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Appendix E
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1 ITEM: Access EPA
2 SOURCE: Internet (EPA)
3 CONTENT: Appears to be the Internet version of EPA’s hard copy publication of same name.
Includes a WAIS query tool. Home page is topically organized for easy access to EPA area.
4 ACCESSIBILITY: Unlimited (Internet).
5 COST: Free access to all data/information/sites.
6 UPDATE: Unknown (supposedly, at least annually).
7 PERTINENCE: Because of WAIS query capability, may be useful as an ad hoc source for data
and information access.
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1 ITEM: National Toxicology Program (NTP)
2 SOURCE: Internet (NIEHS/NTP/FDA) (http://ntp-server.nih.gov/))
3 CONTENT: Provides Internet access to the National Toxicology Program sponsored by the
EPA, NIEHS, and FDA.
4 ACCESSIBILITY: Unlimited (Internet).
5 COST: Free access to all data/information/sites.
6 UPDATE: Unknown.
7 PERTINENCE: Considerable primary source of (official) evaluated toxicological data by U.S.
government. Cited by regulatory agencies as evidence of recognized toxicity of chemical substances.
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1 ITEM: U.S. Department of Commerce Home Page
2 SOURCE: Internet (Department of Commerce) (Internet: http://www.doc.gov/)
3 CONTENT: Contains data and information concerning the policies and activities of the
Department of Commerce. Provides access to the NTDB (National Trade Data Bank) and NESE
(National Economic, Social, and Environmental Data Bank). Sponsors the EBB (Economics
Bulletin Board) and NOAA databases. Also access to Bureau of the Census demographic data by
industry.
4 ACCESSIBILITY: Unlimited (Internet) [also CD-ROM & BBS].
5 COST: Free and subscription access to all data/information.
6 UPDATE: Frequent updating, based on quarterly reports.
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