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This session will introduce how EPA Homeland Security Research Program (HSRP) supports Tribes’ response to incidents. This presentation is intended for Tribal responders and will be informative to the people who support incident response activities. This session will present EPA’...

The efficacy of detergent- and water-based cleaning methods against coronaviruses were evaluated high-touch surface materials.

Understanding the migration path of pollutants is critical to protecting human and environmental welfare, particularly in population-dense settings with a high fraction of impervious materials that contribute to potentially high pollutant wash off. This research measured the rem...

In the aftermath of a wide-area radiological contamination incident in an urban setting, there is the potential for generation of significant quantities of contaminated biomass waste. These wastes are likely candidates for incineration as a means of volume reduction, due to the c...

Presentation on results for cleaning and disinfection methods against SARS-CoV-2.

The goal of the literature review was to observe the methods by which other researchers have attempted to model interconnected infrastructure systems. A series of books and journal articles on the subject of modeling complex systems of systems (SoS) and interconnected critical in...

The Remediation Data Repository (RADAR) is a searchable database for accessing multi-hazard research and operational data conducted by the U.S. EPA and other federal and international partners. The tool provides a central repository (i.e., database) that stores up-to-date data de...

In support of improving simulated training, EPA is evaluating the use of three-dimensional commercial-off-the-shelf (3D COTS) game engines for facilitating modeling, training, and exercise efforts for CBRN incidents. Today’s 3D COTS game engines rival (if not exceed) the capabili...

March 11, 2021,&nbsp;marked the 10-year anniversary of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan which was caused by an initial earthquake and subsequent tsunami. This was the most significant accident at a nuclear power plant since the Chernobyl disaster...

Effective surface sampling of SARS-CoV-2 is important to determine disinfection efficacy or as part of environmental surveillance of surface contamination. This study evaluated the sampling efficiency and limits of detection (LOD) of swab and stick sponge sampling methods for rec...

Large-scale disasters have the potential to generate a significant amount of waste. For example, Hurricane Katrina and the Joplin Missouri tornado resulted in 100 million and 1.5 million cubic yards of waste respectfully. Man-made chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CB...

The study was devised to connect emergency management and homeland security offices at the city, state, and federal agencies and discuss the availability and potential response capabilities of equipment reserves. This project focused on connecting with relevant emergency manageme...

Homeland Security Research program overview and emerging challenge research projects. Advance EPA’s capabilities and those of our state, tribal, and local partners to respond to and recover from wide-area contamination incidents Improve the ability of water utilities to prevent, ...

This presentation is a compliation of overview and highlights of homeland security research areas in preparation of for chemical, biological, and radiological wide area incidents. 

March 11th marked the 10-year anniversary of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan which was caused by an initial earthquake and subsequent tsunami. This was the most significant accident at a nuclear power plant since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. ...

Phytoremediation is an integrated approach applied to the cleanup of contaminated soils that combines the disciplines of plant physiology, soil chemistry, and soil microbiology, offering a viable method of stabilizing and removing contamination with significantly less cost than a...

Summary of EPA ORD HSRP's research to build wide-area response capabilities for biological incidents.The attached product is the powerpoint slides that will be used to present at the UK Modelling of Cleaning and Disinfection Workshop, on April 20-22, 2021. The meeting is a virtua...

Following a biological contamination incident, the spatial extent of the contamination should be determined using established sampling and analytical methods such as culture or RV-PCR. A previous study demonstrated that a sampling strategy involving native air samplers could be i...

Presentation; The study was devised to connect emergency management and homeland security offices at the city, state, and federal agencies and discuss the availability and potential response capabilities of equipment reserves.

In the aftermath of a wide-area radiological contamination incident in an urban setting, there is the potential for generation of significant quantities of contaminated biomass waste. These wastes are likely candidates for incineration as a means of volume reduction, due to the c...

During the immediate, emergency phase of a response, it will be impossible to initiate activities other than establishing life-saving operations and securing a site for the safety of the public and first responders. This report contains a comprehensive list of proposed equipment ...

EPA’s National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC) coordinated a one-day workshop on Vehicle Waste Management and Disposal, which was held on Monday, November 13, 2017, at EPA’s Potomac Yard South located in Arlington, Virginia. The workshop brought together officials from ...

This effort sought to assess the impact of potential real-world interferents (RWIs) present in Sponge-Stick and Vacuum Cassettes (VCF) samples on current culture and molecular analysis methods. Having an assessment of the impact, if any, will help EPA understand limitations of th...

This technology evaluation report included use of low-tech decontamination methods on surfaces common to outdoor residential environments and included evaluating the decontamination efficacy, method constraints, safety concerns, feasibility, waste generation, potential exposure, ...

Improving the way in which information is shared amongst decision makers, scientists, and responders, as well as models and decision support systems, is critical to the success of any response or recovery operation. Current data sharing capabilities exist; however, the ability to...