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This subproduct contains text and pictures for an update/extension of the EPA Emergency Response Research's Analysis for Coastal Operational Resiliency (AnCOR) webpage (https://www.epa.gov/emergency-response-research/analysis-coastal-operational-resiliency). It describes the wide...

Climate change is a result of human behavior and has differentiated effects on communities and peoples around the United States and the globe. It is inextricably tied to a history of human development and decision-making—from individuals to organizations to entire societies. For ...

An overview of the consumption-based emission inventory being performed for Maine and other northeast states, with some preliminary results for Maine.&nbsp; Many U.S. states are seeking quantitative information to inform the development of policies and plans to manage their green...

Plastic flows through the economy have increased from approximately 2 Mt/year in the 1950&rsquo;s to 368 Mt in 2019, with prospects for quadrupling further by 2050.&nbsp; A large amount of these plastics is made into packaging, so an emphasis on the sustainability of plastic pack...

Elevated temperature landfills (ETLFs) are municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills that have been impacted by subsurface exothermic reactions (SERs) and display unusual gas and leachate composition. Leachate quantity and quality data were analyzed to identify indicators of a SER. A...

Chemical concentration versus time (CvT) data is commonly used to characterize the toxicokinetic (TK) properties of chemical substances. However, obtaining in vivo CvT data requires scientific labor and use of animal subjects. To reduce or eliminate new animal testing, it remains...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency&rsquo;s Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) was used to evaluate the potential concentrations and migration pathways of spores spread by urban stormwater following a hypothetical biological agent terrorist attack or accidental pathogen rel...

In this project, the physical and chemical properties of leachate from six landfills from different ecozones in Puerto Rico were analyzed during seven sampling events. Samples were obtained from leachate collection systems when available and from leachate storage ponds, seepage a...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strives to protect human health and the environment from adverse impacts resulting from incidents involving biological outbreaks or the intentional release of threat agents. Over the last 15 years several interagency efforts have bee...

The rapid proliferation of solar energy adoption presents a substantial environmental challenge concerning end-of-life solar panels. A primary issue involves the presence of hazardous materials like cadmium and lead in these panels [2]. Proper handling and disposal of these toxic...

This work investigated the suitability of three non-hazardous food dyes as PFAS simulants during wastewater treatment with powdered activated carbon (PAC). Data from batch experiments with PAC revealed equilibrium constants (Log Kd) and pseudo first-order adsorption rate constant...

Nitrogen (N) has historically been the nutrient that most often limits plant growth in the United States. However, human activity since the Industrial Revolution has resulted in increased emission and hence deposition of N.1 Initial increases in N deposition can act as a fertiliz...

Enhanced Aquifer Recharge (EAR) is the process of enhancing the natural conveyance of water into the subsurface to augment water supplies. Karst geology offers a natural mechanism for recharge and covers 20% of the U.S. land surface. The potential impacts to groundwater flow foll...

As chemists and engineers look to be more sustainable in their use, reuse, and recycling of materials, plastics are playing an ever-increasing role in the U.S. economy.&nbsp; U.S. inflation-adjusted manufacturing shrunk for the last 10 years (0.5% per year), while manufacturing o...

Presentation that outlines the process for developing a research plan for a BILS funded research project that is designed to develop validatable methods for detection and quanitation of emerging and historically important pathogens in raw and treated wastewater.

Staff and scientists from the Integrated Climate Sciences Division (ICSD) will be presenting to the Northwest Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities (NIPSC), which is a federal interagency collaboration in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, co-led by Dani Shannon...

Oil spill chemical treating agents, such as dispersants, surface washing agents, and chemical herders, expand the range of response options available to decision-makers during oil spills. Due to the response actions and reliance on chemical dispersants during the Deepwater Horizo...

Home plumbing can be contaminated with PFAS from aqueous film forming foams (AFFF) through accidental backflow resulting from firefighting related activities, including back-siphoning during routine maintenance of equipment.  This exact incident did occur in Wyoming, OH in 2018, ...

The main objective of this study is to function as a reference source that landfill owners and other stakeholders can use to evaluate potential beneficial use applications that can be undertaken after a landfill has been closed. This report focuses solely on MSW landfills and doe...

Rapid decontamination following a biological terror incident is paramount for the return of a city’s operations and economy to normalcy. An outdoor urban biological agent incident may require remediation of thousands of vehicles. In this research, the utilization of widely availa...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), found in many consumer products, are disposed in landfills at the end of their service lives. To identify landfill reservoirs that should be prioritized for treatment, this study aimed to evaluate PFAS levels in different aqueous sample...

Aims: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of steam heat for inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 when applied to materials common in mass transit installations. Methods and Results: SARS CoV-2 (USA-WA1/2020) was resuspended in either cell culture media or synthetic sali...

Large-scale biological contamination incidents pose unique yet significant challenges to remediation operations. Previous incidents have demonstrated the utility of readily available commercial and municipal equipment for conducting remediation tasks. Pre-identification and evalu...

Historically, materials management in the United States has been handled through a variety of options that include disposal, recycling, or some form of treatment. Given the increased need to institute waste management practices that are sustainable and acknowledge critical enviro...

This study examines the current literature on aerial photography, remote sensing, and ground-based sensor use for estimating waste and debris volume. While there is a growing body of research in this area, the application of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) remote sensing in post-di...