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Radionuclide Basics: Plutonium
Plutonium (chemical symbol Pu) is a radioactive metal. Plutonium is considered a man-made element. Plutonium-239 is used to make nuclear weapons. Pu-239 and Pu-240 are byproducts of nuclear reactor operations and nuclear bomb explosions.
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Radionuclide Basics: Iodine
Iodine (chemical symbol I) is produced commercially for medical and industrial uses through nuclear fission. Iodine-129 and I-131 are the radioisotopes that are commonly used and will have the greatest impact on the environment if released.
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Radionuclide Basics: Cesium-137
The most common radioactive form of cesium (chemical symbol Cs) is Cesium-137. Cesium-137 is produced by nuclear fission for use in medical devices and gauges and is one of the byproducts of nuclear fission in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons testing.
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Data & Data Products: Substance Registry Services Widget
Information and embed code for EPA's SRS Widget
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The EPA Office of Inspector General Identifies Lapse in EPA Tracking of Build America, Buy America Act Waivers for Infrastructure Projects
The EPA Office of Inspector General Identifies Lapse in EPA Tracking of Build America, Buy America Act Waivers for Infrastructure Projects
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Federal Facilities Library
The library is a repository of information about federal-facility restoration and reuse.
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2024 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners
Profiles of the winners of the 2024 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards
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The EPA Office of Inspector General Issues a Fraud Alert on New Phishing Scam Involving Notice of Violation Letters
The EPA Office of Inspector General Issues a Fraud Alert on New Phishing Scam Involving Notice of Violation Letters
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2021 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners: Profiles
Profiles of the winners of the 2021 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards
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Philadelphia Navy Yard Site Spotlight - Text Only Version
Monthly feature to highlight a superfund site that has been put in reuse.
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Philadelphia Navy Yard Site Spotlight
Monthly feature to highlight a superfund site that has been put in reuse.
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Hunt's Disposal Landfill Five-Year Review
EPA is conducting a five-year review of the Hunt’s Disposal Landfill site.
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EPA Office of Inspector General Identifies Concerns Involving Agency’s Scientific Integrity
EPA Office of Inspector General Identifies Concerns Involving Agency’s Scientific Integrity
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News Release: EPA OIG 2024 Year in Review — A Landmark Year in Fighting Fraud and Strengthening Oversight
News Release: EPA OIG 2024 Year in Review — A Landmark Year in Fighting Fraud and Strengthening Oversight
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Tribal Waste Journal
landing page so people can find and access all the issues of the tribal waste journal in Drupal and NEPIS/NSCEP
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FRRCC Subcommittees
Information about active subcommittees of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee (FRRCC)
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EPA Wraps Up Work to Protect People from Hazardous Conditions at 3800 Highland Ave, Niagara Falls, NY
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finished removing a large stockpile of expired hand sanitizer from a warehouse at 3800 Highland Avenue, in Niagara Falls, New York.
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Former Production Manager at American Distillation, Inc. Pleads Guilty After Releasing Chemical Pollutants into the Cape Fear River near Navassa
Former Production Manager at American Distillation, Inc. Pleads Guilty After Releasing Chemical Pollutants into the Cape Fear River near Navassa
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2023 Emergency Management Accomplishments Report
2023 OEM Accomplishments Report
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Training and Technical Assistance for Small Systems Funding
Provides water and wastewater system staff and private well owners with training and tools to enhance system operations and management practices, and support EPA’s continuing efforts to protect public health and promote sustainability.