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INTERNET NEWSBRIEF, December 11, 1998 Internet NewsBrief is a weekly service from the EPA Headquarters Library that provides a sampling of new and/or useful Internet resources for EPA staff and other environmental professionals. The Internet NewsBrief is also available on the Web at http://www.epa.gov/natlibra/hqirc/inb.htm If you are not currently receiving Internet Newsbrief and would like to subscribe, please send a message to: [email protected] (Add whatever suffix or prefix necessary to send an email message from your email gateway to the Internet); leave the subject line blank, or put a period in the subject area; then type the following in the body of the message: subscribe INTERNETNB-L firstname lastname If you have any questions concerning the information provided in this Newsbrief, please contact the Headquarters Information Resources Center through email at [email protected] or by phone (202) 260-5922. Permission is granted to make and distribute copies of Internet Newsbrief provided appropriate credit is given to the U. S. EPA Headquarters Library and the disclaimer paragraph is included. ** EPA INFORMATION ** Cumulative Exposure Project (CEP) http://www.epa.gov/cumulativeexposure/index.htm Conducted by EPA's Office of Policy, the CEP is examining how much toxic contamination Americans are exposed to cumulatively through air, food, and drinking water. The objectives of the Project are to: estimate exposure levels for a wide variety of toxic pollutants; characterize the national distribution of these estimated exposure levels across communities and demographic groups; identify the types of communities and demographic groups which appear to have the highest exposure levels; and identify potentially important emission sources and pollutants for which information is most uncertain. Find more information about the Project on this site, including full-text articles, modeling reports and uncertainty methodologies, and a community-specific study being conducted in the Greenpoint/Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, New York. ** ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ** National Library for the Environment (NLE) http://www.cnie.org/nle/index.shtml The NLE is sponsored by the National Institute for the Environment (NIE), an organization designed to improve the scientific basis for making environmental decisions. As a nonregulatory science institute for the environment, associated with the National Science Foundation, the NIE will provide the knowledge we need to anticipate, prevent and respond to our complex environmental problems. This site compiles a variety of resources for quick, one-stop access. Links are available to Congressional Research Service Reports, over 40 categories of Environmental Virtual Libraries, population and environment databases, news, and conference announcements. See the link "Summaries and descriptions of NLE projects", http://www.cnie.org/nle/nlehomesum.htm , for more in-depth descriptions of the resources available on this site. ** GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ** Environment, Safety, and Health Technical Information Services http://www.tis.eh.doe.gov/ The Technical Information Services (TIS) is the gateway to the Department of Energy's (DOE) environment, safety, and health (ES&H) information resources. TIS is a comprehensive collection of information services designed to help ES&H professionals in their research. See the ES&H Digital Library for numerous tools for finding, using, and analyzing information. The Document Collection contains current EH reports, regulations and other news publications organized in electronic "shelves" for browsing or searching, while the Digital Card Catalog allows searching across the Digital Library by subject. ** INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION ** Stockholm Environment Institute - Boston Center http://www.seib.org/ The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), an international organization based in Sweden, has centers in York (UK), Tallinn (Estonia) and Boston (USA). SEI-Boston conducts policy-oriented studies on sustainable development strategies, energy, environment and climate issues, and water and development. Information on these studies and many of the accompanying reports are available from this site. SEI also develops computer-based decision support tools, available for downloading, for assessment, planning and training including PoleStar for sustainable development scenarios, the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning system (LEAP), and the Water Evaluation and Planning System (WEAP). ** BUSINESS/CORPORATE/NONPROFIT INFORMATION ** BioGroup, the Bioremediation Discussion Group http://biogroup.gzea.com/ Bioremediation is defined by the American Academy of Microbiology as "the use of living organisms to reduce or eliminate environmental hazards resulting from accumulations of toxic chemicals and other hazardous wastes." The BioGroup is a moderated Internet mailing list hosted by GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. The BioGroup was developed to establish a global forum for discussion of the technical aspects of bioremediation science/engineering. Currently, the BioGroup includes over 1,600 members worldwide and membership is open to environmental engineers, hydrogeologists, soil scientists, microbiologists, environmental chemists, and, in fact, all who wish to contribute to this topic. Information about becoming a member is available from their home page. This site also offers "BioReferences", an archive of technical papers on bioremediation that are available for downloading. Submissions of papers reporting on any aspect of soil/groundwater bioremediation science are encouraged. DISCLAIMER The information provided in Internet Newsbrief was correct, to the best of our knowledge, at the time of publication. It is important to remember, however, the dynamic nature of the Internet. Resources that are free and publicly available one day may require a fee or restrict access the next, and the location of items may change as menus and homepages are reorganized.
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