FEDERAL DATA BASES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SOURCES

INTRODUCTION

The profiles contained in this appendix were identified through a review of reports, articles, and publications by the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR) member agencies and telephone interviews with data base experts. FRTR members include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). In addition, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) participates in FRTR meetings.

This appendix is a reference tool that provides information on those systems maintaining data on remedial technologies. It may be used by project managers as a pointer to repositories of technical information, or as a source of contacts that may be useful to future system design. Each data base profile contains information on data elements, system uses, hardware and software requirements, and access. The profiles also contain contacts for each system. A matrix showing system characteristics of the data bases included in this document is provided in Table C-1. Table C-2 summarizes the information contained in the data base profiles.

Additional information sources are provided on sections C-26 through C-35. For each information source, the primary contact, address, telephone numbers, hours of operation, description of service, and the primary focus are provided.

Summary of Federal Site Remediation Technology Program and Initiatives is listed in Table C-3.