Science & Technology
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New EPA Citizen Science Quality Assurance Handbook Provides Best Practices for Citizen Science Projects
EPA has created a new Quality Assurance handbook to be used with accompanying templates and examples for citizen science.
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Meet EPA Scientist Susan Yee, Ph.D.
Susan Yee, Ph.D., is an ecologist at EPA's Gulf Ecology Division. She is working on the Puerto Rico Sustainable Communities program, developing decision support tools to evaluate how alternative decisions impact coastal ecosystem goods and services
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EPA Researchers Showcase Research Capabilities to Local and National Media
EPA recently hosted members of local and national media on a tour of the unique research complex, where they discussed several topics including PFAS in drinking water, lead service lines, and legionella in premise plumbing.
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EPA Extends Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with New Zealand Company to Advance Air Sensor Technologies
EPA has extended a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Aeroqual, a New Zealand-based company specializing in the development of air quality monitoring equipment.
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Meet EPA Hydrologist Jon Fields
EPA hydrologist Jon Fields studies groundwater quality, quantity, and flow. His current research includes expanded use of geophysics for characterizing an Enhanced Aquifer Recharge (EAR) site, application of electrical resistivity imaging (ERI) to a variet
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Meet EPA CSS National Program Director, Annette Guiseppi-Elie, PhD, FAIMBE
Dr. Annette Guiseppi-Elie is the Associate Director for Science at EPA’s Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure (CCTE) in the Office of Research and Development. Learn more about her work.
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In the Field with EPA: Monitoring the Impact of Wildfires and Woodsmoke on Indoor Air Quality
EPA researchers are working with Tribal and community partners on a multi-faceted study to develop new solutions and approaches for reducing wildfire smoke exposures.
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Thankful for Science
We’re thankful for our hardworking researchers that contribute to EPA’s mission to protect human and environmental health. Read about what some of our researchers are thankful for this year.
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EPA Researchers Investigate the Effectiveness of Point‐of‐use/Point‐of‐entry Systems to Remove Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Drinking Water
EPA is making extensive efforts to help communities address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water.
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A Year in Review: Progress on the Research Goal of the Federal Lead Action Plan
Progress on the Federal Lead Action Plan
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Sustainable Treatment System Caps Off Cleanup at Elizabeth Mine Superfund Site
EPA researchers worked with a team of other experts on the cleanup efforts to solve complex problems at the abandoned mine site.
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EPA Researchers Develop Method for Studying Agricultural Nutrient Pollution in the Midwest
EPA researchers are studying when, and to what extent, these nutrients enter Midwestern waterbodies.
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Research Reflections and Looking to the New Year
Read reflections from EPA researchers on their work in 2022.
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Meet EPA Ecologist Paul Mayer, Ph.D.
EPA ecologist Paul Mayer, Ph.D. works in EPA's Groundwater and Ecosystem Restoration division where he studies riparian zones (the area along rivers and streams where the habitats are influenced by both the land and water) and stream restoration
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Meet EPA Biologist John Cowden, Ph.D.
John Cowden works in the Office of Research and Development’s Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure. He works with different EPA scientists, lab directors, and research program directors to coordinate research projects.
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Meet EPA Scientist Beth Owens, Ph.D.
As co-director of one of EPA’s Superfund Technical Support Centers that is focused on human health risk, EPA researcher Beth Owens provides technical support to Superfund sites.
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Reducing PFAS in Drinking Water with Treatment Technologies
EPA researchers have been studying a variety of technologies at bench-, pilot-, and full-scale levels to determine which methods work best to remove PFAS from drinking water.
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Wildland Fire Sensors Challenge: Winners Provide Real-time Systems for Measuring Pollutant Levels from Smoke
EPA and five federal partners created the Wildland Fire Sensors Challenge to encourage innovation through the development of novel air monitoring instruments. These are the winners.
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The Future of Emissions Testing is Looking Up: How EPA is Using Drones to Test Air Quality
With the help of drones, EPA researchers can test emissions concentrations using aerial devices, increasing the accuracy of their models and the reach of their sensors.
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Keeping the Water Flowing: Helping Water Treatment Facilities Handle Harmful Algal Blooms
EPA is exploring what techniques and protocols offer the best solutions for treating source water that is contaminated with cyanobacteria and the toxins they contain and release.