Learn the Issues
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Cosmic Radiation
Radiation from space is constantly hitting the Earth. The closer we get to outer space, the more we are exposed to cosmic radiation.
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Radioactive Material Used in Research
Radioactive materials can be used in scientific studies and experiments to create new medicines or products. Research laboratories must follow strict rules to order, store, use and dispose of radioactive material.
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Explore Sources of Radiation at the Waterfront
Learn about the radiation sources you may encounter in everyday life.
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Explore Sources of Radiation in a Neighborhood
A medical x-ray produces an image that can help find injuries, like broken bones, in the body. Different imaging procedures use different amounts of radiation.For the average American, medical x-rays are their largest source of man-made radiation exposure.
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Drinking Water Tribal Set-Aside (DWTSA) Program – Drinking Water Infrastructure
Information about Drinking Water Tribal Set-Aside Funds (DWTSA) in EPA's Pacific Southwest. EPA Region 9 provides assistance for federally recognized tribes within EPA Region 9 to improve public water system infrastructure.
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Columbia River Basin Restoration Working Group
About the Columbia River Toxics Reduction Working group, including information on meetings, workshops, and other events sponsored by the group.
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EPA Announces Next Steps to Protect Endangered Species from Chlorpyrifos
EPA has appointed a new chair and two new members and reappointed two current members to serve on the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP).
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EPA Announces Proposed Registration for New Pesticide Metamitron
EPA has appointed a new chair and two new members and reappointed two current members to serve on the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP).
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EPA Releases Draft Biological Evaluations for Bicyclopyrone and Benzovindiflupyr Effects on Endangered Species
EPA has appointed a new chair and two new members and reappointed two current members to serve on the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP).
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Mercury
Basic information about mercury, how it gets in the air, how people are exposed to it and health effects associated with exposure; what EPA and other organizations are doing to limit exposures; and information about products that contain mercury
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Daycare and Classroom Outreach Materials
National Head Start Association Lead Poisoning Prevention Resources
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PRIA Updates
PRIA updates
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Interpretive Guidance for the Real Estate Community on the Requirements for Disclosure of Information Concerning Lead-Based Paint in Housing
This final rule requires persons selling or leasing most residential housing built before 1978 to provide purchasers and renters with a federally approved lead hazard information pamphlet.
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Correspondence with California on Environmental Hazard Labeling for Pyrethroids
Records of Environmental Hazard Labeling Correspondence
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Updated Spray Drift Language for Pyrethroid Agricultural Use Products
Updated Spray Drift Language for Pyrethroid Agricultural Use Products
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Ohio Pest Management Association Letter on Pyrethroid Labeling Initiative
Ohio Pest Management Association Letter on the pyrethroid labeling initiative and EPA's response.
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National Pest Management Association Letter on Pyrethroid Labeling
National Pest Management Association letter and EPA's response on and pyrethroid labeling initiative.
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Inert Reassessment Document for [alpha]-Pinene - CAS No. 25766-18-1
Reassessment Decision Document for [alpha]-Pinene
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Association of Structural Pest Control Regulatory Officials Letters on Pyrethroid Labeling
The Association of Structural Pest Control Regulatory Officials commented on the 2009 pyrethroid labeling initiative