Learn the Issues
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Public Participation Guide: Module 2 Materials
USEPA developed online modules on the fundamentals of public participation. Materials from Module 2 (Situation Assessments for Public Participation) available here.
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Radionuclide Basics: Strontium-90
Strontium (chemical symbol Sr) is a silvery metal that rapidly turns yellowish in air. Naturally occurring strontium is not radioactive.
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National Water Program Guidance
National Program Guidance description
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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: 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).
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Human Health & Environmental Impacts of the Electric Power Sector
Learn about the power sector's impact on human health.
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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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EIA Technical Review Guidelines for the Mining Sector
EIA Technical Review Guidelines for the Mining Sector
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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.
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EIA Technical Review Guidelines for the Energy Sector
EIA Technical Review Guidelines for the Energy Sector
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EIA Technical Review Guidelines for the Tourism Sector
EIA Technical Review Guidelines for the Tourism Sector
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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.
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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.
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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.