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Pre-Incident Material and Waste Management Planning
If your community has a disaster debris management plan, does it address environmental issues related to the demolition and disposal of debris from a large number of buildings? This disaster debris planning webpage can help!
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Probabilistic Risk Assessment White Paper and Supporting Documents
Addresses recommendations on risk assessment processes described in the U.S. National Research Council’s (NRC) report Science and Decisions: Advancing Risk Assessment
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Getting More Green from your Stormwater Infrastructure
This webcast will discuss factors that impact the costs of controlling stormwater and opportunities to use green infrastructure in ways that provide an overall best value to communities.
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Chicago Rail and Port, LLC – Notice of Violation
environmental issues in southeast chicago nov
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Toolkit Reference Document for Requirements Related to Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs)
This document was developed to facilitate stakeholders' understanding of RCRAs permitting requirements.
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What is EPA’s response to inaccurate claims about its use of ASPECT?
The characterizations of EPA’s ASPECT response in East Palestine are false. More information can be found about ASPECT’s response in the . EPA Region 5 requested ASPECT to fly to East Palestine late in the day on February 5, 2023. As soon as the request was made, the aircraft was…
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Where can I find the East Palestine City Park soil sampling results?
You can find East Palestine City Park soil sampling results at: East Palestine City Park soil sampling results
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Where can I find soil sampling data and results?
EPA will release validated (final) and non-validated (preliminary) soil sampling results from East Palestine and surrounding Ohio and Pennsylvania areas as they become available. As soon as the quality of non-validated preliminary data has been fully assessed and documented, EPA will post validated data on the East Palestine, Ohio Train…
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What is the plume map and what does it tell us?
The plume map is an “event reconstruction” based on known weather and on-site observations during a 10-hour time period after the vent-and-burn operation that occurred on Monday, February 6. It tells us where soot likely fell to the ground and where the highest concentrations of particles may be. This information…
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How were soil sample locations chosen?
The study area was determined based on evacuation zones, plume modeling, field observations, and areas most likely to be impacted by the vent and burn. Event Reconstruction Plume Map
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Columbiana County Health District has sampled my private well, will it be sampled again?
Residents will be contacted if they are within the priority zones and have signed up for private well sampling. Within 60 days after the first sample, private wells are resampled, and residents will be contacted to schedule resampling. Residents within one of the four priority zones can also schedule a…
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I have heard about research being conducted by the University of Kentucky. What is the health tracking survey?
University of Kentucky College of Public Health researcher Dr. Erin N. Haynes and her team received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct a long-term health study with and for the residents of East Palestine and the surrounding area. The first step is to learn more…
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Does the East Palestine clinic require an appointment, or can people just show up without an appointment if they require immediate medical care.
An appointment is preferred, but if they can, they will accommodate walk-in patients. If they believe it’s an emergency, they should go to the emergency room or urgent care for medical attention. Site Status check as of June 23
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How do federal and state agencies get notified of a chemical or oil spill requiring an emergency response?
By law, companies or individuals who spill hazardous chemicals or oil are required to call the National Response Center (NRC) if the quantity is above reporting limits. The NRC then notifies federal, state and local responders. Most States have additional reporting requirements that are separate from the NRC.
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Can smoke from the Canadian wildfires cause health concerns?
Most healthy adults and children will recover quickly from smoke exposure and will not have long-lasting health effects. But people with chronic diseases, such as asthma, other lung disease, or cardiovascular disease are at greater risk of experiencing more severe health effects. Children, pregnant people, and people over 65 also…
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Did drinking water samples from the American Legion in East Palestine have detections of vinyl chloride?
No. The drinking water supplied to the American Legion from the Village municipal water system has been tested weekly since the incident and vinyl chloride has not been detected in the drinking water, nor any of the water supply wells. A filter company collected water at the American Legion, and…
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Equivalency Recommendation Process
Equivalency Recommendation Process
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Secondary Drinking Water Standards: Guidance for Nuisance Chemicals
Learn about Secondary Drinking Water Regulations for nuisance chemicals contained in some drinking water. They are established only as guidelines to assist public water systems in managing their drinking water for aesthetic considerations.
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Workplans for the Bronx/Harlem Urban Waters Federal Partnership
Urban Waters Federal Partnership Work Plans for the Bronx/Harlem Urban Waters Federal Partnership
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SPRUWP November 2022 Meeting Notes
Meeting Notes about the South Platte River Urban Waters Partnership