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Memorandum Regarding Use of Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) in Digests for Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) Analysis

This memo clarifies which version of Method 3050 to use based on the analysis technique.

Memorandum of Clarification Regarding Use of SW-846 Methods

Memo that clarifies several methods in SW-846 for reference and distribution to the States and to other interested parties, including laboratories and the regulated community.

Chapter One of the SW-846 Compendium: Project Quality Assurance and Quality Control

This document page displays the first chapter of SW-846 Test Methods

Interim Guidance: Enforcement Discretion Concerning Windfall Liens (CERCLA Section 107(r))

Guidance document and frequently asked questions fact sheet on windfall liens provisions under section 107(r) of CERCLA

What a Hazardous Waste Permit Is

Basic Information about RCRA permits

Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs)

Information in regard to responsible ways to manage CRTs. Includes regulation of the disposal of CRTs, CRT recycling, CRT rulemaking history.

Protecting the Nation’s Groundwater: EPA’s Strategy for the 1990s

The final report of the EPA Ground-Water Task Force

Progress Report - Ecosystem Response

EPA’s Progress Report provides annual updates on program implementation and resulting changes in emissions.

Methodology: EPA's Facts and Figures on Materials, Waste and Recycling

This page contains the methodology used to provide context and background on its statistics on materials, wastes and recycling in America.

Paper and Paperboard: Material-Specific Data

This page describes the generation, recycling, combustion with energy recovery, and landfilling of paper and paperboard materials, and explains how EPA classifies such material.

Durable Goods: Product-Specific Data

This web page present EPA data on durable goods in our municipal solid waste. The numbers for each category cover recycling, generation, landfilling, composting, and combustion. These numbers are from 1960 to 2017.

Construction and Demolition Debris: Material-Specific Data

This page describes the generation, recycling, combustion with energy recovery, and landfilling of Construction and Demolition (C&D) materials, and explains how EPA classifies such material.

Infographic about Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in the United States in 2018

This document graphically explains how much waste was generated in the U.S. in 2018, and what happens to it (how much is sent to a landfill, how much is composted, how much is recycled, etc.).

A to Z Directory for the Facts and Figures Report about Materials, Waste and Recycling

This is a comprehensive list of the content available and maintained on the EPA's facts and figures web site, listed alphabetically.

Frequent Questions regarding EPA’s Facts and Figures about Materials, Waste and Recycling

This page has a list of frequent questions to serve as a resource for our stakeholders.

State and Local Data about Materials, Waste and Recycling

This page has links to EPA's pages on state and local waste characterization studies, and the data measurement sharing program.

Containers and Packaging: Product-Specific Data

This web page provide numbers on the different containers and packaging products in our municipal solid waste. These include containers of all types, such as glass, steel, plastic, aluminum, wood, and other types of packaging

Related Research on Chloramines in Drinking Water

Documents on Chloramines research

Arsenic Three Expert Panel Reviews

Reports and recommendations on the science, cost of compliance, and benefits analyses in support of the 10 ppb final arsenic in drinking water rule .

Final Guidance for State Sampling Waiver Programs

A summary of the waiver provisions in the Phase II/V Rules.