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COMPLIANCE ISO 14000 reference. Dakota Software Corp. introduces Dakota Auditor EMS, an expert system to help users customize and maintain an environmental management system audit protocol to comply with ISO 14000 standards and company guidelines. This Windows program includes full ISO text, identifies gaps in company compliance, and allows comment tracking and status report preparation. 121 Water-testing methods reference. Government Institutes is distributing a new CD-ROM, EPA Methods and Guidance for the Analysis of Water, from EPA's Office of Water. This comprehensive collection contains more than 350 methods and guidance documents that test for 776 analytes, including all wastewater and drinking water test methods approved in 40 CFR 136 and 40 CFR 141. The Windows/Macintosh CD-ROM includes a text search engine. 123
precipitation. The contaminant in the sample is concentrated by more than 100,000:1. The instrument requires a 110-V ac power source. 124 Soil gas and groundwater collection. TIMCO Manufacturing, Inc., offers the Depth Discrete Sampling Port, a slotted chamber device that allows collection of soil gas and groundwater samples from multiple depdis within a single borehole. Samples can either be brought to the surface via piping or measured in place by lines attached to measuring equipment. 126
Air purification system. RGF O3 Systems, Inc., introduces the RGF PureAir Built-in System, which uses a catalytic oxidation process, ozone, ultraviolet light rays, and negative ions to remove odors, viruses, and particulates from indoor air. This wallmounted unit operates from standard residential outlets and emits no harmful gases or chemicals. 120
FIELD TESTING Air sampler/concentrator. Team Technologies offers the portable SCAEP Air Sampler/Concentrator to capture and concentrate airborne contaminants using electrostatic
Pollution prevention progress software. EPA's National Risk Management Research Laboratory in Cincinnati offers for free distribution the Mark II version of its P2P software program for measuring pollution prevention progress in terms of contaminant quantities and impacts. This revised version contains a pollution impact database covering approximately 2800 pollutants with respect to human health, use impairment, and disposal capacities. 129
LABORATORY SITE ASSESSMENT
Perkin-Elmer's Optima line of ICP-0ES spectrometers.
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ICP-OES spectrometers. PerkinElmer introduces a new generation of inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometers, the Optima 3100, 3200, and 3300 ICP-OES, each featuring an extended UV detector wim an upper wavelength limit at 403 nm. The systems, available in radial, axial, or dual-view configurations, are useful for facilitating Contract Laboratory Program analyses. 127 Waveform analysis software. DATAQ Instruments, Inc., offers its PC-based WinDaq Waveform Browser playback and analysis software free of charge via Internet downloading at www. dataq.com. The program offers cursor-based time and amplitude measuring, digital filtering, and 10 statistical analysis functions to simplify interpretation. 128
Data manager. Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc., and software developer EarthSoft introduce an environmental data manager, EQuIS for Windows. This database with graphical user interface stores, manages, and analyzes project data generated in support of site characterization, risk assessment, remedial action/corrective action, and environmental monitoring projects. 130
TREATMENT In-vessel composting system. NaturTech Composting Systems, Inc., introduces modified 50-cubicyard roll-off containers as computerautomated composting vessels with monitored compost temperature, controlled airflow, and odor-reducing biofilters. The system also includes equipment for feedstock mixing, loading, and odor- and moisture-controlled curing. 131 For more information on productt and services mentioned in "Buyer's Guide," circle the appropriate number on the Reader Service Card in this issue.
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