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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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 environmental
offices and the  RCRA Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ) database.

         WHERE CAN I  DIRECT
  SUGGESTIONS AND PROBLEMS?

   Please direct technical problems, such
as functionality or the use of RCRA Online,
to the RCRA  Online administrators using
the RCRA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
database, available at

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                                             February 2008

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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:

        http://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 capability to
view and print the actual text of the documents
identified in a search.
      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
                 FULLTEXT?

   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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                                                     To perform the search, click on the "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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