Learn the Issues
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Where This Occurs: Ground Water and Drinking Water
As ground water works its way through the soil, it can pick up excess nutrients and transport them to the water table. When polluted groundwater reaches drinking water systems it can pose serious public health threats.
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Where This Occurs: Coasts and Bays
Nutrient pollution impairs about two-thirds of the nation's coastal areas and more than one-third of the nation's estuaries.
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-20-0161
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-20-0161.
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Prepublication Version of Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (21-2.B)
Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (20-10.B)
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Where This Occurs: Lakes and Rivers
Nutrient pollution builds up in our nation's lakes, ponds, and streams. EPA's 2010 National Lakes Assessment found that almost 20 percent of the 50,000 lakes surveyed had been impacted by nitrogen and phosphorus pollution.
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Where This Occurs: Air
Airborne nitrogen compounds, especially nitrogen oxides, contribute to the formation of air pollutants like smog, which can restrict visibility and affect human health.
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-20-0146
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-20-0146.
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What You Can Do: In Your Home
Our homes can be major sources of nutrient pollution. There are a few simple things you can do to prevent nutrient pollution around your home, including changing your cleaning supplies, cleaning after your pet, being energy efficient, and more.
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What You Can Do: In Your Yard
Lawns and gardens can be big sources of nutrient pollution. We can all do our part to make sure water running off our lawns doesn't carry nitrogen and phosphorus into rivers, lakes and streams.
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Regional Streamflow Duration Assessment Methods
Regional SDAMs for the United States classify streams as perennial, intermittent, or ephemeral at the stream reach scale. Learn about SDAMs, their development, and how to apply these field methods using the web application
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Documents, Reports and Photographs for INV Performance Materials, LLC (Formerly: INVISTA Seaford Plant) in Seaford, Delaware
RCRA Corrective Action Key ,INV Performance Materials, LLC (Formerly: INVISTA Seaford) , Seaford DE , Documents and Reports
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SMCRA-CWA Coordination in the Field
Presentation: IAP in 2005‐intent was to combine all applications into one 404/401/SMCRA
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The EPA’s Efforts to Reduce Nutrient Pollution
EPA’s Efforts to Reduce Nutrient Pollution
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What work still needs to be done at the derailment site?
Although contaminated soil has been excavated and removed from the derailment site, some additional work remains. Soil sampling continues to check all areas where cleanup operations took place. Stream assessments continue, and culvert clean out has started. Groundwater and drinking water sampling also continues. Expect these investigations and possible additional…
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Previously Issued EPA Nutrient Reduction Policies and Supporting Documents
Previously Issued EPA Nutrient Reduction Policies and Supporting Documents
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How is the current creek assessment different from the assessment done over the summer?
Over the summer, stream assessments were done to determine if there were remaining impacts to the streams from the derailment. Contamination was found in some areas and the current work is meant to clean out culverts and get more detail on what remains in the sediment to inform any future…
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Nutrient Data
Nutrient Data
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Newsletter: East Palestine Train Derailment Response, 10-17-2023
Newsletter May 16 for East Palestien Train Derailment Response
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EPA Explains...Greening the Holidays
A reduce, reuse, recycle poster for the holidays.
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How much waste was removed as part of the cleanup efforts?
In late October, EPA announced the completion of major derailment site excavation. Remaining contaminated soil and debris were removed for off-site treatment or disposal. Contact water continues to be treated in an on-site wastewater treatment system prior to removal for off-site disposal. As of November 13, over 174,000 tons of…