United States	Information Resources EPA220-N-93-031
Environmental Protection	Management	September/October 1993
Agency	(3404)
v>EPA The Catalyst
Information for Environmental Action
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The EPA Headquarters Library has begun a new bulletin board service on All-ln-One. All
information received from the White House Press Office via the Internet is being uploaded onto the
WHITE_HOUSE_NEWS Bulletin Board. Speeches, selected Executive Orders, radio addresses and
more are accessible. See the box on page 7 right after the InfoPage for instructions. ~
Federal Register CD-ROM
Orientation
The next CD-ROM orientation session,
focusing on the Federal
Register, is scheduled
for Thursday, October
21, 1993 from 10-
11a.m. in the
Headquarters Library.
A full-text database of
the daily Federal
Register, it provides a
uniform system for
publicizing regulations
and legal notices issued by federal agencies and
the President. It includes Presidential documents,
rules and regulations, proposed rules, notices,
and Sunshine Act meetings.
The database is menu driven, and can be
searched by issuing agency, title, CFR section,
date, document type or document number. There
is a word/phrase index which provides the most
comprehensive access to all subject terms and to
individual words found in the Federal Register.
Since orientation participants will be
limited, please contact the Headquarters Library
Reference Desk at 202-260-5921 or contact the
Library via email Library.HQ to reserve a spot for
the Federal Register orientation. When using
email to reply, please include your telephone
number, new mail code, office and program. ~

Keep On Top of This!
Need some help keeping up with the
latest news that affects the Agency? Enviro-
Newsbrief to the rescue! Every work day, we
scan newspapers, newsletters and other current
publications for articles on topics such as EPA
cabinet status, major legislation reauthorization,
and the "reinventing government" initiative. We
summarize the articles and transmit Enviro-
Newsbrief electronically to your personal email
box via All-in-One. (We currently have over 450
subscribers, so we must be doing something
right!) Call the Library at 202-260-5922 or email
us at Library.HQ. Have your All-in-One box name
ready. ~>
NEW! NEW! NEW!
We now have access to the EnviroText
Retrieval System, a pilot database system co-
sponsored by the U.S. EPA, the U.S. Army, and
several other federal agencies. EnviroText
features full-text, keyword-searchable access to
Title 40 of the CFR, the U.S. Code, and Executive
Orders. The system also provides abstracts of
state environmental regulations. EPA data
available includes Records of Decision (RODs),
and a catalog of Superfund regulations. Items
from this database can be provided to you in hard
copy or electronic format. ~
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Audiovisual
Residuals
Computer Tape Christmas
Christmas has arrived at the
Headquarters Library, at least in the video
collection. We are the grateful recipients of a
series of over 50 brand-new authoritative video
lectures and seminars on computer topics
produced by Computer Channel, Inc., donated
by OIRM.
Each of these tapes has been previewed
by Library staff, and a list with abstracts and
running times is available. Call us at
202-260-5922 or visit (M2904) for more
information and to reserve your viewing time.
CASE
CASE: Technologies for the 90's
CASE: Traditional vs. Structured
Methods
Developing Your CASE Methodology
JAD Facilitation Using CASE
Success With CASE Training
Client-Server
Client-Server and the Information
Warehouse
Client-Server Case Studies: Masking
Legacy Systems
Client-Server Case Studies: Replicating
Legacy systems
Client-Server Case Studies: Supporting
Complex LANS
Client-Server Development Techniques
Client-Server Project Management
Miscellaneous
Automating the Help Desk
CIO Forum: Measuring Financial
Performance
CIO Forum: Partnership With the
Business
OLTP and Open Systems
Optical Media for Business Systems
Re-engineering Organizational
Architecture
Re-engineering: Surfacing the Problem
Testing New Business Processes
Networks
Fundamentals of ATM
Fundamentals of Wireless Networking
LAN Internets: ATM Future Trends
LAN Management Tools
SNA Open Networking Forum
SNA Open Networking: The Basics
SNA Open Networking: The Future
SNA Open Networking: Future Trends
Object Orientation
Distributed Computing With Objects
Fundamentals of Object Orientation
A Guided Tour of Object Analysis and
Design Techniques
Learning Object Analysis and Design
Series: Part 1/3
Learning Object Analysis and Design
Series: Part 2/3
A New Methodology for Object
Technology
Object Management Infrastructure
Object Management Standards
Object Orientation and Distributed
Systems
Object Oriented Databases
Software Development
The Art and Science of Software
Estimation
Benchmarking Software Quality
OS/2 2.0 System Programming
The OSF Distributed Management
Environment
Software Measurement Strategies
Software Metrics: Using Function Points
Software Process Maturity
Working With Windows NT
Systems Development
Business Re-engineering: Theory and
Case Studies
Fundamentals of Relational DBMSs
Knowledge Based Performance Support
Multi-processing System Development
Open Systems Standard
Open Systems Standards in MIS
Procurements ~
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Journal Kernels
With this edition of Journal
Kernels, we take a localized
look at environmental issues
that specifically affect the
Washington, DC area. The
EPA Headquarters Library
subscribes to several journals
that provided regional
ecological news for the
national capitol area including:
In the Anacostia Watershed: Prepared by
the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River
Basin and Anacostia Watershed Restoration
Committee, this publication looks at items
affecting the Anacostia and its tributaries such
as thining fish populations, cleanup operations
and public outreach programs, (quarterly;
Holdings: 1988—present)
Maryland Marine Notes. Published ten
times a year by the Maryland Sea Grant College
at the University of Maryland, this newsletter
focuses on marine research in Maryland and the
Chesapeake Bay. It includes information on
educational programs, a calendar of upcoming
workshops and seminars, and new publications.
(Holdings: 1991—present)
Nature Conservancy of Maryland: The
official newsletter of this organization provides
details on news in the Conservancy including
information on upcoming field trips and news
items like heron migrations and additions to the
Conservancy's nature preserves, (quarterly;
Holdings: 1986—present)
Potomac Basin Reporter: The Interstate
Commission on the Potomac River Basin
distributes this newsletter that examines mines
ecological issues affecting the Potomac
watershed. Printed ten times a year, it features
articles on topics like economic development vs.
environmental cleanup of the region and
includes a calendar of upcoming events.
(Holdings: 1982—present)
For more information on these or other
journals subscribed to by the Headquarters
Library, please call 202-260-5922 or, better yet,
visit the Library and examine the treasures
within for yourself. ~
Author, Author!
Agency employees recently
published books and articles. The authors and
titles of published works are listed below:
Cothern, C. Richard, Physicist, Environmental
Statistics and Information Division, Office of
Policy, Planning and Evaluation (2163), editor,
Comparative Environmental Risk Assessment.
Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers, 1992. Mr.
Cothern kindly donated a copy of the book to the
Library. Thank you!
Wayland, Robert, Director, Office of Wetlands,
Oceans and Watersheds, Office of Water
(4501F). "What Progress in Improving Water
Quality?" Journal of Soil and Water
Conservation. July/August 1993, Vol. 48,
No. 4, pp. 262-266.
The next authors have all contributed to the
same document. The document is
Environmental Toxicology and Risk
Assessment, ASTM STP 1179, Wayne G.
Landis, Jane S. Hughes, and Michael A. Lewis,
Eds. Philadelphia, PA: American Society for
Testing and Materials, 1993. The page
numbers of each chapter will follow each title:
Zeeman, Maurice G., Branch Chief, and
Gilford, James, retired former Branch Chief,
Environmental Effects Branch, Health and
Environmental Review Division, Office of Toxic
Substances. (7403) "Ecological Hazard
Evaluation and Risk Assessment Under EPA's
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): An
Introduction," pp. 7-21.
Smrchek, Jerry, Biologist, Clements, Richard,
Environmental Scientist, Morcock, Robert,
Biologist, and Rabert, William, Biologist, Health
and Environmental Review Division,
Environmental Effects Branch, Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics. (7403)
"Assessing Ecological Hazard Under TSCA:
Methods and Evaluation of Data," pp. 22-39.
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Nabholz, Joseph V., Senior Scientist, Miller,
Patrick G., Section Chief, and Zeeman,
Maurice G., Branch Chief, Environmental
Effects Branch, Health and Environmental
Review Division, Office of Toxic Substances
(7403). "Environmental Risk Assessment of
New Chemicals Under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA) Section Five," pp. 40-55.
Clements, Richard G., Senior Environmental
Scientist, Nabholz, Joseph V., Senior Scientist,
Johnson, David E., Chemist, and Zeeman,
Maurice G., Branch Chief, Environmental
Effects Branch, Health and Environmental
Review Division, Office of Toxic Substances
(7403). "The Use and Application of QSARs
in the Office of Toxic Substances for Ecological
Hazard Assessment of New Chemicals,"
pp. 56-64.
Sayre, Philip G., Microbiologist, Health and
Environmental- Review Division, Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (7403) and
Kough, John L., Biologist, Health Effects
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs (7509C).
"Assessment of Genetically Engineered
Microorganisms Under TSCA: Considerations
Prior to Use in Fermentors of Small-Scale Field
Release," pp. 65-79.
Rodier, Donald J., Biologist, Chemical
Screening and Risk Assessment Division (7402)
and Maurleilo, David A., Ecologist,
Environmental Effects Branch, Health and
Environmental Review Division, Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances
(7403). "The Quotient Method of Ecological
Risk Assessment and Modeling Under TSCA: A
Review," pp. 65-79.
Newsome, Larry D., Biologist, Johnson, David
E., Chemist and Nabholz, J. Vincent, Ecologist
Environmental Effects Branch, Health and
Environmental Review Division, Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances
(7403). "Validation and Upgrade of a QSAR
Study of the Toxicity of Animals to Freshwater
Fish," pp. 413-426.
If you have written or edited a journal
article or book, please let us know by sending
the information to us at The Catalyst, 3404 or
email Library.HQ. ~
Conferences, Meetings,
Symposiums, Workshops
This is a selected list of meetings and
conferences chosen for their potential interest to EPA
staff. If EPA staff wish to have an EPA-sponsored
event listed here, please forward the information to
The Catalyst, EPA HQ Library, 401 M St., SW,
3404, Washington, DC 20460 or email Library.HQ.
Growing a Successful Recycling Business.
October 18,1993, Philadelphia, PA. Sponsored by
the US EPA and presented by Wharton Small
Business Development Center, University of
Pennsylvania. Jeffrey A. Alper and Theresa Bickel
Martella of the US EPA are on the conference
steering committee. For more information contact:
Wharton SBDC, 409 Vance Hall, 3733 Spruce Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104 or call 215-898-4861.
Making Less Garbage. Practical Methods for
Reduction and Management. October 22-23,1993,
Gainesville, FL. One of the fourteen sponsors is
Region IV, US EPA. For more information contact:
Myra Bailes, Conference Coordinator, P.O.Box 395,
Gainesville FL 32602-0395 or call 904-373-4524.
First Annual Biological Mechanisms and
Quantitative Risk Assessment. November 1-4,
1993, Research Triangle Park, NC. Sponsored by
US EPA, Health Effects Research Laboratory, Office
of Research and Development. For more information
contact: Barbara Robinson at 919-541 -2633.
The Future of America's Rivers. Celebrating the
25th anniversary of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act. November 4-7,1993, Arlington, VA.
Sponsored by American Rivers, Inc. US EPA is one
of the cosponsors. For more information contact:
Jennifer Plaugh, The Future of America's Rivers c/o
JT&A, Inc., 1000 Connecticut Ave., NW-Ste. 802,
Washington, DC 20036 or call 202-833-3380 or fax
202-466-8554. ~
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^eo	United States	EPA/IMSD
^	^	Environmental Protection	September/October 1993
Agency
153221
InfoPage: Nonpoint Source
Pollution
Baker, L. A. Introduction to nonpoint source
pollution and wetland mitigation. Ecological
Engineering. 1991, Vol. 1, pp. 1-26.
(PB93-106953)
Bartfeld, Esther. Point-nonpolnt source
trading: looking beyond potential cost
savings. Environmental Law. Vol. 23, No. 1,
1993, pp. 43-106.
Caulfield, Henry P., Jr. Problem of nonpoint
source agricultural water pollution: toward a
hypothetical federal legislative solution. Water
Resources Bulletin. May-June 1991, Vol. 27,
No. 3, pp. 447-452.
Clean water, clear choices: the challenge of
nonpoint source pollution. Washington, DC:
National Association of Conservation Districts,
1991. (Video collection)
Cohen, R. R. H. & Gorman, J. Mining-related
nonpoint-source pollution. Water Environment
& Technology, Vol. 3, No. 6, pp. 55-59,
June 1991.
DeBarry, P. A. G.I.S. applications In nonpoint
source pollution assessments. Hydraulic
Engineering. Proceedings of the 1991 National
Conference. American Society of Civil Engineers;
New York, 1991. pp. 882-887.
Delong, M. D. & Brusven, M. A. Classification
and spatial mapping of riparian habitat with
applications toward management of streams
Impacted by nonpoint source pollution.
Environmental Management. July-August 1991,
Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 565-571.
Dickinson, W. T. Targeting remedial measures
to control nonpoint source pollution. Water
Resources Bulletin. June 1990, Vol. 26, No. 3,
pp. 499-507.
Flagg, J. M. Geographic Information systems
and water quality models as state level
nonpoint source pollution control
management tools. Virginia Polytechnic Institute
& State University Land Use Management
Conference, Blacksburg, November 12-14,1990,
pp. 71-77.
Foran, Jeffrey A., et al. Regulating nonpoint
source pollution In surface waters: A
proposal. Water Resources Bulletin,
May-June 1991, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 479-484.
Greater EPA leadership needed to reduce
nonpoint source pollution. Washington, DC:
General Accounting Office, 1990. TD420.U6U55
1990, WAT TD 420.U6U55 1990
Haith, D. A. Mathematical models of nonpoint-
source pollution. Engineering: Cornell Quarterly,
Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 2-6, Autumn 1990.
Hembra, Richard L. EPA budget needs to place
greater emphasis on controlling nonpoint
source pollution. Washington, DC: General
Accounting Office, 1992.
Jakubauskas, Mark E., et al. Classifying
remotely sensed data for use In an agricultural
nonpoint source pollution model. Journal of
Soil & Water Conservation, March-April, 1992,
Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 179-183.

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Jensen, Ric. Agriculture's role In nonpoint
source pollution. Texas Water Resources,
Spring 1991, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 1 -6.
Jensen, Ric. Reducing urban nonpoint source
pollution. Texas Water Resources, Summer
1991,	Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 1-6.
Kalita, P. K. et al. Subirrigation and controlled
drainage: management tools for reducing
environmental impacts of nonpoint source
pollution. American Society of Agricultural
Engineers Proceedings, 6th International
Drainage Symposium, Nashville, TN,
December 13-15, 1992, pp. 129-136.
Kozloff, Keith, et al. Microtargeting the
acquisition of cropping rights to reduce
nonpoint source water pollution. Water
Resources Research, March 1992, Vol. 28, No. 3,
pp. 623-628.
Letson, D. Point/nonpoint source pollution
reduction trading: An Interpretative survey.
Natural Resources Journal, Spring 1992, Vol. 32,
No. 2, pp. 219-232.
Managing nonpoint source pollution: Final
report to Congress on Section 319 of the Clean
Water Act (1989). Washington, DC: U.S. EPA,
1992.	WAT EPAX9205-0029
Mostaghimi, S., Shanholtz, V. O. Identification
of critical nonpoint pollution source areas
using geographic Information systems and
water quality modeling. Water Resource
Bulletin, September-October, 1992, Vol. 28,
No. 5, pp. 877-887.
Nonpoint source pollution: Unfinished
business on the water quality agenda. Arroyo,
April 1990, Vol. 4, No. 1,pp. 1-7.
Nonpoint source pollution loading factors and
related parameters from the literature.
Washington, DC: Environmental Protection
Agency, 1990. WAT EPAX 8812-0030zb
Olson, R. K., Marshall, K. Workshop
proceedings: The role of created and natural
wetlands in controlling nonpoint source
pollution. Corvallis, OR: Corvallis Environmental
Research Lab., U.S. EPA, 1991. (PB92-113463)
Panuska, John C. Terrain analysis: Integration
into the agricultural nonpoint source (AGNPS)
pollution model. Journal of Soil & Water
Conservation, January-February, 1991, Vol. 46,
No. 1,pp. 59-64.
Phillips, M. J. Impact of the Clean Water Act on
state forestry programs to control nonpoint
source pollution. Water Resources Update:
Clean Water Act. No. 88, Spring 1992,
pp. 34-42.
Ribaudo, Marc O. Options for agricultural
nonpoint-source pollution control. Journal of
Soil & Water Conservation, January-February,
1992, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 42-46.
Weinberg, A. C. Low-input agriculture reduces
nonpoint-source pollution. Journal of Soil and
Water Conservation, January-February, 1990,
Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 48-50.
The preceding list of documents may help provide
answers to some questions aboout nonpoint
source pollution. EPA Headquarters staff can
borrow these items through the Headquarters
Library. ~

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vfm Accessing the White_House_News Ql
Bulletin Board jfep?
Before you can read the notes posted on the White_House_News Bulletin Board, you must
first add the bulletin board to your index. A bulletin board needs to be added to your index only
once. After it is added, it can be accessed like any of your own folders by selecting (SEL) or by
indexing (1). To add a bulletin board, follow these steps:
1.
From any menu, type BB [enter] to display the Group Conferencing menu.
Note that the bulletin board menu is referred to as "Group Conferencing."
2.
Type AC [enter] to select the "Add Conference" option. The Add Conference
form is displayed.
3.
Type White_House_News in the Conference field. Press [enter]. A completed
Add Conference form will be redisplayed.
4.
Press [enter] to add the bulletin board to your index.
5.
Type SEL [enter] and make sure the cursor is on the Conference: line. Type
Whlte_House_News. Press [enter].
6.
To access the index of available releases, type 1. Press [enter]. At the next screen,
press [enter] again. The list of titles will be displayed. Use the arrow keys or page
down to move through the list. ~
International Conference
in Town
1993 international CFC and Halon
Alternatives Conference. October 20-22,
1993, Washington, DC. Sponsored by the
Alliance for Responsible CFC Policy in
cooperation with US EPA, Environment Canada,
and the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP). For more information
contact: Bella Maranion, Stratospheric
Protection Division, Office of Air and Radiation
at 202-233-9138 or fax at 202-233-9576. ~
New Air Pollution
Prevention (P2) Data Base is
Coming!
Providing you with electronic access to
current and relevant documents on air pollution
prevention issues and developments, the Pz
data base will be available in early November
through COMPLI on the Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards (OAPQS) Technology
Transfer Network (TTN). The preliminary data
base includes several hundred data records.
Records include: 59 industry case studies
(planned upgrades will bring this number to over
150); 17 documents on regulatory actions/
supplemental environmental projects (SEPs); 17
summaries/bulletins; records on 20 additional P2
resources; 30 general documents and reports;
and 11 bulletins on training and education. The
Pollution Prevention Data Base is designed to
give you access to valuable information on our
most important environmental goal—pollution
prevention.
The P2 data base will be updated and
expanded based on user input and technical
review. Please take the time to access this
important new tool, and provide feedback on
how to increase its usefulness to you. Please
contact Lou Paley, Pollution Prevention
Coordinator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation,
Stationary Source Compliance Division with
your questions, suggestions and input at 703-
308-8723 or email Paley.Louis. ~
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ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR™ Overview
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR™, developed by the Olewine Company based in New York
City, isthe state-of-the-art information retrieval tool on CD-ROM that integrates Superfund site and
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cleanup costs, entire Civil Enforcement Docket and glossary of EPA terms and acronyms.
This powerful system is menu-driven, easy to use, and is updated quarterly,
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR™ is available for use in the Headquarters Library. ~
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