Science & Technology

EPA Releases Meeting Minutes and Final Report from Science Advisory Committee on Phthalates

EPA released the meeting minutes and final report from the August 4-8, 2025, SACC meeting on materials for the five phthalates that are currently undergoing risk evaluation under TSCA.

Peer Review for Evaluating Risk from High Priority Phthalates

Information about the EPA's Science Advisory Committee on Chemical's peer review evaluating risk from the Agency's high-priority phthalates.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2013 Greener Synthetic Pathways Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2013 award winner, Life Technologies, developed a one-pot synthesis for polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which is a much more efficient process that prevents about 1.5 million pounds of hazardous waste a year.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2011 Greener Synthetic Pathways Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2011 award winner, Genomatica, is developing and commercializing sustainable basic and intermediate chemicals made from renewable feedstocks including sugars, biomass, and syngas.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2006 Designing Greener Chemicals Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2006 award winner, S.C. Johnson & Son, developed Greenlist, a rating system for environmental and health effects of ingredients. SC Johnson uses it to reformulate many of its products.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2012 Greener Reaction Conditions Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2012 award winner, Cytec Industries, developed the MAX HT sodalite scale inhibitor for heat exchangers and pipes in the Bayer process, which converts bauxite into alumina.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2011 Academic Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2011 award winner, Professor Bruce H. Lipshutz, designed a novel, second-generation surfactant called TPGS-750-M. It is a "designer" surfactant composed of safe, inexpensive ingredients.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2011 Small Business Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2011 award winner, BioAmber, developed an integrated technology to produce large, commercial quantities of succinic acid by bacterial fermentation, replacing petroleum-based feedstocks.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2014 Greener Reaction Conditions Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2014 award winner, QD Vision, Inc., makes higher quality quantum dots -- nanoscale LEDs – using an innovative greener process.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2012 Academic Award (Coates)

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2012 award winner, Professor Geoffrey W. Coates, developed a family of catalysts that use carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide to make make polymers including polycarbonates.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2000 Academic Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2000 award winner, Professor Chi-Huey Wong, developed reactions with enzymes and safer solvents that can replace traditional reactions done with toxic metals and hazardous solvents.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2014 Small Business Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2014 award winner, Amyris, engineered yeast to make a chemical called farnesene, which is a building block hydrocarbon that can be converted into a renewable, drop-in replacement for petroleum diesel.

Water Quality Standards Regulations: Minnesota

Information related to Water Quality Standards for Minnesota.

Lake Superior Environmental Monitoring Collaborative

EPA's Great Lakes National Program Manager has organized meetings about environmental monitoring in Lake Superior.

Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority- Units 16, 17, 19, and 20

EFH Highlights Chapter 1

This report highlights the 2011 edition of the Exposure Factors Handbook, summarizing the latest findings. This is a useful tool for media and those wanting a synopsis of full report.

Updates to 2011 and 2028 Emissions – Version 6.3 Technical Support Document

Document describes how the emission inventories were prepared for air quality modeling for the years 2011 and 2028 using an updated version of the 2011, version 6.3

Emissions Modeling Training

Presentations used in training courses related to emissions modeling and future year projections are provided.

2005 Version 4 Air Emissions Modeling Platforms

The 2005v4 platforms were based on versions of the 2005 NEI and supported the development of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards and the Cross-state Air Pollution Rule.

2016 Version 7.1 Technical Support Document

This TSD describes how the emission inventories were prepared for air quality modeling by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for air toxics and criteria air pollutants that represents the year 2016 based on the 2014 National Emissions Inventory