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In-situ burning (ISB) is the controlled burning of oil spilled from a vessel or pipeline. There were multiple ISB events after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on April 20, 2010, including 410 ISBs conducted by the Coast Guard [1]. Proponents of ISB suggest that it offers a rapid ...

The EPA Transcriptomic Assessment Product (ETAP) is a human health assessment that utilizes a standardized short-term in vivo study design and data analysis procedures to develop transcriptomic-based reference values for data poor chemicals. The reference value represents the dai...

A fire whirl technique was tested for its ability to improve the combustion efficiency of in situ oil burns at sea. The oil burns on water tests were conducted at Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s (TEEX) Brayton Fire Training facility located in College Station, Texas. Em...

This document describes the proposed organization of a Flood Resilience Roadmap for the state of Louisiana. Its purpose is to lay groundwork for the development of a formal Roadmap in support of the Louisiana Watershed Initiative (LWI) Guiding Principles based on a Structured Dec...

The use of air sensors continues to grow for a variety of air monitoring applications. However, the data quality still remains highly variable. In 2021, the U.S. EPA published reports outlining recommended testing protocols to evaluate the performance of ozone air sensors for non...

The use of air sensors continues to grow for a variety of air monitoring applications. However, the data quality still remains highly variable. In 2021, the U.S. EPA published reports outlining recommended testing protocols to evaluate the performance of fine particulate matter a...

Current estimates of the size of worldwide and domestic chemical inventories are substantial, with increasing trends in future chemical production and release. Relatively few of the chemicals in commerce, as well as those found in the environment, various waste streams, and the h...

The transcriptomic-based reference values (TRV) is defined as an estimate of a daily oral dose that is likely to be without appreciable risk of adverse effects following chronic exposure.  The TRV is meant to protect both the exposed individual and population from effects other t...

Many U.S. states have established strategies and goals to steer themselves toward both cleaner and more prosperous economies. Progress towards achieving such goals cannot be easily measured due to the complexities of economies and hidden or embodied impacts. Quantitative models t...

ICCVAM described recommended criteria and processes for validation and regulatory acceptance of toxicological test methods in a 1997 document titled 'Validation and Regulatory Acceptance of Toxicological Test Methods'. Advancements in technologies and tools available for toxicity...

Assessing health outcomes associated with exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is important given their persistent and ubiquitous nature. PCBs are classified as a Group 1 carcinogen, but the full range of noncancer health effects that could result from exposure to PCBs ha...

It is imperative to develop sampling and analytical methods to characterize FTOHs in indoor air for the development of mass transfer models to quantitatively predict FTOH emissions and transport for exposure assessment and risk management. This standard describes thermal desorpti...

Report on the Wide Area Demonstration (WAD) under the Analysis for Coastal Operational Resiliency (AnCOR) project. The AnCOR WAD was conducted from May 2 through May 27, 2022. The test venue was located at Fort A.P. Hill (FAPH), Bowling Green, VA. All work will was conducted at F...

Along the trajectory of restoration implementation from planning to post-restoration monitoring, resource managers have identified a need for information and approaches to help inspire the public to act, evaluate alternatives, gain public support, monitor progress, and communicat...

This report highlights the salient findings from SHC products contributed by a team of ORD investigators from PHITD and CPAD of CPHEA, CCED of CCTE, and ORISE. The SHC research focused on the influences of maternal exposure to chemical and non-chemical stressors, and their intera...

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 “ecosystem restoration” as more than technical actions that improve the environment, but also as collective actions that explicitly acknowledge and include the human and social syste...

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...

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