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)
• Hazardous Substance Information and Education Office (HSIEO)
  and toll-free telephone number: 1-800-633-7585
• 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)
• PBDE Flame Retardants:  A Fast-Growing Concern
• 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 (Focus Article / Overview, .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)

Department of Agriculture (WSDA)

• Waste Pesticide Disposal Program

Department of Health (DOH)

• Office of Environmental Health Assessments
• OEHA, Site Assessment Section
• Hazardous Substance Emergency Events Surveillance Program
• "Is There a Meth Lab in My Neighborhood?" (Brochure, .pdf)
• Clandestine Drug Lab Program
• Arsenic in the Environment (Fact Sheet, .pdf)
• Asbestos in Vermiculite Insulation
• Mercury Information Page
• Childhood Lead Poisoning Fact Sheet
• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
• Medical Management of Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels
• PBDEs:  What they are and what you can do
• Water Sampling:  What we test for and why

County Health Departments / Health Districts

• Directory (External Site)
• Pressure Treated Wood, A Common Sense Guide (.pdf Thurston County)
• Protect Kids from Toxins (Thurston County, Environmental Health)

Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)

• Hiring A Contractor

Department of Licensing (DOL)

• Underground Storage Tank Licensing

Department of Trade and Economic Development

Search CTED web site for information regarding:

• Brownfields Coalition
• Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Fund
• Lead-based Paint Training and Certification

Environmental Protection Agency

• Citizen's Guides to Cleanup Methods
  (External web site -- Scroll down the page to find the Citizen's Guides;
   21 Total, in English and Spanish; Topics range from "Activated Carbon Treatment" to "Vitrification")
• Current Best Practices for Vermiculite Attic Insulation (Asbestos)
• Sources of Common Contaminants and Their Health Effects

Insurance Commissioner's Office

• Business, Toxic Cleanups and Insurance (Fact Sheet)

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.
 

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