c/EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance 335-F-97-001 (2201A) January 1998 Common Sense Solutions to Environmental Problems Enviro$en$e Partners with: American Institute for Pollution Prevention Defense Environmental Network and Information Exchange (DENIX) DOE Pollution Prevention Clearinghouse (EPIC) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA Compliance Assistance Centers National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC) State & Federal Government, and International Cooperatives Enviro$en$e Managers: • Research & Development: Myles Morse (202)564-6827 morse.myles@epamail.epa.gov • Enforcement & Compliance: Louis Paley (202) 564-2613 paley.louis@epamail.epa.gov • Federal Facilities: Isabelle Lacayo (202) 564-2578 lacayo.isabelle@epamail.epa.gov • Help Line (703) 908-2007 Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's OECA, OR&D, and OIA Department of Energy Department of Defense National Pollution Prevention Roundtable Recent Awards Enviro$en$e www.epa.gov/envirosense EPA Enforcement & Compliance www.epa.gov/envirosense/oeca EPA Research & Development www.epa.gov/envirosense/ncerqa Help Line (703) 908-2007 ------- What is Enviro$en$e ? Enviro$en$e is a free environmental document exchange system that provides users with enforcement and compliance assistance information, pollution prevention (P2) solutions, and innovative technology insights. Enviro$en$e contains information from a wide array of organizations including federal, state, and local agencies, non-governmental organizations, manufacturers, suppliers, and researchers. Enviro$en$e is a single site for those who seek cleaner materials and chemicals, and enforcement and compliance information. The site provides data which may help businesses, regulatory agencies, and others meet environmental requirements. Technical and Research and Development Information (found at: www.epa.gov/envirosense/ncerqa) • EPA-Funded Research Projects, Grants, and Fellowships. Easily access interagency research funding opportunities as well as past and present research projects and programs through the National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance. • P2 Case Studies. See how companies successfully implemented pollution prevention measures, improved productivity, and saved money. P2 State & Federal Government, and International Cooperative (found at: www.epa.gov/envirosense/cooperative • Explore the P2 Cooperative, a virtual network of partnering web sites designed to support exchange of technical and program information from a single website. The P2 Cooperative supports preset topical and user-defined searches which access all of the partners' P2 collections. Powerful Search Engine & Spiders • Find P2 solutions to your environmental problems. Search over 60 datasets as well as participating regional- and state-indexed websites. News, Resources, Contacts, and Funding • Vendor Information. Research vendor information from the extensive Illinois Waste Management Research Center's Techlnfo and Vendlnfo databases. Use the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable's "yellow pages" to find P2 and regulatory contacts. DOD/Joint Services • Look at DoD's extensive P2 programs and information resources. Access model P2 Plans. Search the Joint Service P2 Library database. Here are just a few of the resources you can access by clicking on a button: Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (found at: www.epa.gov/envirosense/oeca) Keep current with the latest policy and guidance documents, new regulations, and compliance assistance information available through compliance assistance centers, industry sector notebooks, databases, and other resources. • Federal Facilities Environmental Leadership Exchange (FFLEX). Obtain pollution prevention, technical assistance, regulatory enforcement, and compliance information for federal facilities. Download such documents as the environmental audit protocol, policy and technical guidance for environmental management reviews, and federal agency environmental roundtable news. • Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs). SEPs are environmentally beneficial settlement projects, which, while not required by law, are considered when establishing the final penalty paid by the defendant. Find out how some companies have used pollution prevention SEPs to settle cases and improve their prospects for future compliance. • Sector Notebooks. Access and download comprehensive data on manufacturing processes, regulations, pollutant release data, innovative programs, compliance history, P2 opportunities, and information. Over 25 sectors are covered including Air and Ground Transportation, Dry Cleaning, Printing, Electronics & Computers, Organic & Inorganic Chemicals, Petroleum, Rubber & Plastics, Pharmaceuticals. Metal Mining, and Textiles. Solvent Substitution Data Systems (found at: www.epa.gov/envirosense/ssds/ssds.html) The Solvent Umbrella. Examine an integrated set of databases which allow you to access solvent alternative information, including: EPA's Solvent Alternatives Guide (SAGE), Idaho National Environmental Engineering Laboratory's Hazardous Solvent Substitution Data System (HSSDS), Solvent Handbook Data System (SHDS). Ozone Depleting Substance (ODS). and Solvent Alternatives Databases. ------- |