Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response

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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response   - Information on cleaning up contaminated properties; preventing and preparing for chemical accidents and oil spills; and managing waste safely.

Cleaning Up Superfund Sites - Resources about the process of cleaning up Superfund Sites including stakeholder involvement, policies and procedures, and partner programs.

Environmental Protection Agency Medical Waste Homepage - Information concerning Medical Waste issues.

Environmental Response Team - The ERT provides technical assistance in responding to environmental emergencies such as oil spills, hazardous emergencies, potentially hazardous situations and assists in long-term remedial activities.

EPA Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST) - Management of underground storage tanks (USTs) for petroleum and other products, response to tank leaks, and reuse of UST sites.

EPA's Office of Solid Waste - Information on municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, and industrial waste.

Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office - Aims to facilitate faster, more effective, and less costly cleanup and reuse of Federal facilities

Hazardous Waste Combustion - Information on hazardous waste combustion in incinerators and boilers and industrial furnaces (BIFs).

Oil Program, US EPA - Information on EPA's program for preventing, preparing for, and responding to oil spills that occur in and around inland waters of the United States.

Publication SW-846 - Official compendium of analytical and sampling methods that have been evaluated and approved for use in complying with the RCRA regulations.

RCRA Online - This database is designed to enable users to locate documents that cover a wide range of RCRA issues and topics.

Superfund Health and Safety - Information on risk assessment and safety concerns. Guidelines, helpful fact sheets and documents that provide an overview of risk assessment, exposure to contaminants and Superfund. Information concerning Emergency Response to an accidental spill or release of hazardous substances.

Superfund in Action - Provides access to information regarding various Superfund accomplishments and programs currently in progress.

Superfund Resource Center - Databases, software, and training modules as well as more information about assistance, grants, and superfund sites.

Superfund Sites - View or download information about the nation's hazardous waste sites. Options include database queries, text reports, and maps.

Technology Innovation Office - Provides information about characterization and treatment technologies for the hazardous waste remediation community. Offers technology selection tools and describes programs, organizations and publications.

US EPA Superfund Program - Created to eliminate the health and environmental threats posed by hazardous waste sites.

Used Oil Management Program - EPA Publications and regulations on used oil.