The publications listed below are currently available from EPA's Emergency Response Program in at least one of three formats: viewable on-line in your Web browser; viewable both on-line and off-line in Adobe Acrobat format; and in printed form. To view Adobe Acrobat files, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available from Adobe at no charge.

To order the printed version of any of the documents below, click on the icon to the left of the document heading to submit your request by e-mail. You will need to specify the name of the publication, your name, organization, and contact information.

Chemical Fact Sheets

EPA offers two sources for chemical information: a set of fact sheets available through a gopher site that provides summaries of information on over 300 chemicals including their identifying characteristics, health hazards, ecological effects, and methods to reduce exposure to the chemical.

EPA also offers on the Web the list of more than 600 chemicals that must be reported to the State Emergency Response Committee and Local Emergency Planning Committees under the Toxics Release Inventory.

Chemicals in Your Community: A Guide to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

This publication is on line at www.epa.gov/swercepp/pubs/chem-com.html.

ERNS Fact Sheets

Learn about ERNS, the Emergency Response Notification System, from these informative fact sheets, available from the ERNS Web site in Acrobat and HTML formats.

National Response Team Integrated Contingency Plan

Guidance One Plan; corrected version. This publication is on line at www.epa.gov/swercepp/pubs.html.

SARA Title III Fact Sheet: The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

Understanding Oil Spills

This 1993 document contains sections that outline what oil spills are, their potential effects on the environment, how they are cleaned up, and how various agencies prepare for spills before they happen. An in-depth look at the Exxon Valdez spill of March 1989 exemplifies the complexities that can potentially be involved in oil spill cleanup activities. Note that the .pdf file does not include photos found in the bound version.

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