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National Water Program Guidance

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Radionuclide Basics: Radium

Radium (chemical symbol Ra) is a naturally occurring radioactive element. The most common isotopes of radium are radium-226 and radium-228.

Public Participation Guide: Module 4 Materials

USEPA developed online modules on the fundamentals of public participation. Materials from Module 4 (Engage all Stakeholder Perspectives and Build Relationships) available here.

Public Participation Guide: Module 8 Materials

USEPA developed online modules on the fundamentals of public participation. Materials from Module 8 (Integrating Public Participation into Your Organization) available here.

Public Participation Guide: Module 3 Materials

USEPA developed online modules on the fundamentals of public participation. Materials from Module 3 (Introduction to Meaningful Public Participation) available here.

Public Participation Guide: Introduction to Public Participation

Public participation can be any process that directly engages the public in decision-making and gives full consideration to public input in making that decision.

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.

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.

Radionuclide Basics: Cobalt-60

Cobalt (chemical symbol Co) is a hard, gray-blue metal that is solid under normal conditions. The most common radioactive isotope of cobalt is cobalt-60 (Co-60).

Human Health & Environmental Impacts of the Electric Power Sector

Learn about the power sector's impact on human health.

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.

EIA Technical Review Guidelines for the Mining Sector

Technical Review Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessments in the Tourism, Energy and Mining Sectors

EPA coordinated a regional collaborative process with Central America and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) partners to develop Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Technical Review Guidelines for three sectors.

EIA Technical Review Guidelines for the Energy Sector

EIA Technical Review Guidelines for the Tourism Sector

Documents from Regional Public Participation Training for CAFTA-DR Countries - San Salvador, El Salvador - May 2013

EPA organized a regional public participation workshop in El Salvador for the CAFTA-DR countries as part of an EPA small grant program for public participation.

Agenda and Presentations from Circumpolar Workshop: Transport and Clean Air

EPA and its partners convened "Transport and Clean Air," a Circumpolar Workshop held in December 2013. This seminar allowed leading experts to share best practices on reducing emissions of particulates and black carbon from diesel sources in the Arctic.

Agenda and Meeting Summary from Final Workshop on Arctic Black Carbon: Reduction of Black Carbon from Diesel Sources

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Battelle Memorial Institute and WWF-Russia organized the final workshop on Arctic Black Carbon: Reduction of Black Carbon from Diesel Sources on November 5, 2014 in Murmansk, Russia.

Summary for Stakeholder Meetings on Black Carbon from Diesel Sources in the Russian Arctic

From January 28-February 1, 2013, EPA and its partners held meetings in Murmansk and Moscow with key Russian stakeholders to gather input into the project’s emissions inventory methodologies and potential pilot project ideas.

Agenda and Meeting Summary from Best Practices Training on Arctic Black Carbon: Reduction of Black Carbon from Diesel Sources

From April 15-19, 2013, EPA's partners hosted the Best Practices Training on Arctic Black Carbon: Reduction of Black Carbon from Diesel Sources in Murmansk, Russia. Over the course of this event, participants: