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| Title | EPA Number | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Addendum to Handbook for Sampling and Sample Preservation, August 1983 | 600/4-83-039 | ERIC: W809 |
| Algae and Water Pollution, December 1977 | 600/9-77-036 | ERIC:
WA95
NTIS: PB-287128 |
| Analytical Procedures for Determining Organic Priority Pollutants in Municipal Sludges, March 1990 | 600/2-80-030 | ERIC:
W563
NTIS: PB80-200793 |
| Availability, Adequacy, & Comparability of Testing Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Established Under Section 304(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Report to Congress, September 1988 | 600/9-87-030 | ERIC:
W567
NTIS: PB89-152490 |
| Before and After Case Studies: Comparisons of Water Quality Following Municipal Treatment Plant Improvements, May 1984 | 430/9-83-007 | ERIC:
N259
NTIS: PB84-201730 |
| Biomonitoring for Control of Toxicity in Effluent Discharges to the Marine Environment, September 1989 | 625/8-89-015 | ERIC:
W512
NTIS: PB94-210226 |
| Biomonitoring to Achieve Control of Toxic Effluents, September 1987 | 625/8-87-013 | ERIC: N466 |
| Compendium of State Water Quality Limits for Thermal Discharges and Mixing Zones, August 15, 1990 | 833/R-94-001 | ERIC:
W258
NTIS: PB94-121001 |
| Control of Water Pollution from Cropland: Volume I - A Manual for Guideline Development, November 1975 | 600/2-75-026A | ERIC:
WA96
NTIS: PB-249517 |
| Control of Water Pollution from Cropland: Volume II - An Overview, June 1976 | 600/2-75-026B | ERIC:
W155
NTIS: PB-277647 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Municipal Wastewater Reuse: Water Quality Management Guidance, April 1975 | ERIC:
W581
NTIS: PB-252932 |
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| Draft Guidance Manual and Example NPDES Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations [Fact Sheet] (PDF), August 1999 (2pp, 53K) | 833/F-99-019 | Internet Only |
| Draft Interim Guidance on Implementation of Section 402(o) Anti-Backsliding Rules for Water Quality-Based Permits, September 1989 | ERIC: W994 | |
| EPA Manual for Organic Analysis Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, March 1979 | 600/8-79-006 | ERIC:
W443
NTIS: PB-297164 |
| Estimate of Effluent Limitations to be Expected from Properly Operated and Maintained Treatment Works | 832/R-80-106 | ERIC:
W172
NTIS: PB80-185515 |
| Evaluation of Septic Tank System Effects on Ground Water Quality, June 1984 | 600/2-84-107 | ERIC:
W178
NTIS: PB84-244441 |
| Exposure and Risk Assessment for Trihalomenthanes: Final Draft Report, 1980 | ERIC: WA97 | |
| Fate and Effects of Pollutants on Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems: Proceedings of USA-USSR Symposium, Athens, Georgia, October 19-21 1987, May 1988 | 600/9-88-001 | NSCEP:
600/9-88-001
ERIC: W601 NTIS: PB88-242615 |
| Fate of Priority Pollutants in Publicly Owned Treatment Works: Final Report, Volume I, September 1982 | 440/1-82-303 | ERIC:
W603
NTIS: PB83-122788 |
| Fate of Priority Pollutants in Publicly Owned Treatment Works: Final Report, Volume II, September 1982 | 440/1-82-303b | ERIC:
W602
NTIS: PB83-122796 |
| Fate of Priority Pollutants in Publicly Owned Treatment Works: Pilot Study | 440/1-79-300 | NSCEP:
440/1-79-300
NTIS: PB93-203974 |
| Final Guidance for Implementation of Requirements Under Section 304(1) of the Clean Water Act as Amended, March 1988 | 833/B-88-002 | ERIC:
W606
NTIS: PB95-156824 |
| Guidance Manual and Example NPDES Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (Draft) (PDF), August 1999 (131pp, 548K) | 833/D-99-001 | WRC:
833/D-99-001
ERIC: G259 NTIS: PB99-167124 |
| Guide Manual on NPDES Regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations; Final, December 1995 | 833/B-95-001 | ERIC:
W947
NTIS: PB96-144563 |
| Guidelines for the Culture of Fathead Minnows Pimephales Promelas for Use in Toxicity Tests, January 1987 | 600/3-87-001 | ERIC:
WA05
NTIS: PB87-165247 |
| Handbook for Analytical Quality Control in Water and Wastewater Laboratories, June 1972 | 600/4-79-019 | ERIC:
W317
NTIS: PB-297451 |
| Handbook: Stream Sampling for Waste Load Allocation Applications, September 1986 | 625/6-86-013 | ERIC:
D213
NTIS: PB87-234753 |
| Hazardous Materials Incidents Reported to US Environmental Protection Agency Regional Offices from October, 1977 through September, 1979, January 1980 | 430/9-79-019 | ERIC:
W027
NTIS: PB80-144637 |
| In-Process Pollution Abatement: Upgrading Poultry-Processing Facilities to Reduce Pollution, July 1973 | ERIC:
W033
NTIS: PB-255131 |
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| Industrial Cost Recovery Systems, November 1976 | ERIC:
WA13
NTIS: PB-257651 |
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| Industrial Effluent Standards: A Major Step in Improving Water Quality, August 1980 | ERIC:
W839
NTIS: PB95-159430 |
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| Integrity of Water, 1975 | 832/R-75-103 | ERIC:
WA14
NTIS: PB-280238 |
| Making Water and Sewer Programs Work: the White House Rural Development Initiatives, December 1978 | 832/R-78-104 | ERIC:
W046
NTIS: PB-295232 |
| Method for Chlorinated Phenoxy Acid Herbicides in Industrial Effluents, 1975 | ERIC: WA19 | |
| Method for N-Aryl Carbamate and Urea Pesticides in Industrial Effluents, 1975 | ERIC: WA20 | |
| Method for O-Aryl Carbamate and Urea Pesticides in Industrial Effluents, 1975 | ERIC: WA21 | |
| Method for Organochlorine Solvents in Industrial Effluents, 1975 | ERIC: WA22 | |
| Method for Organophosphorous Pesticides in Industrial Effluents, 1975 | ERIC: WA23 | |
| Method for Polychlorinated Biphenyls [PCBs] in Industrial Effluents, 1975 | ERIC: WA24 | |
| Methods for Aquatic Toxicity Identification Evaluations: Phase III - Toxicity Confirmation Procedures for Samples Exhibiting Acute & Chronic Toxicity, September 1993 | 600/R-92-081 | ERIC:
W051
NTIS: PB94-123833 |
| Methods for Aquatic Toxicity Identification Evaluations: Phase I - Toxicity Characterization Procedures, September 1988 | 600/6-91-003 | NSCEP:
600/6-91-003
ERIC: W365 NTIS: PB92-100072 |
| Methods for Aquatic Toxicity Identification Evaluations: Phase II - Toxicity Identification Procedures for Samples Exhibiting Acute and Chronic Toxicity, September 1993 | 600/R-92-080 | ERIC:
W366
NTIS: PB94-114907 |
| Methods for Aquatic Toxicity Identification Evaluations: Phase II - Toxicity Characterization Procedures, February 1989 | 600/3-88-035 | ERIC:
W367
NTIS: PB90-207005 |
| Methods for Aquatic Toxicity Identification Evaluations: Phase III - Toxicity Confirmation Procedures, February, 1989 | 600/3-88-036 | ERIC:
W368
NTIS: PB89-205611 |
| Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes, 1974 | 625/6-74-003 | ERIC:
W052
NTIS: PB95-157400 |
| Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes, Revised March 1983 | 600/4-79-020 | ERIC:
W053
NTIS: PB84-128677 |
| Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Freshwater and Marine Organisms: Fourth Edition, August 1993 | 600/4-90-027F | ERIC: C104 |
| Methods for Organic Pesticides in Water and Wastewater, 1971 | ERIC:
WA25
NTIS: PB-230316 |
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| Methods for the Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples, June 1991 | 600/4-91-010 | NSCEP:
600/4-91-010
ERIC: W369 NTIS: PB91-231498 |
| Methods for the Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples: Supplement I, May 1994 | 600/R-94-111 | NSCEP:
600/R-94-111
ERIC: W844 NTIS: PB95-125472 |
| National Policy Regarding Whole Effluent Toxicity Enforcement [Memorandum] (PDF), August 1995 (3pp, 235K) | Internet Only | |
| Nitrogen in the Subsurface Environment, June 1975 | 660/3-75-030 | ERIC:
W080
NTIS: PB-263895 |
| Office of Wastewater Management Fact Sheet: Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) And Their Effect on Water Pollution (PDF), 1996 (16pp, 1.3MB) | 833/F-96-005 | ERIC: C385 |
| Office of Wastewater Management Fact Sheet: NPDES Regulations Governing Management of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (PDF), 1996 (16pp, 1.3MB) | 833/F-96-008 | ERIC: C386 |
| Office of Wastewater Management Fact Sheet: NPDES Regulations Governing Management of Concentrated Dairy Cattle Feeding Operations (PDF), 1996 (16pp, 1.3MB) | 833/F-96-007 | ERIC: C387 |
| Office of Wastewater Management Fact Sheet: NPDES Regulations Governing Management of Concentrated Horse Feeding Operations (PDF), 1996 (16pp, 1.3MB) | 833/F-96-002 | ERIC: C388 |
| Office of Wastewater Management Fact Sheet: NPDES Regulations Governing Management of Concentrated Poultry Feeding Operations (PDF), 1996 (16pp, 1.3MB) | 833/F-96-001 | ERIC: C389 |
| Office of Wastewater Management Fact Sheet: NPDES Regulations Governing Management of Concentrated Sheep Feeding Operations (PDF), 1996 (16pp, 1.3MB) | 833/F-96-004 | ERIC: C390 |
| Office of Wastewater Management Fact Sheet: NPDES Regulations Governing Management of Concentrated Swine Feeding Operations (PDF), 1996 (16pp, 1.3MB) | 833/F-96-006 | ERIC: C391 |
| Office of Wastewater Management Fact Sheet: NPDES Regulations of Concentrated Slaughter and Feeder Cattle Feeding Operations (PDF), 1996 (16pp, 1.3MB) | 833/F-96-003 | ERIC: C392 |
| Part 125 - Criteria and Standards for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, December 23, 1992, Draft | ERIC: W387 | |
| Part 125 - Criteria and Standards for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, March 9, 1993, Draft | ERIC:
W388
NTIS: PB95-158895 |
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| Performance Evaluation at a Long-Term Food Processing Land Treatment Site, April 1990 | 600/1-90-006 | ERIC:
W097
NTIS: PB90-195389 |
| Permit Writer's Guide to Water Quality-Based Permitting for Toxic Pollutants, July 1987 | 440/4-87-005 | ERIC:
DG40
NTIS: PB93-184620 |
| Pesticides in the Aquatic Environment, April 1972 | 832/R-72-101 | ERIC:
W854
NTIS: PB-252841 |
| POTWs and Water Quality: In Search of the Big Picture - Appendices, April 1988 | ERIC:
W653
NTIS: PB95-156873 |
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| Practical Guide to Water Quality Studies of Streams, 1969 | NTIS:
PB-196367
ERIC: T192 |
|
| Proceedings: Seminar on the Significance of Fecal Coliform in Industrial Wastes - May 4-5, 1972 | ERIC:
W685
NTIS: PB-216065 |
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| Processes, Coefficients, and Models for Simulating Toxic Organics and Heavy Metals in Surface Waters, June 1987 | 600/3-87-015 | ERIC:
WA45
NTIS: PB87-213880 |
| Procuring Analytical Services: Guidance for Industrial Pretreatment Programs (PDF), October 1998 (64pp, 3.8MB) | 833/B-98-004 | Internet Only |
| Production, Distribution, Use and Environmental Impact Potential of Selected Pesticides, 1975 | 540/1-74-001 | ERIC:
W876
NTIS: PB-238795 |
| Rates, Constants, and Kinetics Formulations in Surface Water Quality Modeling (Second Edition), June 1985 | 600/3-85-040 | ERIC:
WA50
NTIS: PB85-245314 |
| Report on the Evaluation of Wastewater Discharges from Raw Cane Sugar Mills on the Hilo-Hamakua Coast of the Island of Hawaii, 1989 | 440/1-89-044 | ERIC: W203 |
| Review of Water Quality Standards, Permit Limitations, and Variances for Thermal Discharges at Power Plants, October 1992 | 831/R-92-001 | ERIC:
W268
NTIS: PB94-125754 |
| Short-Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Freshwater Organisms: Second Edition, March 1989 | 600/4-89-001 | NSCEP:
600/4-89-001
ERIC: WA54 |
| State Design Criteria for Wastewater Treatment Systems, September 1990 | 430/9-90-014 | ERIC:
N480
NTIS: PB91-125930 |
| Strategy for Addressing Environmental and Public Health Impacts from Animal Feeding Operations (PDF), March 1998 (64pp, 3.8MB) | 833/D-98-001 | Internet Only |
| Summary of Environmental Profiles and Hazard Indices for Constituents of Municipal Sludge: Methods and Results, July 1985 | 822/S-85-001 | ERIC:
W937
NTIS: PB95-156436 |
| Supplement to "Short-Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Surface Waters to Freshwater Organisms", (600/4-89-001) | 600/4-89-001a | ERIC:
WA92
NTIS: PB90-145764 |
| Survival of Pathogens in Animal Manure Disposal, June 1975 | 660/2-75-012 | ERIC:
W743
NTIS: PB-245005 |
| Technical Support Document for Proposed Regulations Under Section 304(d)(4) of the Clean Water Act, as Amended, August 1984 | 832/R-84-120 | ERIC:
W938
NTIS: PB85-111391 |
| Technical Support Document for Water Quality-Based Toxics Control, July 1985 | NTIS: PB86-150067 | |
| Technical Support Document for Water Quality-Based Toxics Control: Responsiveness Summary | 833/S-91-100 | ERIC:
W303
NTIS: PB94-133873 |
| Technical Support Document for Water Quality-Based Toxics Control, September 1985 | 440/4-85-032 | ERIC:
W747
NTIS: PB95-159281 |
| Technical Support Document for Water Quality-Based Toxics Control [Second Printing], March 1991 | 505/2-90-001 | NSCEP:
505/2-90-001
ERIC: D334 NTIS: PB91-127415 |
| Test Method: Technical Addition to Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes, March 1984 | 600/4-84-017 | ERIC: W939 |
| Test Methods: Methods for Organic Chemical Analysis of Municipal and Industrial Wastewater, July 1982 | 600/4-82-057 | ERIC: W940 |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Unified National Strategy for Animal Feeding Operations, March 9, 1999 (PDF) [Reprint August, 1999] (34pp, 404K) | 833/R-99-900 | NSCEP: 833/R-99-900 |
| Validity of Ambient Toxicity Tests For Predicting Biological Impact, Ohio River, Near Wheeling, West Virginia, March 1986 | 600/3-85-071 | ERIC: W416 |
| Validity of Ambient Toxicity Tests For Predicting Biological Impact on Five Mile Creek, Birmingham, Alabama, December 1985 | 600/8-85-015 | ERIC:
W417
NTIS: PB86-151339 |
| Validity of Ambient Toxicity Tests For Predicting Biological Impact, Naugatuck River, Waterbury, Connecticut, May 1986 | 600/8-86-005 | ERIC:
W422
NTIS: PB87-119517 |
| Validity of Ambient Toxicity Tests For Predicting Biological Impact, Kanawha River, Charleston, West Virginia, July 1986 | 600/3-86-006 | ERIC:
W421
NTIS: PB87-119509 |
| Validity of Ambient Toxicity Tests For Predicting Biological Impact, Back River, Baltimore Harbor, Maryland, July 1986 | 600/8-86-001 | ERIC:
W420
NTIS: PB87-103719 |
| Water Quality Goals, Objectives, and Alternatives in the Boston Metropolitan Area -- A Case Study, February 1979 | ERIC:
W779
NTIS: PB-296553 |
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| Whole Effluent Policy (WET) Control Policy: Policy for the Development of Effluent Limitations in National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits to Control Whole Effluent Toxicity for the Protection of Aquatic Life (PDF), July 1994 | 833/B-94-002 (25pp, 2MB) | ERIC:
W424
NTIS: PB94-214673 |
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