Science & Technology
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Baseball Bats, Bunnies, and Christmas Trees: Exploring the Benefits of Ecosystems
EPA scientist Tara Greaver and colleagues explored the cascade of impacts of reduced white ash and balsam fir trees on forest ecosystems and human well-being.
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EPA’s Rapid Benefits Indicator Helps Wetland Communities Estimate and Quantify Benefits
EPA’s Rapid Benefits Indicator approach, or RBI, is a simplified process that uses readily-available data to estimate and quantify benefits to people around an ecological restoration site.
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EPA Grantees Advance Use and Applications of Air Monitoring Sensors to Protect Public Health
EPA grantees developed a toolkit to help California communities select, use, and maintain low-cost air sensors and interpret the collected data.
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Meet EPA Scientist Levi Haupert, Ph.D.
Dr. Levi Haupert is a physical scientist that studies the movement of chemicals such as benzene and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) inside plastic drinking water pipes and porous particles such as granular activated carbons and ion exchange resi
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Meet EPA Soil Scientist Chunming Su, Ph.D.
EPA soil scientist Chunming Su, Ph.D., studies fate and transport of contaminants in the subsurface and develops cost-effective remedial methods for treating contaminated groundwater and soil.
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EPA Researchers Test Effectiveness of Face Masks, Disinfection Methods Against COVID-19
EPA scientists are applying their expertise in aerosol and decontamination research to better understand mask effectiveness, as well as methods for disinfecting personal protective equipment for the public, healthcare workers, and other essential workers.
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Mapping Underwater Vegetation in the Delaware Estuary
In the Delaware Estuary, EPA is working with local partners to better understand the extent to which development in the surrounding area may be impacting the health of the estuary.
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EPA Researchers Provide Data and Information to Cleanup a Mercury Contaminated Site
EPA provided education to first responders about potential environmental and health dangers at the New Jersey Vo-Toys site and helped create an evacuation plan for the surrounding community in the case of a fire.
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Helping Preserve and Promote the Cultural Significance of Kingsbury Bay and Grassy Point
EPA researchers conducted an HIA assessment on the St Louis River area of concern
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Revealing the Complicated Nature of Tap Water Lead Contamination: A Madison, Wisconsin, Case Study
This research showed that controlling lead exposure from water is more complicated than simply adding corrosion control chemicals to reduce the solubility of lead minerals.
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Meet EPA Epidemiologist Stephanie DeFlorio-Barker, Ph.D., MPH
EPA researcher profile of Stephanie Deflorio-Barker, a federal post doc and epidemiologist.
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2017 Science Matters Stories
Find links to read Science Matters stories from 2017.
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Meet EPA Ecologist Tom Hollenhorst
Tom is a landscape ecologist who uses geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing technologies to study ecosystems and communities throughout the Great Lakes.
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Finding Beneficial Uses for Sediment Dredged from Waterways
EPA researchers developed a tool that helps state and federal agencies and port authorities make decisions for managing dredged material.
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A DIY Dream: Build Your Own Village Green Air Monitoring Station
An overview of the two new tools that EPA is providing to anyone interested in building a village green bench.
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2016 Science Matters Stories
Find links to read EPA Science Matters newsletter stories from 2016 on this page.
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Reducing Children’s Lead Exposure in Omaha, Nebraska
For many years, EPA has been helping clean up properties in Omaha, Nebraska, affected by lead contamination from the operation of a lead refinery.
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EPA Research Improves Air Quality Information for the Public on the AirNow Fire and Smoke Map
Air sensors, more portable and easier to use than conventional regulatory air monitors, have become increasingly popular for measuring air pollution across the United States, particularly during wildfires.
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EPA Researchers Analyze 30 Years of Data to Understand How Warming Temperatures Will Affect Harmful Algal Blooms in Reservoirs
EPA scientists collaborated with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to compile and analyze over 30 years of monitoring data from 20 U.S. reservoirs located in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.
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Meet EPA Engineer Gayle Hagler, Ph.D.
Gayle develops innovative ways to measure air pollution through field studies, data analysis and computer modeling. She is deeply involved with a research program that explores near-roadway air pollution sources and other local air pollution emissions