Data and Tools
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Upper Animas Mining District: Smelter Map
Map of smelters in the Upper Animas Mining District around Silverton, in San Juan County, Colorado.
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Deconstruction Rapid Assessment Tool
Deconstruction Rapid Assessment Tool (EPA 905-F-15-001) instructions, form and spreadsheet for assessing and triaging structures being considered for deconstruction. Promote environmental stewardship and economic revitalization through deconstruction.
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Buffer Zone Sign Template
The certified pesticide applicator is required to post a comparable sign, designating a buffer zone around the soil fumigant application block in order to control exposure risk. It must include the "don't walk" symbol, product name, and applicator contact.
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Metam Sodium and Metam Potassium Fumigant Management Plan Phase 2 Templates
These templates provide a framework for structuring and reporting a plan for this type of pesticide product. Required data fields include application block size, buffer zone signage, soil conditions, and tarp plans.
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TIM Version 3.0 beta Technical Description and User Guide - Appendix J - Method for Deriving Species Sensitivity Distributions
Describe methods for deriving species sensitivity distributions (SSDs), using available acute oral avian toxicity data for a pesticide of interest.
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Tier I Rice Model - Version 1.0 - Guidance for Estimating Pesticide Concentrations in Rice Paddies
Describes a Tier I Rice Model (Version 1.0) for estimating surface water exposure from the use of pesticides in rice paddies. The concentration calculated can be used for aquatic ecological risk and drinking water exposure assessments.
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Antimicrobial Testing Methods & Procedures: MB-13-07
Information about Handling Spills of Biohazardous Materials MB-13-07
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Antimicrobial Testing Methods & Procedures: QC-13-12
Information about ATMP - SOP Performance Verification of Autoclaves - QC-13-12
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Antimicrobial Testing Methods & Procedures: EQ-04-09
Information about ATMP - SOP Use and Maintenance of Spectrophotometers - EQ-04-09
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Antimicrobial Testing Methods & Procedures: MB-17-06
Information about Neutralization Confirmation Procedure for Products Evaluated with the AOAC Use Dilution Method (DUM), the AOAC Germicidal Spray Products as Disinfectants Test (GSPT), and the Disinfectant Towelette Test (DTT) - MB-17-06
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Antimicrobial Testing Methods & Procedures: ADM-05-06
Information about ATMP - Use and Maintenance of Laboratory Notebooks and Project Binders - ADM-05-06
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State Progress Toward Adopting Numeric Nutrient Water Quality Criteria for Nitrogen and Phosphorus
The progress states are making towards the development of numeric criteria for phosphorus and nitrogen pollution.
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Lead and Copper Rule Public Education Materials for Community Water Systems
When the 90th percentile lead concentration for community (C) water systems exceeds the action level for lead, this template may be used to complete the required public education activities.
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Tools about Septic Systems for Homeowners
Tools to help homeowners properly manage their septic systems.
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The Wastewater Information System Tool Flyer
EPA has developed an off-the-shelf user-friendly management tool formatted in Microsoft Access that features web-style buttons, drop-down boxes for data entry, and intuitive use features.
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The Wastewater Information System Tool User Guide
TWIST is designed to track information related to the facility served, permits, site evaluations, system types, services provided, and complaints.
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Physical Habitat
This page introduces the physical habitat module, when to list physical habitat as a candidate cause, ways to measure physical habitat, simple and detailed conceptual diagrams, and module references and literature reviews.
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Detecting Anthrax, Botulinum Toxin, and Ricin – Immunoassay Test Strips
This assay is listed as Tier I for presumptive analysis of BoNTs in drinking water samples and Tier II for presumptive analysis of BoNTs in other environmental sample types. The lateral flow immunochromatographic assay uses two antibodies in combination to
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Yersinia pestis [Plague] – BSL-3
This method describes procedures for analysis of clinical samples and may be adapted for assessment of solid, particulate and liquid samples contaminated with Yersinia pestis using a culture method.
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EPA Method 300.1, Revision 1.0: Determination of Inorganic Anions in Drinking Water by Ion Chromatography
SAM lists this method for preparation and analysis of water samples for fluoride and fluorosilicic acid and analysis of prepared solid and water samples for sodium azide, using ion chromatography.