Emergency Response Research

  • Emergency Response Research Webinar Series

    EPA hosts this free public webinar series featuring presentations to share EPA research to help inform decisions for state and local governments, Tribes, and others. The schedule of topics for 2024 is now posted. Past webinar recordings are also available.

    Access the schedule and past webinar recordings 

  • International Decontamination Research & Development Conference

    EPA’s International Decontamination Research & Development Conference was held in Charleston, SC, from December 5-7, 2023. Proceedings and other materials are now available!

    View the conference info & proceedings 

Research to Respond to and Recover from Disasters

EPA's emergency response and homeland security research provides science & technology needed to effectively respond to and recover from disasters. Natural and human-made disasters, whether intentional or unintentional, can result in contamination that threatens human health, the environment, and our economy. Communities must be resilient to avoid such catastrophes. Resilience requires scientific information to support good decisions.

  • Research Topics

    EPA does research on a variety of topics ranging from water security, waste management, community resilience, and more. 

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  • Models, Tools, & Applications

    EPA has innovative models, tools, and technologies to aid in making informed decisions related to human health and the environment.

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Meet Our Scientists & Engineers

Our scientists perform cutting-edge research to provide the strong, scientific foundation that supports EPA's mission.

EPA Homeland Security & Emergency Response Researchers

EPA COVID-19 Researchers

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Last updated on July 7, 2025