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SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WITHIN USEPA'S OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Citation:
Ludwig*, R. SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WITHIN USEPA'S OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. BRITISH NEWSLETTER CL:AIRE, 2001.
Description:
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) was established in 1970 and currently employs over 17,000 personnel. Headquartered in Washington D.C., the USEPA has 10 regional offices (located in various cities throughout the USA) and 13 national laboratories that comprise EPA's Office of Research and Development. These national laboratories conduct research relevant to EPA's overall mission of protecting human health and the environment and provide technical assistance and technology transfer services to the EPA regional offices, program offices, and the public at large. EPA's National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) has a mandate to investigate methods for prevention and control of pollution of land, water, and air. One of the roles of the technical assistance and technology transfer program within NRMRL is to provide state-of-the-science information to government, consultants, industry, and other potential users to better ensure consistency in the selection and application of appropriate characterization and remedial technologies at contaminated sites.