Science & Technology
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A Function-Based Framework for Stream Assessment and Restoration Projects under CWA Section 404
This report lays out a framework for approaching stream assessment and restoration projects that focuses on understanding the suite of stream functions at a site in the context of what is happening in the watershed.
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Designation and NAAQS Information Related to Lead (2008 Standard)
Designation and NAAQS Information Related to Lead (2008 Standard)
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EPA resumes cleanup of residential yards at the Jacobsville Superfund site in Evansville, Indiana
Work was paused during the winter months.
EPA News Release: EPA resumes cleanup of residential yards at the Jacobsville Superfund site in Evansville, Indiana
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Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2005 Small Business Award
Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2005 award winner, Metabolix, used biotechnology to develop microorganisms that produce polyhydroxyalkanoates: natural, biodegradable plastics with a range of environmental benefits.
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20th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet Request for Applications (RFA)
New RFA for the 20th Annual P3 Competition
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Ecoregions
Information and downloadable maps and datasets for ecoregions, which are areas of general similarity in the type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources.
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Distributed Structure-Searchable Toxicity (DSSTox) Database
The Distributed Structure-Searchable Toxicity network provides a public forum for publishing downloadable, structure-searchable, standardized chemical structure files associated with chemical inventories or toxicity data sets of environmental relevance.
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Tire Crumb Exposure Characterization Report (Volumes 1 and 2)
Ground rubber is recovered from scrap tires or from the tire retreading process. It is used in road construction and in athletic and recreational applications, like ground cover under playground equipment, running track material, and as a soil additive.
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Celebrating 10 Years of Tribe’s Cleanup Partnership at Tar Creek Superfund Site
October 2023 marked 10 years since the Quapaw Nation took over cleanup efforts at the culturally and historically important Catholic 40 site, making the Tribe the first in the nation to lead remedial operations at a property on a Superfund site.
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Fact Sheet: 2015 Final Rule on the Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals Generated by Electric Utilities
This fact sheet describes the final rule signed on December 19, 2014 establishing a comprehensive set of requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals generated by electric utilities in landfills and surface impoundments.
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Negotiated Rulemaking Committee to Negotiate a Proposed Rule to Limit Chemical Data Reporting for Certain Inorganic Byproducts under TSCA Section 8(a) - Charter
The charter for the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) Inorganic Byproducts Negotiated Rulemaking Committee.
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SW-846 Test Method 6800: Elemental and Molecular Speciated Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry
method for the determination of total metals and elements, also speciated isotope dilution mass spectrometry (SIDMS) for the determination of elemental and molecular species
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SW-846 Update VI Announcements
SW-846 Update VI announcements for public comment
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Streamlined Procedure for Publishing Non-Regulatory SW-846 Methods
New guidance, procedures, information, and announcements related to SW-846 and test methods for analyzing solid and hazardous waste.
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FGC Webinar: Green Energy Can Save Your Federal Facility Greenbacks
Learn how the Affordable Power Infrastructure Partnership (APIP) from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) and EPA’s Region 9 office can provide project implementation assistance.
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FGC Webinar: Supporting Monarch Butterflies as Pollinators; A New Mapping Tool and Case Study
This webinar will help facilities focus on increasing the amount of milkweed available for monarchs though the use of new mapping tools and a case study from a federal facility that has increased the amount of milkweed on its landscape.
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FGC Webinar: Simplifying Sustainable Purchasing Through Guidelines and Standards
This webinar covered EPA’s effort to simplify green purchasing through recommendations of specifications, standards, and ecolabels. EPA’s work in this area is intended to help federal purchasers identify and procure environmentally sustainable products.
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FGC Webinar: Making it Easier to Buy Greener Products and Services, and Final FGC Data Reporting
Presention on changes in Sustainable Facility Tool, Green Product Compilation, and Environmental Programs pages that clarify requirements for purchasing products and services, as well as reporting your FY2017 FGC Data using Re-TRAC Connect.