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METADATA INFORMATION: METADATA LAST CHANGE DATE: 7/2/02 GENERAL INFORMATION: CITATION - TITLE: Michigan National Priority List Sites (Superfund) BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION: MSU Map Library, 2002 BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Point locations of EPA Superfund sites in Michigan INTENDED USE/LIMITATIONS: Any use/ no limitations DESCRIPTION - PURPOSE: Data intended for use by planners and developers, land owners and prospective land owners, students and researchers. Environmental planning. DATA VINTAGE: 2001 LAST FILE EDIT DATE: 3/20/01 ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE TAG: Complete - new archived data file CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS: Converted to ArcView shapefile using latitude/longitude coordinates provided by the EPA. Data is unprojected. EXPECTED UPDATE FREQUENCY: Irregular THEME KEYWORDS: POLLUTION; LAND THEME KEYWORDS: POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER THEME KEYWORDS: POLLUTION; MISC GEOGRAPHIC AREA TYPE: State GEOGRAPHIC AREA NAME(S): Michigan TECHNICAL INFORMATION - GENERAL: SPATIAL REFERENCE TYPE: Entity Point DATA OBJECT TYPE(S): Node/Point (w/any associated text) DATA FILE/COVER NAME(S): mi_sfund.shp DATA FILE(S) FORMAT: ArcView ShapeFile TECHNICAL INFORMATION - SPATIAL: REGISTERED TO BASE: Not Applicable COORDINATE SYSTEM: Latitude/Longitude PLANAR DISTANCE/MAP UNITS: Decimal Degrees HORIZONTAL ACCURACY: Not Applicable TECHNICAL INFORMATION - ATTRIBUTE/NON-SPATIAL: ATTRIBUTE DATA OVERVIEW: Point locations of EPA Superfund sites within Michigan, circa 2001. SOURCE and PROCESSING INFORMATION: SOURCE(S) OVERVIEW: Data downloaded from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in text format from a Superfund Query at: http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/cerclis/cerclis_query.html. Description of included data fields (in accompanying table) available: http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/cerclis/cerclis_table.html. PROCESSING STEPS/NOTES: Converted to ArcView shapefile using latitude/longitude coordinates provided by the EPA. Data is unprojected. AVAILABILITY and STATUS INFORMATION: AVAILABILITY NOTES/FEES: Available to the public at no cost. ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE NAME: mi_sfund.zip ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE TYPE: WINZIP ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE SIZE: 21.6 KB CONTACT INFORMATION: CONTACT INFORMATION: CONTACT TYPE: All Inquiries PERSON and TITLE: Kathleen Weessies, Map Librarian ORGANIZATION: Michigan State University Map Library MAILING STREET/P.O. BOX: 308 West Main Library CITY: East Lansing STATE: Michigan ZIP CODE: 48824 PHONE: (517) 432- 6123 x249 E-MAIL ADDRESS: weessie2@msu.edu CONTACT INSTRUCTIONS: Email