Related Links
U. S. Environmental Protection
Agency
Homepage
Contains current environmental news items and links to EPA
programs and environmental topics.
EPA
Region 7
Homepage for EPA Region 7, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska and 9 tribal nations.
EPA
Region 6
Homepage for EPA Region 6 which includes Louisiana, Arkansas,
Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas and 66 tribes.
EPA
Region 8
Homepage for EPA Region 8 which includes Colorado, Montana,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and 27 tribal nations.
Office
of Groundwater and Drinking Water
Contains information and links relating to groundwater and
drinking water programs and regulations.
Office
of Wastewater Management
Contains information and links relating to wastewater programs
and regulations.
Office
of Solid Waste
Contains information and links relating to solid waste programs
and regulations.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Homepage
Links to information about USACE services and projects. Below
are links to three of the 41 US Army Corps of
Engineering districts:
Kansas
City District
Omaha
District
Tulsa
District
Kansas Department of Health
and Environment
Homepage
Contains links to health and environmental news items and
to State of Kansas health and environmental programs and regulations.
Bureau
of Water
Contains information and links relating to Kansas programs
and regulations covering drinking water, wastewater, sewage
disposal and nonpoint sources of pollution.
Bureau
of Environmental Remediation
Contains information and links relating to Kansas programs
and regulations covering contaminated sites, spills, landfills,
storage tanks and surface mining.
Bureau
of Waste Management
Contains information and links relating to Kansas programs
and regulations covering the disposal of waste materials.
Other State Agencies
The links below are to the Environmental
Agency websites of several states in which Continental provides
laboratory services. These sites provide information about
environmental policies, programs and regulations in each state.
Colorado
Department of Public Health & Environment
Missouri
Department of Natural Resources
Nebraska
Department of Environmental Quality
Nebraska
Natural Resources Commission
New
Mexico Environment Department
Oklahoma
Conservation Commission
Oklahoma
Department of Environmental Quality
Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality
National Environmental Laboratory
Accreditation Conference (NELAC)
NELAC
is a cooperative association of State and Federal agencies
formed to establish and promote acceptable performance standards
for the operation of environmental laboratories. The goal
of NELAC is to foster the generation of environmental laboratory
data of known and acceptable quality on which to base public
health and environmental management decisions.
Homepage
Contains documents and files on NELAC constitution and bylaws,
current standards, proposed changes and other NELAC related
information.
Environmental Regulations
U.S.
EPA Laws and Regulations
Contains information on the origin of environmental laws,
current legislation, and new and proposed regulations. Also
contains access to full text and fact sheets of the major
laws that form the basis for the programs of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
CFR
Title 40: Protection of the Environment
Access to EPA environmental regulations through the Electronic
Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR), which was created as
a joint project of the Office of the Federal Register (OFR)
and the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).
List
of Drinking Water Contaminants and MCLs
Lists all Primary and Secondary Safe Drinking Water Act standards.
RCRA
Orientation Manual
A guidance document containing 31 Adobe Acrobat PDF files,
this manual provides information needed to follow the many
parts of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
Association
for Environmental Health and Sciences State Summary of Cleanup
Standards
Links to contaminated soil and groundwater cleanup standards
for each of the fifty states.
Analytical Methods
Index
to EPA Test Methods
Contains an index to EPA test methods and links to several
additional sources for test method information
US EPA Analytical Methods for Drinking Water: www.epa.gov/safewater/methods/methods.html
Contains information about analytical methods approved for
drinking water compliance monitoring and links to method sources.
SW-
846 On-line
Contains all documents (as PDF files) found in the 3rd edition
of SW-846 Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical
Methods.
ASTM
International
Included with the information this website provides about
ASTM is a standards search function. The search can be used
to locate ASTM standards and test methods. A brief synopsis
of most methods is provided. Complete versions of standards
and methods may be ordered for a fee.
National Environmental Methods Index
Free, searchable clearinghouse of methods and procedures for
regulatory and non-regulatory analyses.
Associations
American
Council of Independent Laboratories
Trade organization representing independent, commercial scientific
and engineering firms. Members are professional services firms
engaged in testing, product certification, consulting and
research and development.
American
Water Works Association
Nonprofit scientific and educational society dedicated to
improvement of drinking water quality and supply.
Environmental
Federation of Oklahoma
Nonprofit organization providing Oklahoma companies a voice
in the formulation and implementation of state and federal
laws, regulations and policies.
Institute
for National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation
Not for profit educational and scientific voluntary consensus
organization whose purpose is to foster the generation of
environmental laboratory data of known and documented quality.
Kansas
Municipal Utilities
Organization that represents and provides assistance, training
and information to Kansas cities and other agencies involved
in the ownership and operation of municipal utilities.
Kansas
Rural Water Association
Organization that provides support to Kansas water and wastewater
systems through education, training and hands-on assistance.
Kansas
Section American Water Works Association
Organization dedicated to supporting quality drinking water
in Kansas.
Kansas
Water Environment Association
Non-profit technical and educational organization whose goal
is to preserve and enhance the quality of water throughout
the state of Kansas.
Missouri
Water Environment Association
Non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and
enhancement of Missouri water quality and water resources.
Society
of American Military Engineers
Non-profit professional engineering education organization
that actively promotes the advancement of both individual
technical knowledge and the collective capabilities of governments,
the uniformed services and private industry.
Water
Environment Federation
Not for profit technical and educational organization whose
vision is the preservation and enhancement of the global water
environment.
Chemical and Environmental Information
WebElements
Periodic Table
Detailed information relating to the periodic table including
properties, uses, reactions and compounds of the elements.
US
EPA Terms of the Environment
Definitions of environmental terms, abbreviations and acronyms.
Scorecard
Gives detailed reports on chemical releases and other sources
of pollution. Includes a searchable database providing information
on over 11,000 chemicals.
Unit
Conversion Engine
Converts units of measurement for length, area, volume, mass,
temperature, energy, etc.
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