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EPA Homeland Security Tools for Supporting Cleanup Efforts
Citation:
Boe, T., P. Lemieux, S. Lee, W. Calfee, M. Rodgers, AND C. Hayes. EPA Homeland Security Tools for Supporting Cleanup Efforts. FY22 Region 7 Annual Preparedness Training for RPMs (RAPTR), Cincinnati, OH, February 16, 2022.
Impact/Purpose:
Presentation for Region 7's Annual Preparedness Training for RPMs (RAPTR) on EPA's Homeland Security Tools for supporting cleanup.
Description:
Recovery is profoundly impacted by waste management issues and the strategies selected to manage them. The quantification, segregation, transportation, and storage of waste can be an arduous and costly undertaking. Furthermore, these processes are intricately linked with the decisions made throughout the recovery timeline. Therefore, the remediation, including waste management, must be holistically considered. To better understand and predict waste management issues, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Homeland Security Research Program (HSRP) is developing a suite of tools and resources for planning, response, and recovery purposes. These capabilities seek to address the entire waste paradigm, to include decontamination waste estimates, identification of potential staging areas, and logistical and resources constraints associated with waste disposal.