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Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) Meeting Materials - October 13, 2021

Materials for EFAB meeting.

Daycare and Classroom Outreach Materials

National Head Start Association Lead Poisoning Prevention Resources

3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water

Revised 3Ts page

Biogas Toolkit

The EPA Biogas Toolkit serves as a centralized knowledge hub for biogas project stakeholders. The toolkit is designed to allow stakeholders to search and browse for information and resources that meet their specific project needs.

Mga Mapagkukunan sa Wikang Tagalog

mga mapagkukunan sa tagalog (resources in Tagalog).

Sterigenics Willowbrook Facility - Summary of U.S. EPA's Risk Assessment

Summary of the risk assessment for ethylene oxide emissions in Willowbrook, IL

Waukegan Harbor Stage III RAP

Describes the status of the beneficial use impairments and identifies which projects need to be completed to delist the Waukegan Harbor AOC.

White Lake AOC Remedial Action Plans

Produced by Michigan DEQ, the documents describes AOC history, sources of pollution, completed remedial actions and restoration goals.

Climate Change Regulatory Actions and Initiatives

Information about regulatory activities addressing greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources and stationary sources.

Saúde e informações ambientais em português

The Clean Air Act and the Economy

Since 1970, cleaner air and a growing economy have gone hand in hand. The Act has created market opportunities that have helped to inspire innovation in cleaner technologies for which the United States has become a global market leader.

Examples of Equivalent Processes: PFRP and PSRP

Equivalent Processes: PFRP and PSRP

Fact Sheet: Land Application of Biosolids

Recycling biosolids through land application serves several purposes. It improves soil properties, such as texture and water holding capacity, which make conditions more favorable for root growth and increases the drought tolerance of vegetation.

Fact Sheet: In-Vessel Composting of Biosolids

In-vessel composting occurs within a contained vessel, enabling the operator to maintain closer control over the process in comparison with other
composting methods.

Fact Sheet: Alkaline Stabilization of Biosolids

Stabilization of biosolids helps to minimize the potential for odor generation, destroys pathogens (disease causing organisms), and reduces the material’s vector attraction potential.

Fact Sheet: Belt Filter Press

Belt filter presses can be used to dewater most biosolids generated at municipal wastewater treatment plants and are a common type of mechanical dewatering equipment.

Fact Sheet: Centrifuge Thickening and Dewatering

Dewatering removes water and produces a drier material referred to as “cake” which varies in consistency.

Fact Sheet: Multi-Stage Anaerobic Digestion

Multi-stage anaerobic digestion can achieve superior performance relative to single-stage conventional digestion for most wastewater solids
and for all loading rates.

Fact Sheet: Use of Composting for Biosolids Management

Biosolids Technology Fact Sheet on Use of Composting of Biosolids Management

Fact Sheet: Gravity Thickening

Fact sheet regarding thickening of solids