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2009
Plume Response to Source Remediation: Case Study of Active Bioremediation
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : May 27, 2009]
The three-dimensional distribution of hydraulic conductivity has a profound influence on the prospects for cleaning up contaminated ground water. When there are wide variations in texture (and associated hydraulic conductivity) organic contaminants can find their way into the lo...
Self-Assembly of Metal Oxides into Three-Dimensional Nanostructures: Synthesis and Application in Catalysis
(JOURNAL) [Published : Mar 24, 2009]
Nanostructured metal (Fe, Co, Mn, Cr, Mo) oxides were fabricated under microwave irradiation conditions in pure water without using any reducing or capping reagent. The metal oxides self-assembled into octahedron, spheres, triangular rods, pine, and hexagonal snowflake-like thre...
2008
DRINKING WATER SECURITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISEASE OUTBREAK SURVEILLANCE
(JOURNAL) [Published : Mar 21, 2008]
Journal Article
Demonstration of Resistive Heating Treatment of DNAPL Source Zone at Launch Complex 34 in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Final Innovative Technology Evaluation Report
(SITE DOCUMENT) [Published : Sep 17, 2008]
The Interagency DNAPL Consortium (IDC) was formally established in 1999 by the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The IDC performed five remediation techniques: ...
2006
DEVELOPING AND ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF A SOCIO-TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCE-USE FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS AND INSTITUTIONS
[Published : Aug 31, 2006]
<p>The built environment is responsible for two-thirds of U.S. electricity consumption and over 15 trillion gallons of water used annually. On college campuses, a significant percentage of total energy and water consumption takes place within dormitories. Personal choices can s...
GREEN AND CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS OF GOLD AND PLATINUM NANOMATERIALS USING VITAMIN B2: DENSITY-ASSISTED SELF-ASSEMBLY OF NANOSPHERES, WIRES AND RODS
(JOURNAL) [Published : May 11, 2006]
For the first time, we report density-assisted self-assembly and efficient synthesis of gold (Au) and platinum (Pt) nanospheres, nanowires and nanorods using vitamin B<SUB>2</SUB> (riboflavin) without employing any special capping or dispersing agent at room temperature; this env...
PUBLIC HEALTH AIR SURVEILLANCE EVALUATION ( PHASE ): WHAT IS IT? WHERE HAS IT BEEN? WHERE IS IT GOING?
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Feb 06, 2006]
NERL's Human Exposure and Atmospheric Sciences Division and other participants in the Public Health Air Surveillance Evaluation (PHASE) project will be discussing their results at the EPA Air Quality Conference in San Antonio, Texas on February 6, 2006. The PHASE project is a co...
PUBLIC HEALTH AIR SURVEILLANCE EVALUATION (PHASE) - A SUMMARY
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Jan 25, 2006]
NERL's Human Exposure and Atmospheric Sciences Division and other participants in the Public Health Air Surveillance Evaluation (PHASE) project will be discussing their results with European Commission, Directorate General Environment, and <br><br>French Agency for Environment an...
TOXCAST, A TOOL FOR CATEGORIZATION AND PRIORITIZATION OF CHEMICAL HAZARD BASED ON MULTI-DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION DOMAINS
[Published : Feb 13, 2006]
Across several EPA Program Offices (e.g., OPPTS, OW, OAR), there is a clear need to develop strategies and methods to screen large numbers of chemicals for potential toxicity, and to use the resulting information to prioritize the use of testing resources towards those entities a...
2005
CHARACTERIZING AIR QUALITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Oct 25, 2005]
NERL's Human Exposure and Atmospheric Sciences Division and other participants in the Public Health Air Surveillance Evaluation (PHASE) project will be presenting their results to the Environmnetal Public Health Tracking (EPHT) workshop in Tampa FL. The PHASE project is a collab...
PUBLIC HEALTH AIR SURVEILLANCE EVALUATION (PHASE): BACKGROUND AND AIR QUALITY ASPECT
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Dec 07, 2005]
NERL's Human Exposure and Atmospheric Sciences Division and other participants in the Public Health Air Surveillance Evaluation (PHASE) project will be discussing their results with the New York State Departments of Health and Environmental Conservation. The PHASE project is a ...
RELATING AIR QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH TRACKING DATA
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Oct 06, 2005]
Initiated in February 2004, the Public Health Air Surveillance Evaluation (PHASE) Project is a multi-disciplinary collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and three Environmental Public Health Track...
TECHNICAL GUIDANCE FOR THE APPLICATION OF CAFO MANURE TO LAND IN THE WINTER
[Published : May 30, 2005]
The purpose of the paper is to present technical guidance to which EPA Region 5 will refer as we work together with those states that intend to allow concentrated animal feeding operations to apply manure to land in the winter. For this purpose, Region 5 assumes that the risk of...
THE EFFECT OF CHLORIDE AND ORTHOPHOSPHATE ON THE RELEASE OF IRON FROM DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CAST IRON MAIN
(JOURNAL) [Published : Aug 01, 2005]
“Colored water” resulting from suspended iron particles is a common drinking water consumer complaint which is largely impacted by water chemistry. A bench scale study, performed on a 90 year-old corroded cast-iron pipe section removed from a drinking water distribution system, w...
2004
NATIONAL ELECTRONIC DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (NEDSS)
[Published : Jan 14, 2004]
The National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) project is a public health initiative to provide a standard-based, integrated approach to disease surveillance and to connect public health surveillance to the burgeoning clinical information systems infrastructure. NEDS...
2003
ALGAL RESPONSES TO NUTRIENT LOADING IN GREAT LAKES COASTAL WETLANDS
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Jun 23, 2003]
We are evaluating the influence of nutrient loading on phytoplankton and periphyton in coastal wetlands of the Great Lakes as part of an EPA study associated with the Great Lakes Environmental Indicator (GLEI) project. A primary goal is to assess the role of wetland morphology an...
AN EXACT SOLUTION FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF NONEQUILIBRIUM SORPTION OF RADIONUCLIDES IN THE VADOSE ZONE: SYMPOSIUM
[Published : Nov 10, 2003]
NRMRL-ADA-02303 Drake, R.L., Chen, J.S., and Jewett*, D.G. An Exact Solution for the Assessment of Nonequilibrium Sorption of Radionuclides in the Vadose Zone. Waste Management 2002 Symposium, Tucso...
IMPROVING WATERBORNE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
(BOOK CHAPTER) [Published : May 01, 2003]
Public health surveillance has played a key role in controlling the spread of communicable disease and identifying the need for specific publich health practices, such as the filteration and chlorination of drinking water supplies. However, the characteristics of waterborne ou...
SIGNALING MECHANISMS IN HUMAN AIRWAY EPITHELIAL CELLS EXPOSED TO CARBON ULTRAFINE PARTICLES
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : May 16, 2003]
SIGNALING MECHANISMS IN HUMAN AIRWAY EPITHELIAL CELLS EXPOSED TO CARBON ULTRAFINE PARTICLES<br>Y.M. Kim, A.G. Lenz, R. Silbajoris, I. Jaspers and J.M. Samet. Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering and Center for Environmental Medicine, University of North Carolina, ...
SURVIVAL OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI IN A NATURAL FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT
(JOURNAL) [Published : Dec 01, 2003]
The mode by which Helicobacter pylori, the causative agent of most gastric ulcers, is transmitted remains undetermined. Epidemiological evidence suggests these organisms are waterborne; however, H. pylori has rarely been grown from potential water sources. This may be due to th...
THE EFFECT OF PH AND DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON ON THE PROPERTIES OF IRON COLLOIDAL SUSPENSIONS
(JOURNAL) [Published : May 01, 2003]
Discolored water resulting from suspended iron particles is a relatively common drinking water consumer complaint. These particles result from the oxygenation of Fe(II), and this study shows that pH and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) have important effects on their properties....
2002
AN EXACT SOLUTION FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF NONEQUILIBRIUM SORPTION OF RADIONUCLIDES IN THE VADOSE ZONE
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Feb 24, 2002]
In a report on model evaluation, the authors ran the HYDRUS Code, among other transport codes, to evaluate the impacts of nonequilibrium sorption sites on the time-evolution of 99Tc and 90Sr through the vadose zone. Since our evaluation was based on a rather low, annual recharge...
CHARACTERIZATION OF SUBSURFACE BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH TWO SHALLOW AQUIFERS IN OKLAHOMA
[Published : May 24, 2002]
The bacterial microflora of two shallow aquifers in Oklahoma was characterized by direct observation with light (LM) and electron microscopy (EM), by plating, and by examination of colony morphology and distribution. Total cell counts varied only slightly from sample to sample, w...
COMPARISON OF MEDIA FOR SELECTION AND ENUMERATION OF MOUSE FECAL FLORA POPULATIONS
[Published : May 24, 2002]
Colonies were isolated from ten different media types for Gram morphology and species identification using API systems. annitol Salt Agar was superior to Baird-Parker Agar in its selectivity for staphylococci. ogosa Agar proved better than LBS Agar for the selective enumeration o...