Learn the Issues
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Other Testing or Sampling: Did EPA take wipe samples on-site?
Return to: Frequently Asked Questions In emergency response situations, EPA focuses on understanding how a person could contact contamination (also called exposure). Inhalation was the main way someone could be exposed to contamination from Moss Landing. To understand the risk of inhalation, monitoring and measuring the air was done. It…
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Moss Landing Soil: Did EPA use X-ray fluorescence (XRF) to test soil on and around the site?
Return to: Frequently Asked Questions Monterey County is overseeing the soil sampling in the community to assess exposure, while EPA remains focused on overseeing the battery removal work at the site. X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is a screening tool used to detect metals in soil. Screening tools are helpful to assess…
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EPA's Role: What is battery delinking and what does it do?
Return to: Frequently Asked Questions Battery “delinking” is when cables connecting different batteries are disconnected. At Moss Landing, batteries were disconnected from one another. They were also disconnected from the rack holding the batteries in the energy storage system. Disconnecting the batteries from one another lowers the risk of fire.
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EPA's Role: Why are you only overseeing battery removal on-site?
Return to: Frequently Asked Questions The State of California requested EPA support for oversight of the battery removal under our CERCLA legal authority. We are also bound by our legal authority . We have been asked by the state to: oversee the battery removal; oversee the assessment, preparation, and packaging…
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EPA's Role: What does the battery removal process involve?
Return to: Frequently Asked Questions Our oversight will ensure the batteries are properly handled and removed. Key activities: remove batteries from the building for inspection and testing on site, de-energize and treat batteries for shipment, and safe disposal off-site.
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EPA's Role: Under what authority is EPA overseeing the Fire Response?
Return to: Frequently Asked Questions We have an emergency response and “removal” (cleanup) program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). By law, EPA can require property owners and operators to act to protect the public and the environment when there is/are releases or potential releases of…
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Registration Review of Pyridine and Pyrimidine Herbicides
List of pyridine and pyrimidine herbicides used to control weeds in agricultural and non-agricultural settings
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Mosquitoes and Schools
Some mosquito species can carry diseases. Learn how to reduce the chances of being bitten.
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Digital Accessibility
Federal laws, including Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, mandate that people with disabilities have access to the same information that someone without a disability. Section 508 standards impact Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
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Water Quality Standards Regulations: Delaware
Information related to Water Quality Standards for Delaware.
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How Do I Find Hazardous Waste Management Facilities in My Area?
Hazardous waste information is maintained in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRAInfo), a national program management and inventory system of hazardous waste handlers.
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Drinking Water Program Fund Allotments
PWSS Allotment history
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TMDL for temperature in the Columbia and lower Snake Rivers
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for temperature in the mainstem Columbia and lower Snake Rivers.
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Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Grant Program
This page discusses the water system supervision grant program for the United States and territories.
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Paper Report Reduction
This page provides information about the Cross-Media Electronic Reporting FR Notice that allows electronic submission of reports, notifications, or other submission types in 40 CFR parts 59-63.
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George E. Warren LLC Clean Air Act Settlement
CGulf Oil Limited Partnership Clean Air Act Settlement Information Sheet
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Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. Clean Air Act Settlement
This is the Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc., Clean Air Act Settlement
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Major Fertilizer Producer Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC to Ensure Proper Handling, Storage and Disposal of 60 Billion Pounds of Hazardous Waste / Manufacturer committing close to $2 billion in funding to address environmental impacts from fertilizer production
This is a reference news release copy, posted specially for content linking on this site.
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Bangor, Maine Clean Water Act (CWA) Settlement
Clean Air Act (CAA) settlement for J. R. Simplot Company with plants in California, Idaho and Wyoming.
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Civil Enforcement of the Renewable Fuel Standard Program
Describes the Renewable Fuels Standard Program