HOW DO I USE
ADVANCED SEARCH?
The advanced search function provides
the ability to search for specific database
criteria including: title, date, author, recip-
ient, regulatory citation, statutory citation,
RCRA Online Number, RCRA Permit Policy
Compendium (RPPC) number, National
Technical Information Service (NTIS)
number, and EPA Document Number.
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The advanced search also provides the
functionality to tailor your specific search
even further. You can select whether you
want search results to include or exclude
documents that are marked as official OSW
Policy. Additionaly, you can set your search
to bring back only a specific document type
which include "memo/letter," "question and
answer," and "publication" types. Finally,
if you fill in more than one search field/
criteria, you can perform a refined search
by setting the dropdown to "All," this search
will only find documents that meet all of
your specific criteria. By default the search will
look for any documents that meet at least one
of your search criteria.
HOW CAN I GET ADDITIONAL HELP
FINDING DOCUMENTS
CONTAINED IN RCRA ONLINE?
If you want more information on the
RCRA program, please visit the Office of
Solid Waste "Contact Us" web page at
www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/comments.htm.
This page provides, among others, links to
EPA's Regional Offices, State environmen-
tal offices and the RCRA Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ) database.
WHERE CAN I DIRECT
SUGGESTIONS AND PROBLEMS?
Please direct technical problems
about RCRA Online to the RCRA Online
Administrators. Simply click "RCRA Online
Administrators" at the bottom of the
Welcome Page under Tips On Using RCRA
Online.
OSW DOCKET RULEMAKING
AND SUPPORT MATERIALS
You can find information about OSW's
Rulemaking materials electronically through
the EPA's public docket system, EDOCKET.
This site allows you to search, download
and print the documents in a docket, as well
as submit comments online. EDOCKET is
available on the web at:
&EPA
www.epa.gov/edocket
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
RCRA
ONLINE
A Quick
Reference Guide
EPA530-F-05-005
April 2005
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WHAT IS RCRA ONLINE?
RCRA Online is an electronic database of
selected letters, memoranda, questions and
answers, publications, and other outreach
materials, written by the Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Solid
Waste (OSW) since 1980. These documents
cover the management of non-hazardous,
hazardous, and medical waste regulated by
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA). Updates occur on a monthly basis.
HOW DO I ACCESS IT?
RCRA Online can be accessed using
a minimum of Netscape Navigator 4.x or
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x. Simply run
the browser and connect to RCRA Online
directly by entering the URL:
www.epa.gov/rcraonline
From the the Welcome Page, you can
navigate to one of the three different search
screens to begin your document search.
RCRA Online provides users with the capa-
bility to view and print the actual text of the
documents identified in a search.
Welcome to RCRA Online
HOW DO I SEARCH TOPICS?
RCRA Online allows users to locate
documents though topical, full text, and
advanced search functions. Using the topic
search function is the simplest way to locate
documents in the database.
The topics cover a wide range of RCRA
subjects. To search the database by topic,
choose the topic search icon on the tool bar.
Click on the blue arrow next to the
desired topic. To view detailed information on
a particular document, simply click on the
document title.
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To search for a word using only the first few
characters of the word, use the * (asterisk)
as a wild card (e.g., if searching for battery or
batteries type "batt*").
HOW DO I SEARCH
FULL TEXT?
Type the keyword or keywords into the
search field, separating each word with a
space (e.g., battery lead plate). To search for
a string of words in a particular order, or to
search for exact phrases, group the words
within quotation marks (e.g., "battery lead
plate").
You can limit the number of documents
in your search by using the pull down menu
and choosing the desired number.
The full text search also provides the
option to search for word variants (e.g.,
"battery" will show references to "battery"
and "batteries") and for synonyms or related
words (e.g., the word "gas" will also show the
words "vapor," "fumes," and "helium").
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"Search" button adjacent to the keyword
field. The database will display a list of all the
documents that meet the search parameters.
To view detailed information on a particular
document, simply click on the document title.
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