Query Form User's Guide

Facility Name

Enter the complete or partial facility name to retrieve information about all facilities with that name. Select the "Containing" option when entering a partial name for a better retrieval the first time you access the data. When an "exact match" option is specified for a facility name, do not specify other query options; only one facility will be retrieved.

Facility Identification Option Value

Enter the complete or partial facility ID to retrieve all facilities with that ID. Select the "Containing" option when entering a partial ID for a better retrieval the first time you access the data. When an "exact match" option is specified for a facility ID, do not specify other query options; only one facility will be retrieved.

To search based on geographical information, you may either use the map to indicate a state of interest, or you may specify more specific geographic criteria, such as city or county.

Select State

To select an area in which to search, click on that state or territory within the map provided or on the text link for the state or territory, located below the map. Once a geographic area is selected, narrow your search if desired by entering a city or county name. The query will return a list of facilities located in the geographic area specified.

Geograhy Options

You may also select from one or more of the following six geographical search options: Address, ZIP Code, City, County, State, or EPA Region. You may enter a partial value for any geography option except for the state value. We strongly recommend that you enter a small geographical area to begin the search if you elect to use the multisystem facility information to perform your facility search.

Address

Enter a complete or partial street address.

ZIP Code

The ZIP Code entry can be five digits or fewer.

City

Enter a complete or partial city name. Note: If you use this query option, you must also enter a two-character state postal abbreviation.

County

Enter a complete or partial county name and a two-character state postal abbreviation. If your county name has an apostrophe ('), enter a partial county name with the "Contained" option selected; often the apostrophe has not been included in the original database field entry.

State

Enter a two-character state postal abbreviation. A list of the postal abbreviations for each state and U. S. territory is provided below:

Region

Enter the two digit numeric value for the EPA Region. A list of the EPA Regions and the states in those regions is provided below:

This option allows you to retrieve information about SIC classifications using a text search. Enter a complete or partial SIC code description to obtain a list of all SIC codes under that description. For example, entering "metal" will retrieve all facilities with SIC codes that have "metal" somewhere in the SIC description. Click on "Use RADINFO SIC Code Values" to retrieve data from RADINFO only or "Use Facility Identification SIC Code Values" to retrieve data from the Facility Identification Tables included within the Envirofacts Warehouse.

Standard Industrial Classification Code

The SIC Code entry can be four digits or fewer. If it is more than four digits, an error message will appear. The first two digits in the code define a major business sector, and the last two digits denote a facility's specialty within the major sector. Click on "Use RADINFO SIC Code Values" to retrieve data from RADINFO or "Use Facility Identification SIC Code Values" to retrieve data from the Facility Identification Tables included within the Envirofacts Warehouse. You can browse the SIC Code manual for possible entries by clicking on the button entitled "Lookup SIC Code." This search is provided by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Pollutant Search Option

Radionuclide Name

You can retrieve information about facilities with radioactive materials/contaminants in general by entering "radiation," "radionuclide," or "radioactivity." If you elect to use the multisystem query option, you can also enter the name of a specific radionuclide. However, the data returned will not include facility information contained within RADINFO until the next phase of system development is completed.

Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Number

Use the "Look Up CAS Number" button to select a CAS Number, or enter the radionuclide's CAS Number in the field. If both Radionuclide Name and CAS Number are entered, only the CAS Number will be used in the search.

Radionuclide Registry

Click on the "Radionuclide Registry" button to access additional technical information about specific radionuclides. The Radionuclide Query Form allows you to obtain descriptive information about individual radionuclides and their isotopes, including the chemical symbol, the chemical identification number (CAS number), and the radioactive half-life. The Registry also provides a link to information about the individual or cumulative risk associated with exposure to radiation (e.g., Federal Guidance 13). To access risk information, click on the "Link to Federal Guidance 13" button.

To access the Registry, use the drop-down list and select the name of a specific radionuclide. As an alternative, you may begin entering the name of the radionuclide in the Radionuclide Query Form. The system will automatically scroll to that portion of the Registry beginning with the letters entered. The drop-down list provides both the name of the radionuclide and its isotopes. For example, to learn more about radium and its specific isotopes, you could begin typing the word "radium."

To access additional information regarding the applicable statutes and governing regulations, click on the "Radiation Regulations" button. This will take you to the Regulations Query Form, which will allow you to obtain descriptive information about individual statutes and applicable regulations. Using the drop-down list within the Regulation Query Form, click on any of the regulation titles to view a brief regulatory description. Selecting the "All Regulations" option will provide you with an overview of the applicable statutes, as well as each regulation. Within each description, hyperlinks to web sites where the individual regulations in their entirety can be viewed online or downloaded in .pdf format are provided.

Select the type of data you wish returned from your query depending on the particular question you wish to answer.

Location Data

Select "Location Data" to obtain the name and address of any facility which meets your search criteria. For example, you might search on a selected regulation and obtain a list of facilities governed by the selected regulation and obtain a list of facilities governed by the selected regulation and their general facility location information.

Specifically, your query will generate the following facility information in tabular form when the output is set for location data:

Click on "Use multisystem facility information to perform facility search" to identify facilities using facility information from all databases within the Envirofacts Network.

Click on "Use RADINFO facility information only to perform facility search" to identify facilities using only RADINFO facility information.

User Constraints

Information in the RADINFO database can be freely accessed through the use of this query. While the complexity of the query is up to the user, queries that return a large volume of data may terminate prematurely due to system limitations. The constraints established for the Envirofacts user are:

• Each query is limited to 2.5 minutes of Central Processing Unit (CPU) time.
• A single session can be 15 minutes in duration.
• A session may stay idle for 7.5 minutes, at which time it will be terminated.

Develop queries that return small batches of data and terminate the session as soon as the queries have been executed so others can access the database.

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