Science & Technology
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How Do Pesticides Affect Frogs? EPA Researchers Conduct Uptake and Toxicity Studies to Find Out
Frogs have unique contamination routes and can be directly and indirectly exposed to pesticides throughout different stages of their life cycles. EPA scientists have conducted multiple studies over a 10-year period to better understand this problem.
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EPA Researchers Collaborate with States to Assess the Health of the Coastal Waters of the Great Lakes
This summer, EPA researchers are helping conduct the National Coastal Condition Assessment of the nearshore waters of the Great Lakes.
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Understanding Chemical Hazards in Occupational Settings: EPA’s HTTK R Package Update
EPA scientists have updated the High-Throughput Toxicokinetics (HTTK) R Package, a tool that includes models and databases that help researchers, risk assessors, and regulators better understand how chemicals interact with the body.
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EPA Partners with Unilever to Advance Chemical Screening
EPA is partnering with Unilever to advance chemical screening.
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A Better Way: An Application for Risk Characterization of HABs on the Ohio River
EPA researchers have been working with water quality managers to address a gap in scientific research regarding the ability to predict harmful algal blooms on rivers.
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EPA’s ENTACT Study Breaks New Ground with Non-Targeted Research
EPA scientists are leading a multi-phase project to evaluate the ability of non-targeted analysis laboratory methods to consistently and correctly identify unknown chemicals in samples.
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Baseball Bats, Bunnies, and Christmas Trees: Exploring the Benefits of Ecosystems
EPA scientist Tara Greaver and colleagues explored the cascade of impacts of reduced white ash and balsam fir trees on forest ecosystems and human well-being.
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EPA’s Rapid Benefits Indicator Helps Wetland Communities Estimate and Quantify Benefits
EPA’s Rapid Benefits Indicator approach, or RBI, is a simplified process that uses readily-available data to estimate and quantify benefits to people around an ecological restoration site.
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Meet EPA Scientist Levi Haupert, Ph.D.
Dr. Levi Haupert is a physical scientist that studies the movement of chemicals such as benzene and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) inside plastic drinking water pipes and porous particles such as granular activated carbons and ion exchange resi
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Meet EPA Soil Scientist Chunming Su, Ph.D.
EPA soil scientist Chunming Su, Ph.D., studies fate and transport of contaminants in the subsurface and develops cost-effective remedial methods for treating contaminated groundwater and soil.
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EPA Researchers Test Effectiveness of Face Masks, Disinfection Methods Against COVID-19
EPA scientists are applying their expertise in aerosol and decontamination research to better understand mask effectiveness, as well as methods for disinfecting personal protective equipment for the public, healthcare workers, and other essential workers.
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Mapping Underwater Vegetation in the Delaware Estuary
In the Delaware Estuary, EPA is working with local partners to better understand the extent to which development in the surrounding area may be impacting the health of the estuary.
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EPA Researchers Provide Data and Information to Cleanup a Mercury Contaminated Site
EPA provided education to first responders about potential environmental and health dangers at the New Jersey Vo-Toys site and helped create an evacuation plan for the surrounding community in the case of a fire.
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Helping Preserve and Promote the Cultural Significance of Kingsbury Bay and Grassy Point
EPA researchers conducted an HIA assessment on the St Louis River area of concern
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Revealing the Complicated Nature of Tap Water Lead Contamination: A Madison, Wisconsin, Case Study
This research showed that controlling lead exposure from water is more complicated than simply adding corrosion control chemicals to reduce the solubility of lead minerals.
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Meet EPA Epidemiologist Stephanie DeFlorio-Barker, Ph.D., MPH
EPA researcher profile of Stephanie Deflorio-Barker, a federal post doc and epidemiologist.
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Meet EPA Ecologist Tom Hollenhorst
Tom is a landscape ecologist who uses geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing technologies to study ecosystems and communities throughout the Great Lakes.
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2017 Science Matters Stories
Find links to read Science Matters stories from 2017.
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Finding Beneficial Uses for Sediment Dredged from Waterways
EPA researchers developed a tool that helps state and federal agencies and port authorities make decisions for managing dredged material.
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A DIY Dream: Build Your Own Village Green Air Monitoring Station
An overview of the two new tools that EPA is providing to anyone interested in building a village green bench.