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Records 1 to 25 of 572 Published Reports from [ORD] published between 11/18/2012 and 11/18/2017

2017
A Collaborative Effort to Assess Environmental Health in Newport News, Virginia
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Aug 31, 2017]
The Region 3 “Making a Visible Difference in Communities” (MVD) initiative for Southeast Newport News, VA has taken a community-centric, place-based approach to identifying and delivering service to the area’s residents and the city as a whole. Beginning with a CARE (Community Ac...
A Manual to Identify Sources of Fluvial Sediment
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Feb 09, 2017]
Sedimentation is one of the main causes of stream/river aquatic life use impairments in R3. Currently states lack standard guidance on appropriate tools available to quantify sediment sources and develop sediment budgets in TMDL Development. Methods for distinguishing sediment t...
A Survey of Precipitation Data for Environmental Modeling
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Oct 01, 2017]
This report explores the types of precipitation data available for environmental modeling. Precipitation is the main driver in the hydrological cycle and modelers use this information to understand water quality and water availability. Models use observed precipitation informatio...
A Vignette (User’s Guide) for “An R Package for Statistical Analysis of Chemistry, Histopathology, and Reproduction Endpoints Including Repeated Measures and Multi-Generation Studies (StatCharrms).”
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : May 24, 2017]
StatCharrms is a graphical user front-end for ease of use in analyzing data generated from OCSPP 890.2200, Medaka Extended One Generation Reproduction Test (MEOGRT) and OCSPP 890.2300, Larval Amphibian Gonad Development Assay (LAGDA). The analyses StatCharrms is capable of perfor...
Adsorption-based Treatment Systems for Removing Chemical Vapors from Indoor Air
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Oct 11, 2017]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Engineering Issue Papers (EIPs) are a series of technology transfer documents that summarize the latest information on selected waste treatment and site remediation technologies and related issues. EIPs are designed to help remedial ...
Analytical Protocol for VX Using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Sep 20, 2017]
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Decision Support System for Aquifer Recharge (AR) and Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Planning, Design, and Evaluation - Principles and Technical Basis
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Feb 20, 2017]
Aquifer recharge (AR) is a technical method being utilized to enhance groundwater resources through man-made replenishment means, such as infiltration basins and injections wells. Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) furthers the AR techniques by withdrawal of stored groundwater at...
Developing Sediment Remediation Goals at Superfund Sites Based on Pore Water for the Protection of Benthic Organisms from Direct Toxicity to Non-ionic Organic Contaminants
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Oct 16, 2017]
A methodology for developing remediation goals for sites with contaminated sediments is provided. The remediation goals are based upon the concentrations of chemicals in the sediment interstitial water measured using the passive sampling technique. The passive sampling technique ...
Development of a Climate Resilience Screening Index (CRSI): An Assessment of Resilience to Acute Meteorological Events and Selected Natural Hazards
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Oct 16, 2017]
We developed a conceptual model of climate resilience (CRSI – Climate Resilience Screening Index ) designed to be sensitive to changes in the natural environment, built environment, governance, and social structure and vulnerability or risk to climate events. CRSI has been used ...
EPA Region 10 Climate Change and TMDL Pilot – South Fork Nooksack River, Washington Final Report
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Sep 30, 2017]
This final report provides an overarching summary of the pilot research project, including the methods used in and the findings of the quantitative and qualitative assessments. It is written to appeal to a wide audience of policy makers, managers, agency staff and the general pub...
EPA’s Summary Report of the Collaborative Green Infrastructure Pilot Project for the Middle Blue River in Kansas City, MO
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Apr 05, 2017]
The United States Environmental Protection Agency evaluated the performance of a hybrid green-gray infrastructure pilot project installed into the Marlborough Neighborhood by the Kansas City Water Services Department. Kansas City installed 135 vegetated SCMs, 24,290 square feet o...
Engineering Technical Support Center Annual Report Fiscal Year 2015
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Feb 16, 2017]
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Office of Research and Development (ORD) created the Engineering Technical Support Center (ETSC) in 1987, one of several technical support centers created as part of the Technical Support Project (TSP). ETSC provid...
Engineering Technical Support Center Annual Report Fiscal Year 2016
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Sep 01, 2017]
This report highlights significant projects that the ETSC supported in fiscal year 2016. These projects have addressed an array of environmental scenarios, including, but not limited to remote mining contamination, expansive landfill waste, cumulative impacts from multiple contam...
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment and Cost Analysis of Bath, NY Wastewater Treatment Plant: Potential Upgrade Implications
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Oct 30, 2017]
Many communities across the U.S. are required to upgrade wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) to meet increasingly stringent nutrient effluent standards. However, increased capital, energy and chemical requirements of upgrades create potential trade-offs between eutrophication pot...
Evaluating Urban Resilience To Climate Change: A Multi-Sector Approach (Final Report)
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Jan 19, 2017]
EPA is announcing the availability of this final report prepared by the Air, Climate, and Energy (ACE) Research Program, located within the Office of Research and Development, with support from Cadmus. One of the goals of the ACE research program is to provide scientific informat...
Evaluation of Combined Peracetic acid and UV treatment for Disinfection of Secondary Wastewater Effluent
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Mar 01, 2017]
The current study evaluates the effectiveness of the combined application of Peracetic acid and ultraviolet radiation as alternative disinfectant agents to the traditional chlorination of wastewater effluents. Various pathogens (E. coli, enterococci and fecal coliforms) were eval...