Science & Technology
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Cost Estimates of Studies Required for Pesticide Registration
EPA is making the database of test costs publicly available on the OPP's
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Agenda and Recordings for the 18th Annual EPA Drinking Water Workshop (Virtual)
Online agenda at a glance for the 18th annual drinking water workshop
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Mapping with Molybdenum: Using Sediment Characteristics to Understand Hypoxia in Estuaries
To better understand the link between hypoxia and nutrient inputs, EPA scientists are using a surprising method – measuring molybdenum in surface sediment as an indicator for hypoxia throughout the water above it.
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EPA Adds Performance Testing Protocols and Targets for NO2, CO, SO2 and PM10 Air Sensors
EPA researchers published two reports that offer recommendations on how to evaluate sensor performance and report the test results in a more uniform way.
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Community-Led Initiative Aims to Enhance Equity in Grand Rapids Watershed Resilience
EPA researchers, in partnership with EPA's Urban Waters Federal Partnership Program, conducted research on ways to support communities in making equity central to their resilience planning.
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Environmental RNA: A Powerful Tool for Studying Biodiversity
To better understand biodiversity in estuaries and other marine habitats, EPA scientists are using “metabarcoding” to identify organisms without having to resort to microscopes.
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UEV Library
The Unit Emergy Value (UEV) Library is a simple web-based tool for assessing resource use in elementary flows and storages.
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Happy Wetlands Month
May is American Wetlands Month—a time to celebrate one of nature’s most productive ecosystems!
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EPA’s COMET Tool Blazes a Path Towards Planning Cleaner Cities
To equip local officials with the tools they need to find integrated solutions, EPA researchers designed the City-based Optimization Model for Energy Technologies (COMET).
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New Research Shows that Exposure to Chemicals like BPA Disrupts Microbial Communities in Zebrafish
Research by EPA scientists shows that BPA and its most commonly-used alternatives disrupt microbial community structure in zebrafish.
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EPA Researchers Design Virtual Reality Software to Prepare Responders for Sampling in A Hazardous Environment
EPA researchers developed virtual reality software for emergency responders to practice environmental sampling in a simulated real-world setting and get the firsthand experience needed to ensure they’re ready if disaster strikes.
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50 Years of Earth Day with EPA Researchers
EPA researchers share their favorite Earth Day memories
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UV-LED Showerhead Invention Reduces Risk of Legionella Contamination
It's difficult to prevent Legionella in premise plumbing systems due to its persistence in biofilm, resistance to disinfection, and complex microbial ecology in pipe wall surface area.
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Deployment of Innovative Water Technologies for Very Small Drinking Water Systems, Areas Served by Private Wells and Source Waters Request for Applications (RFA)
This is a Request for Applications (RFA) for small drinking water systems
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Research to Reduce Consumer Food Waste in the United States Request for Applications (RFA)
RFA to address the issue of food waste in the USA
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Life-Cycle Analysis to Support Cost-Effective Enhanced Aquifer Recharge Request for Applications (RFA)
New RFA for SSWR Researchers to create new tools for Enhanced Aquifer Recharge
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Development of Innovative Approaches to Assess the Toxicity of Chemical Mixtures Request for Applications (RFA)
This Request for Applications (RFA) solicits research focused on the development and evaluation of innovative methods and approaches to inform human health risk assessment of environmental chemical mixtures
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COLLECTION OF CONCORDANT MULTIMEDIA MEASUREMENTS TO EVALUATE PFAS HUMAN EXPOSURE PATHWAYS Request for Applications (RFA)
CPHEA RFA targeting PFAS and human exposure pathways
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National Priorities: Evaluation of Pollutants in Biosolids
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking applications proposing research that will provide the best available science needed to support states, municipalities, and utilities in determining potential risk from pollutants found in biosolids
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EPA SBIR Small Business Receives 2020 Tibbetts Award
This piece highlights EPA SBIR Phase II small business ASAT Inc. and discusses their 2020 Tibbetts Award