| Directory: | Business / Construction_and_Maintenance / Building_Types / Sustainable_Architecture |
| Title: | EPA Green Building |
| Description: | A gateway to numerous U.S. Environmental Protection Agency webpages on how to improve the environmental performance of buildings, with sections covering energy use, building materials, indoor air quality, water conservation and waste. |
| Location: | http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/ |
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| Directory: | Business / Environment / Environmental_Compliance |
| Title: | U.S. EPA National Environmental Performance Track |
| Description: | US Environmental Protection Agency program to provide incentives for voluntary environmental protection initiatives. |
| Location: | http://www.epa.gov/performancetrack/ |
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| Directory: | Business / Environment / Waste_Management / Recycling / Electronics |
| Title: | US EPA - eCycling |
| Description: | Information about reuse and recycling of electronic products including a list of ecycling programs, statistics, regulations, publications and frequently asked questions. |
| Location: | http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/materials/ecycling/index.htm |
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| Directory: | Business / Environment / Waste_Management / Recycling / Polymers / Resources |
| Title: | Landscaping Timbers and Posts |
| Description: | EPA fact sheet about plastic lumber. |
| Location: | http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/products/timbers.htm |
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| Directory: | Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Dyestuffs_and_Chemicals / Resources / Articles_and_Studies |
| Title: | Caprolactam Hazard Summary |
| Description: | Article about the hazardous effects on human health by short and long term exposure to caprolactam during fiber manufacturing processes. From the US Environmental Protection Agency. |
| Location: | http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/caprolac.html |
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| Directory: | Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Fibers / Man-made / Resources / Articles_and_Studies / Spinning_Technology |
| Title: | Synthetic Fibers |
| Description: | Study of hazardous emissions during the manufacturing processes of man-made fibers. Detailed descriptions of polymer materials, and the dry- and solvent fiber spinning technologies and processes. Glossary of terms. Tables and figures. List of references. From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. |
| Location: | http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ap42/ch06/final/c06s09.pdf |
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| Directory: | Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Geotechnical / Resources / Articles_and_Studies / Geosynthetic_Clay_Liners |
| Title: | Geosynthetic Clay Liners Used in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills |
| Description: | Fact sheet from the US Environmental Protection Agency, describing new and innovative technologies and products that meet the performance standards of the Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills. |
| Location: | http://www.epa.gov/osw/nonhaz/municipal/landfill/geosyn.pdf |
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| Directory: | Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Nonwovens / Resources / Articles_and_Studies / Filtration |
| Title: | Air Pollution Control Technology Fact Sheet |
| Description: | Fact sheet from the US Environmental Protection Agency, describing the properties, characteristics and applications of paper based and nonwoven high efficiency particle air (HEPA) and ultra low penetration air (ULPA) filtration media. |
| Location: | http://epa.gov/ttn/catc/dir1/ff-hepa.pdf |
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| Directory: | Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Resources / Management_Resources / Articles_and_Studies |
| Title: | EPA. Sector Notebook Project |
| Description: | Profile of the plastic resin and man-made fiber industries. Document, containing 190 pages. From the US Environmental Protection Agency. |
| Location: | http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/assistance/sectors/notebooks/plastic.html |
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| Directory: | Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Resources / Management_Resources / Articles_and_Studies |
| Title: | Profile of the Textile Industry |
| Description: | Environmental profile of the textile industry, published by the US Environmental Protection Agency as part of the Sector Notebook Project, and including descriptions of history and processes, chemical releases, pollution prevention opportunities, federal statutes and regulations, and a compliance and enforcement profile. |
| Location: | http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/assistance/sectors/notebooks/textilsn.pdf |
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