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EPA Releases Temporary Guidance on Respiratory Protection for Agricultural Pesticide Handlers During COVID-19
To respond to these reports and to help ensure the health and safety of America’s farmers, EPA is providing temporary guidance regarding respiratory protection requirements for agricultural pesticide handlers.
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EPA Extends Respiratory Protection Flexibilities for Agricultural Pesticide Handlers During COVID-19
EPA has extended respiratory protections and flexibilities for agricultural pesticide handles during covid-49
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Region 1 Tribal Program
EPA resources for federally-recognized tribes within [add state list]
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Lake Erie Nutrients
Lake Erie, excessive growth of cyanobacteria, also referred to as blue-green algae, poses significant threats to the ecosystem.
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La Guía Internacional de Aguas Libres de Basura
La Guía sigue un enfoque lógico paso a paso para abordar la basura marina de manera holística y ayuda a las partes interesadas a identificar proyectos de bajo costo y tecnología que se pueden implementar en un marco de tiempo flexible.
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Superfund Sites with Industrial Reuse
Industrial use of formerly contaminated properties refers to traditional light and heavy industrial uses - processing, manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, and treatment.
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Top 10 Questions to Ask When Buying a Superfund Site
Common questions that a prospective purchaser or lessee may have about a property at a current or former Superfund site.
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Find Superfund Sites In Reuse
Sharing reuse success stories can promote best practices, highlight partners, inspire innovative redevelopment, and encourage revitalization.
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Contaminants at Superfund Sites
Access links to EPA pages about common contaminants found at Superfund sites. Search for hundreds of contaminant-related documents.
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Search for Superfund Five-Year Reviews
Search through Superfund Five-Year-Reviews, documents prepared by EPA to evaluate the implementation and performance of site remedies to determine if they remain protective of human health and the environment.
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Search Superfund Documents
Search across Superfund documents using keywords and search filters.
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Writing Five-Year Reviews at Superfund Sites
Guidance, templates and tools for writing Five-Year Reviews at Superfund Sites.
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Search for Superfund Decision Documents
Search through Superfund Decision documents, which provide reasoning for the choice of or changes to a Superfund Site cleanup plan. Decision documents include Records of Decision (ROD), ROD Amendments, Explanations of Significant Differences (ESD), etc.
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Contaminated Media at Superfund Sites
Access links to EPA pages about contaminated environmental media at Superfund sites. Search for hundreds of contaminant-related documents.
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Abandoned Mine Lands: Site Information
A catalogue of mining sites proposed for and listed on the NPL as well as mining sites being cleaned up using the Superfund Alternative Approach. Includes mine sites not on the NPL but that have had removal or emergency response cleanup actions.
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Superfund: Post Construction Guidance and Documents
Access resources and guidance for the Post Construction Completion phase of Superfund site cleanup.
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Superfund Relocation Information
Access background information documents that were used in developing the Interim Policy on the Use of Permanent Relocations as part of Superfund Remedial Actions.
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Section 14: Surface Water - Environmental Threat
Learn about environmental threats associated with surface water and how they are identified. Three factors that are considered when selecting the most hazardous substance for a threat are ecotoxicity, persistence, and bioaccumulation potential.
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Regulatory Oversight of the Havasu Water Company Public Water System, Needles, CA
The Havasu Water Company (HWC) operates a public water system on the Chemehuevi Indian Reservation in Needles, California. The system relies on surface water filtration to serve approximately 360 people. EPA oversees HWC under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
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Certification of Laboratories that Analyze Drinking Water Samples to Ensure Compliance with Regulations
Provides information to advance the protection of drinking water (one of EPA’s strategic goals) by ensuring drinking water compliance samples are analyzed by certified or accredited laboratories.