Subject: AWBERC Library Home Page http://earth1.epa.gov:80/awberc/awberc.htm The Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center (AWBERC) Library, located in Cincinnati, provides scientific and technical information in support of EPA's research programs, as well as environmental information to other federal agencies, the regulated community, and the general public. In addition, the AWBERC Library houses the largest scientific/technical collection in the EPA Library Network, including more than 22,000 books, 800 journal subscriptions, and over 200,000 technical reports. The Library's major subject areas include: Bacteriology; Biotechnology; Hazardous Waste; Risk Assessment; Toxicology; Wastewater Treatment; Water Pollution; and Water Quality. The home page is broken down into a number of sections, including: AWBERC Library Collections; List of AWBERC's CD-ROM databases (LAN-Based and Library-Based); AWBERC Library Electronic Newsletter (which provides notable Internet sources); Online Library System (OLS), the Libraries' Catalog; Sources for EPA Publications; and Other Environmental Information Sources on the Web. Water Environment WEB URL = http://www.wef.org The Water Environment Federation (WEF) launched its Water Environment WEB - the Federation's Home Page - March 31st, an interactive electronic resource designed to provide pertinent and comprehensive information on water quality and environmental issues. According to a WEF press release, the Water Environment WEB "will be a conduit of water quality information, and serve as a guide to the Federation's programs, activities, services, and related news. This home page also provides "hot links" to other organizations, including EPA, for additional water quality information. Water Environment WEB contains ten separate categories: What's New; WEF Technical Resources; Technical Discussion Groups; Member Networking (includes a Job Bank); Regulations and Legislation; WEF Member Programs; Member Association Exchange: Public Information (curriculum materials, factsheets, etc.); Company/Supplier Locator; and Water Environment Research Foundation. The "Company/Supplier Locator", which is indexed and keyword searchable, is especially extensive. Users will also appreciate the interactive nature of "Technical Discussion Groups," a forum for professionals who are looking to discuss subjects such as watershed management and biosolids management. NORTEL Habitat URL = http://www.nortel.com/english/environ/habitat.html NORTEL Habitat is a multi-lingual interactive resource which aims to provide ideas to assist corporations in building effective solutions to their environmental issues. NORTEL stands for Northern Telecom Limited, a Canadian telecommunications company that has achieved some success in the environmental performance arena. NORTEL, as stated in its welcoming note, is "committed to leading the telecommunications industry in protecting and enhancing the environment," and taking the "initiative to develop solutions to the environmental issues that arise because of its products, operations and business activities." The web site contains: NORTEL's corporate environmental report, including a 1994 Environmental Progress Report and a 1993 Environmental Review; the Environmental Management System, a corporate standard which describes the system required to provide consistent management of products and processes that affect the environment; the Environmental Performance Index, a measurement tool developed by NORTEL and Arthur D. Little which provides a single rating of a company's performance against its stated environmental goals; Envirobase, a downloadable database developed by NORTEL to track, organize, and deliver key environmental information in an efficient manner; and the Public Environmental Reporting Initiative (PERI), recommended guidelines for corporate environmental reporting developed by NORTEL and nine other multi-national companies. The web site also provides links to other global environmental resources, as well as information on how to receive additional environmental performance materials from NORTEL. Rio Grande Coastal Impact Monitoring Program URL = http://cslix.csl.panam.edu/rgcimp/ The Rio Grande Coastal Impact Monitoring Program (RGCIMP), located at the University of Texas - Pan American Coastal Studies Laboratory and facilitated and coordinated by the Texas General Land Office - Coastal Division, seeks to document pollutant discharges from the Rio Grande and associated drains into the south Texas coastal waters, and to document the impacts of these pollutants. The following information is currently available on the RGCIMP Home Page: Water Related Resources of the Rio Grande Valley of Texas: An Annotated Bibliography, which covers 846 publications; Literature Survey of the Lower Rio Grande and Associated Coastal Waters, a review which identifies non-point pollution, toxic substances, and freshwater inflows from the Rio Grande and Arroyo Colorado; Toxic Contaminants Survey of the Lower Rio Grande, Lower Arroyo Colorado, and Associated Coastal Waters; and Real-time Monitoring of Water Quality and Hydrodynamics at the Mouth of the Arroyo Colorado, Texas. A link to the Texas General Land Office is also provided, where users may view other environmental documents, news, and general information (job postings, maps, press releases, etc.). Club Fed - Federal Employees News Digest URL = http://www.clubfed.com/ The Federal Employees New Digest is a weekly publication containing news and information of interest to federal workers. Club Fed, the on-line home of the publication, provides an overview of the current issue of the Federal Employees News Digest; the latest Feature Report in full-text; a report on Survivor Benefits; the 1996 general schedule pay tables; a Feature Report archive; the Club Fed Marketplace; and a Reader Forum, where browsers can offer their comments and opinions on government employee issues. Electronic delivery of the weekly Digest, as well as various publications put out by the Federal Employees News Digest (almanacs, "Your Furlough Guide," etc.) is available only on a fee basis, but visitors should leave the site with a good understanding of the issues currently on the minds of federal workers.