Science & Technology
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EPA Researchers: 2017 Reflections and Hopes for 2018
EPA researchers share reflections on 2017 and their hopes for 2018.
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EPA Researching the Impacts of Freshwater Salinization Syndrome
Freshwater contains natural salts and minerals. However, dramatic increases in salt concentrations are occurring in freshwaters globally due to human activities
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“Marshing Forward” Despite Uncertainty: How EPA Researchers are Reframing Approaches to Coastal Climate Adaptation Efforts
EPA scientists evaluated both the scientific methodology and management practices behind coastal restoration projects. Using this research, they developed a framework to assist communities with collaboratively managing these fragile ecosystems.
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Studying Marine Ecosystems at the Ocean Basin Scale: Success Through Collaboration
EPA’s Dr. Jim Kaldy has been collaborating with colleagues at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Qingdao, China, on seagrass research. This international collaboration has led to significant scientific advancements about these critical estuarine habitats.
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EPA Researchers Partner with Cincinnati’s Cooper Creek Collaborative to Improve Water Quality
EPA researchers in Cincinnati, Ohio are partnering with local organizations and other federal agencies to retrofit urban stormwater infrastructure networks with technology to improve water quality and moderate flows in the Cooper Creek Watershed.
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Meet EPA Ecologist Bob McKane
The EPA Researchers at Work profile for Bob McKane
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Meet EPA Environmental Mathematical Statistician Tony Olsen
Environmental Mathematical Statistician Tony Olsen profile
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Climate Change Indicators: Freeze-Thaw Conditions
This indicator tracks the number of days with temperatures above freezing in the contiguous 48 states and Alaska.
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Climate Change Indicators: Snow Cover
This indicator uses two different measures to show how snowfall has changed in the contiguous 48 states.
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Climate Change Indicators: Arctic Sea Ice
This indicator tracks the extent, age, and melt season of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean.
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Visually Identifying Signs of a Cyanobacterial Bloom
Information related to the steps for monitoring and responding to cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in recreational waters, including the development of an Emergency Response Plan.
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Environmental Response Laboratory Network Membership
Member laboratories must meet core requirements including quality systems, policies and procedures, sample and data management, and analytical capabilities. Benefits include training and exercise opportunities, information sharing and technical support.
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Tribal Waste Management Program Sustainability Evaluation Tool
page about EPA's tribal waste management sustainability evaluation tool
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Hemispheric Scale Applications
Air quality is a global issue since air pollutants can be transported between countries and even continents. CMAQ can be used over a domain covering the entire northern hemisphere, providing information on interactions occurring at various spatial scales
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Control Measures for Cyanobacterial HABs in Surface Water
Measures can be employed once blooms have already started occurring to reduce the magnitude, extent or frequency of blooms.
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EPA Response to RFC 17002; issued 1/24/2018
EPA Response to RFC 17002; issued 1/24/2018
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Water in the Midwest
EPA Region 7 Water Content covering Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa
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3DFEMWATER/3DLEWASTE
On 3-D Finite Element Model of Water Flow Through Saturated-Unsaturated Media & 3-D Lagrangian-Eulerian Finite Element Model of Waste Transport Through Saturated-Unsaturated Media