Science & Technology
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Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS): Part F
EPA's Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS) Part G provides supplemental guidance to address human health risk related to inhalation exposures.
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Guidelines for Reproductive Toxicity Risk Assessment
These guidelines discuss the scientific basis for concern about exposure to agents that cause reproductive toxicity and describe the principles and procedures to be followed in conducting risk assessments for reproductive toxicity.
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Risk Messaging Guidance
This is a list of risk messaging tools and resources.
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EPA Researchers Partner with Canadian Researchers to Ensure Effective Responses to Oil Spills
Through a cooperative research agreement with Canada, EPA researchers are helping advance the science of oil spill clean ups. The research team looked at the impacts of various oil spill cleanup methods, including on aquatic life.
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EPA and Brownsville, TX, Team Up to Address Mosquito-borne Disease Risk
EPA researchers are working with the community of Brownsville, Texas, to discover which areas may be most at risk of mosquito-borne disease.
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EPA Stream Restoration Research Supports Chesapeake Bay Recovery
Natural habitats can act as a filter for the watershed, which is why several communities around the Chesapeake Bay are restoring local streams to a more natural-like state.
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Science Matters Articles related to Air Research
Find published Science Matters articles about Air Research, including articles on asthma, cleaner stoves, and cardiovascular disease.
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Science Matters Articles related to Health Research
Find published Science Matters articles about the EPA's health research, including articles on asthma and cardiovascular disease.
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Science Matters Articles related to Wildfires
Find published Science Matters articles about Air Research, including articles on asthma, cleaner stoves, and cardiovascular disease.
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Twenty Years of EPA Homeland Security Research – Looking Back and Moving Forward
EPA established the National Homeland Security Research Center so that EPA’s scientific and technical expertise could be used by the nation to prepare for, respond to, and recover from potential chemical, biological, or radiological attacks.
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Science Matters Articles related to Climate Change Research
Find published Science Matters articles about the EPA's research into climate change, including articles on its effects on wild salmon, the health of older adults, and watersheds
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Science Matters Articles related to Land and Waste Management Research
Find published Science Matters articles about the EPA's Land and Waste Management research, including articles on greener cleanup at hazardous waste sites and the Net Zero program
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Science Matters Articles related to Air Sensors
Find published Science Matters articles about the EPA's research into air sensors.
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EPA Researcher Creates Double Bottom Test Tube to Improve Public Health Monitoring
The standard method of saliva sample collection and laboratory processing creates the potential for contamination and increases the time to process samples. This inspired EPA researcher Elizabeth Sams to invent the double bottom test tube kit.
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EPA Researchers Investigate Impacts of Wildfires on Water Resources
To help address the impacts of wildfires on health and the environment, EPA researchers are examining long-term patterns in water quality after wildfires.
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Partners Collaborate in Smoke-Ready Communities Research to Enhance Local Readiness for Wildfires
As wildfire smoke continues to impact the health of many people in fire-prone areas in the United States this summer, community leaders want to know how best to prepare residents on ways to protect their health from smoke exposure.
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Science Matters Articles related to Safer Chemicals Research
Find published Science Matters articles about the EPA's research into chemical safety, including articles on nanomaterials, sustainable chemicals and chemical screening.
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Helping to Engage Proctor Creek Community Members as Stewards of Their Watershed
EPA recently collaborated with Proctor Creek residents and stakeholders to develop the Proctor Creek Watershed Story Map, which provide resources and share important information about the Proctor Creek watershed.
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Over 50 Years of Groundwater Research at EPA’s Kerr Lab in Ada, Oklahoma
Protect Your Groundwater Day on September 7 is an annual observance established to highlight the responsible development, management, and use of groundwater. Read about over 50 years of groundwater research from our Ada, Oklahoma lab.
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Protecting Groundwater Resources within the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer in Oklahoma
EPA scientists in Ada, Oklahoma, have been working with federal, tribal, state, and academic partners to understand the impacts of human activities on the aquifer’s water quality and quantity.