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Development of EPA Method 525.3 for the Analysis of Semivolatiles in Drinking Water
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW) collects nationwide occurrence data on contaminants in drinking water using the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulations (UCMRs). The unregulated contaminants, which ar...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-08-16
... Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; EPA Strategic Plan Information on Source Water Protection... submitting comments. E-mail: [email protected] . Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA.../epahome/dockets.htm . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Hall, Drinking Water Protection Division...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-06-01
...The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending by 30 days the public comment period for the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Announcement of the Results of EPA's Review of Existing Drinking Water Standards and Request for Public Comment and/or Information on Related Issues, which was published in the Federal Register on March 29, 2010. The purpose of that notice was to invite commenters to submit any new, relevant peer-reviewed data or information pertaining to the four NPDWRs identified in that action as candidates for revision (i.e. acrylamide, epichlorohydrin, tetrechloroethylene and trichloroethylene). This information will inform EPA's evaluation as the Agency moves forward with the regulatory revisions for these four NPDWRs. This extended comment period will afford greater opportunity to all interested parties to review and submit comments on the notice.
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40 CFR Appendix III to Part 265 - EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water Standards
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water Standards III Appendix III to Part 265 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) SOLID WASTES (CONTINUED) INTERIM STATUS STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES Pt....
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA review of State implementation of national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper. 142.19 Section 142.19 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTATION Primar...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) landmark Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 promised to bring and provide safe drinking water to all Americans. Since that time many have not understood or appreciated EPA involvement in the research and development (...
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The EPA's Study on the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Burden, Susan
2013-03-01
Natural gas plays a key role in our nation's clean energy future. The United States has vast reserves of natural gas that are commercially viable as a result of advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technologies, which enable greater access to gas in rock formations deep underground. These advances have spurred a significant increase in the production of both natural gas and oil across the country. However, as the use of hydraulic fracturing has increased, so have concerns about its potential human health and environmental impacts, especially for drinking water. In response to public concern, the US Congress requested that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conduct scientific research to examine the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water resources. In 2011, the EPA began research to assess the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources, if any, and to identify the driving factors that may affect the severity and frequency of such impacts. The study is organized around the five stages of the hydraulic fracturing water cycle, from water acquisition through the mixing of chemicals and the injection of fracturing fluid to post-fracturing treatment and/or disposal of wastewater. EPA scientists are using a transdisciplinary research approach involving laboratory studies, computer modeling, toxicity assessments, and case studies to answer research questions associated with each stage of the water cycle. This talk will provide an overview of the EPA's study, including a description of the hydraulic fracturing water cycle and a summary of the ongoing research projects.
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2010 US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...
Report The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held the “2010 EPA Decontamination Research and Development Conference” to enable participants from throughout the world to discuss decontamination issues. In addition to the Plenary Session, the meeting addressed nine topic areas.
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Meet EPA Scientist Jody Shoemaker, Ph.D.
EPA research chemist Jody Shoemaker, Ph.D., works to support Agency efforts to protect drinking water. She helps develop methods for analyzing organic chemicals on the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL).
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Water Supply and Water Resources Division (WSWRD) is an internationally recognized water research organization established to assist in responding to public health concerns related to drinking water supplies. WSWRD has evolved from...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Water Supply and Water Resources Division (WSWRD) is an internationally recognized water research organization established to assist in responding to public health concerns related to drinking water supplies. WSWRD has evolved from...
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One component of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) study of the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources is prospective case studies, which are being conducted to more fully understand and assess if and how site specific hydrau...
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EPA Study of Hydraulic Fracturing and Drinking Water Resources
In its FY2010 Appropriations Committee Conference Report, Congress directed EPA to study the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water, using: • Best available science • Independent sources of information • Transparent, peer-reviewed process • Consultatio...
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A drinking water method for 12 chemicals, predominately pesticides, is presented that addresses the occurrence monitoring needs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a future Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR). The method employs solid phase ext...
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A drinking water method for seven pesticides and pesticide degradates is presented that addresses the occurrence monitoring needs of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a future Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR). The method employs online solid pha...
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Drinking Water Contaminants -- Standards and Regulations
... Labs and Research Centers Contact Us Share Drinking Water Contaminants – Standards and Regulations EPA identifies contaminants to regulate in drinking water to protect public health. The Agency sets regulatory ...
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78 FR 65981 - Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-11-04
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9902-32-OW] Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory....S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (Council), established under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The meeting is scheduled...
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Report: EPA Lacks Internal Controls to Prevent Misuse of Emergency Drinking Water Facilities
Report #11-P-0001, October 12, 2010. EPA cannot accurately assess the risk of public water systems delivering contaminated drinking water from emergency facilities because of limitations in Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) data management.
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Analysis of 70 Environmental Protection Agency priority pharmaceuticals in water by EPA Method 1694.
Ferrer, Imma; Zweigenbaum, Jerry A; Thurman, E Michael
2010-09-03
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Method 1694 for the determination of pharmaceuticals in water recently brought a new challenge for treatment utilities, where pharmaceuticals have been reported in the drinking water of 41-million Americans. This proposed methodology, designed to address this important issue, consists of solid-phase extraction (SPE) followed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS) using triple quadrupole. Under the guidelines of Method 1694, a multi-residue method was developed, validated, and applied to wastewater, surface water and drinking water samples for the analysis of 70 pharmaceuticals. Four distinct chromatographic gradients and LC conditions were used according to the polarity and extraction of the different pharmaceuticals. Positive and negative ion electrospray were used with two MRM transitions (a quantifier and a qualifier ion for each compound), which adds extra confirmation not included in the original Method 1694. Finally, we verify, for the first time, EPA Method 1694 on water samples collected in several locations in Colorado, where positive identifications for several pharmaceuticals were found. This study is a valuable indicator of the potential of LC/MS-MS for routine quantitative multi-residue analysis of pharmaceuticals in drinking water and wastewater samples and will make monitoring studies much easier to develop for water utilities across the US, who are currently seeking guidance on analytical methods for pharmaceuticals in their water supplies. 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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POINT-OF-ENTRY DRINKING WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR SUPERFUND APPLICATIONS
The U.S. Environmental Protection AGency (EPA) and State Superfund agencies need a technical assistance manualto assist their personnel in the selection of an effective drinking water treatment system for aindividualhouseholds in areas whre the drinking water has been adversely a...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-11-09
... Inform Hydraulic Fracturing Research Related to Drinking Water Resources AGENCY: Environmental Protection... specific to inform EPA's research study on the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water... scientific literature to inform EPA's research on the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking...
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Wagner, Herbert P; Pepich, Barry V; Hautman, Daniel P; Munch, David J
2003-09-05
In 1998, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for bromate in drinking water at 10 microg/l, and the method for compliance monitoring of bromate in drinking water was established under Stage 1 of the Disinfectants/Disinfection By-Products Rule (D/DBP) as EPA Method 300.1. In January 2002, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated the bromate concentration in bottled waters at 10 microg/l. EPA anticipates proposing additional methods, which have improved performance for bromate monitoring, in addition to EPA Method 300.1, in the Stage 2 DBP Rule. Until the Stage 2 Rule is promulgated, EPA Method 300.1 will continue to be the only method approved for compliance monitoring of bromate. This manuscript describes the work completed at EPA's Technical Support Center (TSC) to assess the performance of recently developed suppressor technologies toward improving the trace level performance of EPA Method 300.1, specifically for the analysis of trace levels of bromate in high ionic matrices. Three different types of Dionex suppressors were evaluated. The baseline noise, return to baseline after the water dip, detection limits, precision and accuracy, and advantages/disadvantages of each suppressor are discussed. Performance data for the three different suppressors indicates that chemical suppression of the eluent, using the AMMS III suppressor, is the most effective means to reduce baseline noise, resulting in the best resolution and the lowest bromate detection limits, even when a high ionic matrix is analyzed. Incorporation of the AMMS III suppressor improves the performance of EPA Method 300.1 at and below 5.0 microg/l and is a quick way for laboratories to improve their bromate compliance monitoring.
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75 FR 48329 - Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-08-10
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9186-8] Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program... details of EPA's voluntary Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program, effective October 1, 2010. The program enables qualified drinking water operators at public water systems in Indian country to be...
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US EPA/ORD Condition Assessment Research for Drinking Water Conveyance Infrastructure
This presentation describes research on condition assessment for drinking water transmission and distribution systems that EPA is conducting under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Aging Water Infrastructure (AWI) Research Program. This research program will help U.S. ...
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN EPA METHOD FOR PERFLUOROALKYL COMPOUNDS IN DRINKING WATER
Over the past five years, perfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) in water have become an emerging environmental issue. This research focuses on the development of an analytical method for the determination of perfluoroalkyl compounds in drinking water to be used by EPA's Office of Grou...
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Statutory complexity disguises agency capture in Citizens Coal Council v. EPA
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Mullen, R.
2007-07-01
In Citizens Coal Council v. EPA, an en banc panel for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals considered a challenge to EPA regulations promulgated pursuant to the Clean Water Act (CWA). The EPA promulgated the regulations in an attempt to incentivize coal companies to remine once abandoned mine sites. Petitioners, two nonprofit environmental organizations, claimed that the regulations violated the Clean Water Act and Administrative Procedure Act by allowing coal companies to remine without adhering to any enforceable pollution limitations. The EPA countered that more remining would improve water quality at abandoned sites. The Sixth Circuit rejected Petitioners' claims, findingmore » that the EPA's regulations were reasonably consistent with the CWA's goal of restoring the integrity of the nation's waters. In so holding, the court struggled to understand the meaning of the CWA's complex procedural and technical language, and allowed the EPA to justify the rule based on the CWA's broad statement of purpose. Such superficial judicial review sets a dangerous precedent in environmental law, because it exacerbates the risk of agency capture. A captured agency promulgates regulations that benefit-industry, not the environment. Without the judiciary acting as a meaningful check against agency capture, the public loses a valuable tool in the fight against major-industrial polluters like the domestic coal industry. Citizens Coal Council therefore stands as a cautionary tale, a warning sign that the judiciary may be unable to identify agency capture where the regulations at issue are promulgated pursuant to a complex statute like the Clean Water Act.« less
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Re: Request for Correction: Drinking Water: Determination on Perchlorate
Request for correction (RFC) of information developed and relied upon by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) to support its determination to regulate perchlorate under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
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EPA Region 1 Environmentally Sensitive Areas
This coverage represents polygon equivalents of environmentally sensitive areas (ESA) in EPA Region I. ESAs were developed as part of an EPA headquarters initiative based on reviews of various regulatory and guidance documents, as well as phone interviews with federal/state/local government agencies and private organizations. ESAs include, but are not limited to, wetlands, biological resources, habitats, national parks, archaeological/historic sites, natural heritage areas, tribal lands, drinking water intakes, marinas/boat ramps, wildlife areas, etc.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-04-30
... Inform Hydraulic Fracturing Research Related to Drinking Water Resources AGENCY: Environmental Protection... to submit data and scientific literature to inform EPA's research on the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources from April 30, 2013 until November 15, 2013. EPA is...
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EPA Method 544: A Case Study in USEPA Drinking Water Method Develpment
The 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act required the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to establish a Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) of chemicals and microbes that the Agency will consider for future regulation. One of the key pieces of info...
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Drinking-Water Standards and Regulations. Volume 2. Manual for 1982-88
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Wang, L.K.; Wang, M.H.S.
1988-04-10
The following 11 important documents are compiled for Drinking Water Standards and Regulations: (1) U.S. Environmental Agency Water Programs, National Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulations; (2) New Jersey Safe Drinking Water Act; (3) Summary of New Jersey Drinking Water Standards; (4) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Safe Drinking Water Act of 1986 Amendments; (5) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Primary Drinking Water Standards; (6) Canadian National Health and Welfare Drinking Water Quality Guidelines--Maximum Acceptable Concentrations; (7) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Primary Drinking Water Regulations, Filtration and Disinfection Turbidity, Giardia Lamblia, Viruses, Legionella, and Heterotrophic Bacteria; (8) Public Water Supply Manual--Guidemore » to the Safe Drinking Water Program; (9) Public Water Supply Manual--Emergency Response; (10) U.S. EPA Approved Krofta Chemicals; (11) NY-DOH Approved Krofta Chemicals.« less
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A new membrane filter (MF) medium, MI agar, recently validated for use in recovering chlorine-damaged total coloiforms (TC) and Escherichia coli from drinking water, was compared to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-approved MF method(mEndo agar and nutrient agar suppl...
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40 CFR 13.22 - Salary offset when EPA is the creditor agency.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Salary offset when EPA is the creditor... COLLECTION STANDARDS Administrative Offset § 13.22 Salary offset when EPA is the creditor agency. (a... through salary offset, EPA will first provide the employee with the opportunity to pay in full the amount...
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EPA's Study of Hydraulic Fracturing and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources
EPA released the final report for the study of fracking's impact on drinking water in December 2016. Here you can find a summary of the report, the full report, some frequent questions and answers and fact sheets.
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Lead (Pb) is a toxic trace metal that is regulated in drinking water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) issued the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), which defines the action level for lead at the tap as 0.015 mg/L. Researchers and drinking water utilities typically emplo...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-10-05
... Regional Partners and Other Interested Parties for Implementation of the Aircraft Drinking Water Rule... Agency (EPA) will hold a two-day training session on the regulatory requirements of the Aircraft Drinking... water systems'' under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) must meet the first set of requirements of the...
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ARSENIC IN WATER USED FOR DRINKING - AN ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION
In October 2001, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new federal standard for concentrations of arsenic found in drinking water. The new standard was to be 10 parts-per-million (ppm). This new standard will be required by the Safe Drinking Water Act in...
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EPA releases progress report on hydraulic fracturing study
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Showstack, Randy
2013-01-01
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided a 21 December progress report on its ongoing national study about the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources. The agency said that a draft of the congressionally requested study will be released in 2014 for public and peer review and that its progress report does not draw conclusions about the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing, often referred to as fracking.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-08-30
...: Stakeholder Meeting Concerning EPA's Intent To Regulate Perchlorate Levels in Drinking Water AGENCY... a proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for Perchlorate. DATES: The public meeting and... to obtain access to the building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: More information on Perchlorate is...
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U.S. EPA response to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.
Tupin, Edward A; Boyd, Michael A; Mosser, Jennifer E; Wieder, Jessica S
2012-05-01
During the spring of 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used its national radiation monitoring and sampling system, RadNet, to detect, identify, and inform the public about radioactive material in the United States resulting from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant release. The RadNet system monitors ambient air, drinking water, precipitation, and pasteurized milk for radionuclides. To supplement its existing stationary (fixed) continuous air monitoring system, EPA deployed additional air monitors to Saipan, Guam, and locations in the western United States. The Agency also accelerated the regular quarterly sampling of milk and drinking water and collected an additional round of samples. For two months, staff located at EPA's Headquarters Emergency Operations Center, west coast regional offices, and National Air and Radiation Environmental Lab worked seven days a week to handle the increased radiochemical sample analysis from air filters, precipitation, drinking water, and milk; provide interagency scientific input; and answer press and public inquiries. EPA's data was consistent with what was expected from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant release. The levels of radioactivity were so low that the readings from the near-real-time RadNet air monitors stayed within normal background ranges. Detailed sample analyses were needed to identify the radionuclides associated with the release. Starting at the end of April and continuing through May 2011, levels of radioactive material decreased as expected.
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Methods for Measuring Occurrence and Exposure From Viruses in Drinking and Recreational Water
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has an active research program to develop and improve methods for detecting human enteric viruses in recreational, source, and drinking waters. EPA is also developing methods to measure exposure to waterborne viruses and ap...
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Report #17-P-0326, July 18, 2017. The EPA is taking action to improve oversight tools used to determine whether public water systems are monitoring and reporting drinking water quality in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act.
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Scientists from the EPA and USGS are collaborating on a research study to determine the presence of contaminants of emerging concern in treated and untreated drinking water collected from drinking water treatment plants.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-02-22
... System of Records; EPA Parking Control Office File (EPA-10) and EPA Transit and Guaranteed Ride Home Program Files (EPA-35) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is deleting the systems of records for EPA Parking Control Office File...
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The Environmental Protection Agency: What They do to Keep Your Drinking Water Safe
The EPA has been around for 35 years, but it was only in 1974 that they passed the Safe Drinking Water Act. The Act was amended several times in order to improve the minimum drinking water standards. These standards, which are in effect today, are constantly being evaluated and...
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The 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) required EPA to establish a Contaminant Candidate List (CCL), that contains a list of drinking water contaminants that the Agency will consider for future regulation. EPA must make a regulatory determination on a minimum ...
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ETV COLLABORATIVE EVALUATIONS OF MARKET-READY TECHNOLOGIES FOR ARSENIC REMOVAL IN DRINKING WATER
How well do some commercially marketed package treatment systems perform to reduce arsenic from drinking water supplies? The Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Drinking Water Systems (DWS) Center is a partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA...
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40 CFR Appendix III to Part 265 - EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water Standards
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
...) SOLID WASTES (CONTINUED) INTERIM STATUS STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water... Water Standards Parameter Maximum level (mg/l) Arsenic 0.05 Barium 1.0 Cadmium 0.01 Chromium 0.05...
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40 CFR Appendix III to Part 265 - EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water Standards
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
...) SOLID WASTES (CONTINUED) INTERIM STATUS STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water... Water Standards Parameter Maximum level (mg/l) Arsenic 0.05 Barium 1.0 Cadmium 0.01 Chromium 0.05...
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Innovative Approach for Development of Drinking Water Research Data in the EPA Treatability Database
In recent years, funding for development of the TDB has been limited due to Federal budget constraints. As a result, EPA adopted an innovative approach to continue the development of new contaminants and maintenance of treatability information on over 60 existing drinking water ...
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78 FR 3893 - Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-01-17
.../31/2015; Approved with change. EPA ICR Number 1803.06; Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program... INFORMATION: OMB Responses to Agency Clearance Requests OMB Approvals EPA ICR Number 1973.05; Cooling Water...; Establishing No-Discharge Zones Under Clean Water Act Section 312 (Renewal); 40 CFR parts 140 and 1700; was...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-07-05
...; Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical and Radionuclides; Microbial; and Public Water System...://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Reed, Drinking Water Protection Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, (4606M), Environmental Protection Agency...
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40 CFR 23.7 - Timing of Administrator's action under Safe Drinking Water Act.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Safe Drinking Water Act. 23.7 Section 23.7 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GENERAL JUDICIAL REVIEW UNDER EPA-ADMINISTERED STATUTES § 23.7 Timing of Administrator's action under Safe Drinking Water Act. Unless the Administrator otherwise explicitly provides in a particular promulgation...
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40 CFR 23.7 - Timing of Administrator's action under Safe Drinking Water Act.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... Safe Drinking Water Act. 23.7 Section 23.7 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GENERAL JUDICIAL REVIEW UNDER EPA-ADMINISTERED STATUTES § 23.7 Timing of Administrator's action under Safe Drinking Water Act. Unless the Administrator otherwise explicitly provides in a particular promulgation...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S. EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW) collects national occurrence data on drinking water contaminants using Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulations (UCMRs). These contaminants may be selected from the Drin...
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7TH JAPAN - U.S. CONFERENCE ON DRINKING WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND WASTEWATER CONTROL
Update on U.S. Drinking Water and Water Quality Research
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (U.S. EPA) Office of Research and development continues to conduct drinking water and water quality related research to address high priority environmental problems. Curr... -
Report #15-P-0032, December 5, 2014. The EPA needs to enforce grant requirements for collecting DWSRF project information to demonstrate the public health results of the $11.37 billion it has invested in drinking water infrastructure since 2009.
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TECHNOLOGY SELECTION AND SYSTEM DESIGN, U.S. EPA ARSENIC DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ROUND 1
Battelle, under a contract with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is conducting full-scale demonstration studies on the removal of arsenic from drinking water supplies at 12 water treatment facilities throughout the United States. These demonstration studi...
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DBP CONTROL IN DRINKING WATER: COST AND PERFORMANCE
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is currently attempting to balance the complex trade-offs in chemical and microbial risks associated with controlling disinfection and disinfection byproducts (D/DBP) in drinking water. In attempting to achieve this balance, the...
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40 CFR Appendix III to Part 265 - EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water Standards
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 27 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water... Water Standards Parameter Maximum level (mg/l) Arsenic 0.05 Barium 1.0 Cadmium 0.01 Chromium 0.05 Fluoride 1.4-2.4 Lead 0.05 Mercury 0.002 Nitrate (as N) 10 Selenium 0.01 Silver 0.05 Endrin 0.0002 Lindane...
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40 CFR Appendix III to Part 265 - EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water Standards
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 27 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water... Water Standards Parameter Maximum level (mg/l) Arsenic 0.05 Barium 1.0 Cadmium 0.01 Chromium 0.05 Fluoride 1.4-2.4 Lead 0.05 Mercury 0.002 Nitrate (as N) 10 Selenium 0.01 Silver 0.05 Endrin 0.0002 Lindane...
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REAL-TIME REMOTE MONITORING OF DRINKING WATER QUALITY
Over the past eight years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) has funded the testing and evaluation of various online "real-time" technologies for monitoring drinking water quality. The events of 9/11 and subsequent threats t...
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Asbestos worker protection. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Final rule.
2000-11-15
In this Final Rule, EPA is amending both the Asbestos Worker Protection Rule (WPR) and the Asbestos-in-Schools Rule. The WPR amendment protects State and local government employees from the health risks of exposure to asbestos to the same extent as private sector workers by adopting for these employees the Asbestos Standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The WPR's coverage is extended to State and local government employees who are performing construction work, custodial work, and automotive brake and clutch repair work. This final rule cross-references the OSHA Asbestos Standards for Construction and for General Industry, so that future amendments to these OSHA standards are directly and equally effective for employees covered by the WPR. EPA also amends the Asbestos-in-Schools Rule to provide coverage under the WPR for employees of public local education agencies who perform operations, maintenance, and repair activities. EPA is issuing this final rule under section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
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INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE: U.S. EPA'S APPROACH TO SURVEILLANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER QUALITY
For the past 35 years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been establishing health-based standards for more than 80 contaminants and developing water quality methods and tools to monitor, assess, and report on the health of America's water resources. The Safe Drinking ...
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40 CFR 23.7 - Timing of Administrator's action under Safe Drinking Water Act.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Timing of Administrator's action under Safe Drinking Water Act. 23.7 Section 23.7 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GENERAL JUDICIAL REVIEW UNDER EPA-ADMINISTERED STATUTES § 23.7 Timing of Administrator's action under Safe Drinking Water Act. Unless the...
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77 FR 34382 - Meetings of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council-Notice of Public Meetings
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-06-11
...The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or agency) is announcing one public webinar/conference call and one in-person meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC or Council), established under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The Council will consider various issues associated with drinking water protection and public water systems. For the webinar/conference call, the Council will discuss a draft guidance for EPA permit writers relative to hydraulic fracturing using diesel fuels under the SDWA's Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program and also options for assisting small water systems in achieving sustainable practices. For the in-person meeting, the primary focus will be for the Council to discuss the proposed regulation of perchlorate under the SDWA. Also at this in-person meeting, the Council will discuss assistance to small water systems among other program issues.
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Statement of Intent between EPA and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
This page contains a Statement of Intent between EPA and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to exchange information, training and experience on chemical safety and the 2015-2016 Rolling Work Plan of activities to implement the Statement of Intent.
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Cappello, Michael Anthony; Ferraro, Aimee; Mendelsohn, Aaron B; Prehn, Angela Witt
2013-11-01
In the study discussed in this article, 27 private drinking water wells located in a rural Colorado mountain community were sampled for radon contamination and compared against (a) the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (U.S. EPA's) proposed maximum contaminant level (MCL), (b) the U.S. EPA proposed alternate maximum contaminate level (AMCL), and (c) the average radon level measured in the local municipal drinking water system. The data from the authors' study found that 100% of the wells within the study population had radon levels in excess of the U.S. EPA MCL, 37% were in excess of the U.S. EPA AMCL, and 100% of wells had radon levels greater than that found in the local municipal drinking water system. Radon contamination in one well was found to be 715 times greater than the U.S. EPA MCL, 54 times greater than the U.S. EPA AMLC, and 36,983 times greater than that found in the local municipal drinking water system. According to the research data and the reviewed literature, the results indicate that this population has a unique and elevated contamination profile and suggest that radon-contaminated drinking water from private wells can present a significant public health concern.
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Survey of EPA and Other Federal Agency Scientific Data Management Policies and Guidance, 2009
The purpose of this study is to compile and assess internal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) scientific data management (SDM) policies and guidance. Additionally, this study examines SDM policies and guidance from other Federal Agencies engaged in science and technology, an...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting a study of the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on drinking water resources. This study was initiated in Fiscal Year 2010 when Congress urged the EPA to examine the relationship between hydraul...
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The purpose of this SOP is to describe how to collect, store, and ship tap and drinking water samples for analysis by EPA Method 525.2 (revision 1.0) and EPA method 531.1 (revision 3) for the NHEXAS Arizona project. This SOP provides a brief description of the sample containers,...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-02-22
... Program, OMB Control No. 2060-0350 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY.... 1774.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0350. ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on July 31...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-04-16
...: EPA Method Development Update on Drinking Water Testing Methods for Contaminant Candidate List... Division will describe methods currently in development for many CCL contaminants, with an expectation that several of these methods will support future cycles of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-09-10
... water systems serving more than 3,300 persons and from American Indian and Alaskan Native Village... Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; 2011 Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and... submitting comments. E-mail: [email protected] . Fax: 202-564-3757. Mail: Water Docket, EPA Docket Center...
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Development and Multi-laboratory Verification of US EPA ...
A drinking water method for seven pesticides and pesticide degradates is presented that addresses the occurrence monitoring needs of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a future Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR). The method employs online solid phase extraction-liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (SPE-LC–MS-MS). Online SPE-LC–MS-MS has the potential to offer cost-effective, faster, more sensitive and more rugged methods than the traditional offline SPE approach due to complete automation of the SPE process, as well as seamless integration with the LC–MS-MS system. The method uses 2-chloroacetamide, ascorbic acid and Trizma to preserve the drinking water samples for up to 28 days. The mean recoveries in drinking water (from a surface water source) fortified with method analytes are 87.1–112% with relative standard deviations of <14%. Single laboratory lowest concentration minimum reporting levels of 0.27–1.7 ng/L are demonstrated with this methodology. Multi-laboratory data are presented that demonstrate method ruggedness and transferability. The final method meets all of the EPA's UCMR survey requirements for sample collection and storage, precision, accuracy, and sensitivity. The journal article describes the development of drinking water Method 543 for analysis of selected CCL 3 chemicals. It is anticipated this method may be used in a future Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation to gather nationw
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Drinking water disinfection byproducts: review and approach to toxicity evaluation.
Boorman, G A
1999-02-01
There is widespread potential for human exposure to disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in drinking water because everyone drinks, bathes, cooks, and cleans with water. The need for clean and safe water led the U.S. Congress to pass the Safe Drinking Water Act more than 20 years ago in 1974. In 1976, chloroform, a trihalomethane (THM) and a principal DBP, was shown to be carcinogenic in rodents. This prompted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) in 1979 to develop a drinking water rule that would provide guidance on the levels of THMs allowed in drinking water. Further concern was raised by epidemiology studies suggesting a weak association between the consumption of chlorinated drinking water and the occurrence of bladder, colon, and rectal cancer. In 1992 the U.S. EPA initiated a negotiated rulemaking to evaluate the need for additional controls for microbial pathogens and DBPs. The goal was to develop an approach that would reduce the level of exposure from disinfectants and DBPs without undermining the control of microbial pathogens. The product of these deliberations was a proposed stage 1 DBP rule. It was agreed that additional information was necessary on how to optimize the use of disinfectants while maintaining control of pathogens before further controls to reduce exposure beyond stage 1 were warranted. In response to this need, the U.S. EPA developed a 5-year research plan to support the development of the longer term rules to control microbial pathogens and DBPs. A considerable body of toxicologic data has been developed on DBPs that occur in the drinking water, but the main emphasis has been on THMs. Given the complexity of the problem and the need for additional data to support the drinking water DBP rules, the U.S. EPA, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the U.S. Army are working together to develop a comprehensive biologic and mechanistic DBP database. Selected DBPs will be tested using 2-year toxicity and
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As part of the Arsenic Rule Implementation Research Program, between July 2003 and July 2011, the U.S. environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted 50 full-scale demonstration projects on treatment systems removing arsenic from drinking water in 26 states throughout the U.S. ...
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Implementing EPA Method 537 | Science Inventory | US EPA
This presentation describes EPA Method 537 for the analysis of 14 perfluorinated alkyl acids in drinking water as well as the challenges associated with preparing a laboratory for analysis using Method 537. The impact of this presentation is to provide the scientific community with an introduction to EPA Method 537 and to provide suggestions on implementing this method in laboratories.
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW) has developed a single-laboratory quantitation procedure: the lowest concentration minimum reporting level (LCMRL). The LCMRL is the lowest true concentration for which fu...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-01-01
... President of the United States of America A Proclamation From the air we breathe to the water we drink, the... drinking water. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created in 1970 to protect... through pollution prevention and the development of clean-energy alternatives to fossil fuels. The...
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Strontium concentrations in corrosion products from residential drinking water distribution systems.
Gerke, Tammie L; Little, Brenda J; Luxton, Todd P; Scheckel, Kirk G; Maynard, J Barry
2013-05-21
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) will require some U.S. drinking water distribution systems (DWDS) to monitor nonradioactive strontium (Sr(2+)) in drinking water in 2013. Iron corrosion products from four DWDS were examined to assess the potential for Sr(2+) binding and release. Average Sr(2+) concentrations in the outermost layer of the corrosion products ranged from 3 to 54 mg kg(-1) and the Sr(2+) drinking water concentrations were all ≤0.3 mg L(-1). Micro-X-ray adsorption near edge structure spectroscopy and linear combination fitting determined that Sr(2+) was principally associated with CaCO3. Sr(2+) was also detected as a surface complex associated with α-FeOOH. Iron particulates deposited on a filter inside a home had an average Sr(2+) concentration of 40.3 mg kg(-1) and the associated drinking water at a tap was 210 μg L(-1). The data suggest that elevated Sr(2+) concentrations may be associated with iron corrosion products that, if disturbed, could increase Sr(2+) concentrations above the 0.3 μg L(-1) US EPA reporting threshold. Disassociation of very small particulates could result in drinking water Sr(2+) concentrations that exceed the US EPA health reference limit (4.20 mg kg(-1) body weight).
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The purpose of this SOP is to describe how to collect, store, and ship tap and drinking water samples for analysis by EPA Method 525.2 (revision 1.0) and EPA method 531.1 (revision 3). This SOP provides a brief description of the sample containers, collection, preservation, stor...
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40 CFR 63.13 - Addresses of State air pollution control agencies and EPA Regional Offices.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 9 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Addresses of State air pollution control agencies and EPA Regional Offices. 63.13 Section 63.13 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL... POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES General Provisions § 63.13 Addresses of State air pollution control agencies...
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40 CFR 63.13 - Addresses of State air pollution control agencies and EPA Regional Offices.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 9 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Addresses of State air pollution control agencies and EPA Regional Offices. 63.13 Section 63.13 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL... POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES General Provisions § 63.13 Addresses of State air pollution control agencies...
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EXTRACTION AND SPECIATION OF ARSENIC CONTAINING DRINKING WATER TREATMENT SOLIDS BY IC-ICP-MS
In 2001, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) passed the Arsenic Rule, which established a maximum contaminant level of 105g/L. Compliance with this regulation has caused a number of drinking water utilities to investigate potential treatment options. The adsorption o...
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Point-of-entry drinking-water treatment systems for Superfund applications
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Chambers, C.D.; Janszen, T.A.
1989-06-01
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State Superfund agencies need a technical manual to assist their personnel in the selection of an effective drinking-water treatment system for individual households in areas where the drinking water has been adversely affected by Superfund site contaminants and no other alternative water supply is available or feasible. Commercially available water treatment systems for individual households are of two basic types: point-of-use (POU) and point-of-entry (POE). A POU device consists of equipment applied to selected water taps to reduce contaminants at each tap. A POE device consists of equipment to reduce the contaminants inmore » the water distributed throughout the entire structure of a house. The study was initiated to collect monitoring, operation and maintenance, performance, and design data on existing Superfund POE water-treatment systems. Evaluation of the collected data showed that the existing data are not sufficient for the preparation of a technical assistance document to meet the objectives of EPA and State Superfund personnel.« less
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In virtually every major environmental act, Congress has required that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) ensure not only that the air be safe to breathe, the water safe to drink, and the food supply free of contamination, but also that the environment be protect...
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EPA Order 5700.7A1: EPA's Policy for Environmental Results under EPA Assistance Agreements
This order establishes Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policy for addressing environmental results under EPA assistance agreements, including results that advance EPA’s environmental and human health mission.
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Scientists from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are collaborating on a research study to determine the presence of contaminants of emerging concern in treated and untreated drinking water collected from up to 50 drinking water trea...
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The Role of Microbial Processes in the Oxidation and Removal of Arsenic from Drinking Water
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently reduced the drinking water standard for arsenic (As) in water from 0.05 to 0.010 milligrams/Liter (L) (10 micrograms/L). This reduction was prompted by new health effects research, which concluded th...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-08-02
[email protected] . Fax: (202) 566-9744. Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. Hand Delivery: Air... [[Page 46090
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) program evaluates the performance of innovative air, water, pollution prevention and monitoring technologies that have the potential to improve human health and the environment. This techn...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is in the process of developing a sophisticated regulatory strategy in an attempt to balance the risks associated with disinfectants and disinfection by-products (D/DBP) in drinking water. A major aspect of this strategy is the...
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PFOS and PFOS: Analytics | Science Inventory | US EPA
This presentation describes the drivers for development of Method 537, the extraction and analytical procedure, performance data, holding time data as well as detection limits. The purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of EPA drinking water Method 537 to the U.S. EPA Drinking Water Workshop participants.
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EPA waiver of ground water cleanup standards in NY
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Hess, A.A.
1995-11-01
EPA may invoke a technical impracticability (TI) waiver at a site when the Agency determines that it is technically impracticable from an engineering perspective to attain cleanup standards within a reasonable time period. The October 6, 1994 TI waiver of ground water cleanup standards at the G.E./Moreau Superfund Site in New York is the first post-Record of Decision (ROD) TI waiver granted by EPA since issuance of the September 1993 guidance on technical impracticability of ground water restoration. In the 1987 ROD, EPA selected natural gradient flushing and treatment as the ground water remedy and estimated that TCE-contaminated ground watermore » within the unconsolidated aquifer at the Site would be restored to drinking water quality within decades. EPA`s subsequent reevaluation showed that cleanup of the ground water would take 200 years or more, regardless of the remedial technology employed, due to the presence of site-specific physical and chemical factors that limit the effectiveness of ground water remediation technologies. Following public participation activities, EPA issued the TI waiver as an Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) to the ROD. The ESD revised the time frame expected for ground water restoration but did not reduce or change any of the required cleanup actions.« less
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Memorandum of Understanding Between U.S. EPA Superfund and U.S. NRC
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Walker, Stuart
2008-01-15
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) are responsible for implementing the 'Memorandum of Understanding Between the Environmental Protection Agency and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Consultation and Finality on Decommissioning and Decontamination of Contaminated Sites'. This paper provides a brief overview of the origin of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the major features of the MOU, and how the MOU has been implemented site specifically. EPA and NRC developed the MOU in response to direction from the House Committee on Appropriations to EPA and NRC to work togethermore » to address the potential for dual regulation. The MOU was signed by EPA on September 30, 2002 and NRC on October 9, 2002. The two agencies had worked on the MOU since March 2000. While both EPA and NRC have statutory authority to clean up these sites, the MOU provides consultation procedures between EPA and NRC to eliminate dual regulation. Under the MOU, EPA and NRC identified the interactions of the two agencies for the decommissioning and decontamination of NRC-licensed sites and the ways in which those responsibilities will be exercised. Except for Section VI, which addresses corrective action under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), this MOU is limited to the coordination between EPA, when acting under its CERCLA authority, and NRC, when a facility licensed by the NRC is undergoing decommissioning, or when a facility has completed decommissioning, and the NRC has terminated its license. EPA believes that implementation of the MOU between the two agencies will ensure that future confusion about dual regulation does not occur regarding the cleanup and reuse of NRC-licensed sites. NRC and EPA have so far exchanged MOU consultation letters on eight NRC-licensed sites. EPA has responded to each consultation request with a letter expressing its views on
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This report documents the activities performed during and the results obtained from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) arsenic removal treatment technology demonstration project at the White Rock Water Company (WRWC) public water system, a small residential drinking w...
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New England Drinking Water Program | US EPA
2017-07-06
Information on Drinking Water in New England. Major Topics covered include: Conservation, Private Wells, Preventing Contamination, Drinking Water Sources, Consumer Confidence Reports, and Drinking Water Awards.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) program evaluates the performance of innovative air, water, pollution prevention and monitoring technologies that have the potential to improve human health and the environment. This techn...
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Small Drinking Water Systems Communication and Outreach ...
As part of our small drinking water systems efforts, this poster highlights several communications and outreach highlights that EPA's Office of Research and Development and Office of Water have been undertaking in collaboration with states and the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators. To share information at EPA's annual small drinking water systems workshop
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This presentation will provide an overview of drinking water research being conducted by the National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) of the U.S. EPA. The Water Supply and Water Resources Division (WSWRD) is an internationally known water research organization establi...
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This encyclopedic entry deals with various aspects of microbiology as it relates to drinking water treatment. The use of microbial indicators for assessing fecal contamination is discussed as well as current national drinking water regulations (U.S. EPA) and guidelines proposed ...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-08-25
... the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002: Drinking Water... submitting comments. E-mail: [email protected] . Mail: EPA Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency... . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Edwards, Water Security Division, Office of Ground Water and...
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EPA Region 1 Sole Source Aquifers
This coverage contains boundaries of EPA-approved sole source aquifers. Sole source aquifers are defined as an aquifer designated as the sole or principal source of drinking water for a given aquifer service area; that is, an aquifer which is needed to supply 50% or more of the drinking water for the area and for which there are no reasonable alternative sources should the aquifer become contaminated.The aquifers were defined by a EPA hydrogeologist. Aquifer boundaries were then drafted by EPA onto 1:24000 USGS quadrangles. For the coastal sole source aquifers the shoreline as it appeared on the quadrangle was used as a boundary. Delineated boundaries were then digitized into ARC/INFO.
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Comparison of techniques for the detection of helminth ova in drinking water and wastewater.
Maya, C; Jimenez, B; Schwartzbrod, J
2006-02-01
Many countries use wastewater for irrigation. The World Health Organization established, as reuse guidelines, a maximum value of 1 helminth ovum/L for irrigation. Various techniques for enumerating helminth ova in water have been published. To determine the most adequate method for Mexico, four techniques were compared: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), membrane-filter, Leeds I, and Faust. Two types of water were used: drinking water and municipal wastewater effluent. Sensitivity, discrimination coefficients, precision, recovery efficiency, and cost were determined. In addition, several unseeded wastewater samples were analyzed. For drinking water, U.S. EPA and the membrane-filter techniques demonstrated comparable results; however, when wastewater was used, the membrane technique showed some deficiencies. Because the U.S. EPA technique may be used for samples with both high and low solids content, allows for the recovery of helminth ova with different specific gravities, and has the lowest total cost, it was selected as the best technique.
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Lead in drinking water: sampling in primary schools and preschools in south central Kansas.
Massey, Anne R; Steele, Janet E
2012-03-01
Studies in Philadelphia, New York City, Houston, Washington, DC, and Greenville, North Carolina, have revealed high lead levels in drinking water. Unlike urban areas, lead levels in drinking water in suburban and rural areas have not been adequately studied. In the study described in this article, drinking water in primary schools and preschools in five suburban and rural south central Kansas towns was sampled to determine if any exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) guidance level for schools and child care facilities of 20 parts per billion (ppb). The results showed a total of 32.1% of the samples had detectable lead levels and 3.6% exceeded the U.S. EPA guidance level for schools and child care providers of 20 ppb. These results indicate that about one-third of the drinking water consumed by children age six and under in the five suburban and rural south central Kansas towns studied has some lead contamination, exposing these children to both short-term and long-term health risks. The authors suggest a need for increased surveillance of children's drinking water in these facilities.
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Report #17-P-0004, Oct 20, 2016. To avoid future public health harm through drinking water contamination, the EPA needs to clarify for its employees how its emergency authority can and should be used to intervene in a public health threat.
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Bee guide to complying with the Safe Drinking Water Act. Final report
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Garland, J.G.; Acker, A.M.
This report provides current information on the Safe Drinking Water Act and recent amendments. The report describes the evolution of the Safe Drinking Water Act and the responsibilities of base personnel involved in compliance with the Act. It also describes the monitoring requirements, analytical requirements, best available technology for controlling contaminants, and public notification requirements for regulated contaminants. The appendixes include proposed contaminants and state water quality agencies. Each Air Force public water distribution system (PWDS) must comply with the SDWA, and the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs). In the United States and its territories, the provisions of themore » SDWA and the NPDWRs are enforced by the states except in the few instances in which the state has not been delegated primary enforcement responsibility (primacy) by the EPA. States that have primacy may establish drinking water regulations, monitoring schedules, and reporting requirements more stringent than, or in addition to, those in the NPDWRs. Air Force public water systems in these states are required to comply with these additional requirements as well as federal enforcement actions as carried out by the EPA Regional Office.« less
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently evaluating package plant advanced oxidation process (AOP) systems to treat methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in drinking water supplies (e.g., surface water, groundwater). MTBE has been identified as a potential carcin...
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EPA supports community-based problem solving through grants and assistance to address health threats posed by a range of environmental hazards in San Joaquin Valley, including drinking water contamination and revitalization plans for downtown Fresno.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (US EPA) Lead and Copper Rule established an action level for lead of 0.0 15 mg/L in a 1 liter first draw sample at the consumer's tap. Lead corrosion and solubility in drinking water distribution systems are largely controlled by the fo...
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This document is a compilation of responses from four external peer reviewers on EPA's "Multimedia Exposure Analysis to Inform a Public Health-Based Value for Lead in Drinking Water." It was delivered by Versar, Inc. under contract number EP-C-12-045 Task Order 91.
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EPA Library Network Communication Strategies
To establish Agency-wide procedures for the EPA National Library Network libraries to communicate, using a range of established mechanisms, with other EPA libraries, EPA staff, organizations and the public.
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The paper presents the history of the EPA wastewater disinfection research program from the early 1970's until it culminated with the publication of the Process Design Manual in September 1986. The program was elevated to the highest Agency research priority in 1976 with the infu...
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ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATER SUPPLY WELLS: A MULTI-AGENCY COMMUNITY-BASED, RESEARCH PROJECT
Studies have indicated that arsenic concentrations greater than the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maximum contaminant level (MCL) concentration of 10 micrograms per liter (ųg/L) occur in numerous aquifers around the United States. One such aquifer is the Central ...
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ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATER SUPPLY WELLS: A MULTI-AGENCY, COMMUNITY-BASED, RESEARCH PROJECT
Studies have indicated that arsenic concentrations greater than the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maximum contaminant level (MCL) concentration of 10 micrograms per liter (µg/L) occur in numerous aquifers around the United States. One such aquifer is the Central ...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false How can a person served by the public water system obtain EPA review of a State proposed small system variance? 142.310 Section 142.310 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false How can a person served by the public water system obtain EPA review of a State proposed small system variance? 142.310 Section 142.310 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS...
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This presentation describes EPA Method 537 for the analysis of 14 perfluorinated alkyl acids in drinking water as well as the challenges associated with preparing a laboratory for analysis using Method 537.
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EPA's Drinking Water Action Plan serves as a national call to action, urging all levels of government, utilities, community organizations, and other stakeholders to work together to increase the safety and reliability of drinking water.
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USE OF QSPRS IN IMPROVING CARBON ADSORPTION MODELING OF EPA CONTAMINANT CANDIDATE COMPOUNDS
Activated carbon adsorption of EPA contaminant candidate list (CCL) compounds is under investigation as a treatment technology for contaminated drinking water. Historically, EPA, in support of drinking water regulations, has used a number of techniques to calculate field-scale c...
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REGULATED CONTAMINANTS IN DRINKING WATER
Safe drinking water is critical to protecting human health. More than 260 million Americans rely on the safety of tap water provided by water systems that comply with national drinking water standards. EPA's strategy for ensuring safe drinking water includes four key elements, ...
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Local Drinking Water Information
States and territories collect data about the performance of your drinking water supplier and share that information with EPA, which posts it to our website and maintains a telephone hotline to answer questions about drinking water.
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The article discusses air pollution research at the U.S. EPA, and particularly AEERL's role in that research which, in some areas, predates the Agency's. EPA's engineering research programs are shifting from an initial focus on sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide pollution control ...
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Nawab, Javed; Khan, Sardar; Ali, Sharafat; Sher, Hassan; Rahman, Ziaur; Khan, Kifayatullah; Tang, Jianfeng; Ahmad, Aziz
2016-05-01
Human beings are frequently exposed to pathogens and heavy metals through ingestion of contaminated drinking water throughout the world particularly in developing countries. The present study aimed to assess the quality of water used for drinking purposes in Malakand Agency, Pakistan. Water samples were collected from different sources (dug wells, bore wells, tube wells, springs, and hand pumps) and analyzed for different physico-chemical parameters and bacterial pathogens (fecal coliform bacteria) using standard methods, while heavy metals were analyzed using atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS-PEA-700). In the study area, 70 % of water sources were contaminated with F. coliform representing high bacterial contamination. The heavy metals, such as Cd (29 and 8 %), Ni (16 and 78 %), and Cr (7 %), exceeded their respective safe limits of WHO (2006) and Pak-EPA (2008), respectively, in water sources, while Pb (9 %) only exceeded from WHO safe limit. The risk assessment tools such as daily intake of metals (DIMs) and health risk indexes (HRIs) were used for health risk estimation and were observed in the order of Ni > Cr > Mn > Pb > Cd and Cd > Ni > Pb > Mn > Cr, respectively. The HRI values of heavy metals for both children and adults were <1, showing lack of potential health risk to the local inhabitants of the study area.
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In 2003, the Town of Greenville, Wisconsin was selected for the Round 2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Arsenic Demonstration Program and a Kinetico Macrolite® pressure filtration system was selected for its ability to remove arsenic. Well reconstruction prior to the ...
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CHEMICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF CHLORINATED AND OZONATED-CHLORINATED DRINKING WATER: A COLLABORATION OF THE FOUR NATIONAL LABS OF THE U.S. EPA
Susan D. Richardson1, Linda K. Teuschler2, Alfred D. Thruston, Jr.,1 Thomas Speth3, Richard J. Miltner3, Glenn Rice2, Kathle... -
Project #OA-FY17-0139, Feb 15, 2017.The EPA OIG plans to begin preliminary research on an audit of EPA's processes for managing background investigations of privileged users and taking action to remediate weaknesses in agency's info security program.
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EPA scientific integrity policy draft
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Showstack, Randy
2011-08-01
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its draft scientific integrity policy on 5 August. The draft policy addresses scientific ethical standards, communications with the public, the use of advisory committees and peer review, and professional development. The draft policy was developed by an ad hoc group of EPA senior staff and scientists in response to a December 2010 memorandum on scientific integrity from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The agency is accepting public comments on the draft through 6 September; comments should be sent to osa.staff@epa.gov. For more information, see http://www.epa.gov/stpc/pdfs/draft-scientific-integrity-policy-aug2011.pdf.
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EPA-DOT Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
National Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Publication #EPA-420-F-00-020 and EPA-DOT Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Transportation Conformity.
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THE DRINKING WATER TREATABILITY DATABASE (Slides)
The Drinking Water Treatability Database (TDB) assembles referenced data on the control of contaminants in drinking water, housed on an interactive, publicly-available, USEPA web site (www.epa.gov/tdb). The TDB is of use to drinking water utilities, treatment process design engin...
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Morris, S.C.; Rowe, M.D.; Holtzman, S.
1992-11-01
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed regulations for allowable levels of radioactive material in drinking water (40 CFR Part 141, 56 FR 33050, July 18, 1991). This review examined the assumptions and methods used by EPA in calculating risks that would be avoided by implementing the proposed Maximum Contaminant Levels for uranium, radium, and radon. Proposed limits on gross alpha and beta-gamma emitters were not included in this review.
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EPA EMERGENCY PLANNING TOOLBOX
EPA's Office of Research and Development and Office of Water/Water Security Division have jointly developed a Response Protocol Toolbox (RPTB) to address the complex, multi-faceted challenges of a water utility's planning and response to intentional contamination of drinking wate...
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Concentration of Ra-226 in Malaysian Drinking and Bottled Mineral Water
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Amin, Y. B. Mohd; Jemangin, M. H.; Mahat, R. H.
2010-07-07
The concentration of the radionuclide {sup 226}Ra was determined in the drinking water which was taken from various sources. It was found that the concentration varies from non-detectable (ND) to highest value of 0.30 Bq per liter. The concentration was found to be high in mineral water as compare with surface water such as domestic pipe water. Some of these values have exceeded the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) of America regulations. The activity concentrations obtained are compared with data from other countries. The estimated annual effective doses from drinking the water are determined. The values obtained range from 0.02 mSvmore » to about 0.06 mSv per year.« less
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Bill would bolster science at EPA
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Showstack, Randy
Since its establishment in 1970, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has primarily served as a regulatory agency with a significant science component. However, the agency's scientific practices and performance at times have been criticized by the U.S. General Accounting Office, the National Academies of Science (NAS), Congress, and EPA's own science advisory board, as well as in a number of lawsuits.New legislation introduced by Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.), chair of the House of Representatives' Science Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards, includes measures meant to improve the agency's science component. The legislation, H.R. 64, would require the president to appoint an EPA deputy administrator for science and technology This deputy administrator, who would rank higher than existing assistant administrators (AAs), would be responsible for the overall scientific and technical foundation of the agency's decisions, including ensuring that the agency's scientific endeavors use the best possible peer review and research planning practices.
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EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online
The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) website provides customizable and downloadable information about environmental inspections, violations, and enforcement actions for EPA-regulated facilities related to the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and Safe Drinking Water Act. These data are updated weekly as part of the ECHO data refresh, and ECHO offers many user-friendly options to explore data, including:? Facility Search: ECHO information is searchable by varied criteria, including location, facility type, and compliance status. Search results are customizable and downloadable.? Comparative Maps and State Dashboards: These tools offer aggregated information about facility compliance status, regulatory agency compliance monitoring, and enforcement activity at the national and state level.? Bulk Data Downloads: One of ECHO??s most popular features is the ability to work offline by downloading large data sets. Users can take advantage of the ECHO Exporter, which provides summary information about each facility in comma-separated values (csv) file format, or download data sets by program as zip files.
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Liang, Jennifer L; Dziuban, Eric J; Craun, Gunther F; Hill, Vincent; Moore, Matthew R; Gelting, Richard J; Calderon, Rebecca L; Beach, Michael J; Roy, Sharon L
2006-12-22
Since 1971, CDC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists have maintained a collaborative Waterborne Disease and Outbreaks Surveillance System for collecting and reporting data related to occurrences and causes of waterborne disease and outbreaks (WBDOs). This surveillance system is the primary source of data concerning the scope and effects of WBDOs in the United States. Data presented summarize 36 WBDOs that occurred during January 2003-December 2004 and nine previously unreported WBDOs that occurred during 1982-2002. The surveillance system includes data on WBDOs associated with drinking water, water not intended for drinking (excluding recreational water), and water of unknown intent. Public health departments in the states, territories, localities, and Freely Associated States (i.e., the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, formerly parts of the U.S.-administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) are primarily responsible for detecting and investigating WBDOs and voluntarily reporting them to CDC by using a standard form. During 2003-2004, a total of 36 WBDOs were reported by 19 states; 30 were associated with drinking water, three were associated with water not intended for drinking, and three were associated with water of unknown intent. The 30 drinking water-associated WBDOs caused illness among an estimated 2,760 persons and were linked to four deaths. Etiologic agents were identified in 25 (83.3%) of these WBDOs: 17 (68.0%) involved pathogens (i.e., 13 bacterial, one parasitic, one viral, one mixed bacterial/parasitic, and one mixed bacterial/parasitic/viral), and eight (32.0%) involved chemical/toxin poisonings. Gastroenteritis represented 67.7% of the illness related to drinking water-associated WBDOs; acute respiratory illness represented 25.8%, and dermatitis represented 6.5%. The classification of deficiencies contributing
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EPA Alternative Dispute Resolution Contacts
The success of EPA's ADR efforts depends on a network of talented and experienced professionals in Headquarters offices and EPA Regions. For Agency-wide ADR information, please contact the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center.
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DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Jackson, M.; Johnson, L.; Kelly, J.
1988-01-01
This paper discusses the manner in which the EPA identifies, assesses risk for, and regulates substances determined to cause cancer in humans. The report provides an overall perspective of the carcinogen standard-setting process as it is affected by scientific, legal, and political influences. Discussed are: history and methods of carcinogen regulation; toxicological methods for determining carcinogenicity; the use of human-exposure data to regulate carcinogens; an overview of the agency's system for classifying chemical agents suspected or known to cause cancer; significant Federal court cases and decisions that have influenced attempts by Federal agencies to regulate carcinogens; and factors affecting EPAsmore » regulation of carcinogens.« less
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EPA has multiple ways for the public to engage with the Agency's innovative solutions and technologies, including cooperative research and development agreements, internships, student competitions, and EPA databases developers can use to make mobile apps.
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THE DRINKING WATER TREATABILITY DATABASE (Conference Paper)
The Drinking Water Treatability Database (TDB) assembles referenced data on the control of contaminants in drinking water, housed on an interactive, publicly-available, USEPA web site (www.epa.gov/tdb). The TDB is of use to drinking water utilities, treatment process design engin...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-02-05
... Support of EPA's Third Six-Year Review of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (Renewal); EPA ICR..., Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division (MC 4607M...: Contaminant Occurrence Data in Support of EPA's Third Six- Year Review of National Primary Drinking Water...
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Ingestion Exposure to Nitrosamines in Chlorinated Drinking Water
Han, Kichan
2011-01-01
Objectives N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) is classified as a probable human carcinogen by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and is formed during the chlorination of municipal drinking water. In this study, selected nitrosamines were measured in chlorinated drinking water collected from Chuncheon, Kangwon-do, Republic of Korea, and a risk assessment for NDMA was conducted. Methods Twelve water samples were collected from 2 treatment plants and 10 household taps. Samples were analyzed for 6 nitrosamines via solid-phase extraction cleanup followed by conversion to dansyl derivatives and high-performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD). Considering the dietary patterns of Korean people and the concentration change of NDMA by boiling, a carcinogenic risk assessment from ingestion exposure was conducted following the US EPA guidelines. Results NDMA concentrations ranged between 26.1 and 112.0 ng/L. NDMA in water was found to be thermally stable, and thus its concentration at the end of boiling was greater than before thermal treatment owing to the decrease in water volume. The estimated excess lifetime carcinogenic risk exceeded the regulatory baseline risk of 10-5. Conclusions This result suggests that more extensive studies need to be conducted on nitrosamine concentration distributions over the country and the source of relatively high nitrosamine concentrations. PMID:22125764
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This report documents the activities performed during and the results obtained from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) arsenic removal technology demonstration project at the City of Sandusky, MI facility. The objectives of the project were to evaluate: 1) the effect...
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Work-In-Progress Peer Consult on EPA's Multimedia ...
This document is a compilation of responses from four external peer reviewers on EPA's "Multimedia Exposure Analysis to Inform a Public Health-Based Value for Lead in Drinking Water." It was delivered by Versar, Inc. under contract number EP-C-12-045 Task Order 91. Peer review report compiled, written and delivered by Versar, Inc to EPA.
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Drinking Water State Revolving Fund: EPA Funding for ...
2017-07-06
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-182) authorize a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program to assist public water systems to finance the costs of infrastructure needed to achieve or maintain compliance with SDWA requirements and to protect public health.
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This report documents the activities performed and the results obtained from January 30, 2006 to April 29, 2007 at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Arsenic Removal Technology Demonstration site in Sabin, MN. The main objective of the project was to evaluate the eff...
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Contaminant Occurrence and Related Data for Six-Year Review of Drinking Water Standards
Learn about data EPA collects to conduct the Six-Year Review of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. The data allows EPA to characterize frequency of occurrence, the levels found, and the geographic distribution of contaminants in drinking water.
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EPA-SUPPORTED (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY-SUPPORTED) WASTELOAD ALLOCATION MODELS
Modeling is increasingly becoming part of the Wasteload Allocation Process. The U.S. EPA provides guidance, technical training and computer software in support of this program. This paper reviews the support available to modelers through the Wasteload Allocation Section of EPA's ...
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40 CFR 67.41 - When EPA may review.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 16 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false When EPA may review. 67.41 Section 67.41 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) EPA APPROVAL OF STATE NONCOMPLIANCE PENALTY PROGRAM EPA Review of State Penalty Assessments § 67.41 When EPA...
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40 CFR 67.41 - When EPA may review.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 15 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false When EPA may review. 67.41 Section 67.41 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) EPA APPROVAL OF STATE NONCOMPLIANCE PENALTY PROGRAM EPA Review of State Penalty Assessments § 67.41 When EPA...
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40 CFR 67.41 - When EPA may review.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 16 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false When EPA may review. 67.41 Section 67.41 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) EPA APPROVAL OF STATE NONCOMPLIANCE PENALTY PROGRAM EPA Review of State Penalty Assessments § 67.41 When EPA...
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40 CFR 67.41 - When EPA may review.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 15 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false When EPA may review. 67.41 Section 67.41 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) EPA APPROVAL OF STATE NONCOMPLIANCE PENALTY PROGRAM EPA Review of State Penalty Assessments § 67.41 When EPA...
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40 CFR 67.41 - When EPA may review.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 16 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false When EPA may review. 67.41 Section 67.41 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) EPA APPROVAL OF STATE NONCOMPLIANCE PENALTY PROGRAM EPA Review of State Penalty Assessments § 67.41 When EPA...
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Relative importance of N-nitrosodimethylamine compared to total N-nitrosamines in drinking waters.
Dai, Ning; Mitch, William A
2013-04-16
A U.S.-wide occurrence survey conducted as part of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 2 found that N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) was present in 34% of chloraminated drinking water samples but was the most prevalent of the six N-nitrosamines evaluated using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Method 521. If the U.S. EPA considers limiting exposures to N-nitrosamines as a group, a critical question is whether NDMA is the most prevalent N-nitrosamine or whether significant concentrations occur for N-nitrosamines other than those captured by EPA Method 521. A total N-nitrosamine assay was developed and applied to 36 drinking water plant effluents or distribution system samples from 11 utilities, including 9 utilities that practiced chloramination for secondary disinfection. Concurrent application of EPA Method 521 indicated that NDMA was the most prevalent of the Method 521 N-nitrosamines yet accounted for ∼5% of the total N-nitrosamine pool on a median basis. Among eight plant influent waters, NDMA was detected once, while total N-nitrosamines were detected in five samples, suggesting the importance of source water protection. Similar to NDMA, total N-nitrosamine concentrations in source waters increased after chloramination. Chloramines were applied to organic precursors serving as models for pristine natural organic matter, algal exudate, wastewater effluent, and polyDADMAC quaternary amine-based coagulation polymers. While high yields of NDMA were restricted to the wastewater effluent and polyDADMAC, high yields of total N-nitrosamines were observed from the algal exudate, the wastewater effluent, and polyDADMAC. The results suggest that N-nitrosamines as a class may be more prevalent than suggested by occurrence surveys conducted using EPA Method 521.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-04-20
... Science Advisory Board; Drinking Water Committee Augmented for the Review of the Effectiveness of Partial... Drinking Water Committee Augmented for the Review of the Effectiveness of Partial Lead Service Line... EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab . SUPPLEMENTARY...
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Henry, Hugh
2013-01-01
Implementation of EPA's Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rules (DBPR) in Northern Kentucky will cause a water rate increase of over 25%. Hence a review was undertaken, considering both economics and science in the context of President Obama's 2009 scientific integrity directive. The rules purport to avoid up to 0.49% of new bladder cancers by reducing the levels of DBPs in drinking water - a benefit so small that failure to implement will not cause unreasonable risk to health (URTH). It suggests at most one Northern Kentucky death avoided over 17 years for a cost of $136,000,000 ($1700 per household). Even this small benefit is probably overstated. EPA finds no "causal link" between DBPs and bladder cancer, and EPA acknowledges problems with the epidemiological data used in their calculation: the data appear contradictory and inconsistent, may be skewed toward "positive" results, and suggest different cancer sites than animal studies. Two similar international agencies disagree with EPA's conclusions. The science is based on the Linear No Threshold (LNT) dose response model for DBPs, but this may not be the correct model. 83% of EPA's epidemiological data show a statistical possibility that low levels of DBPs might be beneficial or have no effect.
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40 CFR 172.26 - EPA review of permits.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA review of permits. 172.26 Section... EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS State Issuance of Experimental Use Permits § 172.26 EPA review of permits. (a... designated State agency shall notifiy EPA of the action by forwarding to the appropriate EPA Regional Office...
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40 CFR 172.26 - EPA review of permits.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA review of permits. 172.26 Section... EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS State Issuance of Experimental Use Permits § 172.26 EPA review of permits. (a... designated State agency shall notifiy EPA of the action by forwarding to the appropriate EPA Regional Office...
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40 CFR 172.26 - EPA review of permits.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA review of permits. 172.26 Section... EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS State Issuance of Experimental Use Permits § 172.26 EPA review of permits. (a... designated State agency shall notifiy EPA of the action by forwarding to the appropriate EPA Regional Office...
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40 CFR 172.26 - EPA review of permits.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA review of permits. 172.26 Section... EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS State Issuance of Experimental Use Permits § 172.26 EPA review of permits. (a... designated State agency shall notifiy EPA of the action by forwarding to the appropriate EPA Regional Office...
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40 CFR 172.26 - EPA review of permits.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA review of permits. 172.26 Section... EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS State Issuance of Experimental Use Permits § 172.26 EPA review of permits. (a... designated State agency shall notifiy EPA of the action by forwarding to the appropriate EPA Regional Office...
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NEW DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH IN EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) carries out research programs, many of which help EPA fulfill its environmental protection programs and lead to the development and commercial use of environmental technologies. any of the latter...
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Pressman, Jonathan G; Richardson, Susan D; Speth, Thomas F; Miltner, Richard J; Narotsky, Michael G; Hunter, E Sidney; Rice, Glenn E; Teuschler, Linda K; McDonald, Anthony; Parvez, Shahid; Krasner, Stuart W; Weinberg, Howard S; McKague, A Bruce; Parrett, Christopher J; Bodin, Nathalie; Chinn, Russell; Lee, Chih-Fen T; Simmons, Jane Ellen
2010-10-01
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "Four Lab Study" involved participation of researchers from four national Laboratories and Centers of the Office of Research and Development along with collaborators from the water industry and academia. The study evaluated toxicological effects of complex disinfection byproduct (DBP) mixtures, with an emphasis on reproductive and developmental effects that have been associated with DBP exposures in some human epidemiologic studies. This paper describes a new procedure for producing chlorinated drinking water concentrate for animal toxicology experiments, comprehensive identification of >100 DBPs, and quantification of 75 priority and regulated DBPs. In the research reported herein, complex mixtures of DBPs were produced by concentrating a natural source water with reverse osmosis membranes, followed by addition of bromide and treatment with chlorine. By concentrating natural organic matter in the source water first and disinfecting with chlorine afterward, DBPs (including volatiles and semivolatiles) were formed and maintained in a water matrix suitable for animal studies. DBP levels in the chlorinated concentrate compared well to those from EPA's Information Collection Rule (ICR) and a nationwide study of priority unregulated DBPs when normalized by total organic carbon (TOC). DBPs were relatively stable over the course of the animal studies (125 days) with multiple chlorination events (every 5-14 days), and a significant portion of total organic halogen was accounted for through a comprehensive identification approach. DBPs quantified included regulated DBPs, priority unregulated DBPs, and additional DBPs targeted by the ICR. Many DBPs are reported for the first time, including previously undetected and unreported haloacids and haloamides. The new concentration procedure not only produced a concentrated drinking water suitable for animal experiments, but also provided a greater TOC concentration factor (136
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INTERACTIONS OF SILICA PARTICLES IN DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PROCESSES
EPA Identifier: U915331
Title: Interactions of Silica Particles in Drinking Water Treatment Processes
Fellow (Principal Investigator): Christina L. Clarkson
Institution: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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76 FR 66927 - Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-10-28
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9484-1] Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of... Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-2191, [email protected]epa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The...
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78 FR 65644 - Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-11-01
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9902-35-OA] Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of... NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-2191 or [email protected]epa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The...
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40 CFR 1033.255 - EPA decisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 32 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1033.255 Section 1033.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM LOCOMOTIVES Certifying Engine Families § 1033.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we...
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40 CFR 1033.255 - EPA decisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 34 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1033.255 Section 1033.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM LOCOMOTIVES Certifying Engine Families § 1033.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we...
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40 CFR 1033.255 - EPA decisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 33 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1033.255 Section 1033.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM LOCOMOTIVES Certifying Engine Families § 1033.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we...
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40 CFR 1033.255 - EPA decisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 34 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1033.255 Section 1033.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM LOCOMOTIVES Certifying Engine Families § 1033.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we...
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40 CFR 1033.255 - EPA decisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 33 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1033.255 Section 1033.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM LOCOMOTIVES Certifying Engine Families § 1033.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we...
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Draft reference grid cells for emergency response reconnaissance developed for use by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Grid cells are based on densification of the USGS Quarterquad (1:12,000 scale or 12K) grids for the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico and are roughly equivalent to 1:6000 scale (6K) quadrangles approximately 2 miles long on each side. Note: This file is >80MB in size. Regional subsets have been created from this national file that include a 20 mile buffer of tiles around each EPA Region. To access the regional subsets, go to http://geodata.epa.gov/OSWER/6kquads_epa.zip and select the name of the file that corresponds to your region of interest (e.g. 6kquadr1.zip is the name of the file created for EPA Region 1).
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Current Status of EPA Verification Program for EPA Protocol Gases
Accurate compressed gas calibration standards are needed to calibrate continuous emission monitors (CEMs) and ambient air quality monitors that are being used for regulatory purposes. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established its traceability protocol to ensure that c...
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78 FR 14790 - Notice of Meeting of the EPA Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-03-07
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9787-3] Notice of Meeting of the EPA Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice [email protected]epa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings of the CHPAC are open to the public. The CHPAC...
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76 FR 36918 - Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-06-23
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9322-9] Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of..., USEPA, MC 1107T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-2191, [email protected]epa...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-05-31
...This action announces the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) approval of alternative testing methods for use in measuring the levels of contaminants in drinking water and determining compliance with national primary drinking water regulations. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) authorizes EPA to approve the use of alternative testing methods through publication in the Federal Register. EPA is using this streamlined authority to make 84 additional methods available for analyzing drinking water samples. This expedited approach provides public water systems, laboratories, and primacy agencies with more timely access to new measurement techniques and greater flexibility in the selection of analytical methods, thereby reducing monitoring costs while maintaining public health protection.
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40 CFR 73.52 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 17 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 73.52 Section 73.52 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) SULFUR DIOXIDE ALLOWANCE SYSTEM Allowance Transfers § 73.52 EPA recordation. (a) General recordation. Except as provided in...
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40 CFR 1042.255 - EPA decisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 33 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1042.255 Section 1042.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS... Families § 1042.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we determine your application is complete and shows that the...
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40 CFR 73.52 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 17 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 73.52 Section 73.52 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) SULFUR DIOXIDE ALLOWANCE SYSTEM Allowance Transfers § 73.52 EPA recordation. (a) General recordation. Except as provided in...
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40 CFR 1042.255 - EPA decisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 33 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1042.255 Section 1042.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS... Families § 1042.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we determine your application is complete and shows that the...
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40 CFR 73.52 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 16 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 73.52 Section 73.52 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) SULFUR DIOXIDE ALLOWANCE SYSTEM Allowance Transfers § 73.52 EPA recordation. (a) General recordation. Except as provided in...
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40 CFR 73.52 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 16 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA recordation. 73.52 Section 73.52 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) SULFUR DIOXIDE ALLOWANCE SYSTEM Allowance Transfers § 73.52 EPA recordation. (a) General recordation. Except as provided in...
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40 CFR 73.52 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 17 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 73.52 Section 73.52 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) SULFUR DIOXIDE ALLOWANCE SYSTEM Allowance Transfers § 73.52 EPA recordation. (a) General recordation. Except as provided in...
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40 CFR 1042.255 - EPA decisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 34 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1042.255 Section 1042.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS... Families § 1042.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we determine your application is complete and shows that the...
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40 CFR 1042.255 - EPA decisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 34 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1042.255 Section 1042.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS... Families § 1042.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we determine your application is complete and shows that the...
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40 CFR 1042.255 - EPA decisions.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 32 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1042.255 Section 1042.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS... Families § 1042.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we determine your application is complete and shows that the...
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The purpose of this SOP is to describe the collection, storage, and shipment of tap and drinking water samples for analysis by EPA method 524.2 (revision 4.0) for the NHEXAS Arizona project. This SOP provides a brief description of the sample containers, collection, preservation...
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EPA is a government leader in tapping the power of contributions from the public to help solve difficult problems that affect the environment and public health. Prize competitions allow federal agencies to pay only for successful solutions.
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EPA Facility Registry System (FRS): NEPT
This web feature service contains location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry System (FRS) for the subset of facilities that link to the National Environmental Performance Track (NEPT) Program dataset. FRS identifies and geospatially locates facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest. Using vigorous verification and data management procedures, FRS integrates facility data from EPA's national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records and provides EPA with a centrally managed, single source of comprehensive and authoritative information on facilities. Additional information on FRS is available at the EPA website https://www.epa.gov/enviro/facility-registry-service-frs
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EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): NEI
This web feature service contains location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry Service (FRS) for the subset of facilities that link to the National Emissions Inventory (NEI) Program dataset. FRS identifies and geospatially locates facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest. Using vigorous verification and data management procedures, FRS integrates facility data from EPA's national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records and provides EPA with a centrally managed, single source of comprehensive and authoritative information on facilities. Additional information on FRS is available at the EPA website https://www.epa.gov/enviro/facility-registry-service-frs
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Meet EPA Ecologist Caroline Ridley, Ph.D.
EPA ecologist Caroline Ridley assesses the impact of human activities on the environment.Her recent work includes examining the impacts of mining on salmon in Alaska and the impacts of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on drinking water nationwide.
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Meet EPA Environmental Engineer Terra Haxton, Ph.D.
EPA Environmental Engineer Terra Haxton, Ph.D., uses computer simulation models to protect drinking water. She investigates approaches to help water utilities be better prepared to respond to contamination incidents in their distribution systems.
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This report documents the activities performed and the results obtained from the one-year U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) arsenic removal technology demonstration project at the Stewart, MN facility. The main objective of the project was to evaluate the effectiveness ...
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40 CFR 97.61 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.61 Section 97.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.61 EPA...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA testing. 59.630 Section 59.630 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL... Emissions From New and In-Use Portable Fuel Containers Certifying Emission Families § 59.630 EPA testing. We...
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40 CFR 97.361 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 20 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.361 Section 97.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX... § 97.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...
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40 CFR 96.61 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.61 Section 96.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.61 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days of receiving a NOX allowance transfer, except...
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40 CFR 97.361 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.361 Section 97.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX... § 97.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...
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40 CFR 96.361 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.361 Section 96.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Allowance Transfers § 96.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b...
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40 CFR 97.361 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.361 Section 97.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX... § 97.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...
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40 CFR 96.361 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.361 Section 96.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Allowance Transfers § 96.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b...
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40 CFR 96.361 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.361 Section 96.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Allowance Transfers § 96.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b...
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40 CFR 97.61 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.61 Section 97.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.61 EPA...
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40 CFR 96.361 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.361 Section 96.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Season Allowance Transfers § 96.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in...
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40 CFR 96.361 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 20 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.361 Section 96.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Allowance Transfers § 96.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA testing. 59.630 Section 59.630 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL... Emissions From New and In-Use Portable Fuel Containers Certifying Emission Families § 59.630 EPA testing. We...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 5 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA testing. 59.630 Section 59.630 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL... Emissions From New and In-Use Portable Fuel Containers Certifying Emission Families § 59.630 EPA testing. We...
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40 CFR 97.61 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.61 Section 97.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.61 EPA...
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40 CFR 97.361 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.361 Section 97.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX... § 97.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...
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40 CFR 97.61 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 20 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.61 Section 97.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.61 EPA...
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40 CFR 96.61 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 20 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.61 Section 96.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.61 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days of receiving a NOX allowance transfer, except...
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40 CFR 97.361 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.361 Section 97.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX... § 97.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...
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40 CFR 96.61 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.61 Section 96.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.61 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days of receiving a NOX allowance transfer, except...
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40 CFR 97.61 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.61 Section 97.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.61 EPA...
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40 CFR 96.61 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.61 Section 96.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.61 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days of receiving a NOX allowance transfer, except...
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40 CFR 96.61 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.61 Section 96.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.61 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days of receiving a NOX allowance transfer, except...
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Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA testing. 59.630 Section 59.630 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL... Emissions From New and In-Use Portable Fuel Containers Certifying Emission Families § 59.630 EPA testing. We...
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US EPA's UV Disinfection Technologies Demonstration Study - States Briefing
EPA report and anticipated Journal articles will provide recommendations & guidance based on lessons learned for subsequent UV technology testing and monitoring/control applications of virus inactivation in drinking water.
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40 CFR 6.209 - Filing requirements for EPA EISs.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... Section 6.209 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT AND ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ABROAD OF EPA ACTIONS EPA's NEPA Environmental Review Procedures § 6.209 Filing requirements for EPA EISs. (a) The...
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Facility Search - Drinking Water | ECHO | US EPA
ECHO, Enforcement and Compliance History Online, provides compliance and enforcement information for approximately 800,000 EPA-regulated facilities nationwide. ECHO includes permit, inspection, violation, enforcement action, and penalty information about facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA) Stationary Source Program, Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant Elimination Discharge System (NPDES), and/or Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Information also is provided on surrounding demographics when available.
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Small Drinking Water Systems Communication and Outreach Highlights
As part of our small drinking water systems efforts, this poster highlights several communications and outreach highlights that EPA's Office of Research and Development and Office of Water have been undertaking in collaboration with states and the Association of State Drinking Wa...
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78 FR 47697 - Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of Louisiana
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-08-06
... Public Water System Supervision Program. Louisiana has adopted three EPA drinking water rules, namely the..., Baton Rouge, LA 70821; and United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Drinking Water... Camacho, EPA Region 6, Drinking Water Section at the Dallas address given above, or by telephone at (214...
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40 CFR 96.161 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.161 Section 96.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.161 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...
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40 CFR 97.161 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.161 Section 97.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.161 EPA...
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40 CFR 96.161 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.161 Section 96.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.161 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...
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40 CFR 97.261 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.261 Section 97.261 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR SO2 Allowance Transfers § 97.261 EPA...
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40 CFR 97.261 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.261 Section 97.261 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR SO2 Allowance Transfers § 97.261 EPA...
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40 CFR 97.161 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.161 Section 97.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.161 EPA...
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40 CFR 96.161 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.161 Section 96.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.161 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...
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40 CFR 97.161 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.161 Section 97.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.161 EPA...
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40 CFR 96.261 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.261 Section 96.261 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.261 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as necessary to perform a transfer in...
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40 CFR 96.161 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.161 Section 96.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.161 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...
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40 CFR 97.261 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.261 Section 97.261 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR SO2 Allowance Transfers § 97.261 EPA...
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40 CFR 97.161 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.161 Section 97.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.161 EPA...
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40 CFR 97.161 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 20 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.161 Section 97.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.161 EPA...
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40 CFR 96.261 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.261 Section 96.261 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.261 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as necessary to perform a transfer in...
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40 CFR 96.261 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.261 Section 96.261 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.261 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as necessary to perform a transfer in...
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40 CFR 97.261 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.261 Section 97.261 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR SO2 Allowance Transfers § 97.261 EPA...
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40 CFR 96.261 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.261 Section 96.261 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.261 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as necessary to perform a transfer in...
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40 CFR 96.161 - EPA recordation.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 20 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.161 Section 96.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.161 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...
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Procedures for EPA Libraries to Obtain Materials through Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery
The purpose of this document is to establish Agency-wide procedures by which EPA libraries obtain materials for Agency employees and authorized EPA contractors through interlibrary loan (ILL) and other document delivery methods.
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40 CFR 2.205 - Final confidentiality determination by EPA legal office.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... EPA legal office. 2.205 Section 2.205 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... determination by EPA legal office. (a) Role of EPA legal office. (1) The appropriate EPA legal office (see... pending, the EPA legal office's determination shall serve as the final determination on appeal from an...
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The purpose of this SOP is to describe how to collect, store, and ship tap and drinking water samples for analysis by EPA Method 200.8 (revision 4.4) for the NHEXAS Arizona project. This SOP provides a brief description of the sample containers, collection, preservation, storage...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-03-18
... the Evaluation and Comment on EPA's Proposed Research Approach for Studying the Potential Relationships Between Hydraulic Fracturing and Drinking Water Resources AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency... found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab . Any inquiry regarding EPA's planned research...
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Overview of EPA Pesticide Laboratories and Methods
EPA operates two pesticide laboratories that provide a variety of technical services to the Agency, other federal and state agencies, tribal groups and other organizations.The labs develop methods and procedures.
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Yoder, Jonathan; Roberts, Virginia; Craun, Gunther F; Hill, Vincent; Hicks, Lauri A; Alexander, Nicole T; Radke, Vince; Calderon, Rebecca L; Hlavsa, Michele C; Beach, Michael J; Roy, Sharon L
2008-09-12
Since 1971, CDC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists have maintained a collaborative Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System (WBDOSS) for collecting and reporting data related to occurrences and causes of waterborne-disease outbreaks (WBDOs) and cases of waterborne disease. This surveillance system is the primary source of data concerning the scope and effects of waterborne disease in the United States. Data presented summarize 28 WBDOs that occurred during January 2005--December 2006 and four previously unreported WBDOs that occurred during 1979--2002. The surveillance system includes data on WBDOs associated with recreational water, drinking water, water not intended for drinking (WNID) (excluding recreational water), and water use of unknown intent. Public health departments in the states, territories, localities, and Freely Associated States (FAS) (i.e., the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, formerly parts of the U.S.-administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) are primarily responsible for detecting and investigating WBDOs and voluntarily reporting them to CDC by a standard form. Only cases and outbreaks associated with drinking water, WNID (excluding recreational water), and water of unknown intent (WUI) are summarized in this report. Cases and outbreaks associated with recreational water are reported in a separate Surveillance Summary. Fourteen states reported 28 WBDOs that occurred during 2005--2006: a total of 20 were associated with drinking water, six were associated with WNID, and two were associated with WUI. The 20 drinking water-associated WBDOs caused illness among an estimated 612 persons and were linked to four deaths. Etiologic agents were identified in 18 (90.0%) of the drinking water-associated WBDOs. Among the 18 WBDOs with identified pathogens, 12 (66.7%) were associated with bacteria, three
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The purpose of this memorandum is to explain new provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments of 1996 and to provide guidance on the use of the Agency's authority to issue penalty orders against Federal facilities.
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40 CFR 85.2229 - Dynamometer-EPA 81.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Dynamometer-EPA 81. 85.2229 Section 85.2229 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2229 Dynamometer—EPA 81. (a) Applicability. The requirements of this subsection apply to short tests...
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40 CFR 85.2229 - Dynamometer-EPA 81.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Dynamometer-EPA 81. 85.2229 Section 85.2229 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2229 Dynamometer—EPA 81. (a) Applicability. The requirements of this subsection apply to short tests...
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40 CFR 85.2229 - Dynamometer-EPA 81.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Dynamometer-EPA 81. 85.2229 Section 85.2229 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2229 Dynamometer—EPA 81. (a) Applicability. The requirements of this subsection apply to short tests...
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THE IMPACT OF EPA'S GREEN POWER PURCHASES
All federal agencies, including EPA, are required to reduce life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions attributed to facility energy use by 30% below 1990 levels by 2010. A key approach to reducing facility greenhouse gas emissions, employed by EPA, involves the purchase of "green power...
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40 CFR 123.43 - Transmission of information to EPA.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Transmission of information to EPA... information to EPA. (a) Each State agency administering a permit program shall transmit to the Regional... State shall supply EPA with copies of permit applications for which permit review has been waived...
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Regulatory Considerations to Ensure Clean and Safe Drinking Water
Federal drinking water regulations are based on risk assessment of human health effects and research conducted on source water, treatment technologies, residuals, and distribution systems. The book chapter summarizes the role that EPA research plays in ensuring pure drinking wat...
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US EPA GEOSPATIAL QUALITY COUNCIL: ENSURING QUALITY IN GEOPSPATIAL SOLUTIONS
In 1999, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development, Environmental Sciences Division, created the EPA Geospatial Quality Council (GQC) to fill the gap between the EPA Quality Assurance (QA) and Geospatial communities. GQC participants inclu...
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White Sands Missile Range 2011 Drinking Water Quality Report
2012-01-01
This Annual Drinking Water Quality Report, or the Consumer Confi dence Report, is required by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The SDWA ensures...public drinking water systems meet national standards for the protection of your health. This report provides details about where your water comes...NMED). WSMR tap water meets all EPA and NMED drinking water standards. What is This Water Quality Report? Este informe contiene informacion importante
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-10-14
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9213-1] Notice of a Public Meeting: Stakeholder Meeting...: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... Copper Rule (LCR). EPA is holding a stakeholder meeting to provide information to the public and an...
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To improve public health and the environment, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) collects information about facilities, sites, or places subject to environmental regulation or of environmental interest. Through the Geospatial Data Download Service, the public is now able to download the EPA Geodata shapefile containing facility and site information from EPA's national program systems. The file is Internet accessible from the Envirofacts Web site (https://www3.epa.gov/enviro/). The data may be used with geospatial mapping applications. (Note: The shapefile omits facilities without latitude/longitude coordinates.) The EPA Geospatial Data contains the name, location (latitude/longitude), and EPA program information about specific facilities and sites. In addition, the file contains a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), which allows mapping applications to present an option to users to access additional EPA data resources on a specific facility or site. This dataset shows Brownfields listed in the 2012 Facility Registry System.
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EPA Scientific Knowledge Management Assessment and Needs
A series of activities have been conducted by a core group of EPA scientists from across the Agency. The activities were initiated in 2012 and the focus was to increase the reuse and interoperability of science software at EPA. The need for increased reuse and interoperability ...
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Report: EPA Can Improve Its Improper Payments Reporting
Report #12-P-0311, March 1, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) complied with IPERA in that it reported all required information on improper payments, but EPA can improve the accuracy and completeness of the information.
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EPA Environmental Chemistry Laboratory
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
1993-01-01
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Chemistry Laboratory (ECL) is a national program laboratory specializing in residue chemistry analysis under the jurisdiction of the EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs in Washington, D.C. At Stennis Space Center, the laboratory's work supports many federal anti-pollution laws. The laboratory analyzes environmental and human samples to determine the presence and amount of agricultural chemicals and related substances. Pictured, ECL chemists analyze environmental and human samples for the presence of pesticides and other pollutants.
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US EPA Region 4 RMP Facilities
To improve public health and the environment, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) collects information about facilities, sites, or places subject to environmental regulation or of environmental interest. Through the Geospatial Data Download Service, the public is now able to download the EPA Geodata shapefile containing facility and site information from EPA's national program systems. The file is Internet accessible from the Envirofacts Web site (http://www.epa.gov/enviro). The data may be used with geospatial mapping applications. (Note: The shapefile omits facilities without latitude/longitude coordinates.) The EPA Geospatial Data contains the name, location (latitude/longitude), and EPA program information about specific facilities and sites. In addition, the file contains a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), which allows mapping applications to present an option to users to access additional EPA data resources on a specific facility or site.
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75 FR 35023 - Informational Public Meetings for Hydraulic Fracturing Research Study
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-06-21
... Fracturing Research Study AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The... its proposed plan to study the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water. The... Agency's preliminary plans for study scope and design, and EPA will receive public comments on the...
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40 CFR 35.683 - Annual amount reserved by EPA.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Annual amount reserved by EPA. 35.683 Section 35.683 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL... Protection (section 1443(b)) § 35.683 Annual amount reserved by EPA. EPA shall reserve up to five percent of...
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40 CFR 35.673 - Annual amount reserved by EPA.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Annual amount reserved by EPA. 35.673 Section 35.673 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL... (section 1443(a) and Section 1451) § 35.673 Annual amount reserved by EPA. Each year, EPA shall reserve up...
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EPA Communications Stylebook: Introduction
This stylebook is intended to help you, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff, to prepare and review communications in various media with a clear and consistent voice, substantive content, standardized format, and effective audience targeting.
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Notification: EPA Investments in Information Technology Products and Services
Project #OA-FY14-0307, June 10, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office oflnspector General (OIG) plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA's management of information technology (IT) investments.
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EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and ...
EPA is releasing the draft report, EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments (Volume 1), that was distributed to Federal agencies and White House Offices for comment during the Science Discussion step of the IRIS Assessment Development Process. Comments received from other Federal agencies and White House Offices are provided below with external peer review panel comments. The objective of this report is to respond to the NAS coments on dose-response modeling conducted in the EPA Reassessment of the health effects associated with dioxin exposure.
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TENORM: Drinking Water Treatment Residuals
EPA has specific regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) that limit the amount of radioactivity allowed in community water systems. Learn about methods used to treat these water supplies to remove radioactivity and manage wastes.
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Regulatory decision with EPA/NRC/DOE/State Session (Panel)
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
O`Donnell, E.
1995-12-31
This panel will cover the Nuclear Regulatory Commission`s (NRC) proposed radiation limits in the Branch Technical Position on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Performance Assessment and the Environmental Protection Agency`s (EPA) draft regulation in Part 193. Representatives from NRC and EPA will discuss the inconsistencies in these two regulations. DOE and state representatives will discuss their perspective on how these regulations will affect low-level radioactive waste performance assessments.
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40 CFR 86.1438 - Test run-EPA.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 20 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Test run-EPA. 86.1438 Section 86.1438 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) CONTROL OF... Short Test Procedures § 86.1438 Test run—EPA. (a) This section describes the test run performed by the...
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40 CFR 86.1438 - Test run-EPA.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Test run-EPA. 86.1438 Section 86.1438 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) CONTROL OF... Short Test Procedures § 86.1438 Test run—EPA. (a) This section describes the test run performed by the...
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40 CFR 86.1438 - Test run-EPA.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 20 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Test run-EPA. 86.1438 Section 86.1438 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) CONTROL OF... Short Test Procedures § 86.1438 Test run—EPA. (a) This section describes the test run performed by the...
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Research Funding Set for NSF, NASA, EPA.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Chemical and Engineering News, 1982
1982-01-01
Funds (1983) for National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) research programs include $1,092,200,000 (NSF), $5.5 billion (NASA), and $119 million (EPA). NSF's science education activities were raised to $30 million in spite of the Administration's plan to phase…
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Career paths through the U.S. EPA
In a recent survey of employee satisfaction, the U.S. EPA was ranked 6th of the 30 large federal agencies that were surveyed (http://data.bestplacestowork.org). I have been working as a post doc at the EPA since receiving my Ph.D. in ecological physiology from the University of ...
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EPA Pushing Improved Air Quality in Schools.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Sack, Joetta L.
2002-01-01
Discusses how, in response to the growing problem of poor air quality in schools, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set new voluntary air-quality guidelines for schools. Addresses common air-related irritants; successful efforts at Guerrero Elementary School in Mesa, Arizona; preventive maintenance; and a sample of the EPA's…
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EPA Collaboration with South Korea
EPA, the Ministry of Environment of Korea, and partner agencies in both countries cooperate to strengthen environmental governance, improve air and water quality, and reduce exposure to toxic chemicals.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-07-26
...); EPA ICR No. 2400.01 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In... numbers: EPA ICR No. 2400.01. ICR status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity. An Agency...
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NEUROXOTOXICITY PRODUCED BY DIBROMOACETIC ACID IN DRINKING WATER OF RATS.
The Safe Drinking Water Act requires that EPA consider noncancer endpoints for the assessment of adverse human health effects of disinfection byproducts (DBPs). Dibromoacetic acid (DBA) is one of many DBPs produced by the chlorination of drinking water. Its chlorinated analog, ...
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2010-04-25
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, right, sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to promote collaboration between the two agencies for cooperation in environmental and Earth sciences and environmental management applications as students from the Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science look on, Monday, April 26, 2010, at the school in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
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2010-04-25
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, foreground, speaks with Howard University students after he and and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, right, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to promote collaboration between the two agencies for cooperation in environmental and Earth sciences and environmental management applications at the Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science, Monday, April 26, 2010, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
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EPA Identifier: FP916412
Title: Cometabolism of Trihalomethanes by Nitrifying Biofilters Under Drinking Water Treatment Plant Conditions
Fellow (Principal Investigator): David G. Wahman
Institution: University of Texas at Austin
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ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATER SUPPLY WELLS: A MULTI ...
Studies have indicated that arsenic concentrations greater than the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maximum contaminant level (MCL) concentration of 10 micrograms per liter (µg/L) occur in numerous aquifers around the United States. One such aquifer is the Central Oklahoma aquifer, which supplies drinking water to numerous communities in central Oklahoma. Concentrations as high as 230 µg/L have been reported in some drinking water supply wells from this aquifer. The city of Norman, like most other affected cities, is actively seeking a cost-effective solution to the arsenic problem. Only six of the city’s 32 wells exceeded the old MCL of 50 µg/L. With implementation of the new MCL this year, 18 of the 32 wells exceed the allowable concentration of arsenic. Arsenic-bearing shaly sandstones appear to be the source of the arsenic. It may be possible to isolate these arsenic-bearing zones from water supply wells, enabling production of water that complies with drinking water standards. It is hypothesized that geologic mapping together with detailed hydrogeochemical investigations will yield correlations which predict high arsenic occurrence for the siting of new drinking water production wells. More data and methods to assess the specific distribution, speciation, and mode of transport of arsenic in aquifers are needed to improve our predictions for arsenic occurrence in water supply wells. Research is also needed to assess whether we can ret
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40 CFR 60.2990 - What Authorities are withheld by EPA?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What Authorities are withheld by EPA? 60.2990 Section 60.2990 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR... Introduction § 60.2990 What Authorities are withheld by EPA? The following authorities are withheld by EPA and...
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The purpose of this SOP is to describe the collection, storage, and shipment of tap and drinking water samples for analysis by EPA method 524.2 (revision 4.0). This SOP provides a brief description of the sample containers, collection, preservation, storage, shipping, and custod...
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Notification: Evaluation of EPA Oversight of Disaster Debris Management
Project #OPE-FY15-0012, November 24, 2014. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to begin preliminary research on EPA's oversight of disaster debris management in December 2014.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-09-28
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0091, FRL-9472-8] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Ambient Air Quality Surveillance AGENCY: Environmental... . Fax: (202) 566-1741. Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Air and...
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CFTC-EPA Memorandum of Understanding
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Environmental Protection Agency and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on the Sharing of Information Available to EPA Related to the Functioning of Renewable Fuel and Related Markets
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Learn About Laboratory Certification for Drinking Water
EPA’s Office of Water Technical Support Center implements the Drinking Water Laboratory Certification Program in partnership with EPA Regions, EPA’s Office of Research and Development, and States.
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78 FR 40138 - Notification of Deletion of System of Records: Kid's Club Membership List (EPA-57)
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-07-03
... System of Records: Kid's Club Membership List (EPA-57) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... Kids Club Membership List (EPA-57) published in the Federal Register on March 2, 2006, from its... CONTACT: Megan Gavin, (312) 353-5282. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: General Information The Kid's Club...
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EPA's Program for Asbestos Containing Materials in School Buildings.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Johnson, Kirk A.
1979-01-01
Comments from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning three recommendations (in an article in a previous issue of this journal about inspecting schools for asbestos-containing materials) that are in direct conflict with those offered by EPA. (MLF)
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Notification: Audit of Certain EPA Electronic Records Management Practices
Project #OA-FY13-0113, December 13, 2012. This memorandum is to notify you that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Inspector General, plans to begin an audit of certain EPA electronic records management practices.
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40 CFR 85.2237 - Test report-EPA 81.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Test report-EPA 81. 85.2237 Section 85.2237 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2237 Test report—EPA 81. (a) Applicability. The requirements of this subsection apply to short tests...
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40 CFR 85.2217 - Loaded test-EPA 91.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Loaded test-EPA 91. 85.2217 Section 85.2217 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2217 Loaded test—EPA 91. (a) General requirements—(1) Exhaust gas sampling algorithm. The analysis of...
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40 CFR 85.2237 - Test report-EPA 81.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Test report-EPA 81. 85.2237 Section 85.2237 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2237 Test report—EPA 81. (a) Applicability. The requirements of this subsection apply to short tests...
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40 CFR 85.2216 - Loaded test-EPA 81.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Loaded test-EPA 81. 85.2216 Section 85.2216 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2216 Loaded test—EPA 81. (a)(1) General calendar year applicability. The test procedure described in...
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40 CFR 85.2213 - Idle test-EPA 91.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Idle test-EPA 91. 85.2213 Section 85.2213 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2213 Idle test—EPA 91. (a) General requirements—(1) Exhaust gas sampling algorithm. The analysis of...
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40 CFR 85.2216 - Loaded test-EPA 81.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Loaded test-EPA 81. 85.2216 Section 85.2216 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2216 Loaded test—EPA 81. (a)(1) General calendar year applicability. The test procedure described in...
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40 CFR 85.2213 - Idle test-EPA 91.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Idle test-EPA 91. 85.2213 Section 85.2213 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2213 Idle test—EPA 91. (a) General requirements—(1) Exhaust gas sampling algorithm. The analysis of...
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40 CFR 85.2216 - Loaded test-EPA 81.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Loaded test-EPA 81. 85.2216 Section 85.2216 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2216 Loaded test—EPA 81. (a)(1) General calendar year applicability. The test procedure described in...
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40 CFR 85.2237 - Test report-EPA 81.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Test report-EPA 81. 85.2237 Section 85.2237 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2237 Test report—EPA 81. (a) Applicability. The requirements of this subsection apply to short tests...
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40 CFR 85.2217 - Loaded test-EPA 91.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Loaded test-EPA 91. 85.2217 Section 85.2217 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2217 Loaded test—EPA 91. (a) General requirements—(1) Exhaust gas sampling algorithm. The analysis of...
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40 CFR 35.9045 - EPA action on application.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA action on application. 35.9045 Section 35.9045 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE Financial Assistance for the National Estuary Program § 35.9045 EPA...
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40 CFR 35.9045 - EPA action on application.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA action on application. 35.9045 Section 35.9045 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE Financial Assistance for the National Estuary Program § 35.9045 EPA...
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40 CFR 35.9045 - EPA action on application.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA action on application. 35.9045 Section 35.9045 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE Financial Assistance for the National Estuary Program § 35.9045 EPA...
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Suspect screening and non-targeted analysis of drinking water using point-of-use filters.
Newton, Seth R; McMahen, Rebecca L; Sobus, Jon R; Mansouri, Kamel; Williams, Antony J; McEachran, Andrew D; Strynar, Mark J
2018-03-01
Monitored contaminants in drinking water represent a small portion of the total compounds present, many of which may be relevant to human health. To understand the totality of human exposure to compounds in drinking water, broader monitoring methods are imperative. In an effort to more fully characterize the drinking water exposome, point-of-use water filtration devices (Brita ® filters) were employed to collect time-integrated drinking water samples in a pilot study of nine North Carolina homes. A suspect screening analysis was performed by matching high resolution mass spectra of unknown features to molecular formulas from EPA's DSSTox database. Candidate compounds with those formulas were retrieved from the EPA's CompTox Chemistry Dashboard, a recently developed data hub for approximately 720,000 compounds. To prioritize compounds into those most relevant for human health, toxicity data from the US federal collaborative Tox21 program and the EPA ToxCast program, as well as exposure estimates from EPA's ExpoCast program, were used in conjunction with sample detection frequency and abundance to calculate a "ToxPi" score for each candidate compound. From ∼15,000 molecular features in the raw data, 91 candidate compounds were ultimately grouped into the highest priority class for follow up study. Fifteen of these compounds were confirmed using analytical standards including the highest priority compound, 1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-one, which appeared in 7 out of 9 samples. The majority of the other high priority compounds are not targets of routine monitoring, highlighting major gaps in our understanding of drinking water exposures. General product-use categories from EPA's CPCat database revealed that several of the high priority chemicals are used in industrial processes, indicating the drinking water in central North Carolina may be impacted by local industries. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Bishop, Patricia L; Willett, Catherine E
2014-02-01
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) currently relies on an initial screening battery (Tier 1) consisting of five in vitro and six in vivo assays to evaluate a chemical's potential to interact with the endocrine system. Chemical companies may request test waivers based on Other Scientifically Relevant Information (OSRI) that is functionally equivalent to data gathered in the screening battery or that provides information on a potential endocrine effect. Respondents for 47 of the first 67 chemicals evaluated in the EDSP submitted OSRI in lieu of some or all Tier 1 tests, seeking 412 waivers, of which EPA granted only 93. For 20 of the 47 chemicals, EPA denied all OSRI and required the entire Tier 1 battery. Often, the OSRI accepted was either identical to data generated by the Tier 1 assay or indicated a positive result. Although identified as potential sources of OSRI in EPA guidance, Part 158 guideline studies for pesticide registration were seldom accepted by EPA. The 93 waivers reduced animal use by at least 3325 animals. We estimate 27,731 animals were used in the actual Tier 1 tests, with additional animals being used in preparation for testing. Even with EPA's shift toward applying 21st-century toxicology tools to screening of endocrine disruptors in the future, acceptance of OSRI will remain a primary means for avoiding duplicative testing and reducing use of animals in the EDSP. Therefore, it is essential that EPA develop a consistent and transparent basis for accepting OSRI. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-02-25
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0719, FRL-9118-2] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Animal Sectors; EPA ICR No. 1989.07; OMB Control No. 2040-0250 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the...
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U.S. EPAs Geospatial Data Access Project
To improve public health and the environment, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) collects information about facilities, sites, or places subject to environmental regulation or of environmental interest. Through the Geospatial Data Download Service, the public is now able to download the EPA Geodata Shapefile, Feature Class or extensible markup language (XML) file containing facility and site information from EPA's national program systems. The files are Internet accessible from the Envirofacts Web site (https://www3.epa.gov/enviro/). The data may be used with geospatial mapping applications. (Note: The files omit facilities without latitude/longitude coordinates.) The EPA Geospatial Data contains the name, location (latitude/longitude), and EPA program information about specific facilities and sites. In addition, the files contain a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), which allows mapping applications to present an option to users to access additional EPA data resources on a specific facility or site.
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2010-04-25
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, right, answer questions from students and faculty from the Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science after signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to promote collaboration between the two agencies for cooperation in environmental and Earth sciences and environmental management applications, Monday, April 26, 2010, at the school in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
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Grimmett, Paul E; Munch, Jean W
2009-01-01
1,4-Dioxane has been identified as a probable human carcinogen and an emerging contaminant in drinking water. The United States Environmental Protection Agency's (U.S. EPA) National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) has developed a method for the analysis of 1,4-dioxane in drinking water at ng/L concentrations. The method consists of an activated carbon solid-phase extraction of 500-mL or 100-mL water samples using dichloromethane as the elution solvent. The extracts are analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode. In the NERL laboratory, recovery of 1,4-dioxane ranged from 94-110% in fortified laboratory reagent water and recoveries of 96-102% were demonstrated for fortified drinking water samples. The relative standard deviations for replicate analyses were less than 6% at concentrations exceeding the minimum reporting level.
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40 CFR 300.520 - State involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... enforcement negotiations. 300.520 Section 300.520 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations. (a) EPA shall notify states of response action negotiations... must notify EPA of such negotiations in which it intends to participate. (c) The state is not...
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40 CFR 300.520 - State involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... enforcement negotiations. 300.520 Section 300.520 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations. (a) EPA shall notify states of response action negotiations... must notify EPA of such negotiations in which it intends to participate. (c) The state is not...
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40 CFR 300.520 - State involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... enforcement negotiations. 300.520 Section 300.520 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations. (a) EPA shall notify states of response action negotiations... must notify EPA of such negotiations in which it intends to participate. (c) The state is not...
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40 CFR 300.520 - State involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... enforcement negotiations. 300.520 Section 300.520 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations. (a) EPA shall notify states of response action negotiations... must notify EPA of such negotiations in which it intends to participate. (c) The state is not...
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40 CFR 300.520 - State involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... enforcement negotiations. 300.520 Section 300.520 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations. (a) EPA shall notify states of response action negotiations... must notify EPA of such negotiations in which it intends to participate. (c) The state is not...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-11-23
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-RCRA-2010-0512, FRL- 9230-5] Agency Information Collection...), EPA ICR Number 1442.21, OMB Control Number 2050-0085 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION.... ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA- 2010-0512, to (1) EPA, either online...
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Analyze Trends: Drinking Water Dashboard | ECHO | US EPA
ECHO, Enforcement and Compliance History Online, provides compliance and enforcement information for approximately 800,000 EPA-regulated facilities nationwide. ECHO includes permit, inspection, violation, enforcement action, and penalty information about facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA) Stationary Source Program, Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant Elimination Discharge System (NPDES), and/or Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Information also is provided on surrounding demographics when available.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-03-24
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0929; FRL-8806-1] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Request for Contractor Access to TSCA CBI; EPA ICR No. 1250.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0075 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY...
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EJ SMALL GRANT: SAFE DRINKING WATER FOR LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES
Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) has determined that both EPA Region 10 and the Oregon Health Division have identified regulatory defects in the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to migrant farmworker drinking water sources. Lack of mandatory testing, lack of enforcement a...
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40 CFR 85.2212 - Idle test-EPA 81.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Idle test-EPA 81. 85.2212 Section 85.2212 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2212 Idle test—EPA 81. (a)(1) General calendar year applicability. The test procedure described in this...
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40 CFR 600.109-08 - EPA driving cycles.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 30 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA driving cycles. 600.109-08 Section 600.109-08 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) ENERGY POLICY FUEL... Emission Regulations for 1978 and Later Model Year Automobiles-Test Procedures § 600.109-08 EPA driving...
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40 CFR 85.2212 - Idle test-EPA 81.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Idle test-EPA 81. 85.2212 Section 85.2212 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2212 Idle test—EPA 81. (a)(1) General calendar year applicability. The test procedure described in this...
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40 CFR 85.2212 - Idle test-EPA 81.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Idle test-EPA 81. 85.2212 Section 85.2212 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2212 Idle test—EPA 81. (a)(1) General calendar year applicability. The test procedure described in this...
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40 CFR 600.109-78 - EPA driving cycles.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 30 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA driving cycles. 600.109-78 Section 600.109-78 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) ENERGY POLICY FUEL... Emission Regulations for 1978 and Later Model Year Automobiles-Test Procedures § 600.109-78 EPA driving...
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EPA Region 1 Coast Guard Jurisdictional Boundary - Arcs
Jurisdictional boundary between EPA and Coast Guard for EPA Region I. Created from 1:100000 USGS DLGs with greater detail drawn from 1:24000 commercial street data for Region I.This layer is used to determine which agency will be reponsible in the event of an oil spill.
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EPA Region 1 Coast Guard Jurisdictional Boundary - Polygons
Jurisdictional boundary between EPA and Coast Guard for EPA Region I. Created from 1:100000 USGS DLGs with greater detail drawn from 1:24000 commercial street data for Region I.This layer is used to determine which agency will be reponsible in the event of an oil spill.
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Children’s Environmental Health 2005 - A Summary of EPA Activities
Children may not be sufficiently protected by regulatory standards set based on risks to adults. EPA has forged partnerships and taken steps to protect children's health from contaminants and pollutants in air, drinking water, and food.
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EPA evaluates air, water controls
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Fairley, P.
1996-06-05
Water and air pollution controls make significant contribution to the economy`s health, according to two EPA reports. Clean water provides billions of dollars in benefits to US industries, says a recently released study; and the agency`s draft report on the benefits of air pollution identifiesmore » $$20 in medical costs avoided for every dollar spent on pollution controls. The Clean Water Industry Coalition (CWIC) says the water report reaffirms the need to {open_quotes}modernize{close_quotes} the Clean Water Act (CWA), but EPA administrator Carol Browner says a CWA {open_quotes}rollback{close_quotes} supported by CWIC and passed by House Republicans last May would have jeopardized industries that depend on clean water by weakening effluent standards. Browner denies that the benefits of clean water as identified by the EPA report would have protected water standards from the bill`s cost-benefit requirements. A draft EPA report on clean air leaked by the American Lung Association estimates that tailpipe and smokestack controls for air pollution saved 79,000 lives and resulted in 15 million fewer respiratory illnesses in 1990 alone. The report assesses the costs and benefits of the Clean Air Act from 1970 to 1990. The cost of federal, state, and local regulations were estimated at $$436 billion over the 20-year span, whereas direct benefits of reduced pollution totaled $6.8 trillion.« less
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Environmental protection belongs to the public: A vision for citizen science at EPA
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Parker, A.; Dosemagen, S.
2017-12-01
As a collaborative and open approach to science, citizen science has the potential make science more actionable, applicable, and usable, especially when designed with scientists, communities and decision-makers as partners. In response to recent interest in citizen science from the US Environmental Protection Agency, the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology provided EPA with advice and recommendations on how to integrate citizen science into the core work of EPA. The Council's 28 members—representatives of academia; business and industry; nongovernmental organizations; and state, local and tribal governments—identifies citizen science as an invaluable opportunity for EPA to strengthen public support for EPA's mission and the best approach for the Agency to connect with the public on environmental protection. The report recommends that EPA embrace citizen science as a core tenet of environmental protection, invest in citizen science for communities, partners, and the Agency, enable the use of citizen science data at the Agency, integrate citizen science into the full range of work of EPA. This presentation will outline principles and strategy for integrating citizen science into science and policy at the national level, increasing the usability of citizen science data for decision-making and policy, and leveraging citizen science for environmental protection.
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Drinking Water Arsenic Rule History
The EPA published the final arsenic rule on January 22, 2001. In response to the national debate surrounding the arsenic rule related to science and costs, the EPA announced on March 20, 2001 that the agency would reassess the science and cost issues.
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Access State Websites | ECHO | US EPA
State environmental agencies often maintain additional information about compliance and enforcement (beyond what is reported to EPA systems). Access direct links to state enforcement and compliance data.
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Peer Review for EPA's Biologically Based Dose-Response ...
EPA is developing a regulation for perchlorate in drinking water. As part the regulatory process EPA must develop a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG). FDA and EPA scientists developed a biologically based dose-response (BBDR) model to assist in deriving the MCLG. This model is designed to determine under what conditions of iodine nutrition and exposure to perchlorate across sensitive lifestages would result in low serum free and total thyroxine (hypothyroxinemia). EPA is undertaking a peer review to provide a focused, objective independent peer evaluation of the draft model and its model results report. EPA is undertaking a peer review to provide a focused, objective independent peer evaluation of the draft model and its model results report. Peer review is an important component of the scientific process. The criticism, suggestions, and new ideas provided by the peer reviewers stimulate creative thought, strengthen the interpretation of the reviewed material, and confer credibility on the product. The peer review objective is to provide advice to EPA on steps that will yield a highly credible scientific product that is supported by the scientific community and a defensible perchlorate MCLG.
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EPA Library Disaster Response and Continuity of Operations (COOP) Procedures
To establish Agency-wide procedures for the EPA National Library Network libraries to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters in EPA libraries and provide continuing operations during and after a disaster.
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Notification: Review on the Effectiveness of EPA's Environmental Education Activities
Project #OPE-FY15-0050, October 16, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to begin preliminary research on the effectiveness of the EPA's Environmental Education activities.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-03-10
... a Public Meeting of the SAB Drinking Water Committee Augmented for the Review of the Effectiveness... Drinking Water Committee Augmented for the Review of the Effectiveness of Partial Lead Service Line... the meeting announced in this notice, may be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab...
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Radiation Resources Outside of EPA
EPA does not license nuclear power plants or regulate the non-ionizing radiation from cell phones, smart meters or power lines. This page provides links to the state and federal agencies that regulate these matters.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-04-05
... on EPA's ongoing research on the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water... Teleconference of the Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory Panel AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... Office announces a public meeting and public teleconference of the Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory...
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Trends in Drinking Water Nitrate Violations Across the United States
Drinking water maximum contaminant levels (MCL) are established by the U.S. EPA in order to protect human health. Since 1975, public water suppliers across the U.S. have reported violations of the MCL to the national Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Nitrate is on...
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EPA Brownfields Grant Will Assist Meriden, Conn. with Site Clean-up
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Meriden, Conn. is among 144 communities across the United States to receive EPA funding for brownfield site revitalization efforts.
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EPA Scientific Knowledge Management Assessment and ...
A series of activities have been conducted by a core group of EPA scientists from across the Agency. The activities were initiated in 2012 and the focus was to increase the reuse and interoperability of science software at EPA. The need for increased reuse and interoperability is linked to the increased complexity of environmental assessments in the 21st century. This complexity is manifest in the form of problems that require integrated multi-disciplinary solutions. To enable the means to develop these solutions (i.e., science software systems) it is necessary to integrate software developed by disparate groups representing a variety of science domains. Thus, reuse and interoperability becomes imperative. This report briefly describes the chronology of activities conducted by the group of scientists to provide context for the primary purpose of this report, that is, to describe the proceedings and outcomes of the latest activity, a workshop entitled “Workshop on Advancing US EPA integration of environmental and information sciences”. The EPA has been lagging in digital maturity relative to the private sector and even other government agencies. This report helps begin the process of improving the agency’s use of digital technologies, especially in the areas of efficiency and transparency. This report contributes to SHC 1.61.2.
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Effectiveness of table top water pitcher filters to remove arsenic from drinking water.
Barnaby, Roxanna; Liefeld, Amanda; Jackson, Brian P; Hampton, Thomas H; Stanton, Bruce A
2017-10-01
Arsenic contamination of drinking water is a serious threat to the health of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. In the United States ~3 million individuals drink well water that contains arsenic levels above the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 10μg/L. Several technologies are available to remove arsenic from well water including anion exchange, adsorptive media and reverse osmosis. In addition, bottled water is an alternative to drinking well water contaminated with arsenic. However, there are several drawbacks associated with these approaches including relatively high cost and, in the case of bottled water, the generation of plastic waste. In this study, we tested the ability of five tabletop water pitcher filters to remove arsenic from drinking water. We report that only one tabletop water pitcher filter tested, ZeroWater®, reduced the arsenic concentration, both As 3+ and As 5+ , from 1000μg/L to < 3μg/L, well below the MCL. Moreover, the amount of total dissolved solids or competing ions did not affect the ability of the ZeroWater® filter to remove arsenic below the MCL. Thus, the ZeroWater® pitcher filter is a cost effective and short-term solution to remove arsenic from drinking water and its use reduces plastic waste associated with bottled water. Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Effectiveness of Table Top Water Pitcher Filters to Remove Arsenic from Drinking Water
Barnaby, Roxanna; Liefeld, Amanda; Jackson, Brian P.; Hampton, Thomas H.; Stanton, Bruce A.
2017-01-01
Arsenic contamination of drinking water is a serious threat to the health of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. In the United States ~3 million individuals drink well water that contains arsenic levels above the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 10 μg/L. Several technologies are available to remove arsenic from well water including anion exchange, adsorptive media and reverse osmosis. In addition, bottled water is an alternative to drinking well water contaminated with arsenic. However, there are several drawbacks associated with these approaches including relatively high cost and, in the case of bottled water, the generation of plastic waste. In this study, we tested the ability of five tabletop water pitcher filters to remove arsenic from drinking water. We report that only one tabletop water pitcher filter tested, ZeroWater®, reduced the arsenic concentration, both As3+ and As5+, from 1,000 μg/L to < 3 μg/L, well below the MCL. Moreover, the amount of total dissolved solids or competing ions did not affect the ability of the ZeroWater® filter to remove arsenic below the MCL. Thus, the ZeroWater® pitcher filter is a cost effective and short-term solution to remove arsenic from drinking water and its use reduces plastic waste associated with bottled water. PMID:28719869
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The purpose of this SOP is to describe how to collect, store, and ship tap and drinking water samples for analysis by EPA Method 200.8 (revision 4.4) for the NHEXAS Arizona project. This SOP provides a brief description of the sample containers, collection, preservation, storage...
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VIRULENCE FACTORS OF AEROMONAS: A GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF DRINKING WATER ISOLATES
A survey of finished drinking water conducted by the US EPA during 2000-2001, revealed that 8 out of 18 water utilities encompassing several states (NY, KY, IA, OH) were contaminated with aeromonas species. Altogether 205 organisms were isolated by EPA method 1601. All of the ...
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40 CFR 147.1603 - EPA-administered program-Indian lands.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
.... 147.1603 Section 147.1603 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) STATE, TRIBAL, AND EPA-ADMINISTERED UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAMS New Mexico... on Indian lands in New Mexico, except for Class II wells on Navajo Indian lands for which EPA has...
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EPA Leads the Way on Lead Exposure Science and Risk Management
EPA researchers have developed a modeling approach that improves our understanding of the relationship between lead concentrations of various sources (drinking water, soil and dust, food, and air) and children’s blood-lead levels.
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DEVELOPMENT OF APTAMERS TO WATERBORNE PARASITES
The Safe Drinking Water Act Amendment of 1996 mandates that the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) evaluate public health risks associated with drinking water contaminants to include waterborne parasites, such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia. Additionally, the Agency est...
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40 CFR 2.406 - Requests for authenticated copies of EPA documents.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... EPA documents. 2.406 Section 2.406 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GENERAL... the United States Is Not a Party § 2.406 Requests for authenticated copies of EPA documents. Requests for authenticated copies of EPA documents for purposes of admissibility under 28 U.S.C. 1733 and Rule...
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78 FR 73858 - Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of Oklahoma
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-12-09
... approved Public Water System Supervision Program. Oklahoma has adopted three EPA drinking water rules... and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (DBP2), and (3) the Ground Water Rule (GWR). EPA has determined that... Protection Agency, Region 6, Drinking Water Section (6WQ-SD), 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas...
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Concerns raised over new EPA members
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Gwynne, Peter
2017-12-01
The Trump administration has nominated three new members of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who critics say are undermining laws and “pampering” the industries they are supposed to regulate.
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Meeting the Challenges of Small Community Treatment Systems in the United States
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been conducting drinking water research for over 35 years. The EPA Office of Research and Development(ORD)provides scientific information to the Agency for policy and regulatory development related to implementation of the federa...
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EPA Protocol Gas Verification Program
Accurate compressed gas calibration standards are needed to calibrate continuous emission monitors (CEMs) and ambient air quality monitors that are being used for regulatory purposes. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established its traceability protocol to ensure that co...
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EPA Plan for Reducing Personally Identifiable Information, January 2013
The EPA Privacy Policy, issued in 2007, establishes the framework and accountability for reducing Agency personally identifiable information (PII). Learn about the Agency's plan to reduce the collection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
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Chicago Lead in Drinking Water Study
EPA Region 5 and the Chicago Department of Water Management conducted a study on field sampling protocols for lead in drinking water. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the method used by public water systems to monitor lead levels.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012-02-29
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9640-9] Request for Public Comments on the List of Candidates... Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites public.... Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announced in a Federal Register...
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EPA RE-Powering Mapper Feasibility Studies
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) Office of Communications, Partnerships and Analysis (OCPA) initiated the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative to demonstrate the enormous potential that contaminated lands, landfills, and mine sites provide for developing renewable energy in the United States. As part of the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative, the EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) evaluated the feasibility of developing renewable energy production on Superfund, brownfields, and former landfill or mining sites. These reports pair EPA's expertise on contaminated sites with the renewable energy expertise of NREL.
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40 CFR 85.2218 - Preconditioned idle test-EPA 91.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Preconditioned idle test-EPA 91. 85.2218 Section 85.2218 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS... Tests § 85.2218 Preconditioned idle test—EPA 91. (a) General requirements—(1) Exhaust gas sampling...
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40 CFR 35.110 - Time frame for EPA action.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Time frame for EPA action. 35.110 Section 35.110 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL... frame for EPA action. The Regional Administrator will review a complete application and either approve...
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40 CFR 35.510 - Time frame for EPA action.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Time frame for EPA action. 35.510 Section 35.510 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL....510 Time frame for EPA action. The Regional Administrator will review a complete application and...
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40 CFR 35.510 - Time frame for EPA action.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Time frame for EPA action. 35.510 Section 35.510 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL....510 Time frame for EPA action. The Regional Administrator will review a complete application and...
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40 CFR 35.510 - Time frame for EPA action.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Time frame for EPA action. 35.510 Section 35.510 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL....510 Time frame for EPA action. The Regional Administrator will review a complete application and...
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40 CFR 7.130 - Actions available to EPA to obtain compliance.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Actions available to EPA to obtain... Agency Compliance Procedures § 7.130 Actions available to EPA to obtain compliance. (a) General. If compliance with this part cannot be assured by informal means, EPA may terminate or refuse to award or to...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-02-26
... purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0693; FRL-9528-5] Agency Information Collection... Processing (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2050.05 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-12-27
... Source Water Protection (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY... and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 26, 2012. ADDRESSES: Submit..., Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC...
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EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): CAMDBS
This web feature service contains location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry Service (FRS) for the subset of facilities that link to the Clean Air Markets Division Business System (CAMDBS). Administered by the EPA Clean Air Markets Division, within the Office of Air and Radiation, CAMDBS supports the implementation of market-based air pollution control programs, including the Acid Rain Program and regional programs designed to reduce the transport of ozone. FRS identifies and geospatially locates facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest. Using vigorous verification and data management procedures, FRS integrates facility data from EPA's national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records and provides EPA with a centrally managed, single source of comprehensive and authoritative information on facilities. This data set contains the subset of FRS integrated facilities that link to CAMDBS facilities once the CAMDBS data has been integrated into the FRS database. Additional information on FRS is available at the EPA website https://www.epa.gov/enviro/facility-registry-service-frs.
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EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): RCRA
This web feature service contains location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry Service (FRS) for the subset of hazardous waste facilities that link to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information System (RCRAInfo). EPA's comprehensive information system in support of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) of 1984, RCRAInfo tracks many types of information about generators, transporters, treaters, storers, and disposers of hazardous waste. FRS identifies and geospatially locates facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest. Using vigorous verification and data management procedures, FRS integrates facility data from EPA's national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records and provides EPA with a centrally managed, single source of comprehensive and authoritative information on facilities. This data set contains the subset of FRS integrated facilities that link to RCRAInfo hazardous waste facilities once the RCRAInfo data has been integrated into the FRS database. Additional information on FRS is available at the EPA website https://www.epa.gov/enviro/facility-registry-service-frs
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Brunkard, Joan M; Ailes, Elizabeth; Roberts, Virginia A; Hill, Vincent; Hilborn, Elizabeth D; Craun, Gunther F; Rajasingham, Anu; Kahler, Amy; Garrison, Laurel; Hicks, Lauri; Carpenter, Joe; Wade, Timothy J; Beach, Michael J; Yoder Msw, Jonathan S
2011-09-23
Since 1971, CDC, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists have collaborated on the Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System (WBDOSS) for collecting and reporting data related to occurrences and causes of waterborne disease outbreaks associated with drinking water. This surveillance system is the primary source of data concerning the scope and health effects of waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States. Data presented summarize 48 outbreaks that occurred during January 2007--December 2008 and 70 previously unreported outbreaks. WBDOSS includes data on outbreaks associated with drinking water, recreational water, water not intended for drinking (WNID) (excluding recreational water), and water use of unknown intent (WUI). Public health agencies in the states, U.S. territories, localities, and Freely Associated States are primarily responsible for detecting and investigating outbreaks and reporting them voluntarily to CDC by a standard form. Only data on outbreaks associated with drinking water, WNID (excluding recreational water), and WUI are summarized in this report. Outbreaks associated with recreational water are reported separately. A total of 24 states and Puerto Rico reported 48 outbreaks that occurred during 2007--2008. Of these 48 outbreaks, 36 were associated with drinking water, eight with WNID, and four with WUI. The 36 drinking water--associated outbreaks caused illness among at least 4,128 persons and were linked to three deaths. Etiologic agents were identified in 32 (88.9%) of the 36 drinking water--associated outbreaks; 21 (58.3%) outbreaks were associated with bacteria, five (13.9%) with viruses, three (8.3%) with parasites, one (2.8%) with a chemical, one (2.8%) with both bacteria and viruses, and one (2.8%) with both bacteria and parasites. Four outbreaks (11.1%) had unidentified etiologies. Of the 36 drinking water--associated outbreaks, 22 (61.1%) were outbreaks of
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76 FR 67187 - National Drinking Water Advisory Council; Notice of a Public Teleconference Meeting
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-10-31
... requirements of the National Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper. DATES: The public teleconference... and Copper: EPA is developing proposed revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), which is the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for controlling lead and copper in drinking water supplied by...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-02-22
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0069; FRL-9269-2] Agency Information Collection...: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction [email protected] , or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and...
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EPA is developing approaches to inform the derivation of a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) for perchlorate in drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act. EPA previously conducted an independent, external, scientific peer review of the draft biologically-based dose-res...
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CMAQ's Support of EPA's Mission
At Federal, State, and Local agencies, CMAQ is often used when developing regulatory policies because it represents the state-of-the-science in air quality modeling. See how CMAQ supports the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment.
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EPA Principles for Greener Cleanups
A goal of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office and Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) and its many partners is to preserve and restore land by promoting and using protective waste management practices and by assessing and cleaning..
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EPA'S ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION PROGRAM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has evaluated technologies to determine their effectiveness in monitoring, preventing, controlling, and cleaning up pollution. Since the early 1990s, however, numerous government and private groups have determined that the lack of a...
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Report: EPA Should Revise Outdated or Inconsistent EPA-State Clean Water Act Memoranda of Agreement
Report #10-P-0224, September 14, 2010. NPDES MOAs between EPA and States do not ensure Agency management control and effective oversight over a national program administered by States that is capable of providing equal protection to all Americans.
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Hu, Xindi C; Andrews, David Q; Lindstrom, Andrew B; Bruton, Thomas A; Schaider, Laurel A; Grandjean, Philippe; Lohmann, Rainer; Carignan, Courtney C; Blum, Arlene; Balan, Simona A; Higgins, Christopher P; Sunderland, Elsie M
2016-10-11
Drinking water contamination with poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) poses risks to the developmental, immune, metabolic, and endocrine health of consumers. We present a spatial analysis of 2013-2015 national drinking water PFAS concentrations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (US EPA) third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR3) program. The number of industrial sites that manufacture or use these compounds, the number of military fire training areas, and the number of wastewater treatment plants are all significant predictors of PFAS detection frequencies and concentrations in public water supplies. Among samples with detectable PFAS levels, each additional military site within a watershed's eight-digit hydrologic unit is associated with a 20% increase in PFHxS, a 10% increase in both PFHpA and PFOA, and a 35% increase in PFOS. The number of civilian airports with personnel trained in the use of aqueous film-forming foams is significantly associated with the detection of PFASs above the minimal reporting level. We find drinking water supplies for 6 million U.S. residents exceed US EPA's lifetime health advisory (70 ng/L) for PFOS and PFOA. Lower analytical reporting limits and additional sampling of smaller utilities serving <10000 individuals and private wells would greatly assist in further identifying PFAS contamination sources.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-01-26
...., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nell Orscheln, Oceans and Coastal Protection Division... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0369; FRL-9107-1] Agency Information Collection...); EPA ICR No. 1500.07, OMB Control No. 2040-0138 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-01-22
...; Information Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles; EPA ICR No. 0010.12, OMB Control No. 2060... Certification Program, EPA ICR No. 116.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0060; and Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program Fees, EPA ICR 2080.04, OMB Control No. 2060-0545 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA...
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BACTERIAL PATHOGENIC RESEARCH IN RESPONSE TO CONTAMINANT CANDIDATE LIST NEEDS
The Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended in 1996, requires EPA to establish a Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) of unregulated microbiological and chemical contaminants to aid in priority setting for the Agency's drinking water program. At predetermined intervals the Agency must s...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-02-08
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-SFUND-2011-0052; FRL-9263-6] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Collection Request for Superfund Site Evaluation and Hazard Ranking System AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY...
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Manganese deposition in drinking water distribution systems.
Gerke, Tammie L; Little, Brenda J; Barry Maynard, J
2016-01-15
This study provides a physicochemical assessment of manganese deposits on brass and lead components from two fully operational drinking water distributions systems. One of the systems was maintained with chlorine; the other, with secondary chloramine disinfection. Synchrotron-based in-situ micro X-ray adsorption near edge structure was used to assess the mineralogy. In-situ micro X-ray fluorescence mapping was used to demonstrate the spatial relationships between manganese and potentially toxic adsorbed metal ions. The Mn deposits ranged in thickness from 0.01 to 400 μm. They were composed primarily of Mn oxides/oxhydroxides, birnessite (Mn(3+) and Mn(4+)) and hollandite (Mn(2+) and Mn(4+)), and a Mn silicate, braunite (Mn(2+) and Mn(4+)), in varying proportions. Iron, chromium, and strontium, in addition to the alloying elements lead and copper, were co-located within manganese deposits. With the exception of iron, all are related to specific health issues and are of concern to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). The specific properties of Mn deposits, i.e., adsorption of metals ions, oxidation of metal ions and resuspension are discussed with respect to their influence on drinking water quality. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Notification: EPA Conferences - Maximizing Cost Efficiencies
Project #OA-FY15-0381, September 19, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to begin preliminary research in October 2014 for an audit of conference spending.
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EPA's Benchmark Dose Modeling Software
The EPA developed the Benchmark Dose Software (BMDS) as a tool to help Agency risk assessors facilitate applying benchmark dose (BMD) method’s to EPA’s human health risk assessment (HHRA) documents. The application of BMD methods overcomes many well know limitations ...
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REMOVAL OF ALACHLOR FROM DRINKING WATER
Alachlor (Lasso) is a pre-emergent herbicide used in the production of corn and soybeans. U.S. EPA has studied control of alachlor in drinking water treatment processes to define treatability before setting maximum contaminant levels and to assist water utilities in selecting con...
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Meet EPA Scientist Maureen R. Gwinn, M.S. Ph.D. DABT
EPA biologist Dr. Maureen Gwinn works on human health hazard assessments for the Agency's IRIS program. Dr. Gwinn currently serves as the Associate Program Director for Community Health in EPA's Sustainable and Healthy Communities national research program
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Studies have indicated that arsenic concentrations greater than the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) maximum contaminant level (MCL) concentration of 10 micrograms per liter (ug/L) occur in numerous aquifers around the United States. One such aquifer is the Cen...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-10-20
... Control No. 2060-0264 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In... Tribal Agencies. ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1643.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0264. ICR status: This ICR is...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-12-06
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0291; FRL- 9903-87-OEI] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; State Review Framework; EPA ICR Number 2185.05 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the...
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THE FATE OF FLUOROSILICATE DRINKING WATER ADDITIVES
Periodically, the EPA reexamines its information on regulated drinking water contaminants to deterime if further study is required. Fluoride is one such contaminant undergoing review. The chemical literature indicates that some deficiencies exist in our understanding of the spe...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-11-04
... Climate Change Adaptation Plan, many of the goals EPA is working to attain (e.g., clean air, safe drinking... health and the environment. It is essential therefore, that the EPA adapt to climate change in order to... of human health and the environment. Adaptation will involve anticipating and planning for changes in...
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Aircraft Drinking Water Rule Public Meetings and Summaries
In developing the Aircraft Drinking Water Rule, EPA used a collaborative process to obtain a broad range of views including the airlines, flight attendants, passengers, pilots, airports, laboratories, public health officials and environmental organizations
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AN OVERVIEW PRESENTATION OF USEPA AND USDA DRINKING WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM DEMONSTRATIONS IN CHINA
Under an interagency agreement with the US Department of Agriculture, US EPA is coordinating support for several water treatment research demonstrations in China. EPA has installed two small drinking water treatment technologies (a bottled water system for a small community and ...
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AN OVERVIEW PAPER OF USEPA AND USDA DRINKING WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM DEMONSTRATIONS IN CHINA
Under an interagency agreement with the US Department of Agriculture, US EPA is coordinating support for several water treatment research demonstrations in China. EPA has installed two small drinking water treatment technologies (a bottled water system for a small community and ...
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40 CFR 49.10317 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10317 Section 49.10317 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): TRI
This web feature service contains location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry Service (FRS) for the subset of facilities that link to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) System. TRI is a publicly available EPA database reported annually by certain covered industry groups, as well as federal facilities. It contains information about more than 650 toxic chemicals that are being used, manufactured, treated, transported, or released into the environment, and includes information about waste management and pollution prevention activities. FRS identifies and geospatially locates facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest. Using vigorous verification and data management procedures, FRS integrates facility data from EPA's national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records and provides EPA with a centrally managed, single source of comprehensive and authoritative information on facilities. This data set contains the subset of FRS integrated facilities that link to TRI facilities once the TRI data has been integrated into the FRS database. Additional information on FRS is available at the EPA website https://www.epa.gov/enviro/facility-registry-service-frs.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-02-03
... Manufacturers; EPA ICR No. 0309.13, OMB Control No. 2060-0150 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... numbers: EPA ICR No. 0309.13, OMB Control No. 2060-0150. ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to...
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Report: Progress Report on Drinking Water Protection Efforts
Report #2005-P-00021, August 22, 2005. EPA and the States in this sample are making progress at helping water systems better reach Congress’ goal of protecting drinking water from its source to the consumer.
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40 CFR 49.10587 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10587 Section 49.10587 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND....10587 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.11017 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.11017 Section 49.11017 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND....11017 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10827 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10827 Section 49.10827 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND....10827 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10557 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10557 Section 49.10557 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND....10557 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10527 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10527 Section 49.10527 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND....10527 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10987 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10987 Section 49.10987 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND....10987 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10737 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10737 Section 49.10737 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND....10737 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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A FRAMEWORK FOR THE USE OF GENOMICS DATA AT THE EPA
Four year ago, the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) paper Potential Implications of Genomics for Regulatory and Risk Assessment Applications at EPA identified four areas of oversight likely to be influenced by genomics data. These were the prioritization of contaminant...
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Are EPA's proposed revisions to the PM standards appropriate?
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Lucinda Minton Langworthy
2006-06-15
In 1997 then-US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Carol Browner adopted new National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Browner recognized that 'there is uncertainty in the characterization of health effects attributable to exposure to ambient PM.' As a result, President Clinton promised to review the scientific basis for those standards prior to their implementation. Recently, before EPA has even promulgated rules concerning implementation of those standards, the agency proposed to revise those standards to make them significantly more stringent. Are the proposed revisions to the standards appropriate? The author argues. 41 refs.
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Two areas of focus in US EPA research for safe drinking water are disinfection by-product (DBPs) and Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) Compounds. DBPs are created during disinfection of drinking water. Future regulated compounds will be selected from the CCL. This presentation ...
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EPA Facility Registry System (FRS): NCES
This web feature service contains location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry System (FRS) for the subset of facilities that link to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The primary federal database for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the United States and other Nations, NCES is located in the U.S. Department of Education, within the Institute of Education Sciences. FRS identifies and geospatially locates facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest. Using vigorous verification and data management procedures, FRS integrates facility data from EPA00e2??s national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records and provides EPA with a centrally managed, single source of comprehensive and authoritative information on facilities. This data set contains the subset of FRS integrated facilities that link to NCES school facilities once the NCES data has been integrated into the FRS database. Additional information on FRS is available at the EPA website http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/index.html.
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EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): OIL
This dataset contains location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry Service (FRS) for the subset of facilities that link to the Oil database. The Oil database contains information on Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) and Facility Response Plan (FRP) subject facilities to prevent and respond to oil spills. FRP facilities are referred to as substantial harm facilities due to the quantities of oil stored and facility characteristics. FRS identifies and geospatially locates facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest. Using vigorous verification and data management procedures, FRS integrates facility data from EPA's national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records and provides EPA with a centrally managed, single source of comprehensive and authoritative information on facilities. This data set contains the subset of FRS integrated facilities that link to Oil facilities once the Oil data has been integrated into the FRS database. Additional information on FRS is available at the EPA website https://www.epa.gov/enviro/facility-registry-service-frs.
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EPA Region 7 Intergovernmental Review Process
Executive Order 12372 & EPA's implementing regulation 40 CFR Part 29 require that all interested state, area-wide, regional, and local agencies be given the opportunity to review & comment on proposed Federal assistance within their area(s) of jurisdiction
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EPA Region 4 Intergovernmental Review Process
Executive Order 12372 & EPA's implementing regulation 40 CFR Part 29 require that all interested state, area-wide, regional, and local agencies be given the opportunity to review & comment on proposed Federal assistance within their area(s) of jurisdiction
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40 CFR 86.215-94 - EPA urban dynamometer driving schedule.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA urban dynamometer driving schedule. 86.215-94 Section 86.215-94 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR... New Medium-Duty Passenger Vehicles; Cold Temperature Test Procedures § 86.215-94 EPA urban dynamometer...
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40 CFR 142.18 - EPA review of State monitoring determinations.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA review of State monitoring determinations. 142.18 Section 142.18 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER... Responsibility § 142.18 EPA review of State monitoring determinations. (a) A Regional Administrator may annul a...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-09-24
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL--9901-26-OA] Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science... Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces... contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-07-29
.../epahome/dockets.htm . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Laabs, Oceans and Coastal Protection Division... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0150; FRL-9446-4] Agency Information Collection... Section 312 (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In...
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US EPA Region 9 and US Coast Guard Jurisdictional Boundary
This line feature represents the jurisdictional boundary along the California coastline that defines EPA (Inland Zone) and Coast Guard (Coastal Zone) emergency response jurisdictions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / U.S. Coast Guard (USEPA / USCG) Jurisdictional Boundary runs from the Oregon to the Mexican border adjacent to the coastline. The boundary was developed from text descriptions provided in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 Mainland Regional Contingency Plan dated March 17, 1994. The Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve was added to the EPA's jurisdiction in 2011.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-01-15
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0394; FRL-9103-7; EPA ICR No. 1569.07; OMB Control...; Comment Request; Approval of State Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act...
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40 CFR 49.10767 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10767 Section 49.10767 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10767 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10927 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10927 Section 49.10927 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10927 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10957 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10957 Section 49.10957 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... § 49.10957 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10377 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10377 Section 49.10377 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10377 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.11077 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.11077 Section 49.11077 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... § 49.11077 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10137 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10137 Section 49.10137 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... § 49.10137 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10107 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10107 Section 49.10107 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... § 49.10107 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10437 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10437 Section 49.10437 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10437 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10347 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10347 Section 49.10347 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10347 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10857 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10857 Section 49.10857 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10857 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10677 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10677 Section 49.10677 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10677 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10287 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10287 Section 49.10287 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10287 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10197 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10197 Section 49.10197 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10197 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.10497 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10497 Section 49.10497 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10497 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.9927 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.9927 Section 49.9927 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... § 49.9927 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.9897 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.9897 Section 49.9897 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... § 49.9897 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.9957 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.9957 Section 49.9957 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... § 49.9957 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.9867 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.9867 Section 49.9867 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Oregon § 49.9867 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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EPA Use of Ecological Nonmarket Valuation
This essay was motivated by a workshop at which numerous investigators presented advancements in nonmarket valuation . Much of the research, and the workshop itself were US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funded, and indeed the typical expected application was environmental...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-10-13
... the Secretary of Agriculture AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notification to the Secretary of Agriculture. SUMMARY: This document notifies the public that the Administrator of EPA has forwarded to the Secretary of Agriculture a draft proposed rule as required by section 25(a) of...
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State Compliance Monitoring Expectations | ECHO | US EPA
EPA sets national goals for how frequently facilities should be evaluated by the authorized enforcement agency for three programs included in ECHO (Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act). EPA develops Compliance Monitoring Strategies (CMSs) to ensure that the regulated facilities across the country are evaluated for compliance on a regular basis. Information on CMSs, evaluations (such as on-site inspections), and inspection frequency goals that are defined by each program is included.
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EPA Brownfields Grants Will Assist Massachusetts Communities with Site Assessments and Clean-up
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that five Massachusetts communities are among 144 communities across the United States to benefit from EPA funding for brownfield site revitalization efforts.
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EPA Brownfields Grants Will Assist Vermont Communities with Site Assessments and Clean-up
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that six Vermont communities are among 144 communities across the United States to benefit from EPA funding for brownfield site revitalization efforts.
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EPA Brownfields Grants Will Assist Maine Communities with Site Assessments and Clean-up
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that six Maine communities are among 144 communities across the United States to benefit from EPA funding for brownfield site revitalization efforts.
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THE EPA REMOTE SENING ARCHIVE: A UNIQUE AGENCY RESOURCE
Often environmental issues need to have a historical perspective, to look back into the past.
Remotely sensed imagery is one way to see the land and what happened in a previous time. The EPA is often responsible to look into the past to facilitate a better future for the envi... -
Notification: Audit of EPA's Cloud Computer Initiative
Project #OA-FY13-0095, December 17, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General plans to begin preliminary research on the audit of EPA’s cloud computer initiative.
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Basic Information about Lead in Drinking Water
... Water and Drinking Water Contact Us Share Basic Information about Lead in Drinking Water Have a question ... Related Information from Other Federal Government Agencies General Information about Lead in Drinking Water How Lead Gets ...
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40 CFR 49.10707 - EPA-approved tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10707 Section 49.10707 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... of Idaho § 49.10707 EPA-approved tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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40 CFR 49.9987 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.9987 Section 49.9987 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Indians of Oregon § 49.9987 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-03-02
... Participation Survey; EPA ICR No. 2375.01 OMB Control No. 2060-New AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... No. 2060-New. ICR status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity. An Agency may not...
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40 CFR 131.22 - EPA promulgation of water quality standards.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA promulgation of water quality standards. 131.22 Section 131.22 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Procedures for Review and Revision of Water Quality Standards § 131.22 EPA promulgation of water quality...
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40 CFR 131.22 - EPA promulgation of water quality standards.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA promulgation of water quality standards. 131.22 Section 131.22 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Procedures for Review and Revision of Water Quality Standards § 131.22 EPA promulgation of water quality...
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Two areas of focus in US EPA research for safe drinking water are disinfection by-products (DBPs) and Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) Compounds. DBPs are created during disinfection of drinking water. Future regulated compounds will be selected from the CCL. This presentation...
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40 CFR 2.406 - Requests for authenticated copies of EPA documents.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... EPA documents. 2.406 Section 2.406 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION Testimony by Employees and Production of Documents in Civil Legal Proceedings Where the United States Is Not a Party § 2.406 Requests for authenticated copies of EPA documents. Requests...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-12-23
..., Oceans and Coastal Protection Division, (4504T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0150; FRL-9508-9] Agency Information Collection... Clean Water Act (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In...
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40 CFR 166.53 - EPA review of crisis exemption and revocation of authority.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA review of crisis exemption and... CONDITIONS Crisis Exemptions § 166.53 EPA review of crisis exemption and revocation of authority. (a) Review. When a crisis exemption is about to be or has already been declared by a State or Federal agency, EPA...
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May 4, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of the Inspector General, is initiating an audit of New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED’s) timekeeping practices and procedures for EPA grants.
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INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP ON ARSENIC REMOVAL FROM DRINKING WATER
In 2005, EPA's Office of Water and Office of Research and Development collaborated to present eleven arsenic training events. The workshops provided in-depth treatment technology training to help those affected; state drinking water staff, design engineers, system owners and cert...
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TREATABILITY DATABASE FOR DRINKING WATER CHEMICALS (CCL)
The Treatability Data Base will assemble referenced data on the control of contaminants in drinking water. It will be an interactive data base, housed in an EPA, web-accessible site. It may be used for many purposes, including: identifying an effective treatment process or a se...
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78 FR 48158 - Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council
Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2013-08-07
... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9843-4] Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory....S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (Council), established under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). This meeting is scheduled for...
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Notification: EPA Benefits from STAR Grant Results
Project #OPE-FY15-0017, January 15, 2015. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to begin preliminary research on results from Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants.
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EPA CENTER FOR EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT MODELING (CEAM)
The EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) supports the Agency and professional community in environmental, risk-based decision-making by expanding their applications expertise for quantitatively assessing pollutant exposure via aquatic, terrestrial, and multimedia pa...
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Checklist for Reviewing EPA Quality Management Plans
This checklist will be used to review the Quality Management Plans (QMPs) that are submitted to the Quality Staff of the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) for Agency review under EPA Order 5360.1 A2.
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Meet EPA Scientist Michael Nye, Ph.D.
Michael Nye, Ph.D., is a social scientist who studies natural risk, socio-demographic change and sustainable behavior. Prior to joining EPA, he worked for the UK Environment Agency in flood risk management and emergency preparedness
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-05-18
... maintenance and operational costs. Changes in the Estimates: The burden estimates have been changed to reflect... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OA-2010-0757; FRL-9307-5] Agency Information Collection... Environmental Protection Agency (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY...
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US EPA Digital Science: An Evolution
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Ziegler, C. R.; Burch, K.; Laniak, G.; Vega, A.; Harten, P.; Kremer, J.; Brookes, A.; Yuen, A.; Subramanian, B.
2015-12-01
The United States Environmental Protection Agency's (US EPA) digital science "enterprise" plays a critical role in US EPA's efforts to achieve its mission to protect human health and the environment. This enterprise is an evolving cross-disciplinary research and development construct, with social and institutional dimensions. It has an active development community and produces a portfolio of digital science products including decision support tools, data repositories, Web interfaces, and more. Earth sciences and sustainable development organizations from around the world - including US government agencies - have achieved various levels of success in taking advantage of the rapidly-evolving digital age. Efficiency, transparency and ability to innovate are tied to an organization's digital maturity and related social characteristics. Concepts like participatory web, data and software interoperability, global technology transfer, ontological harmonization, big data, scaling, re-use and open science are no longer "new and emerging." They have emerged and - in some cases - are tied to US government directives. We assess maturity, describe future scenarios, discuss new initiatives and outline steps for better leveraging the information age to more effectively and efficiently achieve US EPA's mission. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the organizations for which they work and/or represent.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-11-18
... Management Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MC 4607M), Environmental Protection Agency... drinking water. The 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) require EPA to review its existing drinking water regulations every six years. SDWA specifies that any revision to a national primary...
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Unregulated Drinking Water Systems.
Farquhar, Doug
2018-02-01
(1)One in 9 Americans gets his or her drinking water from a private well. (2) An estimated 20 percent of private wells have contaminants above Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards.(3) Disease outbreaks from private wells are increasing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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40 CFR 49.10887 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10887 Section 49.10887 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington § 49.10887 EPA-approved...
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40 CFR 49.10167 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10167 Section 49.10167 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Jamestown S'klallam Tribe of Washington § 49.10167 EPA...
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40 CFR 49.10467 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10467 Section 49.10467 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Nooksack Indian Tribe of Washington § 49.10467 EPA-approved...
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40 CFR 49.10647 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10647 Section 49.10647 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington § 49.10647 EPA...
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40 CFR 49.11047 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.11047 Section 49.11047 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington § 49.11047 EPA...
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40 CFR 716.40 - EPA requests for submission of further information.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR
2013-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 32 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA requests for submission of further information. 716.40 Section 716.40 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA REPORTING General Provisions § 716.40 EPA requests for...
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40 CFR 716.40 - EPA requests for submission of further information.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 30 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA requests for submission of further information. 716.40 Section 716.40 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA REPORTING General Provisions § 716.40 EPA requests for...
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40 CFR 716.40 - EPA requests for submission of further information.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR
2011-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 31 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA requests for submission of further information. 716.40 Section 716.40 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA REPORTING General Provisions § 716.40 EPA requests for...
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40 CFR 716.40 - EPA requests for submission of further information.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 32 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA requests for submission of further information. 716.40 Section 716.40 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA REPORTING General Provisions § 716.40 EPA requests for...
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40 CFR 716.40 - EPA requests for submission of further information.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR
2014-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 31 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA requests for submission of further information. 716.40 Section 716.40 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA REPORTING General Provisions § 716.40 EPA requests for...
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40 CFR 13.23 - Salary offset when EPA is not the creditor agency.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Salary offset when EPA is not the... CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS Administrative Offset § 13.23 Salary offset when EPA is not the creditor... period. (4) Unless the employee has consented in writing to the salary deductions or signed a statement...
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EPA WASTE MINIMIZATION RESEARCH PROGRAM: AN OVERVIEW
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established a waste minimization research program within the Office of Research and Development's Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory which is the primary contact for pollution prevention research efforts concentrating on source ...
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US EPA - A*Star Partnership - Accelerating the Acceptance of ...
The path for incorporating new alternative methods and technologies into quantitative chemical risk assessment poses a diverse set of scientific challenges. Some of these challenges include development of relevant and predictive test systems and computational models to integrate and extrapolate experimental data, and rapid characterization and acceptance of these systems and models. The series of presentations will highlight a collaborative effort between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) that is focused on developing and applying experimental and computational models for predicting chemical-induced liver and kidney toxicity, brain angiogenesis, and blood-brain-barrier formation. In addressing some of these challenges, the U.S. EPA and A*STAR collaboration will provide a glimpse of what chemical risk assessments could look like in the 21st century. Presentation on US EPA – A*STAR Partnership at international symposium on Accelerating the acceptance of next-generation sciences and their application to regulatory risk assessment in Singapore.
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-02-09
... purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0363; FRL-9265-1] Agency Information Collection... Processing Plants (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In...
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In 1997, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, revised its 1993 version of its traceability protocol for the assay and certification of compressed gas and permeation-device calibration standards. The protocol allows producers of...
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Montgomery, Jacob M; Foley, Kristie Long; Wolfson, Mark
2006-02-01
To identify state, local and organizational characteristics associated with local law enforcement agencies' implementation of two dramatically different approaches to enforcement of underage drinking laws: compliance checks and Cops in Shops programs. Compliance checks use underage decoys to attempt to purchase alcohol from retail merchants, while Cops in Shops programs deploy undercover law enforcement officers in alcohol outlets to detect and cite persons under the age of 21 who attempt to purchase alcohol. Cross-sectional telephone interview conducted as part of the Tobacco Enforcement Study (TES), which examined enforcement of laws related to youth access to tobacco. Data were collected in 1999 among law enforcement agencies in all 50 states of the United States. Representatives of city police departments, departments of public safety, sheriffs or county police were included (n = 920 local agencies). Alcohol compliance checks and Cops in Shops programs were the primary outcomes. Covariates included state level policies (e.g. beer tax), agency resources (e.g. number of sworn officers) and community demographics (e.g. college dormitory population). Local enforcement agencies were more likely to perform alcohol compliance checks than to have a Cops in Shops program (73.9% compared to 41.1% in cities > 25 000 and 55.7% compared to 23.9% in cities < or = 25 000). Conducting compliance checks for tobacco age-of-sale laws was positively associated with alcohol compliance checks and Cops in Shops (OR 3.30, P < 0.001; OR 1.84, P = 0.001, respectively). Having a Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) officer was negatively related to conducting compliance checks (OR 0.67, P = 0.03). Special community policing units were associated with departments having Cops in Shops programs (OR 1.80, P = 0.006). This study used a nationally representative sample of communities to better understand state and local factors that shape local law enforcement agencies' use of two distinct
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-02-24
....07, OMB Control No. 2060-0376 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY...). ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1663.07, OMB Control No.: 2060-0376. ICR status: This ICR is currently...
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Overview of EPA Research On Condition Assessment of Drinking Water Mains
This slide presentation provides an overview of condition assessment research that is part of EPA Office of Research and Development’s Aging Water Infrastructure Research Plan (AWIRP). The primary focus is on a water main condition assessment technology forum and associated whit...
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EPA Brownfields Grants Will Assist New Hampshire Communities with Site Assessments and Clean-up
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that six N.H. towns are among 144 communities across the United States to benefit from EPA funding for brownfield site revitalization efforts.
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40 CFR 49.10227 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10227 Section 49.10227 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon § 49.10227 EPA-approved Tribal...
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40 CFR 49.10257 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10257 Section 49.10257 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho § 49.10257 EPA-approved Tribal rules...
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40 CFR 49.10047 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10047 Section 49.10047 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of Oregon § 49.10047 EPA...
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40 CFR 49.10407 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10407 Section 49.10407 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho § 49.10407 EPA-approved Tribal rules...
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40 CFR 49.10017 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10017 Section 49.10017 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Coquille Tribe of Oregon § 49.10017 EPA-approved Tribal rules...
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40 CFR 35.4170 - What kinds of reporting does EPA require?
Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR
2012-07-01
... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false What kinds of reporting does EPA require? 35.4170 Section 35.4170 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... § 35.4170 What kinds of reporting does EPA require? There are several types of reports you need to...
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Microbial pathogens in source and treated waters from drinking water treatment plants in the US
An occurrence survey was conducted on selected pathogens in source and treated drinking water collected from 25 drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) in the United States. Water samples were analyzed for the protozoa Giardia and Cryptosporidium (EPA Method 1623); the fungi Asp...
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Summary of U.S. EPA Dioxin Workshop − Feb 2009
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and Argonne National Laboratories, through an inter-Agency agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy, convened a workshop that identified and addressed issues related to the dose-response assessment of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibe...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2010-08-06
... Inventory; EPA ICR No. 1741.06, OMB Control No. 2070-0145 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... Control Act (TSCA) Inventory and regulated under TSCA section 8, who had reported to the initial effort to...: ``Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the TSCA Inventory'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 1741.06...
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EPA Brownfields Grants Will Assist Rhode Island Communities with Site Assessments and Clean-up
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Providence and Woonsocket, R.I. are among 144 communities across the United States to benefit from EPA funding for brownfield site revitalization efforts.
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FINAL REPORT: EPA/AWWARF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM FOR DRINKING WATER RESEARCH
Beginning in 1984 and continuing in 1985 and 1986, Congress agreed to support a joint research program and approved adding $1 million to the EPA annual budget for the purpose of establishing a cooperative agreement (CA) with the American Water Works Association Research Foundatio...
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"EPA'S NATIONAL BEACHES STUDY: HUNTINGTON BEACH, 2003"
The original U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recreational water health studies, initiated in 1972 and completed in 1982, were designed to determine the relationship between swimming-associated gastroenteritis and the quality of the bathing water. However, these healt...
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Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2011-01-20
... (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1643.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0264 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency..., Local, and Tribal Agencies (Renewal). ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1643.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0264...
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Children’s Lead Exposure: A Multimedia Modeling Analysis to Guide Public Health Decision-Making
BACKGROUND: Drinking water and other sources for lead are the subject of public health concerns around the Flint, Michigan, drinking water and East Chicago, Indiana, lead in soil crises. In 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s National Drinking Water Advisory C...
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Probabilistic Modeling of Childhood Multimedia Lead Exposures: Examining the Soil Ingestion Pathway
BACKGROUND: Drinking water and other sources for lead are the subject of public health concerns around the Flint, Michigan, drinking water and East Chicago, Indiana, lead in soil crises. In 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s National Drinking Water Advis...
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Children’s Lead Exposure: A Multimedia Modeling Analysis to Guide Public Health Decision-Making
BACKGROUND: Drinking water and other sources for lead are the subject of public health concerns around the Flint, Michigan, drinking water and East Chicago, Indiana, lead in soil crises. In 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s National Drinking Water Advis...