Science & Technology

Cancer Dose-Response Assessment for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Application to Environmental Mixtures

This report updates the cancer dose-response assessment for PCBs and shows how information on toxicity, disposition, and environmental processes can be considered together to evaluate health risks from PCB mixtures in the environment.

Test Methods for Determining the Presence of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Buildings Materials

This page contains document pages and links for testing PCBs within building materials.

September 2017 MOVES Model Review Work Group Meeting Materials

September 2017 MOVES Model Review Work Group Meeting Materials.

Standard Operating Procedure for Sampling Porous Surfaces for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

Guidance on PCB sampling methods for both hard and soft porous surfaces.

Re: Demand for Correction under the Information Quality Act: 2009 Study regarding Synthetic Fields and Playgrounds

Request for the EPA to rescind its report regarding the safety of artificial turf

Status of RFC 12003 to Mr Kovacs

Letter to Mr Kovacs notifying that a draft response to RFC 12003 is undergoing internal agency review.

Initial Request for Correction 12001 Analyses Associated with the Impact of Biofuels

Status update regarding EPA response to Request for Correction 12001, informing that EPA is currently conduction an internal review of the draft process.

RE: Request for Correction 10005 Study Associated with Toxicological Review of Methanol: In Support of Summary Information on the IRIS External Peer Review Draft.

Letter from Gregory Dolan to Monica Jones requesting description of planned review process for the IRIS Methanol Toxilogical Review.

Response to Request for Correction 10001

Reponse to the Phthalate Esters Panel of the American Chemistry Council, in which the EPA concludes that the underlying information and conclusions presented in the Phthalates Action Plan are objective and of high quality.

Sun Safety

Help raise sun safety awareness for grades K-12, educators and the general public.

Part 75 Emissions Monitoring Technical Questions and Answers

Provides clarification on the requirements of 40 CFR Part 75 through a series of questions and answers that can be used by units to monitor mass sulfur dioxide emissions, mass carbon dioxide emissions, nitrogen oxide rate and heat input.

Disinfectants for Emerging Viral Pathogens (EVPs): List Q

Search EPA’s list of registered disinfectants for Emerging Viral Pathogens (EVPs): List Q.

Hazardous Waste Test Methods / SW-846

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste: Physical/Chemical Methods (SW-846) provide guidance to analytical scientists, enforcement officers and method developers across a variety of sectors.

SW-846 Test Method 9074: Turbidimetric Screening Method for Total Recoverable Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil

method that may be used to screen soil samples to determine the total amount of recoverable petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in soil

SW-846 Test Method 9036: Sulfate (Colorimetric, Automated, Methylthymol Blue, AA II)

automated method applicable to ground water, drinking and surface waters, and domestic and industrial wastes

SW-846 Test Method 9065: Phenolics (Spectrophotometric, Manual 4-AAP with Distillation)

method applicable to the analysis of ground water, drinking, surface, and saline waters, and domestic and industrial wastes

SW-846 Test Method 9057: Determination of Chloride from Hydrogen Chloride and Chloride Emission Sampling Train (Methods 0050 and 0051) by Anion Chromatography

method for determining hydrogen chloride and chloride in stack gas emission samples collected from hazardous waste and municipal waste incinerators