Abstract |
Contents: Environmental protection and research (A framework for environmental protection, Purposes of environmental research, Assessing the role of EPA in environmental research, Coordination of research programs); Scientific and technical activities in environmental research (Assessment and integration of available information, Determination of economic and social costs, benefits, and risks, Development and standardization of measurement technology, Development of control and process technology, Design of monitoring systems, Characterization of pollutants and discharges, Assessment of trends in environmental quality, Determination of the fates of pollutants, Determination of the effects of pollutants and other man-caused environmental disturbances, Investigation of fundamental physical, chemical, and biological processes, Analysis and modeling of ecosystems, Investigation of alternative economic, social and legal strategies for environmental management); Organizing the research and development program in EPA; Planning and managing research and development in EPA; Transferring the results of scientific and technical activities. |