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Biden-Harris Administration Protects Communities from Lead in Drinking Water, announces $31,119,000 in Funding to South Carolina to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes
EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water
EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Protects Communities from Lead in Drinking Water, announces $31,119,000 in Funding to South Carolina to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes
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Biden-Harris Administration Protects Communities from Lead in Drinking Water, Announces $68,611,000 in Funding to North Carolina to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes
EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water
EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Protects Communities from Lead in Drinking Water, Announces $68,611,000 in Funding to North Carolina to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes
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NEPPS Document page
This page it the document page for important NEPPS documents.
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EPA Finalizes Updated Cleanup Plan for Emmell’s Septic Landfill Superfund Site in Galloway, NJ
EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Updated Cleanup Plan for Emmell’s Septic Landfill Superfund Site in Galloway, NJ
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About Region 2's NPDES Permit Program
General information about EPA's NPDES permit program in our Region 2 office, serving New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Childhood Lifestages relating to Children's Environmental Health
Childhood should be viewed as a sequence of lifestages, from birth through infancy and adolescence. When assessing early life risks, consideration is given to risks resulting from fetal exposure via the pregnant mother, as well as postnatal exposures.
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Safely Use Rodent Bait Products
Rat and mouse poison products, if misused, can potentially harm you, your children, or your pets. Always read the product label and follow all directions. Choose safe rodenticide products, store pesticides properly, and use bait stations appropriately.
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Options for Dealing With Rodent Infestations
After removing sources of food and water and shelter, your next options are rodent traps and poisons (rodenticides). Rat or mouse traps may be lethal (snap traps) or live (cage-type), and poison baits must be placed in tamper-resistant bait stations.
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Choosing a Bait Station Product for Household Use
Information on tamper-resistant, weather-resistant, and other products that meet EPA safety standards and can help consumers control household rodents while greatly reducing accidental exposure to children, pets, and non-target wildlife.
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EPA Issues Test Order for PFAS Used in Manufacturing Under National Testing Strategy
EPA Issues Test Order for PFAS Used in Manufacturing Under National Testing Strategy October 9,2024
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Superfund Hazard Ranking System Training Course
Learn about the Superfund Hazard Ranking System Training Course, a 4.5 day intermediate-level course designed for personnel tasked to compile, draft, and review preliminary assessments (PAs), site inspections (SIs), and HRS documentation.
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Superfund Site Assessment Activities
Learn about Superfund site assessment activities, including Pre-CERCLA Screening (PCS), Preliminary Assessment (PA), Site Inspection (SI), Expanded Site Inspection (ESI), Integrated ESI/Remedial Investigation (ESI/RI), Site Reassessment, and HRS.
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Superfund Site Assessment Home
Learn about the site assessment process used by the Superfund program to evaluate releases of hazardous substances that may pose a threat to human health or the environment and select an appropriate program for sites needing cleanup.
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Superfund Site Assessment Process
Superfund site assessments are a multi-step process that begin with site discovery and end with either a determination that no further Superfund site assessment is needed, a referral to another program for potential cleanup, or placement on the NPL.
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Superfund: Remedial Action Project Completion and Construction Completions
Learn about the Superfund Remedial Action Project Completion and Construction Completion phases of site cleanup, milestones that indicate the incremental progress of cleanup efforts.
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Cleanup Approaches
Learn about optional cleanup programs selected by the Superfund program when assessments determine federally managed or monitored cleanup work is needed.
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About the Superfund Cleanup Process
EPA follows a step-by-step process to determine the best way to clean up the site and protect human health and the environment.
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Biden-Harris Administration Protects Communities from Lead in Drinking Water, Announces $30,311,000 in Funding to Kentucky to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes
EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water
EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Protects Communities from Lead in Drinking Water, Announces $30,311,000 in Funding to Kentucky to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes
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Algal Toxin Risk Assessment and Management Strategic Plan for Drinking Water
document page for the Algal Toxin Risk Assessment and Management Strategic Plan for Drinking Water
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Drinking Water Protection Act (DWPA)
Document page for the drinking water protection act