| Sponsoring Agency: | U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) |
| Description of Services: | ATTIC is a comprehensive information retrieval system containing data on alternative treatment technologies for hazardous waste. It contains several data bases that are accessed through a free public access bulletin board. The central component of ATTIC is the Treatment Technology Data base, which contains abstracts and summaries from technical documents that are free-text searchable. Search results can then be downloaded for review on the user's computer. Access is also provided to a number of other data bases, including a technology performance/treatability study data base and an underground storage tank data base. New features include full text downloadable files of key treatment technology documents, including Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) program documents. The bulletin board also features news items, bulletins, and E-mail. |
| Data: | ATTIC users can access four
data bases directly through the BBS:
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| Access: | Users can dial directly into
the ATTIC system through their own computer by dialing
(513)569-7610. Users without access to a computer or
those with questions about the system can contact the
system operator for assistance. ATTIC is also accessible on EPA/NRMRL's home page via World Wide Web. http://www.epa.gov/attic/. |
| Hardware/Software: | ATTIC is accessible by any PC or terminal equipped with communications software and a modem. |
| Contact: | ATTIC Project Manager EPA/NRMRL 26 Martin L. King Dr. Cincinnati, OH 45268 (513)569-7272 |
