Learn the Issues
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What work happens after contamination under and between the train tracks is removed?
After track work is complete, additional cleanup and assessments will continue. This includes shipping solid and liquid wastes off-site, excavating in areas where rail cars were staged and scrapped, and sampling and monitoring groundwater, soil, surface water, and sediment.
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What is EPA’s role in sampling?
EPA is part of the Unified Command consisting of different agencies to review, approve and direct Norfolk Southern’s workplans and site activities. Surface water sampling is performed by Norfolk Southern contractors, with EPA and Ohio EPA oversight. Soil sampling is performed both by Norfolk Southern contractors and EPA contractors. Air…
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What is the East Palestine Potable Water Sampling Work Plan?
In February, EPA required Norfolk Southern to investigate drinking water sources through a work plan approved by responding agencies. The work plan is being used to monitor drinking water near the derailment site, and recently changed to include more areas for water sampling. These new areas were chosen based on…
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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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What is split sampling?
Split sampling is a technique where multiple samples are collected from the same location at the same time and then sent to separate laboratories for analysis. Checking to see if the labs get the same or similar results is a way to determine the accuracy of the data. If there…
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Revised Method for National Level Listed Species Biological Evaluations of Conventional Pesticides
The following document contains revised Method for National Level Listed Species Biological Evaluations of Conventional Pesticides impacts pesticides have on endangered species.
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Texas plants habitat photos
Endangered Species Protection Bulletins set forth geographically specific pesticide use limitations for the protection of threatened and endangered (listed) species and their designated critical habitat.
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Closing Plenary Reports from Breakout Groups at the 5th ESA Workshop
EPA and its federal partner held a two-day meeting that provided a forum for stakeholder suggestions for refining some of the interim scientific methods used in the recently released draft Biological Evaluations for three pilot chemicals
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Opening Plenary Presentations from the Agencies at the 5th ESA Workshop
EPA and its federal partner held a two-day meeting that provided a forum for stakeholder suggestions for refining some of the interim scientific methods used in the recently released draft Biological Evaluations for three pilot chemicals
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Biological Evaluation Chapters for Chlorpyrifos ESA Assessment
Biological Evaluation Chapters for Chlorpyrifos
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Endangered Species: Pesticide Restrictions
Our goal is to protect threatened and endangered species and their habitats, without placing unnecessary burden on agriculture and pesticide users. Pesticide limitations are developed to ensure safe use of pesticides in order to meet this goal.
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What is the plume map and what does it tell us?
The plume map is an “event reconstruction” based on known weather and on-site observations during a 10-hour time period after the vent-and-burn operation that occurred on Monday, February 6. It tells us where soot likely fell to the ground and where the highest concentrations of particles may be. This information…
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What is EPA’s response to inaccurate claims about its use of ASPECT?
The characterizations of EPA’s ASPECT response in East Palestine are false. More information can be found about ASPECT’s response in the . EPA Region 5 requested ASPECT to fly to East Palestine late in the day on February 5, 2023. As soon as the request was made, the aircraft was…
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What is being tested for in EPA’s air testing program?
Seventy-five different chemicals are tested for on the derailment site and around East Palestine. The air monitoring and sampling network includes 9 monitoring stations, 8 sampling stations, a MINICAM van, and the PTR-MS laboratory vans.
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Case Studies for the 2020 Chemical Data Reporting
This fact sheet provides information on existing Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule requirements related to byproducts reporting by persons who manufacture printed circuit boards and may be subject to CDR.
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Chemical Data Reporting Instructions Regarding Confidentiality
Provides instructions on how to claim and submit company confidential information for IUR to EPA.
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TSCA Chemical Data Reporting Fact Sheet: Reporting for Electricity Generating Sites
This fact sheet provides information on existing Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule requirements related to the reporting of chemical substances manufactured during operations conducted at electricity generating sites, such as utilities.
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2016 eCDRweb User Guide–Primary Support
This document presents the user guide for the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics’ (OPPT) 2016 e-CDR web tool. This document is the user guide for the Primary Support user of the 2016 e-CDRweb tool.
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Summary of CDR Reporting Requirements by Year
This table provides an overview of how the TSCA Inventory Update Reporting (IUR), now called CDR, requirements are changing from the 2006 through the 2016 submission periods.
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2016 eCDRweb User Guide–Secondary Support
This document presents the user guide for the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics’ (OPPT) e-CDR web tool. This document is the user guide for the Secondary Support user of the e-CDRweb tool.