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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.

Tracking Smoke with Models to Protect Public Health

Smoke plumes rising above a wildland fire are a visible sign of air pollution. What they emit, where they go, and how they are transported are all of interest to atmospheric modelers who are working to protect public health

Research Shows Health Impacts and Economic Costs of Wildland Fires

Researchers at EPA and colleagues at NC State University, the University of Sydney and the University of Tasmania are advancing the science of understanding the public health burden associated with wildland fires.

Advancing Sensor Technology to Monitor Wildfires

EPA and partners are looking at ways to use miniature sensors to monitor air quality near wildfires. Data from these small sensors can complement measurements obtained from more complex regulatory-grade monitors that are stationary.

Novel Air Measurement Technology Supports Smoke Management Practices for Prescribed Burns

EPA researchers are measuring air quality during prescribed burns in Flint Hills, Kansas, to support best smoke management practices.

America’s Food Waste Problem

EPA’s Net Zero Initiative is working with communities in Columbia, South Carolina, including military base Fort Jackson, to evaluate ways to reduce the amount of food waste sent to landfills.

EPA Researchers Investigate the Impacts of Everyday Products on Air Quality

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic chemicals found in air that come from a number of natural and artificial sources such as vehicles, dry cleaning processes, cooking, and wood burning.

Supporting Innovations to Reduce Nitrogen Pollution from Septic Systems

The winner of EPA’s Advanced Septic System Nitrogen Sensor Challenge designed a low-cost nitrogen sensor that shows great promise in helping address excess nitrogen and protecting the marine environment.

Meet EPA Chemist Tao Li, Ph.D.

Since joining EPA in 2011, Dr. Tao Li has worked on various topics including green chemistry, chemical process assessment, beneficial use of renewable wastes from agriculture or forestry, and biosensor for arsenic determination in field.

Meet EPA Research Chemist Maily Pham

EPA research chemist Maily Pham assists in drinking water research projects by providing analytical support and technical assistance to researchers.

Meet EPA Researcher Shaibal Mukerjee, M.S., Ph.D.

Dr. Shaibal Mukerjee works on assessing the health impacts of ambient air pollutants.