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Science Matters Articles related to Emergency Response Research

EPA scientists and engineers work collaboratively with Agency emergency response and field personnel, water utility professionals, and research partners from across the federal government and beyond to make the nation more secure, better prepared, and increasingly resilient to better respond to terrorist incidents and other catastrophes.

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  • Water Network Tool for Resilience Helps Prepare Drinking Water Utilities for Natural Disasters

  • Twenty Years of EPA Homeland Security Research – Looking Back and Moving Forward

  • EPA Researchers Evaluate Electrostatic Sprayers for Disinfectant Application

  • Greener Cleanup Tool Reduces Environmental Footprint and Provides Comparable Measures

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