Science & Technology
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Summary of External Peer Review and Public Comments and Disposition for 1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8,-hexamethylcyclopenta[γ]-2-benzopyran (HHCB)
This document summarizes the public and external peer review comments that the EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) received for the draft work plan risk assessment for 1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta--2-benzopyran
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Response to Comments for DCM Work Plan Risk Assessment
This document summarizes the public and external peer review comments that the EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) received for the draft work plan risk assessment for dichloromethane (DCM).
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TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment Trichloroethylene: Degreasing, Spot Cleaning and Arts & Crafts Uses
This risk assessment addresses trichloroethylene (TCE) as a degreaser, a spot-cleaner in dry cleaning and a spray-on protective coating.
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Section 8(d) Health Safety Data Reporting User Guide – Primary Authorized Official
This document presents the user guide for the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) Section 8(d) Health & Safety Data Reporting application submission process.
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Section 4 User Guide – Primary Support
This document presents the user guide for the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) Section 4 application submission process. This document is the user guide for the Primary Support user of the Section 4 tool.
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Section 8(d) Health & Safety Data Reporting and Section 8(e) Notice Webinar
A webinar presentation demonstrating the TSCA Section 8(d) Health & Safety Data Reporting and Section 8(e) Notice Reporting tool for electronic submissions.
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Section 4 User Guide – Primary Authorized Official
This document represents the user guide for the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) Section 4 application submission process.
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Q&A from Decontamination Research Conference
notes from Q&A sessions at the Decontamination Research Conference
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2023 Decon Conference Organizing Committee
List of Organizing Committee Members for the 2023 Decon Conference, EPA's free international conference on decontamination research and development.
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Summary of Radiological Stormwater Modeling Research
EPA is leading stormwater modeling studies that investigate how to simulate transport of radiological contamination in urban stormwater. Several publications are available to assist with more informed decisions after a radiological disaster.
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Water Security Test Bed
EPA is advancing the science and engineering of decontaminating pipe systems and the safe disposal of high-volume contaminated water. In order to better understand the behavior of water systems under real-world conditions, researchers at EPA developed the
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2019 Decontamination Research Conference Proceedings table
Table with links to all documents related to the 2019 Decontamination Research Conference
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2019 EPA International Decontamination Research and Development Conference
Information on the 2019 Decon Conference hosted by EPA-ORD.
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Abstracts from the 2019 Decontamination Research Conference
Abstracts from the 2019 Decontamination Conference
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Quality Assurance Handbook and Toolkit for Participatory Science Projects
This Handbook is targeted to organizations that are starting or growing a citizen science project, and where transparency in the scientific methods for collecting the data are central to the outcome of the project.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Subsurface Migration Modeling Fact Sheet
Science in Action Fact Sheet: LBNL researchers investigated potential pathways for subsurface migration of fluids from stimulated oil and gas reservoir to overlying drinking water aquifer
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The RealGas and RealGasH2O options of the TOUGH+ code for the simulation of coupled fluid and heat flow in tight/shale gas systems
Written by George Moridis and Craig M. Freeman.Published in Computers and Geosciences. October 2013.
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Modeling of fault activation and seismicity by injection directly into a fault zone associated with hydraulic fracturing of shale-gas reservoirs
LBNL, in consultation with the EPA, expanded upon a previous study by injecting directly into a 3D representation of a hypothetical fault zone located in the geologic units between the shale-gas reservoir and the drinking water aquifer.
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Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Data from the FracFocus Chemical Disclosure Registry 1
The EPA analyzed data from the FracFocus Chemical Disclosure Registry 1.0 to better understand the chemicals and water used to hydraulically fracture oil and gas production wells across the United States.
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EPA State-level Summaries of FracFocus 1 Hydraulic Fracturing Data
The EPA developed state-level summaries of chemical and water use using the project database developed from FracFocus 1.0 disclosures with some limited background information on oil and gas production, geology, and regulations for the state.