Science & Technology
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Take Action to Improve Indoor Air Quality in Schools
Links for parents, students, teachers, and other school officials to use to better indoor air quality in schools.
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Building Air Quality Guide: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers
The Building Air Quality, developed by the EPA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, provides practical suggestions on preventing, identifying, and resolving indoor air quality (IAQ) problems in public and commercial buildings.
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Ventilation Systems and Controls Study
In 1999, EPA completed an extensive modeling study to assess the compatibilities and trade-offs between energy, indoor air quality, and thermal comfort objectives for HVAC systems.
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Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS)
The draft risk assessment reflects the agency’s latest scientific understanding of the risks to human health and the environment posed by the presence of PFOA and PFOS in sewage sludge.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Sewage Sludge
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Biosolids
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Report on Flood-Related Cleaning
Report to EPA on Guidance Documents to Safely Clean, Decontaminate, and Reoccupy Flood-Damaged Houses
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Flood Cleanup Infographic
This downloadable and printable PDF resource provides information on how to clean up after a flood and how to prevent indoor air problems with helpful illustrations. It is available as a Color Version and Grayscale Version
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Steps to Safe PCB Abatement Activities
Steps to Safe PCB Abatement Activities
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Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2012 Small Business Award
Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2012 award winner, Elevance Renewable Sciences, used Nobel-prize-winning metathesis catalysis to produce high-value difunctional chemicals from renewable feedstocks including natural oils.
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Wildfire Smoke and Pregnancy
A list of tools a and databases available online to support children’s health protective decisions.
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Meet EPA Researcher Max Krause, Ph.D.
Max focuses on the emissions of waste management facilities, particularly landfill gas and leachate emissions. He does a combination of laboratory work and computer modeling. His current research interests are in remote sensing technologies, elevated tempe
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Recycled Glass: EPA-Funded Technology Provides a Renewable Alternative to Concrete in New York
NY-based KLAW Industries has used EPA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding to develop their innovative technology that uses recycled glass to create concrete.
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Meet EPA Researcher Meghan R. Klasic, Ph.D.
EPA researcher Meghan Klasic is an Interdisciplinary Environmental Geographer with the Office of Research and Development’s Center for Computational Toxicology and Ecology. Meghan studies environmental decision-making processes to understand how the dynami
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Energy Answers Arecibo, LLC/Energy Answers Arecibo Puerto Rico Renewable Energy Project, PR
A new resource recovery facility capable of generating 77 MW
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Water Contamination and Young Children
A list of tools a and databases available online to support children’s health protective decisions.
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Tick-borne Illness and School-Aged Children
A list of tools a and databases available online to support children’s health protective decisions.
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Summary of Ohio’s Water Reuse Guideline or Regulation for Potable Water Reuse
Ohio (State Regulation) | Source water: Onsite collected waters | End use: Potable water reuse
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Summary of Nevada's Water Reuse Guideline or Regulation for Industry
Nevada (State Regulation) | Source water: Treated municipal wastewater | End use: Water reuse for industry
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Summary of North Carolina's Water Reuse Guideline or Regulation for Potable Water Reuse
North Carolina (State Regulation) | Source water: Treated municipal wastewater | End use: Potable water reuse
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Summary of Indiana's Water Reuse Guideline or Regulation for Agriculture
Indiana (State Regulation) | Source water: Treated municipal wastewater, Stormwater, Industry process water | End use: Agriculture