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Resource Links (by Agency)

Department of Ecology

• Hazardous Waste Considerations in Real Estate Transactions (.pdf)
• Selecting an Environmental Consulting Firm (.pdf)
• Small Spill Cleanup Guide (Focus Article, .pdf)
• Toxic Free Tips
• Hazardous Waste: More common than you think
  (Step by Step Fact Sheet, .pdf, see table on page 2);
• Community Protection Measures for Arsenic and Lead Contaminated Soils (.pdf)
• "Dirt Alert" (Brochure about arsenic and lead in soil, .pdf)
• Dirt Alert - General Information about Arsenic and Lead in Soil (.pdf)
• Dirt Alert - Soil Safety Guidance for Owners, Managers, and Administrators of Large Properties Where Children Play
• Soil Sampling Guidance for Owners, Operators and Employees of Small Properties Where Children Play (.pdf)
• Soil Sampling guidance for Owners, Operators and Employees of Large Properties Where Children Play (.pdf)
• Don't Mess With Mercury (brochure)
• PBT Initiative
• Residential Heating Oil Tanks (.pdf)
• Waste Oil Tanks (Focus Article, .pdf)
• Overview of an Underground Storage Tank Inspection (.pdf)
• Guidance for Site Checks and Site Assessments for Underground Storage Tanks (.pdf)
• Focus on Technical Assistance Program (for Underground Storage Tanks, .pdf)
• Guidance for Reporting Spills and Overfills of Petroleum (.pdf)
• Check Your Farm Tank...It May be Regulated (Focus Article, .pdf)
• Underground Storage Tanks (UST / LUST) Web Page...
• Brownfields Resource Guide (.pdf)
• Brownfields Loan Guide (.pdf)
• Remedial Action Grants and Loans Guide (.pdf)
• Voluntary Cleanup Program Web Page...
• Private Right of Action (.pdf)

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

• FAQs about Contaminants Found at Hazardous Waste Sites (ToxFAQs)

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

• Managing Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Young Children

County Health Departments / Health Districts

• Directory (External Site)
• Pressure Treated Wood (CCA)(Thurston County)
• Protect Kids from Toxins (Thurston County, Environmental Health)

Department of Agriculture (WSDA)

• Waste Pesticide Disposal Program

Department of Commerce (WA State)

• Brownfields Loan Fund / Brownfields Coalition
• Overview of Brownfields Review & Loan Process
• Lead-Based Paint Program

Department of Health (DOH)

• Office of Environmental Health, Safety, and Toxicology
• Arsenic in the Environment (FAQ)
• Asbestos (FAQs)
• Drug Lab Cleanup Program
• Meth Lab Fact Sheet
• Mercury Information Page
• Prevent Lead Poisoning
• Lead, Common Sources
• Lead in Drinking Water
• PBDEs FAQ (Flame Retardant Chemicals)

Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)

• Hiring A Contractor

Department of Revenue, Business Licensing Service (DOR / BLS)

• Underground Storage Tank Licensing

Environmental Protection Agency

• Citizen's Guides to Cleanup Methods
  (An external web site with links to 21 .pdf fact sheets that briefly describe various cleanup methods; both English and Spanish language versions; topics range from "Activated Carbon Treatment" to "Vitrification".)
• Asbestos Information Page
• Current Best Practices for Vermiculite Attic Insulation  (Brochure, .pdf)
• Contaminated Media, Human Health, and Environmental Effects

Pollution Liability Insurance Agency

• Home Heating Oil Tanks Information
• Commercial Underground Storage Tank Information
  (Tank Reinsurance Program, Community Assistance Program)

Washington State Laws & Rules

• Model Toxics Control Act (Cleanup)
• Underground Storage Tank Regulations
• Residential Real Property Transfers -- Sellers' Disclosures

Washington State Library

• Sanborn Maps

University of Washington

• Thematic Maps (including Sanborn maps)

Other States' Information

Businesses That Generate Hazardous Waste
(State of Oregon DEQ, .pdf, see page 2);

Other Organizations

American Society of Testing Materials
(This organization offers books, standards, and training materials about environmental site assessment -- for a cost.  For example:  Under 'Books & Journals', 'View list of publications by subject', 'Environmental Assessment', you'll find a list of documents and other materials related to Phase I & II Site Assessments.)

Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable

 

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Notes:

If you have a slow internet connection (such as a modem), some of the external links may take a long time to load.  Many public libraries have computers with internet capability available for use by their patrons.