Science & Technology
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2010 Great Lakes Human Health Fish Tissue Study
This study involves the collection of recreational fish species from randomly selected nearshore sites in the Great Lakes and analysis of fish tissue for a variety of chemicals to evaluate the potential health impacts for people who eat fish.
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Regional Guidance on Handling Chemical Concentration Data Near the Detection Limit in Risk Assessments
This memorandum describes EPA Region 3's Guidance on Handling Chemical Concentration Data Near the Detection Limit in Risk Assessments.
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Risk Characterization Handbook
This Handbook has two parts. The first is the Risk Characterization guidance itself. The second part comprises the Appendices which contain the Risk Characterization Policy, the risk characterization case studies and references.
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Freshwater Sediment Screening Benchmarks
Supporting document for Region 3 on the risk assessment website.
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Research Grants for Understanding PFAS Uptake and Bioaccumulation in Plants and Animals in Agricultural, Rural, and Tribal Communities
EPA research grant funding to study the uptake and bioaccumulation of PFAS in agricultural products and settings.
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Nanotechnology White Paper
2007 Nanotechnology White Paper addressing cross-Agency efforts to advance nanotechnology.
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Studies of Fish Tissue Contamination
This page contains information about and links to Fish Tissue Contamination Studies performed by EPA and other agencies.
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National Coastal Condition Assessment - Great Lakes Human Health Fish Tissue Studies
The EPA works with state, Tribal and federal partners to plan and conduct National Coastal Condition Assessments to assess the condition of nearshore waters along the marine and Great Lakes coasts of the United States.
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EIS Bridge Tools
Tools used to generate data for EIS submittals
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Report Air Emissions Data
This page is intended for folks who want to report emissions inventory data.
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Safer Choice Videos
Videos created by and for the Safer Choice Program to describe the missions and accomplishments of the program
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What If Airplanes Looked Like Stingrays?
Thought starter about potential ideas for reducing transportation carbon pollution.
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EPA, state and local partners complete cleanup of American Nuclear Corp. Superfund Site
EPA, state and local partners complete cleanup of American Nuclear Corp. Superfund Site
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Fact Sheet on Requirements for Large Quantity Generators of Hazardous Waste
Fact sheet about Large Quantity Generator (LQG) of hazardous waste.
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CtxR: New Tool Helps Researchers Working with Data for Many Chemicals at a Time
EPA data scientists developed ctxR, an R package that allows researchers to easily query chemical data from the CompTox Chemicals Dashboard in transparent, reproducible programmatic workflows.
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After 50 Years, EPA Researchers Are Still Using WASP Water Quality Model
Since the public release of the WASP model, EPA scientists have been improving and refining the model so it can be used for a wide variety of water quality prediction contexts.
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Meet EPA Scientist Kelsey Miller, Ph.D.
Analytical chemist Kelsey Miller works to support EPA’s efforts to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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Meet EPA Engineer Shawn Ryan, Ph.D.
Shawn Ryan, Ph.D. is a chemical engineer at EPA's National Homeland Security Research Center. He has worked at EPA for 12 years, nine of which have been devoted to leading research to support decontamination and consequence management.
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Onshore Crude Oil Decontamination Using a Water Security Test Bed
EPA researchers recently examined the effectiveness of flushing crude oil to remove any persistent oil in the pipeline, appliances, and premise plumbing at EPA’s water security test bed at the Idaho National Laboratory facility.
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Meet EPA Scientist Ana Rappold, Ph.D.
EPA Scientist Ana Rappold is a statistician in EPA's Environmental Public Health Division of the National Health and Environmental Effects Research Lab. Her research is focused on the health effects of air pollution.