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EPA's Decon Conference

The next EPA International Decontamination Research and Development Conference (Decon Conference) is tentatively planned for fall 2025.

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Decontamination is one of the critical challenges that the United States and EPA would face in recovering from a major chemical, biological, or radiological (CBR) incident.

Since 2005, EPA's Office of Research and Development's Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) has organized and hosted an international conference on decontamination research and development.

The conference is designed to facilitate presentation, discussion, and further collaboration on research and development focused on an all-hazards approach to cleaning up contaminated buildings (both interior and exterior), infrastructure, and other areas/materials. The conference continues to focus strongly on matters involving CBR threat agents, but also includes all hazard elements.

Conference speakers and group leaders are experts in their fields from EPA and other federal agencies, state and local agencies, tribes, academia, and NGOs and associations. The conference includes a mix of sessions and presentations, including oral, poster, and Technology Café presentations.

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Past Conferences

2023

  • 2023 Proceedings
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2021

  • 2021 Proceedings
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  • 2019 Proceedings | 2019 Conference Website
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For questions about the conference, contact EPA_Decon@epa.gov.

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