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- Characterizing Environmental Contamination through Airborne Hyperspectral Imaging
- Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, and Response in Smaller Communities
- Unidocs Hazardous Materials Inventory
Characterizing Environmental Contamination through Airborne Hyperspectral Imaging - FACT SHEET (PDF) (2004, 2 pp, 72K)
Sponsors: EPA Region 7; EPA Office of Emergency Preparedness, Prevention and Response - Fiscal Year: 2004
Partners: Missouri Department of Natural Resources, University of Missouri at Columbia
Overview: The goal of this project was to determine whether a remote-sensing technology, hyperspectral imagery, could be used to conduct large-scale characterization of contaminants of concern. By collecting data from known contaminated sites, the project analyzed and interpreted the information to create “signatures” of specific contaminants or environmental conditions. This project explored hyperspectral capabilities in the event of an environmental emergency or disaster.
Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response in Smaller Communities - FACT SHEET (PDF) (2004, 2 pp, 140K)
Sponsors: EPA Region 8; EPA Office of Emergency Preparedness, Prevention and Response - Fiscal Year: 2004
Partner: Jefferson County (Colorado) Local Emergency Planning Committee
Overview: This project developed tools for smaller communities to assess risks at chemical-handling facilities to improve chemical-emergency preparedness. Many smaller communities were unaware of existing information sources on conducting risk assessments and lacked the resources and training necessary to use available information.
Unidocs Hazardous Materials Inventory - FACT SHEET (PDF) (2004, 2 pp, 142K)
Sponsors: EPA Region 9; EPA Office of Emergency Preparedness, Prevention and Response - Fiscal Year: 2004
Partners: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health, Santa Clara County Fire Chief's Association
Overview: This project demonstrated the ability and value of online reporting and data management of SARA Tier II reports using an existing online hazardous materials reporting system. It expanded an existing Web portal that managed the electronic reporting of facility records for storage of hazardous materials, eliminating the duplication of data entry by local agencies and providing first responders with real-time access to facility information.