Keywords:
ECOLOGICAL FORECASTING, INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT, REGIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT, CUMULATIVE RISK, COMPARATIVE RISK, EXPOSURE MODELING, SUSTAINABILITY, TRADE-OFFS,
Related Records:
THE US EPA'S REGIONAL VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM: A RESEARCH STRATEGY FOR 2001-2006
Relationship Reason:THE US EPA'S REGIONAL VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM: A RESEARCH STRATEGY FOR 2001-200663278DOCUMENT1.0A PRODUCT OF THE PROJECTREVIEWEDPUBLICORDNERL
ASSESSING THE SECURITY OF ECOLOGICAL POPULATIONS WITH REGARDS TO TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS AND HABITAT THREATS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.
Relationship Reason:ASSESSING THE SECURITY OF ECOLOGICAL POPULATIONS WITH REGARDS TO TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS AND HABITAT THREATS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.165764DOCUMENT1.0A PRODUCT OF THE PROJECTREVIEWEDPUBLICORDNERL
ASSESSING THE SECURITY OF ECOLOGICAL POPULATIONS WITH REGARDS T0 TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS AND HABITATE THREATS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
Relationship Reason:ASSESSING THE SECURITY OF ECOLOGICAL POPULATIONS WITH REGARDS T0 TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS AND HABITATE THREATS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES161761DOCUMENT1.0A PRODUCT OF THE PROJECTREVIEWEDPUBLICORDNERL
REGIONAL VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT: ECOINDICATORS
Relationship Reason:REGIONAL VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT: ECOINDICATORS155326DOCUMENT1.0A PRODUCT OF THE PROJECTREVIEWEDPUBLICORDNERL
THE EFFECTS OF UNCERTAINTY ON ESTIMATING THE RELATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF WATERSHEDS ACROSS A REGION
Relationship Reason:THE EFFECTS OF UNCERTAINTY ON ESTIMATING THE RELATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF WATERSHEDS ACROSS A REGION140643DOCUMENT1.0A PRODUCT OF THE PROJECTREVIEWEDPUBLICORDNERL
EVALUATION OF SHORT-TERM OGAWA PASSIVE, PHOTOLYTIC, AND FEDERAL REFERENCE METHOD SAMPLING DEVICES FOR NITROGEN OXIDES IN EL PASO AND HOUSTON, TEXAS
Relationship Reason:EVALUATION OF SHORT-TERM OGAWA PASSIVE, PHOTOLYTIC, AND FEDERAL REFERENCE METHOD SAMPLING DEVICES FOR NITROGEN OXIDES IN EL PASO AND HOUSTON, TEXAS132180DOCUMENT1.0A PRODUCT OF THE PROJECTREVIEWEDPUBLICORDNERL
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF AGGREGATED ENVIRONMENTAL INDICES WITH A CASE-STUDY OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Relationship Reason:SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF AGGREGATED ENVIRONMENTAL INDICES WITH A CASE-STUDY OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION119039DOCUMENT1.0A PRODUCT OF THE PROJECTREVIEWEDPUBLICORDNERL
ASSESSING THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH MERCURY: USING REVA'S WEBTOOL TO COMPARE DATA, ASSUMPTIONS, AND MODELS
Relationship Reason:ASSESSING THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH MERCURY: USING REVA'S WEBTOOL TO COMPARE DATA, ASSUMPTIONS, AND MODELS118824DOCUMENT1.0A PRODUCT OF THE PROJECTREVIEWEDPUBLICORDNERL
REVA IN A NUTSHELL
Relationship Reason:REVA IN A NUTSHELL87348DOCUMENT1.0A PRODUCT OF THE PROJECTREVIEWEDPUBLICORDNERL
GUIDED TOUR OF A WEB-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION TOOLKIT
Relationship Reason:GUIDED TOUR OF A WEB-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION TOOLKIT84108DOCUMENT1.0A PRODUCT OF THE PROJECTREVIEWEDPUBLICORDNERL
SYNTHESIS OF SPATIAL DATA FOR DECISION-MAKING
Relationship Reason:SYNTHESIS OF SPATIAL DATA FOR DECISION-MAKING84107DOCUMENT1.0A PRODUCT OF THE PROJECTREVIEWEDPUBLICORDNERL
Project Information:
Progress
:The first assessment product for the mid-Atlantic region, an evaluation of 11 integration methods, is available on the ReVA website. Additional data and future scenarios for the second assessment product, a vulnerability assessment of the region considering cumulative impacts from the 5 major drivers of change (land use change, spread of non-indigenous species, changes in pollution and pollutants, resource extraction, and climate change) has been completed and will soon be available on the ReVA website (work is underway to make 504-compliant). The second report is on target for completion in early FY 04.
Results of the analysis of integration methods have been incorporated into our web-based decision-tool (Environmental Decision Toolkit (EDT)) and a public version of the EDT is complete and will be publically deployed in late 2004. A pre-release "Guided Tour" of the EDT was made available on CD in early 2004. Prototype versions of the EDT with expanded anlaysis capabilities have been made available to our client partners.
A number of partnerships are in place to demonstrate the application of ReVA tools, approach, and information towards decision-making at a number of scales. These include partnerships with the PA Dept. of Environmental Protection, MD Dept. of Natural Resources, Baltimore County Dept. of Environmental Quality, State and local governments in a 15-county region in North and South Carolina support of the Sustainable Environment for Quality of Life (SEQL) project there. Additionally initial plans are underway for working in collaboration with Regions 4 and 5.
We have established links with the European Community to share research results and future collaboratory opportunities and will be participating in cross-agency workshops focusing tools for sustainability in May 2005.
In addition, we have maintained communications tools that will allow for our cooperators, clients and customers to be better abreast of developments.
The ReVA Website (http:www.epa.gov/reva) is periodically updated with new information.
A quarterly ReVA Update with up-to-date information on the ReVA program
A number of ReVA factsheets that focus on different aspects of our research.
A Special Issue of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment was published in June 2004 featuring research presented at the 2003 National ReVA Conference
The ReVA Strategy, Stressor Atlas, Methods report, downloadable version of the EDT Guided Tour are available on internet.
The following products, which are shared between ReVA Task 5449 and ISEC Task 8877, have been completed:
Relevance
:The partners, customers, and stakeholders for this research include regional decision-makers (e.g., EPA regional offices and state regulatory agencies), environmental and social advocacy groups (e.g., the Canaan Valley Institute), planners at the regional- to local-level, and communities.
What is needed are:
methods to synthesize existing information (including disparate data collected for different purposes, data reported at different units, methods to integrate available information into rankings of risk);
methods to target which ecosystems are currently under the greatest stress and are thus currently the most vulnerable;
methods to identify which ecosystems will be the most vulnerable in the future under different policy scenarios;
methods to compare the risk associated with individual stressors;
readily available and easily useable models, data, and tools to facilitate exploration of a variety of alternative scenarios;
methods to quantify and combine estimates of error and uncertainty; and
training and technology transfer that will allow customers and partners to update data and incorporate model improvements as they become available.
To ensure that we are meeting these needs, we have initiated a number of partnerships with clients, EPA Offices, and with stakeholders (see section on "Status and Timeline"). We are focused on applying techniques as they are developed, allowing client and stakeholder feedback which is then used to improve the research. We are developing techniques that synthesize primarily existing data and model results and the development of new models and indicators emphasizes simple approaches that can be easily adopted by the clients. We are also placing heavy emphasis on methods to quantify and estimate error and uncertainty such that effective margins of error can be identified for risk reduction strategies.
Clients
: EPA Regions, other ORD Laboratories, EPA Office of Water, EPA Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Environmental Information, Chesapeake Bay Program, Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Pro
Project IDs:
ID Code
:8877
Project type
:OMIS