Science & Technology

Cutting-Edge Contracting Innovation Lab (CECIL)

EPA's Cutting-Edge Contracting Innovation Lab (CECIL) offers EPA's contracting professionals access to innovative acquisition concepts, techniques, and strategies with support. Inspired by the DHS PIL, this is the hub of EPA's innovation in acquisition.

EPA Green Infrastructure Resources

Because green infrastructure involves many topic areas, this webpage includes a broad range of resources. Each of the topic areas listed below includes a selection of key resources for that topic.

Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM), Proposed Revision 2 for Public Comment

A proposed Revision 2 of the MARSSIM Manual is available for public comment.

13th Conference on Air Quality Modeling

The 13th Conference on Air Quality Modeling, mandated by Section 320 of the Clean Air Act, held on the EPA RTP Campus from November 14th through 15th, 2023. This is a public hearing on regulatory air quality model and technique development.

Basic Information about the San Juan Watershed

Links to sections of the San Juan Watershed from EPA's Surf Your Watershed database.

Initial Long-Term Monitoring in the San Juan Watershed

Monitoring activities in the San Juan Watershed.

Drinking Water Alternate Test Procedure Program

Guidance for the modification or development of drinking water methods for compliance monitoring.

Now Available: Latest Update to the TSCA Inventory

EPA Releases Updated 2019 TRI Data

EPA is releasing updated 2019 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data, continuing the agency’s commitment to providing the public with important data and information about chemicals in their communities.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 1997 Greener Synthetic Pathways Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 1997 award winner, BHC Company, developed a highly atom-efficient method to make ibuprofen, a common painkiller, using three catalytic steps instead of six stoichiometric ones.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 1996 Designing Greener Chemicals Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 1996 award winner, Rohm and Haas, developed Sea-Nine, a marine antifoulant to control plants and animals on ship hulls. Sea-Nine replaces persistent, toxic organotin antifoulants.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2013 Designing Greener Chemicals Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2013 award winner, Cargill, Inc., developed a vegetable-oil-based transformer fluid that is much less flammable, provides superior performance, is less toxic, and has a substantially lower carbon footprint.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 1997 Greener Reaction Conditions Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 1997 award winner, Imation, developed DryView Imaging Systems, which use a special photographic film for medical imaging that replaces hazardous developer chemicals and water with heat.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 1997 Academic Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 1997 award winner, Professor Joseph M. DeSimone, developed surfactants that allow carbon dioxide to be a solvent for chemical manufacturing, replacing hazardous chemical solvents.

Updated Draft Protocol for the Evaluation of Bactericidal Activity of Hard, Non-porous Copper Containing Surface Products

This document describes the updated draft testing protocol recommended by the EPA to support the registration of copper-containing surface products (such as door knobs, or other items that are not intended for food contact) that bear sanitizer claims.