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Assessing Polysubstance Overdose: An Expanded Biosurveillance Strategy for Public Health Practice serves as guidance for public health agencies interested in developing and implementing an effective and impactful non-fatal polysubstance overdose biosurveillance program in their j...

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...

The EPA Office of Water (OW) requested the EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) conduct a water filter effectiveness study in Benton Harbor, Michigan, in response to lead concerns facing the residents of Benton Harbor. ORD designed a study to evaluate water filter effecti...

A notable transformation is occurring across the US, Canada, and the globe, reframing &ldquo;ecosystem restoration&rdquo; as more than technical actions that improve the environment, but also as collective actions that explicitly acknowledge and include the human and social syste...

This is a guide for users who wish to explore data available on U.S. EPA&rsquo;s Chemical Exposure Knowledgebase (ChemExpo). It is appropriate for both experienced users and those who may be new to the application. The goal is to simplify a user&rsquo;s experience navigating the ...

The Chesapeake Bay and its watershed have been the focus of restoration efforts since the 1980s when the first watershed agreement was signed. Six states and Washington, D.C. created Watershed Implementation Plans that outlined best management practices (BMPs) to address sediment...

The data supplement is a companion document to the user manual for the beta Streamflow Duration Assessment Methods for the Northeast and Southeast (beta SDAMs NE and SE) of the United States. The beta SDAMs NE and SE are field-based methods for rapidly classifying stream reaches ...

This report highlights the importance of effective data management in disaster response, specifically focusing on environmental sampling. In today's data-driven world, data management is crucial for decision-making, coordination, and systems thinking in disaster scenarios. Effici...

In the mid-1980s, several events occurred that led to the conceptualization and eventual initiation of the world&rsquo;s largest collaborative biological project &ndash; the Human Genome Project (HGP). In 1985, Robert Sinsheimer &ndash; then Chancellor of the University of Califo...

This report summarizes the results of infrastructure decontamination experiments performed at the WSTB.&nbsp; These experiments focused on simulating contamination of drinking water distribution pipes with a commonly available insecticide formulation containing malathion.&nbsp; M...

1,4-dioxane is a likely human carcinogen and has been found in groundwater and drinking water supplies throughout the United States. Historically, 90% of 1,4-dioxane production was used as a stabilizer in chlorinated solvents, such as 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA). The physical and...

This report summarizes novel air sampling research conducted for the multi-agency Analysis for Coastal Operational Resiliency (AnCOR) program which sought to develop and demonstrate capabilities and strategic guidelines to prepare the US for a wide-area release of a biological ag...

Disasters generate debris and waste that need to be disposed of in a ways that are cost effective, follow regulatory and reimbursement guidelines, minimize environmental and health risks, and support long term community resilience and sustainability. Disaster waste and debris man...

EPANET-MSX enables the advanced water quality modeling of reactions that involve multiple reacting species. It will help researchers and practitioners better understand and analyze the water quality problems within drinking water distribution system. This manual documents the met...

In the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, and/or nuclear (CBRN) wide-area incident, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for environmental remediation, waste disposal processes, data collection, and data quality checks to advise decision-makin...

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (Li-ion batteries) have been in nearly every portable electronic device manufactured in the past decades, from laptops to smartphones to electric cars. The use of Li-ion batteries will grow further with the expected technological innovation and ...

Solar energy is regarded as clean technology, but what happens to solar panels once they reach the end of their lifetime is vital for sustainability and achieving a circular economy. Current solar panels have an average lifespan of about 25 years. Millions of solar panels install...

The Equitable Resilience Builder (ERB) is a downloadable application that supports communities in strengthening resilience to disasters and climate change, with a focus on equity. It engages users in a guided process to inclusively assess local hazards, equity, and resilience of ...

Lack of surface sampling and analysis methods are available to identify potential toxic byproducts of Novichok agents. While Novichok agents were sampled and analyzed, there was not much information to support and/or investigate potential breakdown/byproducts from environmental F...

As a product of the collaborative research between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency&rsquo;s (USEPA&rsquo;s) Office of Research and Development and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), this report evaluates options to pre...

The Water Security Test Bed (WSTB) is a full-scale representation of a drinking water distribution pipe that conveys potable water. It is the product of a partnership between Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). &nbsp;Currently, the syste...

EFSA Strategy 2027 outlines the need for fit-for-purpose protocols for EFSA generic scientific assessments to aid in delivering trustworthy scientific advice. This EFSA Scientific Committee guidance document helps address this need by providing a harmonised and flexible framework...

In situ thermal remediation technologies rely on the addition of energy to the subsurface to change the phase distribution and other physical properties of volatile and semivolatile organic contaminants to mobilize them and aid in their recovery. The most used in situ thermal rem...

The project team evaluated the device at multiple wavelengths to assess optimal performance under specific conditions for select contaminants and a suite of contaminants.&nbsp; This collaboration focused on the following:&nbsp; - Reactor optimization and flow scale-up,&nbsp; - Mo...

Flooded lands are defined as water bodies where human activities have 1) caused changes in the amount of surface area covered by water, typically through water level regulation (e.g., constructing a dam), 2) waterbodies where human activities have changed the hydrology of existin...