Science & Technology
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EPA Releases Draft TSCA Risk Evaluation for Phthalate BBP for Public Comment
EPA released its draft risk evaluation for butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
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Two TSCA Environmental Release Applications (TERAs) for Pseudomonas putida (P. Putida)
TERAs submitted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and given the tracking designations of R-01-0003 and R-01-0004. The microorganisms will be tested at the Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant in Ohio to determine whether they can detect traces of TNT in soil.
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TSCA Environmental Release Application (TERA) for Pseudomonas putida (P. Putida)
The TERA, submitted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, involves field trials of a modified strain of Pseudomonas putida (P. Putida). The TERA was given the tracking designations of R-00-0002.
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Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2014 Greener Synthetic Pathways Award
Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2014 award winner, Solazyme, engineered microalgae to produce oils tailored to customers’ needs that can mimic or enhance properties of traditional vegetable oils.
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Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 1999 Designing Greener Chemicals Award
Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 1999 award winner, Dow AgroSciences, developed spinosad, a highly selective, low-toxicity, nonpersistant insecticide made by a soil microorganism. It controls many chewing insect pests.
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Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2000 Designing Greener Chemicals Award
Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2000 award winner, Dow AgroSciences, developed Sentricon to eliminate termites with bait applied only where termites are active; it replaces widespread applications of pesticide to soil.
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Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2010 Greener Reaction Conditions Award
Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2010 award winners, Merck & Co. and Codexis, developed an enzymatic synthesis for sitagliptin (Januvia) that reduces waste, improves yield and safety, and eliminates a metal catalyst.
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EPA Releases Draft TSCA Risk Evaluation for Phthalate DIBP for Public Comment
EPA has released its draft risk evaluation for diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA preliminarily determined that DIBP presents unreasonable risk of injury to human health and the environment.
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ECM for Fluazaindolizine & Degradates in Water - MRID 50932067
Environmental Chemistry Methods for Fluazaindolizine & Degradates in Water - MRID 50932067
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Submitting via e-PMN: Instructions for Downloading a Copy of Record (CoR)
The document explains how to download a Copy of Record (CoR).
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EDSP Test Guidelines and Guidance Document
links to series 890 test guidelines in the docket
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AirData
AirData provides access to outdoor air quality data collected at monitoring sites across the United States, with most data coming from EPA's Air Quality System (AQS) database.
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NHDPlus Upper Mississippi Data (Vector Processing Unit 07)
NHDPlus data for the Upper Mississippi vector processing unit.
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RSIG3D Release History
The Release Notes page summarizes new or changed features/data for each RSIG public release.
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High-End Scientific Computing
Projects featuring high-end scientific computing, geospatial services, and remote sensing/imagery analysis to support EPA's core mission.
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Build America, Buy America: Office of Transportation and Air Quality
This page provides Build America, Buy America implementation procedures.
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Events Related to EPA Ports Initiative
Ports Initiative Educational Events
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Elevated Temperature Landfill
The generation of heat in a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is normal as microorganisms break down waste. Elevated temperature landfills are MSW landfills that exhibit temperatures above regulatory thresholds due to abnormal chemical reactions.
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Data
A landing page for EPA data resources. Discover data assets, understand data policy, and how EPA manages and governs data.