Learn the Issues
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Lead Poisoning and Your Children Pamphlet
Helpful poster that folds into a pamphlet that contains 7 basic steps to protect children from lead poisoning.
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Nonpoint Source: Agriculture
Agricultural runoff as a nonpoint source category of pollution. Resouces to learn more a bout conservation practices to reduce water quality impacts from storm water run off and ground water infiltration
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Nonpoint Source: Wetland/Riparian Management
It is important to preserve and restore damage to wetlands and riparian areas because these areas can play a significant role in managing adverse water quality impacts.
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Nonpoint Source: Urban Areas
Urbanization increases the variety and amount of pollutants carried into our nation's waters. Pavement and compacted landscapes do not allow rain and snow melt to soak into the ground. List of typical pollutants from Urban runoff.
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Nonpoint Source: Roads Highways and Bridges
Runoff controls are essential to preventing polluted runoff from roads, highways and bridges from reaching surface waters
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Nonpoint Source: Marinas and Boating
Because marinas are located right at the water's edge, there is a strong potential for marina waters to become contaminated with pollutants generated from the various activities that occur at marinas—such as boat cleaning and fueling operations.
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Nonpoint Source: Hydromodification and Habitat Alteration
Hydromodification activities include channelization and channel modification, dams, and streambank and shoreline erosion.
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Abandoned Mine Drainage
Overview of Acid mine drainage and it's impacts on water quality
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Clean Air Act Permitting Authorities in Oregon
Clean Air Act permitting authorities for Oregon.
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Cleaning Up Superfund Sites: Highlights of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funding
How the Superfund program funding provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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Superfund Remedial Annual Accomplishments Metrics
Learn about how Superfund tracks remedial annual accomplishments to keep the public and stakeholders informed on the program's progress.
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Superfund Accomplishments Report - Fiscal Year 2022
Learn about the accomplishments of the Superfund Program in Fiscal Year 2022.
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Superfund Accomplishments Quarterly Report - Fiscal Year 2023
Read the Superfund Accomplishments Quarterly Report for Fiscal Year 2023, which is regularly updated with stories and program highlights as they happen.
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J.R. Simplot Settlement Information Sheet
On July 11, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement agreement with J.R. Simplot that resolved alleged violations of hazardous waste and air regulations (among others) at its plant in Idaho.
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RadNet Legal Basis
RadNet is a national network monitoring stations that regularly samples the nation's air, precipitation, drinking water, or pasteurized milk for a variety of radionuclides and radiation types.
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Track 3: Large Format Batteries – Current Standards and Practices for Large Format Batteries
Battery Webinar Presentation
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Learn About Asbestos
Provides a general overview of regulatory and chemical dimensions of asbestos. Introduces the health effects, definition, and location of asbestos.
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Lean & Chemicals Toolkit: Appendix B
Material Safety Data Sheet Template Example
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Lean & Chemicals Toolkit: Appendix C
Example Point-of-Use Storage Request Form
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Lean & Chemicals Toolkit: Chapter 7
This chapter summarizes the ideas covered in the previous five chapters.