morse (202) 260-3161
Accessing EnviroSenSe
EnviroSenSe is accessible both by modem (28 lines)
and via the World Wide Web on the Internet.
Via modem
Use a personal computer with a modem (2,400 to
14,400) and communications software set to the
following: 8, N, 1; Emulation-ANSI or VT-100
Telephone Number:
703-908-2092
Via the Internet:
You need to have access to the Internet and World
Wide Web navigational software such as Mosaic.
Use the following address:
http://wastenot.inel.gov/envirosense/
Most information on EnviroSenSe is available
through either method of access. However, access
via World Wide Web allows hypertext connection
to any other WWW server.
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Now you can...
• Keep alert with Regulatory Newsflashes
and information on future regulations.
• Mark your Calendar for conferences
and courses you plan to attend.
• Obtain and customize environmental
audit protocols for your organization
from the FFLEX (Federal Facilities
Environmental Leadership Exchange).
• Look for alternatives to conventional
solvents in the EPAs Solvent
Alternative Guide (SAGE) database.
• Check out the latest pollution preven-
tion activities at the White House, the
Department of Agriculture, or any of a
dozen other federal entities.
• Find out what kinds of Supplemental
Environmental Projects (SEPSs) have
been implemented in conjunction
with enforcement actions.
• See how companies have implemented
pollution prevention measures in P2
Case Studies.
• Go international with the OzonAction
Information Clearinghouse or dozens of
other international and country-spe-
cific information resources.
• Track funding of grants and contracts
in the Defense Environmental Network
and Information Exchange (DEN DC)
system, plus numerous other funding
programs.
Environmental Information at your
fingertips... with Envlro$en$o
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Log on,
Sign Up,
Join In!
To Access EnviroSenSe:
Via BBS:
703-908-2092
Use a personal computer with a modem and
communications software set to the following
specifications:
Baud rate: 2,400 to 14,400
Data Bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop Bits: 1
Emulation: ANSI or VT-100
Via the World Wide Web (Internet):
http://wastenot.inel.
gov/envirosense/
You need to have access to the Internet and
World Wide Web navigational software such as
Mosaic
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