Publications

The publications listed below are currently available from EPA's Emergency ResponseProgram in at least one of three formats: viewable on-line in your Web browser; viewable bothon-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 isavailable from Adobe at nocharge.

EPA offers on the Web the list of more than 600chemicals that must be reported to the State Emergency Response Committee and LocalEmergency Planning Committees under the Toxics Release Inventory. Information on these chemicals can be found on the Envirofacts Master Chemical Integrator (EMCI) Chemical References Web Pages.

Chemicals in Your Community

The National Response Team's Integrated Contingency Plan Guidance (One Plan)

The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act

Understanding Oil Spills and Oil Spill Response

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