U.S. EPA Homeland Security Research News
EPA's homeland security research is helping to protect human health and the environment from intentional acts of terror.
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- Chemical Degradation Products
Chemical warfare agents (CWAs) have been used in the past to incapacitate and kill, and their potential use in a homeland security incident is a concern.
Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:17:00 -0400 - Building Decontamination Alternatives Report
EPA has published the Building Decontamination Alternatives report, which provides information on effectively decontaminating buildings that are contaminated with chemical or biological (CB) warfare agents or with toxic industrial compounds.
Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:17:00 -0400 - Vulnerability Assessment
In 2003, the National Homeland Security Research Center’s Threat Ensemble Vulnerability Assessment (TEVA) research program was formed to investigate the potential impacts of contamination events on water utility distribution systems and to help develop techniques and methods to reduce these impacts.
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:24:00 -0400 - EPANET Extended to Include Multi-Species Modeling
EPANET is used in homeland security research to model contamination threats to water systems. Historically, EPANET has been limited to tracking the dynamics of a single chemical transported through a network of pipes and storage tanks. EPANET did not consider interactions between bulk species in the water or the surface species fixed to the pipe wall.
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:24:00 -0400 - Tucson Water Study
Tucson Water is an innovative and advanced municipal drinking water system that serves nearly 700,000 customers. Through an EPA Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking (EMPACT) grant, online monitors have been providing near real-time water quality data to the public for several years.
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:24:00 -0400 - All Hazards Receipt Facilities
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with support from EPA, the Department of Defense (DoD), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), recently developed and constructed All Hazards Receipt Facilities (AHRFs) for prescreening unknown and potentially hazardous samples collected under unusual or suspicious circumstances.
Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:35:00 -0400 - Support for Environmental Rapid Risk Assessment
EPA is developing the Support for Environmental Rapid Risk Assessment (SERRA) database to accelerate the risk assessment process and to support emergency response.
Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:27:00 -0400 - Building Retrofits
TA new report provides owners, managers, engineers, and other decision makers with information about various building retrofit options that will improve building protection against airborne hazards.
Fri, 25 May 2007 14:40:00 -0400 - Chemical Wipe Sampling
The collection of surface contaminants, referred to as "wipe sampling," is an important technique for government agencies and the private sector to estimate contamination on a variety of surfaces, including those in buildings, homes, outdoor areas, and hands.
Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:21:00 -0400 - Message Mapping
Message mapping is a science-based risk communication tool that enables members of the emergency response and environmental protection communities to quickly and concisely deliver the most pertinent information about an emergency.
Mon, 2 Apr 2007 17:01:00 -0400 - Spray-Applied Sporicidal Decontamination Technology Evaluation
As part of EPA’s Office of Research and Development, the National Homeland Security Research Center rigorously tests technologies against a wide range of performance characteristics, requirements, and specifications under the Technology Testing and Evaluation Program.
Tue, 6 Mar 2007 13:01:00 -0400 - Updated Standardized Analytical Methods Report
EPA has an updated and expanded third version of its Standardized Analytical Methods for Environmental Restoration following Homeland Security Events report.
Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:01:00 -0400 - Sampling Radiochemical Analytes
A radiological sampling procedure is now available to environmental sampling teams assisting the EPA with characterizing, remediating, and determining the final status of a site following a radiological contamination event.
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:11:00 -0400 - Animal Disease and Agro-Terrorism
EPA is conducting several projects concerning foreign animal disease (FAD) pathogens, agricultural terrorism, and agriculture disaster management.
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:01:00 -0400 - Blast Vulnerability Workshop
On Wednesday, March 8, 2007, in Washington, D.C., the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) will host a workshop on the vulnerability of water supply systems to explosion blast effects.
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