Science & Technology

HSRB May 1, 2025

HSRB May 2025 meeting page

March 17, 2020 Meeting of the Human Studies Review Board

Agenda and supporting documents for the March 17, 2020 meeting of the Human Studies Review Board

April 20-21, 2021, Meeting of the Human Studies Review Board

Agenda and supporting documents for the April 20-21, 2021 meeting of the Human Studies Review Board

EPA Researchers Contribute to American Thoracic Society Workshop Report on Wildland Fire Smoke Research, Respiratory and Cardiovascular Health Effects

Guidance Available to Prepare Schools, Commercial and Public Buildings for Wildfire Smoke

EPA is collaborating with partners to develop guidance to protect those who are in schools, commercial buildings and other public buildings from wildfire smoke exposure.

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Advisory Board Meeting –“Looking Ahead: Setting e-Manifest Program Priorities and User Fees for FY2022 and FY2023” - March 2-4, 2021

Includes agenda, board roster, presentation, charge questions, background paper and advisory board meeting transcript.

Industrial Waste Management Evaluation Model Version 3.1

IWEM is a screening level ground water model designed to simulate contaminant fate and transport. IWEM v3.1 is the latest version of the IWEM software, which includes additional tools to evaluate the beneficial use of industrial materials

Comments Received on Proposed Additions to West Virginia's 2014 List of Impaired Waters

Comments submitted from the public during the public comment period for EPA's partial approval-partial disapproval and proposed additions to West Virginia's 2014 Section 303(d) List of Impaired Waters.

Tools for Tidal Restriction Avoidance and Removal Webinar

Tools for Tidal Restriction Avoidance and Removal

Tidal Restrictions Presentation Slides

Tidal Restrictions Webinar: Presentation Slides

Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilience Webcast

Webcast on nature-based solutions for climate resilience

Report: EPA Has Developed Guidance for Disaster Debris but Has Limited Knowledge of State Preparedness

Report #16-P-0219, June 29, 2016. The EPA can reduce the risk of future unsafe debris disposal practices by improving its understanding and awareness of the quality and completeness of state disaster debris management plans.

Report: EPA Cannot Assess Results and Benefits of Its Environmental Education Program

Report #16-P-0246, July 29, 2016. Continued EPA funding for environmental education without program and performance management controls creates high risk for waste and abuse of public funds.

A Proof-of-Concept Case Study Integrating Publicly Available Information to Screen Candidates for Chemical Prioritization

EPA has released a report on the Public Information Curation and Synthesis (PICS) approach, which integrates publicly available hazard, exposure, persistence, and bioaccumulation information for chemical substances.

Seasonally Warm Habitats May Help Cold Water Fish Adapt to Climate Change

Warming trends in the Pacific Northwest have the region’s conservation experts worried about the survival of critical salmon and trout species.

Universities Lend a Hand with Sustainability

EPA is supporting campus-community partnerships, where communities use the skills and expertise of university students and faculty to improve the local environment and be more sustainable.

Remotely Operated Air Samplers Offer an Innovative Method for Locating Fugitive Emissions

Fugitive emissions, or pollution that escapes through unanticipated leaks, industrial processes, and other means, are difficult for scientists to measure and model.

EPA Researchers Monitor Contamination in the Coeur d’Alene River Basin by Measuring Swan Waste

EPA researchers are using a One Health approach to monitor contamination in the Coeur d’Alene River basin. By monitoring the feeding habits and lead levels of a local migratory bird, the Tundra Swan, the research team can learn more about the contamination

CyANWeb Tool Helps Monitor Water Quality to Detect Early Warning Signs of Harmful Algal Blooms

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) can increase drinking water treatment costs for communities and impact recreational areas such as lakes. To notify communities about potential HABs, EPA researchers created CyANWeb, an online tool.

Getting to Know Communities and Cultures: EPA Using Social Science to Protect Human Health and the Environment

EPA researchers are using social science approaches—which involve analyzing social behavior of human beings—to better understand the needs of those impacted from a hurricane or severe storm and providing outreach and education.