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MRSC Index
A topical index to MRSC's information resources.

Browse the index by subject or search the index by keyword. This index contains summaries of sample documents and articles selected by MRSC staff.

Topic CodeTopic Title
EN 0All EN 0 Documents
EN 0.0000Periodicals
EN 0.0001Bibliographies
EN 0.0002Dictionaries, thesauri, guides
EN 0.0003Resource guides, directories, associations and organizations
EN 0.0004Forms, application forms
EN 0.0005Product catalogs, services
EN 0.0006Software applications
EN 0.0007Publications, publishers' blurbs
EN 0.0008Requests for proposals (RFP), requests for qualifications (RFQ), requests for information (RFI)
EN 0.0009General
EN 1All EN 1 Documents
EN 1.0000General environmental policy
EN 1.1000Civic environmentalism, grassroots environmental activism, local movements
EN 1.2000Organizational approaches, alternative problem-solving strategies
EN 2All EN 2 Documents
EN 2.0000National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
EN 2.1000Federal environmental regulations
EN 3All EN 3 Documents
EN 3.0000State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) RCW 43.21C
EN 3.1000SEPA guidelines and model ordinance materials, policy, environmental rules and regulations
EN 3.2000EIS preparation, contents, procedures and costs, scoping
EN 3.3000Sample impact statements
EN 3.4000Environmental checklists
EN 3.4100Local SEPA ordinances, adoption of SEPA rules
EN 3.4200SEPA policies
EN 3.5000Threshold determinations, necessity of EIS, annexation
EN 3.6000Notices under SEPA
EN 3.7000Review, appeal and mitigation, responsible official
EN 3.8000SEPA planned actions
EN 4All EN 4 Documents
EN 4.0000Sensitive areas, critical areas, Best Available Science, BAS
EN 4.1000Wetlands
EN 4.2000Fish and wildlife conservation, habitat conservation, biological assessment, habitat assessment, habitat restoration
EN 4.2100Endangered Species Act (ESA)
EN 4.2200Salmon, salmonids
EN 4.3000Stream protection, stream restoration, drainage basin restriction, hydraulic project approval, American Heritage Rivers
EN 4.4000Lakes and ponds
EN 5All EN 5 Documents
EN 5.0000Coastal Zone Management
EN 6All EN 6 Documents
EN 6.0000Shorelines, Shoreline Management Act, RCW 90.58
EN 6.1000Shoreline management guidelines, rules, regulations, policies
EN 6.1200Shoreline modification activity policies & regulations (construction activities)
EN 6.1210Dredging, sediment management
EN 6.3000Shoreline master programs
EN 6.3100Public access
EN 6.4000Permits, substantial development permits, acquatic resource permits, aquaculture
EN 7All EN 7 Documents
EN 7.0000Pollution and quality standards
EN 7.1000Air pollution and air quality standards, RCW 70.94, Washington Clean Air Act
EN 7.1200Air pollution control authorities
EN 7.1300Air pollution rules and regulations
EN 7.2000Water pollution and general water quality standards
EN 7.2100Water Pollution Control Act, Clean Water Act, RCW 90.48, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
EN 7.2200State water pollution regulations and cleanup activities
EN 7.2210Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team (formerly Puget Sound Water Quality Authority), water quality issues and pollution in Puget Sound
EN 7.3000Noise pollution and environmental noise control
EN 7.3100State noise control law and implementation
EN 7.3200Local noise control regulations and ordinances
EN 7.3400Regulations governing specific noise problems, public nuisance noises, public disturbance noise,animal noise, barking dogs, "Jake Brakes," compression brakes, boom boxes, construction noise
EN 8All EN 8 Documents
EN 8.0000Economic value, economic policy
EN 9All EN 9 Documents
EN 9.0000Hazardous waste management, hazard free community
EN 9.1000Federal and state hazardous waste management regulations, RCW 70.105
EN 9.2000Collection and disposal of toxic and hazardous substances
EN 9.3000Provisions for storage and treatment of hazardous materials, zoning provisions
EN 9.4000Hazardous waste sites, brownfields
EN 9.5000Hazardous waste cleanup, soil recycling
EN 10All EN 10 Documents
EN 10.0000Environmental health, environmental quality
EN 10.1000Toxic and hazardous substances, chemicals, medical waste
EN 10.1100Pesticides, herbicides, agricultural chemicals, integrated pest management
EN 10.1440Asbestos, asbestos removal
EN 10.2000Air and gases, indoor air pollution, sick buildings
EN 10.2050Washington Indoor Clean Air Act, including smoking policies in public places
EN 10.2100Radium and radon
EN 10.3000Reserved
EN 10.4000Wastes, including infectious wastes
EN 10.5000Health issues relating to radiation, non-ionizing radiation, electro-magnetic fields, power lines, cellular phones, communication towers
EN 10.6000Climate, global warming, greenhouse effect
EN 11All EN 11 Documents
EN 11.0000Environmental Coordination Procedures Act (Ch. 90.62 RCW)