ASTM International

ASTM addresses the standardization needs of the global marketplace. Known for its best-in-class practices for standards development and delivery, ASTM is at the forefront in the use of innovative technology to help its members do standards development work, while also increasing the accessibility of ASTM International standards to the world. http://www.astm.org/

Compendium of Environmental Testing Laboratories (CETL)

EPA’s CETL is a web-based database used to track laboratory capabilities. The Compendium can be accessed at: http://www.epa.gov/compendium

Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Information Center (DOT HMIC)

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) operates the HMIC for help on use of the Hazardous Materials Regulations 49 CFR Parts 100-185. The phone number is 1-800-HMR-4922 or 1-800-467-4922 and is touch tone menu driven. Non-touch tone phone callers must use the telephone number 202-366-8553. More information can be found at http://phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/info-center.

Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)

The EMAC mutual aid agreement and partnership between member states exists because—from hurricanes to earthquakes, wildfires to toxic waste spills, and terrorist attacks to biological and chemical incidents—all states share a common enemy: the threat of disaster. http://www.emacweb.org/

EPA Safe Drinking Water Act Analytical Methods and Laboratory Certification

This website supports EPA’s certification program for laboratories conducting drinking water sample analyses. This site includes information on the laboratory certification program, EPA approved analytical methods for drinking water analyses, and the method approval processes. http://www.epa.gov/safewater/methods/

Environmental Response Laboratory Network (ERLN)

EPA’s Environmental Response Laboratory Network addresses capability and capacity for response to national emergencies, including developing environmental analytical capability at a core group of local, state, federal, and private laboratories. http://www.epa.gov/erln/index.html

International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) & Quick Reference Guide Combo 2010

The IATA DGR reference and quick reference guide contains information on how to classify, mark, pack, label and document dangerous shipments and stay in compliance. Additional information on IATA dangerous goods regulations can be found at:http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/dangerous_goods/Pages/index.aspx.

Incident Command System (ICS)

ICS is a flexible and scalable system driven by the tactical needs of the responders at the scene. It provides a common structure and terminology that facilitates the integration of multiple agencies while still maintaining a coherent chain of command. ICS also provides standardized training, pre-designated leadership positions, specific span of control, and well-understood assigned responsibilities. For more information, please refer to the draft EPA National Incident Management Handbook or the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) training site at: http://www.fema.gov/about/training/index.shtm.

National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC)

Presidential Directives identified EPA as the primary federal agency responsible for public water supplies and remediation following an attack on indoor or outdoor areas. In recognition of this expanded role, EPA established a homeland security research program. This research program is charged with developing and delivering reliable, responsive expertise and products based on scientific research and evaluations of technology. http://www.epa.gov/nhsrc/

Response Protocol Toolbox (RPTB) (EPA-817-D-03-001 to 007, December 2003)

Organized in modular format, the Toolbox assists with emergency response preparedness and is of value to drinking water utilities, laboratories, emergency responders, state drinking water programs, technical assistance providers and public health and law enforcement officials. These modules provide emergency response planning tools that are designed to help the water sector to effectively and appropriately respond to intentional contamination threats and incidents. http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/watersecurity/emerplan/index.cfm

Sampling Guidance for Unknown Contaminants in Drinking Water (EPA-817-R-08-003, November 2008)

This document provides comprehensive guidance that integrates recommendations for pathogen, toxin, chemical, and radiochemical sample collection, preservation, and transport procedures to support multiple analytical approaches for the detection and identification of potential contaminants in drinking water. The guidance is intended to support sampling for routine and baseline monitoring to determine background concentrations of naturally occurring pathogens, sampling in response to a triggered event, and sampling in support of remediation or decontamination efforts. The sampling guidance can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/watersecurity/pubs/guide_watersecurity_samplingforunknown.pdf.

Standardized Analytical Methods (SAM)

SAM is an EPA NHSRC effort to list laboratory analytical methods for priority contaminants relevant to water security. The methods can be used by environmental laboratories identifying and measuring chemical, radiochemical, and biotoxin contaminants in environmental samples associated with remediation activities following a contamination incident. SAM can be found online at: http://www.epa.gov/sam/. In conjunction with SAM, NHSRC is developing SAM companion documents that are intended to provide information regarding field screening equipment, sample collection, laboratory rapid screening/preliminary identification equipment, and sample disposal in support of the confirmatory methods and analytes listed in SAM. SAM companion documents will be posted on NHSRC's SAM website (http://www.epa.gov/nhsrc/sam.html) as they become available.

Water and Wastewater Agency Response Networks (WARN)

A Water and Wastewater Agency Response Network (WARN) is a network of utilities helping other utilities to respond to and recover from emergencies. The purpose of a WARN is to provide a method whereby water/wastewater utilities that have sustained or anticipate damages from natural or human-caused incidents can provide and receive emergency aid and assistance in the form of personnel, equipment, materials, and other associated services as necessary from other water/wastewater utilities. Laboratory support can be exchanged by utilities as part of their WARN. http://www.nationalwarn.org

Water Laboratory Alliance (WLA)

The WLA provides the water sector with an integrated nationwide network of laboratories with the analytical capability and capacity to respond to natural, intentional, and unintentional water contamination events involving chemical, biological, and radiochemical contaminants. http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/watersecurity/secres/wla.cfm

Water Contaminant Information Tool (WCIT)

WCIT is a secure on-line database with methods for more than 800 analytes, including detailed profiles for over 100 chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) contaminants of concern for the Water Sector. This allows users to compare and contrast the performance, speed, and relative cost of analytical methods for response to all-hazard incidents from CBR type contaminants. This tool compiles drinking water and wastewater-specific data in a single location to help plan for and respond to drinking water contamination incidents. WCIT functionality and data were shaped and validated by water utility professionals, scientists, and public health experts. WCIT also features an enhanced "Google-like" search function capable of scanning all searchable fields in the database. For more information and to learn how to sign-up for WCIT, visit http://www.epa.gov/wcit.