Science & Technology

Safe and Sustainable Water Resources Strategic Research Action Plan 2012-2016

This document represents a strategic guide to EPA’s research actions, alone and in part-nership with the broader federal, industry and scientific research community, to provide the science and engineering necessary for safe and sustainable water resources.

Chemical Safety for Sustainability Strategic Research Action Plan 2012-2016

EPA’s Chemical Safety for Sustainability (CSS) research program presents the purpose, design and themes of the Agency’s CSS research efforts to ensure safety in the design, manufacture and use of existing and future chemicals.

Atmospheric Research Related to CASTNET

Monitoring programs that utilize similar methods as CASTNET

Food Scraps to Fuel: EPA-Funded Technology Successfully Traces Renewable Fuel Supply Chain in New York City

EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research program recently supported Veriflux, a company that created an end-to-end technology platform that provides data and tracking to improve renewable fuel feedstock traceability.

Upwells and Shells: Protecting Estuaries from Acidification

Through EPA's National Estuary Program, researchers are closely monitoring estuaries across the country based on priorities from community members ranging from local to non-profit organizations.

Final Ecosystem Goods and Services (FEGS)

This site provides an overview of FEGS and the tools developed to support it.

Relative Extent, Relative Risk and Attributable Risk Calculations

PDF of the Relative Extent, Relative Risk, and Attributable Risk calcuations.

National Coastal Condition Assessment 2010 Results

Results for the National Coastal Condition Assessment 2010, including key findings, national results, and regional results.

Wadeable Streams Assessment

The Wadeable Streams Assessment (WSA) is a first-ever statistically-valid survey of the biological condition of small streams throughout the U.S.

National Highlight - Comparing Natural Lakes and Manmade Reservoirs

Exploring the similarities and differences between natural lakes and manmade reservoirs with the National Lakes Assessment 2012 data

RFC 23001 & RFR 23001A - TSCA Risk Evaluation for N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP)

B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. submits on behalf of the N-Methylpyrrolidone Producers Group, Inc. (NMP Producers Group) this RFC related to the final “Risk Evaluation for n-Methylpyrrolidone (2-Pyrrolidinone, 1-Methyl-) issued in December 2020.

Quality Assurance Guidance for Conducting Brownfields Site Assessments from September 1998

Provides municipalities, tribes, and states with guidance for an overall approach to quality assurance for Brownfield site assessments.

World Health Organization (WHO) 1999 Guideline Values for Cyanobacteria in Freshwater

Information related to the World Health Organization (WHO) 1999 Guideline Values for Cyanobacteria for recreational waters.

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Advisory Board Meeting – “Reengineering Electronic Signatures for Generators and Transporters to Increase Adoption of Electronic Manifests” - April 14-16, 2020

Includes agenda, board roster, presentation, charge questions, background paper and advisory board meeting transcript.