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EPA researchers provide the science and tools necessary to develop sustainable solutions to 21st century water resource problems and ensure water quality and availability in order to protect human and ecosystem health.

  • International Research Collaboration Identifies Previously Unknown Chemical Compound in Drinking Water

  • EPA Researchers Develop Forecasting Approach to Predict Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms for U.S. Lakes

  • Exploring the Depths: A Journey aboard EPA & University of Southern Mississippi’s STEM Marine Science Cruise

  • Mapping with Molybdenum: Using Sediment Characteristics to Understand Hypoxia in Estuaries

  • Predicting How Effective Water Filters are at Removing a Variety of PFAS

  • Happy Wetlands Month

  • EPA Researchers Showcase Research Capabilities to Local and National Media

  • A Picture is Worth a Thousand Wells: Improving our Groundwater “Vision” with Electrical Resistivity Imaging

  • Diatoms – Solving an Identity Issue

  • EPA Researching the Impacts of Freshwater Salinization Syndrome

  • Preventing Algal Blooms with a “Pinch of Sugar”

  • In the Field with EPA: Seagrass Sampling to Expand a Nutrient Pollution Indicator

  • Water You Waiting For? Analyze Multiple Water Samples Simultaneously with a New Field Device!

  • Bridging the Gap: Equitable Investment in City Greenspace

  • Kids in the Captain’s Seat: Summer Day Camp on the Lake Explorer II Research Vessel

  • EPA Researchers Partner with Canadian Researchers to Ensure Effective Responses to Oil Spills

  • Down by the Seashore: EPA Corals Lab Helps Protect Coral Reefs

  • A Better Way: An Application for Risk Characterization of HABs on the Ohio River

  • CyANWeb Tool Helps Monitor Water Quality to Detect Early Warning Signs of Harmful Algal Blooms

  • EPA Scientists and Partners Team Up to Tackle Cape Cod’s Nutrient Pollution and Protect Water Quality

  • Making Microplastic Identification More Accessible

  • Advancing EPA’s Understanding of the Next Generation of Pesticides

  • Win-Win: Using Green Infrastructure to Maximize Ecosystem Benefits

  • EPA’s Reactive Fish Sculpture Turns Water Quality Data into Art

  • Restoring a Unique Area in Northwest Indiana

  • Mini Superstars for Aquatic Research: Stable Isotopes

  • EPA Researchers Share Approaches to Identify Lead Service Lines

  • EPA Researchers Develop Tool That Helps Water Quality Managers Meet Nutrient Load Targets

  • UV-LED Showerhead Invention Reduces Risk of Legionella Contamination

  • Advancing the Potential for Stormwater Reuse: Investigation of Water Quality and Treatment

  • From Challenge & Prize Competition to Test Prototype: The Nitrogen Sensor That Could Change Residential Onsite Wastewater Treatment

  • In the Field with EPA: Sampling in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

  • Tiny Plastics, Big Threat: How are Microplastics Impacting our Coral Reefs?

  • Groundwater: Understanding and Protecting Our Hidden Resource

  • EPA Researchers Work with Oklahoma Partners to Evaluate Ecological Conditions of Wadeable Streams and Restore Valuable Water Resources

  • Addressing Challenges of PFAS: Protecting Groundwater and Treating Contaminated Sources

  • 10 Years of Innovative Stormwater Solutions: The Campus RainWorks Challenge Brings the Next Generation of Environmentalists to the Table

  • Over 50 Years of Groundwater Research at EPA’s Kerr Lab in Ada, Oklahoma

  • Meet EPA Scientist Randall R. Ross, Ph.D.

  • EPA Researchers Analyze 30 Years of Data to Understand How Warming Temperatures Will Affect Harmful Algal Blooms in Reservoirs

  • EPA Scientists Develop Interactive Tool that Provides Water Quality Information about U.S. Freshwater Resources

  • Finding Beneficial Uses for Sediment Dredged from Waterways

  • Village Blue Lake Pontchartrain Offers New Orleanians Insights into Local Water Quality

  • EPA Researchers Develop Tool to Assess Onsite Non-Potable Water Reuse for Buildings Across the U.S.

  • EPA Grantees Develop Tool to Help Water Resources Managers Make Stormwater Infrastructure Decisions

  • EPANET 2.2.0: An EPA and Water Community Collaboration

  • Guidelines for Measuring Changes in Seawater pH

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